Since the beginning of the pandemic COVID-19, the German media have been full of calls for solidarity, with demands to stand together in times of crisis and to take care of others. A wide range of diverse practices and…
Where is my mind? Ecologies of healing and care in more-than-human worlds
With your feet on the air and your head on the ground Try this trick and spin it, yeah Your head will collapse But there’s nothing in it And you’ll ask yourself Where is my mind? Where is my mind?…
Healing Landscapes in Berlin: Seven Film Portraits of Healers in the City
The anthropological film project “Healing Landscapes in Berlin” features seven different portraits of healing personalities in Germany’s capital city, each of them being interviewed and filmed in their respective professional environment. The healers identified themselves as an Arabic energy healer…
Muttermilch und Vaterrolle – Konstruktionen von Elternschaft im Stilldiskurs: Perspektiven aus Expertenalltag und Familienrealitäten
„Stillen ist das Beste für Ihr Kind“ – dies ist der wohl prominenteste Grundsatz eines vielschichtigen Stilldiskurses in Deutschland. Internationale Gesundheitsorganisationen, allen voran die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) und das Kinderhilfswerk der Vereinten Nationen (UNICEF), nationale Stillkommissionen, public health-Kampagnen, biomedizinische Institutionen und…
„Starting below Zero“: On the Situation of Women* in Refugee Camps in Berlin
‘We have to start at zero,’ said the woman* from Syria in the red coat, holding her hand next to the edge of the table. ‘We have to start below zero,’ she then said, moving her hand under the table.…
KontaktkulturEN: Ausstellung an der Hochschule für Gesundheit (hsg) in Bochum
Die Ausstellung KontaktkulturEN ist ein Gemeinschaftsprojekt von Prof. Christiane Falge, Prof. Christian Postert, Dr. Sandhya Küsters (alle drei hsg), dem Fotografen Sinan Yaman, Ariya Fehrest Avanloo (Ehli-Beyt-Moschee), Mathias Köllmann und Faruk Yilidrim (Quartier-Büro HUkultur) und Franziska Hahn (hsg). KontaktkulturEN wurde…