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The wax and gold of hairstyles in Ethiopia
Starting May 25th, 2021, the Addis Ababa Museum shows the photo exhibition
"The wax and gold of hairstyles in Ethiopia"
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Online workshop: Re-activating old film reels – Debating methodologies of collaborative restitution of archival films
28 May 2021 Frobenius Institute, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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Registration for the Ad. E. Jensen Memorial Lecture 2021
Anverwandlungen: Beiträge indigener Völker zur Kultur der ModerneProf. Dr. Karl-Heinz Kohl
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Obituary for Meinhard Schuster
We mourn the death of Meinhard Schuster (1930-2021).
Meinhard Schuster was closely associated with the Frobenius Institute for decades. On March 12, 2021, an obituary by Karl-Heinz Kohl appeared in the Feuilleton under the headline "Er war Columbus" an obituary by Karl-Heinz Kohl appeared in the feuilleton of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:
As a researcher, he experienced first encounters twice: On the death of the ethnologist Meinhard Schuster -
In memoriam Gisela Stappert
We mourn the loss of Gisela Stappert, who was associated with our institute for many decades. -
Call for applications: Masterclass with Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Kohl
Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Kohl (Mainz) is our guest of this year's Ad.E.Jensen Memorial Lecture 2021A Masterclass with Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Kohl on "Ethnology and Counterculture" (July 02 - 03, 2021, Frankfurt a.M.) is part of the event. Applications are open to advanced Master's students, PhD students until April 15, 2021.Call for Applications
The lectures will be held in German.Further information on dates, topic and program of the Ad.E.Jensen Memorial Lecture 2021 can be found here.
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SFB 1070: Project on religious resources hosts international conference
On March 25–27th, 2021, the collaborative research center (SFB) 1070 ResourceCultures hosts an international online conference under the title: "Speaking to God and the World –Ritual and Social Dynamics of Religious Speech"
