Fenny Nakanyete Completes University of Cologne & UNAM Cotutelle PhD
Fenny Nakanyete Completes University of Cologne & UNAM Cotutelle PhD Researcher Fenny Nakanyete just completed her PhD under a coututelle agreement between the University of Namibia (UNAM) and the University of Cologne. She was supervised by “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Javier Revilla Diez and UNAM Vice Chancelor Kenneth Matengu. Fenny rencently reflected […]
UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Hub Cologne Officially Launched at MESH Symposium
UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Hub Cologne Officially Launched at MESH Symposium A fantastic start to the MESH – Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities Symposium on 17 October: The late afternoon saw the official launch of the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition Hub for Planetary Wellbeing, University of Cologne! Welcome addresses included opening remarks by Director of the Cologne […]
MESH Symposium Speaker Ishika Ramakrishna and the Multispecies Ethnography of Endangered Gibbons in North-Eastern India Featured in The Guardian
MESH Symposium Speaker Ishika Ramakrishna and the Multispecies Ethnography of Endangered Gibbons in North-Eastern India Featured in The Guardian Ishika Ramkrishna is a Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Wildlife Studies, working on studying the interactions between human-nonhuman primates. Recently she presented her research during the 2024 MESH Symposium on Multispecies Convivialtity. Alongside the villagers […]
In the Media: BRIDGES Coordinator Nsah Mala
In the Media: BRIDGES Coordinator Nsah MalaNsah Mala is an award-winning poet, writer, children’s author, communicator-journalist, and futurist. At the University of Cologne, he is Coordinator of the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Global Coalition hub for Planetary Wellbeing, closely associated with the Global South Studies Center (GSSC) and the hub for Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities […]
SAPP Members Pujo Semedi and Michaela Haug Celebrate 20 Year Anniversary of Tandem Research Training Program
SAPP Members Pujo Semedi and Michaela Haug Celebrate 20 Year Anniversary of Tandem Research Training Program The joint Tandem Research Training Program brings together students of Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Freiburg and the Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta. Projects activities are carried out in alternating years in Germany and Indonesia, supervised by […]
New Publication: Livelihoods and Contested Meanings of Land in Tanzania
New Publication: Livelihoods and Contested Meanings of Land in Tanzania “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Emmanuel Sulle (Global Faculty, Global South Studies Center and Aga Khan University, Arusha Principal Campus) and Richard Mbunda from the University of Dar es Salaam collaborated on an article on “Livelihoods and Contested Meanings of Land in Tanzania” […]
Ethnomusicologist Luis Gimenez Amoros Joins GSSC as Humboldt Fellow
Ethnomusicologist Luis Gimenez Amoros Joins GSSC as Humboldt FellowEthnomusicologist Luis Gimenez Amoros joins the Global South Studies Center (GSSC) as Humboldt Fellow in October 2024. After a brief stint at the GSSC from October 2023 to January 2024, Amoros new fellowship has a duration of three years. “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Prof. […]
Clemens Greiner Starts Visiting Professorship at University of Vienna
Clemens Greiner Starts Visiting Professorship at University of Vienna Clemens Greiner, Scientific Manager of the Global South Studies Center (GSSC) and member of the research initiative “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) recently started a visiting professorship at the University of Vienna. In his research, Greiner connects global questions with small-scale ethnographic research. For example, […]
Michael Bollig Meets With University of Cologne New York Office to Discuss Future Collaboration
Michael Bollig Meets With University of Cologne New York Office to Discuss Future Collaboration “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Michael Bollig recently visited the University of Cologne New York Office. The New York Office assists with cultivating partnerships with North American partner universities, organizes delegation visits, and serves as a first point of […]
SAPP Member Claudia Leal Elected President of the International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations
SAPP Member Claudia Leal Elected President of the International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member Claudia Leal (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia) has been elected President of the International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations (ICEHO). ICEHO, whose goal is to foster international communication among environmental history organizations, celebrated the […]
