“Whoever Owns Heritage is a Temporary Custodian”: An Interview with Akram Zaatari
In this interview with Katarzyna Falęcka, the Lebanese filmmaker and artist Akram Zaatari discusses his practice based on collecting and studying photography.
Kategorie: TRAFO Events
Conference Talk: Towards the production of meaning – Visualising, Enacting and Writing Histories in Times of Political Upheaval
In her paper “Towards the production of meaning – Visualising, Enacting and Writing Histories in times of political upheaval”, Alia Mossallam dealt with the issue of how moments of political...
“How Can We Speak of Defeat? Archival Abysses in the History of the Naksa” – Lecture by Pascale Ghazaleh
On August 26th to September 6th, 2019, the Transregional Academy “Fragment – Power – Public: Narrative, Authority and Circulation in Archival Work” took place in Beirut, Lebanon. The Academy was...
“Archiving the Nile: A Look and ‘Ear’ into Nubian Historiography of an Undammed River” – Lecture by Alia Mossallam
On August 26th to September 6th, 2019, the Transregional Academy “Fragment – Power – Public: Narrative, Authority and Circulation in Archival Work” took place in Beirut, Lebanon. The Academy was...
Mapping/Tracing National Literature without a Nation-state: Interview with Refqa Abu-Remaileh
Michael Allan interviewed Refqa Abu-Remaileh on her current project in the framework of the Transregional Academy “Minor/Small Literature(s). Perspectives on World Literature from Elsewhere”, which was held in Berlin on 11-20 July 2019....
WeberWorldCafé: Legacies of Colonialism in East Central Europe – Race, Scholarship and Politics
October 15th, 2:30 to 6:00 pm, at the Museum am Rothenbaum – Kulturen und Künste der Welt, Rothenbaumchaussee 64, 20148 Hamburg. To participate, please register your name via wwc@maxweberstiftung.de Not...
‘Pickled’ infrastructure and connectivity: Locating community engagement in Northeast India’s infrastructural transformation
The local communities remain trapped between the interplay of the past developmental lag of the region and the current development impetus. ‘Pickled’ infrastructure and connectivity in Northeast India The distant...
Annual Conference Talk: Expert Knowledge on Migration in the Public Arena: How to Get Your Message Through?
On November 20 and 21st 2018, the Annual Conference “Knowledge and Society in Times of Upheaval” of the Forum Transregionale Studien and the Max Weber Stiftung – Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland took place in Berlin....
Annual Conference Talk: Western Knowledge About Reforming China (1972–1989)
On November 20 and 21st 2018, the Annual Conference “Knowledge and Society in Times of Upheaval” of the Forum Transregionale Studien and the Max Weber Stiftung – Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland took...
Professional Managerial Class Liberalism and Global Migration
A Response to “Migration and Mobility” at the Annual Conference 2018 of the Forum Transregionale Studien and the Max Weber Stiftung, “Knowledge and Society in Times of Upheaval”, Berlin, 20-21...
