Description
I am delighted to extend an invitation for a lunch talk with Dr. Markus Hoehne, who is passing through Copenhagen and will speak on ‘Engaged Anthropology in a War-Zone: Experiences from Conflict Research in Northern Somalia.’
Markus will discuss his approach to engaged anthropology in the conflict-ridden context of northern Somalia. He will explore the tradition of anthropologists striving to extend beyond academic boundaries into collaborative and public engagement. His personal experience with long-term conflict research in Somalia illustrates the delicate balance between maintaining analytical distance and becoming actively involved, especially when violence escalated in 2023. Markus’s transition to an activist role, engaging through social media and leveraging his contacts to provide updates on the conflict, highlights the complexities and ethical dilemmas faced when anthropological research intersects with real-world crises. He will reflect on the implications of such engagement for both the researcher and the subjects, questioning the boundaries and responsibilities of anthropologists in situations of escalating violence.
Markus is lecturer at the institute for social anthropology at University of Leipzig (Germany). He works on conflict, political identity, state formation, transitional justice and forensic anthropology, and has conducted field research in (northern) Somalia, Peru, Germany and the USA.
| Period | 10 Jan 2024 |
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| Event type | Seminar |
| Organiser | Danish Institute for International Studies |
| Sponsor | Danish Institute for International Studies |
| Location | Copenhagen, DenmarkShow on map |