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15.02. Student Exhibition: Afghanistan through the lens of local photographers
The X-Student Research Group ‘Afghanistan through the lens of local photographers’, an initiative of the Berlin University Alliance and in cooperation with Angoor Visuals, is hosting its closing exhibition at the Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften on Thursday, 15th February, 2024. The exhibition, in which participating students will present the results of their research projects from over the course of Winter Semester 2023/24, invites visitors to question existing representations of Afghanistan, introducing them to local photographers including Emroo, Zakir Mandegar, and members of Angoor Visuals, and ultimately reflecting on how the images we see of Afghanistan shape our understanding of the country and its people. The exhibition will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. in Room 507 (5th Floor). No registration required. All welcome! Time: 15.02.2024, 16.00-18.00 Location: Invalidenstr. 118, R507, 10115 Berlin
28.06. Tibet & Himalaya Lecture Series: The Miss Tibet Pageant in the Tibetan Diaspora as a Representation of Tibet and its Culture? (by Pema Choedon, University of Tartu)
Lecture "The Miss Tibet Pageant in the Tibetan Diaspora as a Representation of Tibet and its Culture?" by Pema Choedon (University of Tartu) as part of the Tibet & Himalaya Lecture Series. All are welcome!
21.06. Tibet & Himalaya Lecture Series: Mount Kailāśa in the Bön religion (Prof. em. Dr. Per Kværne)
Lecture "Mount Kailāśa in the Bön religion" von Prof. em. Dr. Per Kværne (University of Oslo) as part of the Tibet & Himalaya Lecture Series. All are welcome!
14.06. Tibet & Himalaya Lecture Series: The Royal History of Sikkim: A Chronicle of the House of Namgyal. A new, fully annotated and illustrated Translation from the Tibetan Original (Prof. em. Dr. Per K. Sørensen and Dr. John Ardussi)
Lecture "The Royal History of Sikkim: A Chronicle of the House of Namgyal. A new, fully annotated and illustrated Translation from the Tibetan Original" as part of the Tibet & Himalaya Lecture Series by Prof. em. Dr. Per K. Sørensen (Universiy of Leipzig) and Dr. John Ardussi (University of Virginia).
07.06. Tibet & Himalaya Lecture Series: Naming the Empire: from Bod to Tibet - the Emergence of the Polity - (Dr. Joanna Bialek, IAAW)
Lecture "Naming the Empire: from Bod to Tibet - the Emergence of the Polity" as part of the Tibet & Himalaya Lecture Series by Dr. Joanna Bialek (IAAW). All are welcome!
19.05. Mongolia-Colloquium: „Mongolian revolution of 1921 through the prism of 1989: the politics of "historical and cultural heritage" in socialist and post-socialist Mongolia“
Lecture on "Mongolian revolution of 1921 through the prism of 1989: the politics of 'historical and cultural heritage' in socialist and post-socialist Mongolia" as part of the Mongolia-Collquium by Dr. Irina Morozova (Lehrstuhl für Geschichte Südost- und Osteuropas, Universität Regensburg). All are welcome!
31.05. Tibet & Himalaya Lecture Series: Perspectives of Indo-Chinese Border Trade
Lecture on "Perspectives of Indo-Chinese Border Trade" as part of the Tibet & Himalaya Lecture Series by Dr. Rafał Beszterda, Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun. All are welcome!
03.05. Tibet & Himalaya Lecture Series: Mantras and Rituals in Tibetan Medicine
"Mantras and Rituals in Tibetan Medicine" Lecture by Dr. Olaf Czaja, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities, as part of the Tibet & Himalaya Lecture Series. All are welcome!
26.04. Poverty as an Economic Asset. China's Fight against Poverty in Eastern Tibet
Lecture by Dr. Jarmila Ptáčková, Czech Academy of Sciences
12.12 LECTURE SERIES: From Moral Injury to Political Claim: The Case of Tehreek-e- Labbaik, Pakistan – Sumrin Kalia
Sumrin Kalia, Doctoral Fellow, Berlin Graduate School of Muslim Cultures and Societies, Freie Universität Berlin
09.01 LECTURE SERIES: Can Feminism Be Fun? Researching Gender, Resistance and Mobility in Pakistan – Nida Kirmani
Nida Kirmani, PhD, Associate Professor, LUMS, Lahore / Pakistan
16.01 LECTURE SERIES: Saving the Indus River: Why Do Some Fight to Defend Rivers? – Ahsan Kamal
Ahsan Kamal, PhD, Lecturer, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad / Pakistan
23.01 LECTURE SERIES: Futuring Trans* in Pakistan – Omar Kasmani
Omar Kasmani, PhD, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Freie Universität Berlin
18-19.10. Gewaltforschung und (Selbst-) Reflexion – Workshop with Lina Knorr, Rebecca Gulowski and Ksenia Meshkova
Idee/ Hintergrund„The readiness to involve oneself with the respondent´s perspective is crucial for producing and consolidating knowledge in the interaction between researcher and respondents“ (Andreas Witzel & Herwig Reiter, 2013: The Problem-Centred Interview: Principles and Practice )