Month: November 2021

The elite study program "Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures" (SDAC) will be funded for another five years beginning from October 2022. This extension is the result of a successful expert review by the Elitenetzwerk Bayern (ENB) of the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts. "SD...

Congratulations to Kseniia Ogorodnikova, our SDAC student from the 3rd cohort, on winning the Schüßler Prize Award 2021. Hans-Wilhelm and Helga Schüßler Prize is awarded to those international students who distinguished themselves during their studies in Germany through outstanding academic achieve...

This Wednesday, we welcome Dominik Müller as our SDAC guest lecturer. His topic is "Becoming and Being an Islamic Authority Figure: Reflections on Everyday Navigation in a Transnational Bureaucratic Field." The lecture will be held online via zoom on Wednesday, November 17th, 6-8 pm (c.t.). Fo...

This week, we are looking forward to hearing the lecture given by Rama Srinivasan. Her topic is “Validating Marriages Across Cultures: Negotiating Multiple Normative Orders in Decision-Making Processes." The lecture will be held in person on Wednesday, November 10th, 6-8 pm (c.t.). For more de...

In this semester, Dr. Alexander Horstmann will hold the Film Club, which offers three documentary movies. The Film Club is complementary to the course on World Anthropology and Humanitarian Organizations, but everyone is welcome to join! Click here to download the poster, and please write to Henny (...

For this week’s SDAC Guest Lecture Series, we welcome Catherine Sheer, who will talk about the "Allying Across Difference to Defend the Land: Challenges in the Struggles for Indigenous Rights in and Beyond Cambodia." The lecture will take place on Wednesday, November 3rd, 6-8 pm (c.t.). For mo...