Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Central Asian Seminar

PD Dr. Lutz Rzehak

Name
PD Dr. Lutz Rzehak
Email
lutz.rzehak (at) gmx.de

Phone: 2093-66025
Hausvogteiplatz 5-7, room 311
Office hours: on appointment

 

Fields of teaching and research:

  • Modern Iranian languages (Tajik, Dari, Persian, Pashto, Baluchi)
  • Ethnography and cultural history of Afghanistan and Central Asia

Current research projects:

  • Editing the dictionary Baluchi - Pashto - Dari by Abdurrahman Pahval (Baloch)
  • Publishing a dictionary for German - Tajik
  • Culture of rememberance in Afghanistan
  • Developing and testing of a practice-oriented teaching offer for Persian for beginners
    (in cooperation with the Landesspracheninstitut NRW in Bochum and the chair for Iranian Studies at the Universität Bamberg)

Curriculum Vitae:

  • since 2011: Scientific member at the Kompetenznetzwerk Crossroads Asia
  • 2002-1011: Heisenberg scholarship holder of the Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft
    • Representation of professorships
    • 2006-2007: Geschichte und Kultur des Vorderen Orients an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Vertretung für Professor Hans Georg Majer)
    • 2005-2006: Languages and Cultures of Central Asia at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (representation for professor Ingeborg Baldauf)
    • 2003-2005: Iranistik an der Universität Bamberg (representation for professor Bert G. Fragner)
    • 2001: Iranian Studies at the Universität Hamburg (representation for professor Ronald E. Emmerick)
  • 2001: Habilitation in central Asian Studies / Iranian Studies at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Faculty of Philosophy III
    Grant of the teaching authorization for Central Asian Studies / Iranian Studies and
    State doctorate at the Faculty of Philosophy III at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • 1994-2001: Scientific assistant at the chair for Languages and Cultures of Central Asia at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • 1991: Promotion zum doctor philosophiae im Fachgebiet Iranistian Studies at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • 1987-1988: Participating a ten month lasting intensive course for Persian-interpreters on higher levels at the region Western Asia at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • 1985-1994: Scientific member at the Institute for Asian and African Studies at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
    Doctoral programm in Iranian studies with professor Manfred Lorenz and professor Alexander L. Grünberg (external advisor of the State University St. Petersburg)
  • 1980-1985: Study of Orientalism / History at the chair for History of the Countries of the Near and Middle Orient at the University Leningrad (today: St. Petersburg), degree as Diplom-Orientalist/Historian

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