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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Project organisers: Stefanie Mauksch (University of Leipzig), Michele Friedner (University of Chicago), Giorgio Brocco (University of Vienna) and Dilshan Fernando (University of Guelph, Canada).

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

In a lively conversation between anthropologists, historians, media scholars, sociologists and regional studies scholars, the workshop brought together insights on work and disability from different parts of the world.

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The international Thyssen workshop “Disabled Bodies at Work: Utopias for Work Worlds Yet to Come” took place in the second week of July on a topic that will continue to preoccupy societies for years to come. How do people work in the face of rising rates of disability and chronic illness?

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

⏰ Monday 06.07.2026, 5-7 PM 📌 Lecture Hall 12 (Universitätsstr. 3) 💻 and live-streamed on Zoom uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/6371203724...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Join us on Monday, 6 July, for our twelfth and last lecture, “Parahuman Intelligence and Pedagogies of Refusal in the AI.POCALYPSE.” Nasima Selim (University of Bremen) will present as part of the lecture series “Extractivism, Conflicts, and Desired Futures.”

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

⏰ Monday 29.06.2026, 5-7 PM 📌 Lecture Hall 12 (Universitätsstr. 3) 💻 and live-streamed on Zoom uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/6371203724...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Join us on Monday, 29 June, for the lecture, “Reckoning during Geopolitical Shifts: Zambia’s Mining Industry, Swiss Commodity Trade, and their Interdependencies.” Rita Kesselring (University of St. Gallen) will present as part of the lecture series “Extractivism, Conflicts, and Desired Futures.”

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

⏰ Monday 22.06.2026, 5-7 PM 📌 Lecture Hall 12 (Universitätsstr. 3) 💻 and live-streamed on Zoom uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/6371203724...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Join us on Monday, 22 June, for our tenth lecture, “Becoming Island: Chiquitano Land Dispossession and Racialized Fire Politics in Lowland Bolivia.” Mareike Winchell (LSE) will present as part of the lecture series “Extractivism, Conflicts, and Desired Futures.”

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

📆 Dienstag, 23.06.2026 ⏰ 17 Uhr 📍 Raum S 202 (Schillerstr. 6) Mehr Infos: www.gkr.uni-leipzig.de/institut-fue...

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Antrittsvorlesung Arne Harms

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Wir laden herzlich zur Antrittsvorlesung von Dr. Arne Harms im Rahmen des Habilitationsverfahrens ein! Dr. Arne Harms spricht zum Thema: „Die vielen Leben einer Kohlenstoffsenke: Umweltbeziehungen, Wald und Finanzialisierung im indischen Himalaya“.

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

⏰ Monday 15.06.2026, 5-7 PM 📌 Lecture Hall 12 (Universitätsstr. 3) 💻 and live-streamed on Zoom uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/6371203724...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Join us on Monday, 15 June, for the screening of “Waiting in a Platinum City” as part of the lecture series “Extractivism, Conflicts, and Desired Futures.” The film screening is followed by a Q&A with producer and director Joseph Mujere (University of York).

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

⏰ Monday 08.06.2026, 5-7 PM 📌 Lecture Hall 12 (Universitätsstr. 3) 💻 and live-streamed on Zoom uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/6371203724...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Join us on Monday, 8 June, for our eighth lecture, “Prefiguring Futures in the Ruins of Late Industrialism: Perspectives from the Central German Mining District.” Asta Vonderau (MLU Halle-Wittenberg) will present as part of the lecture series “Extractivism, Conflicts, and Desired Futures.”

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

⏰ Monday 01.06.2026, 5-7 PM 📌 Lecture Hall 12 (Universitätsstr. 3) 💻 and live-streamed on Zoom uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/6371203724...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Join us on Monday, 1 June, for our seventh lecture, “Extractive Lifeworlds: The Tin Mines of Laos.” Oliver Tappe (University of Cologne) will present as part of the lecture series “Extractivism, Conflicts, and Desired Futures.”

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

⏰ Monday 18.05.2026, 5-7 PM 📌 Lecture Hall 12 (Universitätsstr. 3) 💻 and live-streamed on Zoom uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/6371203724...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Join us on Monday, 18 May, for our sixth lecture, “Who Do You Call Complicit? Thoughts on Beneficiaries of War-Financing Gold from Sudan.” Enrico Ille (Leipzig University) will present as part of the lecture series “Extractivism, Conflicts, and Desired Futures.”

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Check out the new special issue "Youths, Media and Performance: How young people remember violent pasts"! Anthropological Forum, Volume 35, Issue 2 (2025) Guest Editors: Sina Emde & Birgit Bräuchler Link (OPEN ACCESS): www.tandfonline.com/toc/canf20/3...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

⏰ Monday 11.05.2026, 5-7 PM 📌 Lecture Hall 12 (Universitätsstr. 3) 💻 and live-streamed on Zoom uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/6371203724...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Join us on Monday, 11 May, for our fifth lecture “Extracting the Future: Lithium in an Era of Energy Transition.” Mark Goodale (University of Lausanne) will present as part of the lecture series “Extractivism, Conflicts, and Desired Futures.”

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

⏰ Monday 04.05.2026, 5-7 PM 📌 Lecture Hall 12 (Universitätsstr. 3) 💻 and live-streamed on Zoom uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/6371203724...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Join us on Monday, 4 May, for our fourth lecture “Green Energy Production Beyond the Double Bind? The Example of Geothermal in Kenya.” Clemens Greiner (University of Cologne) will present as part of the lecture series “Extractivism, Conflicts, and Desired Futures.”

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

⏰ Monday 27.04.2026, 5-7 PM 📌 Lecture Hall 12 (Universitätsstr. 3) 💻 and live-streamed on Zoom uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/6371203724...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Join us on Monday, 27 April, for our third lecture “Along the Seams of Extractivism: Tracing the Circuits of Post-Cyclone Reconstruction in Beira.” Jon Schubert (University of Basel) will present as part of the lecture series “Extractivism, Conflicts, and Desired Futures.”

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

⏰ Monday 20.04.2026, 5-7 PM 📌 Lecture Hall 12 (Universitätsstr. 3) 💻 and live-streamed on Zoom uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/6371203724...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Join us on Monday, 20 April, for our second lecture, “Labor on the Line: Justice at Work on Assam Tea Plantations.” Anna-Lena Wolf (MLU Halle-Wittenberg) will present as part of the lecture series “Extractivism, Conflicts, and Desired Futures.”

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

⏰ Monday 13.04.2026, 5-7 PM 📌 Lecture Hall 12 (Universitätsstr. 3) 💻 and live-streamed on Zoom

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Monday, 13 April, marks the start of our new lecture series "Extractivism, Conflicts, and Desired Futures"! The first lecture, "Mapping Petromodernities and beyond: Towards a Geoanthropological Understanding of Multi-Extractive Cultures", will be given by Benjamin Steininger (MPI Jena).

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The Institute of Anthropology and the Institute of African Studies cordially invite you to our upcoming lecture series “Extractivism, Conflicts, and Desired Futures” at Leipzig University. ⏰ Mondays, 5-7 PM 📌 Lecture Hall 12 (Universitätsstraße 3) 💻 and live-streamed on Zoom

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

If you weren’t able to participate in ReCentGlobe’s Globe Colloquium event on “Energy’s History. Toward a Global Canon”, here’s the link to the recorded event on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=irdg...

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Energy's History. Toward a Global Canon | #GlobeColloquium

YouTube video by Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

BOOK PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION: "Energy's History. Toward a Global Canon" by Daniela Ruß and Thomas Turnbull The book presentation is followed by comments by Benjamin Steininger and Alexander Klose. The session is chaired by Andrea Behrends.

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

When? - 15 January 2026 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Where? - at Radtanke, Bautzmannstraße 2, 04315 Leipzig More information: www.gkr.uni-leipzig.de/institut-fue...

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ZWISCHEN UNS - Vernissage

Fakultät für Geschichte, Kunst- und Regionalwissenschaften

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

OPENING RECEPTION January brings two special occasions to celebrate: Firstly, our institute is changing its name from “Ethnology” to “Cultural and Social Anthropology,” and secondly, we are honoring the project work of our students, which was created as part of the new degree program structure.

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Thiago P Barbosa @thiago-barbosa.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

(New Publication Alert) 🧬❗ In this chapter, I discuss the intricate relationship between population genetics and politics in India, focusing on the making of the categories "Ancestral North Indian" (ANI) and "Ancestral South Indian" (ASI).

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Thiago P Barbosa @thiago-barbosa.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I highlight how recent population genetic research, while aiming to separate science from politics, can inadvertently reinforce existing inequalities and (Hindu) nationalist ideologies, urging for a more thoughtful engagement with these complex issues.

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Thiago P Barbosa @thiago-barbosa.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

You can see the chapter in the open access book "The Order of People: Contesting Bio-Scientific Human Classifications" here: www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7...

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The Order of People

Human classifications: An examination of underlying epistemologies, ambiguities, and politics that reveals how concepts such as race, ethnicity, and ancestry are employed in the life sciences today.

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

JOB ADVERTISEMENT: 2 research assistants (doctoral candidates) 🔍To find out more about the available positions, please visit the following link: uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers/jobposting/2...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Accompanied by artworks created during an A2E workshop in Mozambique (2024), the manifesto reflects on uncertainty, imagination, and the value of not-knowing — inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin’s speculative vision.

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

A collective of academics and artists developed a propositional manifesto exploring alternatives to extractivism (A2E). It invites new ways of thinking and collaborating across human and more-than-human worlds, with a special focus on (sub)soils.

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

If you want to read the full essay, follow this link: allegralaboratory.net/alternatives...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

🔍To find out more about the available positions, please visit the following links: uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers/jobposting/1... uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers/jobposting/e...

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

- Prof. Stefanie Mauksch, together with Dr. Lukas Ley and Dr. Alba Valenciano-Mañé, is organizing the workshop “Upcycling, in an Extended Sense – Revaluing Stuff, Building New Imaginaries”. Paola Kirchhof is organizing the lab session “Un/Commoning the Classroom?”.

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

- Lucilla Lepratti, together with Dr. Viola Castellano, is organizing the workshop “Beyond Condemnations: The Responsibility of Anthropology towards Palestine”.

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

- Dr. Sina Emde and Dr. Thiago Barbosa, together with Dr. Mihir Sharma and Dr. Catherine Whittaker, are organizing the roundtable “Who is afraid of anti-racism? Intersectional justice and inclusive futures in anthropology”.

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Institute of Anthropology @anthro-leipzig.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

With the main theme “Un/Commoning”, members of the German Association for Social and Cultural Anthropology will gather in Cologne from September 29 to October 2, 2025, for their biennial conference. Our institute will be represented in various workshops and roundtables:

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