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Asien und Europa im globalen Kontext

Der Exzellenzcluster "Asien und Europa im globalen Kontext: Wechselnde Asymmetrien in kulturellen Austauschprozessen" der Universität Heidelberg ist Teil der Exzellenzinitiative des Bundes und der Länder in Zusammenarbeit mit der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) und dem Wissenschaftsrat.
Er hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, kulturelle Austauschprozesse durch interdisziplinäre Forschung zu analysieren.

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Meeting of South Asian Alumni

The Tomb of Humayun in Delhi (Source: Wikimedia)

Former and current scholars from the Cluster and from Heidelberg University in South Asia will come together for an inaugural Alumni meeting. The event will be held at the end of March in New Delhi, India.

New Book on Historical Disasters

Prof. Gerrit Jasper Schenk is one of the editors of the new book “Historical Disasters in Context.” The book takes a close look on the ways past societies dealt with threatening environments, how they transformed through such disaster experiences, and how they processed and communicated these experiences.

Three Cluster Members take up New Positions

The Maughan Library of Kings College in London

The careers of three members of research project B12 "Rethinking Trends" have taken new turns: Jennifer Altehenger, Lena Henningsen, and Petra Thiel were appointed to positions at different institutions in Germany and the UK.

Conference on Historical Justice in Melbourne

Dr. Kerstin von Lingen and PhD Candidate Lisette Schouten from the Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies gave a talk at the first conference on Historical Justice and Memory. They spoke on Thursday, 16th February, in Melbourne, Australia.

Conference "Imaging Disaster"

Representation and perception of disasters in different cultures is the topic of the conference "Imaging Disaster" organised by research project D17 "Images of Disaster". It will be held from March 1-3, 2012, at Internationales Wissenschaftsforum Heidelberg (IWH).     

Call for Panels: Annual Conference 2012

The organisers of the Annual Conference invite scholars to submit panel proposals. The theme of this year's conference is "Things that connect – pathways of materiality and practice". The conference will take place from October 10-12 in Heidelberg, and is being organised by Research Area D "Historicities & Heritage".

Call for Applications: Summer School 2012

The Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context" welcomes applications for its Summer School "Seeing Matter(s): Materiality and Visuality" to take place at the Karl Jaspers Centre from Sunday, July 29, to Saturday, August 4, 2012.  

TV Interview with Susan Richter

Dr. Susan Richter, Junior Research Group Leader, has been interviewed about her book "Thronverzicht". The Interview has been broadcasted on TV in Germany (RTL) and Switzerland (SF1).

Cooperation with Jawaharlal Nehru University

Jawaharlal Nehru University

The Cluster "Asia and Europe" cooperates with various institutions around the globe, for instance the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India.

Film with Deepali Gaur Singh on Afghan Diaspora

Dr. Deepali Gaur Singh and her research work are introduced in this film portrait. The researcher and media practitioner focuses on the Afghan diaspora in Germany.

Valentine's Day

"Valentine's Day greeting cards in urban India" is the title of an article by Prof. Christiane Brosius on the website Tasveer Ghar.

Careers Service

Funding and career opportunities for young researchers.

Gender and Diversity

E-Journal

Elektronische Zeitschrift zu Transkulturellen Studien

Cluster Book Series

"Transcultural Turbulences" was edited by Prof. Christiane Brosius and PD Dr. Roland Wenzlhuemer.
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Transcultural Studies

The first volume of the new book series was edited by project D1 "Historicizing Violence".
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Berichte, Interviews & Filme

Berichte, Interviews und Filme finden Sie auf unserer neuen Seite 2.

eZine

Find more eZines (PDF, 3 MB)
in the press area

DFG Cluster Portrait

Flash ist Pflicht!

Cluster introduction on the DFG Video Portal on the Excellence Initiative.  

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