This conference celebrates the tenth anniversary of boasblogs and focuses on three pressing topics exploring the relationship between anthropology, activism, and power struggles in Germany and beyond.
In English
Waiting List:
12:30 Welcoming Coffee
13:00–13:15 Introduction
13:15–14:30 Panel I
Ethnographing Germany?
14:30 – 15:00 Break
15:00 – 16:15 Panel II
Beyond Activism
16:15 – 16:45 Break
16:45 – 18:00 Panel III
Power Struggles in Academia
18:00 – 18:30 Break
18:30 – 20:00 Keynote by Shalini Randeria
A Politics of Hope against Soft Authoritarianism
Organized by
Franziska Fay, Ferdiansyah Thajib, Ehler Voss, and Martin Zillinger
Funded by the interdisciplinary and collaborative research platform Worlds of Contradiction (WOC) at the University of Bremen, the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) Media of Cooperation at the University of Siegen, and the Global South Studies Center (GSSC) at the University of Cologne, in cooperation with ICI Berlin.
How to Attend
- Venue fully booked: To register for the waiting list, please use the form below.
- In-person only (no online attendance / no livestream available).
The audience is presumed to consent to a possible recording on the part of the ICI Berlin.
If you would like to attend the event yet might require assistance, please contact Event Management.

