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Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology

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Staff

 

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Members of the Institute

Professors

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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jonas Bens

Heisenberg Professor
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, ESA W
20146 Hamburg
Room: 232
Tel: +49 40 23952 4075
Office hours

Tuesdays, 4-5pm. (Please use the booking tool on the bottom of the page to book a slot.)

Please send requests for consultations via e-mail during the semester break.

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Univ.-Prof. Dr. J. Otto Habeck

Head of Department
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 229
Tel: +49 40 42838-5496
Office hours

Every Tuesday, 15-17 PM

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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Julia Pauli

Professor
Institute of Social & Cultural Anthropology
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 228
Tel: +49 40 23952 4181
Office hours

Last office hours January 2026:
Tuesday, 27 January 2026, 15-17 PM
February: no office hours (research in Mexico)
Thursday, 5 March 2026, 16-18 PM
Thursday, 19 March 2026, 16-18 PM
Tuesday, 7 April 2026, 15-17 PM
Every Tuesday, 15-17 PM

 

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Kulturelle Vielfalt verstehen - Ein Podcast zum Studium der Ethnologie in Hamburg

Verwandtsein. Ethnologische Perspektiven auf soziale Nähe und verwandtschaftliche Vielfalt

Radio interview with the station radioeins of Radio Berlin-Brandenburg on 17.11.2023

 

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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Schnegg

Professor
Institute of Social & Cultural Anthropology
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 230
Tel: +49 40 42838-7915
Office hours

During lecture periods: every monday, 14-15 PM
Outside lecture periods: by appointment via email.


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Visiting Professors

Julia Vorhölter

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PD Dr. Julia Vorhölter

Visiting Professor
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West
20146 Hamburg
Room: 237
Tel: +49 40 42838-3574
Office hours

Appointments via e-mail.

Secretariat

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Franziska Neubauer

Administrative Office
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 225
Tel: +49 40 23952 4182
Office hours
Every Monday, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Every Tuesday, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Every Wednesday, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Every Thursday, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Library

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Elisabeth Quenstedt

Librarian
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146
Tel: +49 40 42838-2402

Teaching Research Associates

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Aman A., M.A.

Research Associate
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 227
Tel: +49 40 42838 6208
Office hours

Please send an e-mail with your request.

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Arjunraj, M.A.

Research Associate
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 240
Office hours

Please submit requests per email.

Michael Pröpper

Dr. Michael Pröpper

Research Associate
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 231
Tel: +49 40 23952 3850
Office hours

every Tuesday, 16:15 - 17:45 PM (Wozu Ethnologie?, Room 218, EKW institute)

Key aspects of activity
  • Bachelor-Consultation
  • ABK-Consultation
Julian Sommerschuh

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Dr. Julian Jasper Sommerschuh

Research Associate
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 2395 24184
Office hours

Please send requests via e-mail.

Master Consultation & ERASMUS Consultation

Organization of the DGSKA-Conference 2027

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Can Akin

Research Associate
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West
20146 Hamburg
Room: 239
Tel: +49 40 42838-9312

Research Associates

Nataliya_Aluferova

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Nataliya Aluferova

Research Associate
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Grindelallee 46
20146 Hamburg
Room: 133
Hannah Bartels

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Hannah Bartels

Doktorandin
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
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Lena Borlinghaus-ter Veer, M.A.

Doktorandin
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West
20146 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 42838-6208
Office hours

Natascha Bregy

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Natascha Bregy

Doktorandin
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
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Larissa Denk

Doktorandin
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
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Viviana Feuerlein, M.A.

Research Associate
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 240
Tel: +49 40 42838 2293
Office hours

Please send an inquiry via e-mail.

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Maren Jordan, M.A.

Research Associate
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 240
Tel: +49 40 42838-2293
Office hours

Please send requests via e-mail.

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Dr. Laibor Kalanga Moko

Research Associate
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 237
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Andrea Noll, M.A.

Doktorandin
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
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Coral Iris O'Brian

Doktorandin
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Charlot Schneider

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Charlot Schneider

Doktorandin
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Inga Sievert

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Inga Janina Sievert

Doktorandin
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg

Lecturers

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Mijal Gandelsman-Trier, M.A.

Lecturer
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 227, ESA W
Tel: +49 40 42838-6208
Office hours

Please send requests via e-mail.

Laura Glauser

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Dr. Laura Glauser

Lecturer
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Office hours

Please send requests via e-mail.

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Katharina Schneider

Lecturer
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
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PD Dr. Christian Strümpell

External Lecturer
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West
20146 Hamburg
Room: 233
Tel: +49 40 42838 4184
Office hours

Please send requests via e-mail.

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PD Dr. Astrid Wonneberger

Lecturer
Institut für Ethnologie
HAW Hamburg Alexanderstraße 1
20099 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 42875-7154
Office hours

Please send requests via e-mail.

Former Members of the Institute

Former Members of the Institute

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Julia Berg, M.A.

Lecturer
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 42838-4182 (Geschäftszimmer)
Office hours

Please send requests via e-mail.

Andrea Blätter

Dr. phil., Dipl. psych. Andrea Blätter

Former Lecturer
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 42838-4182 (Geschäftszimmer)
Office hours

Please send requests via e-mail.

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Prof. Dr Frank Bliss

Former External Lecturer
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Office hours

Please send requests via e-mail.

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Christian Buchner, M.A.

Former Researcher
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Dr. Jan Budniok

Former Researcher
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Lorenzo D´Angelo

Former Research Associate in the project Gold Matters
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West
20146 Hamburg
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Thomas Hauschild

Lecturer
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 42838-4182 (Geschäftszimmer)
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Dr. Eric Anton Heuser

Former Visiting Professor
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1 West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
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Dr. Kirill Istomin

Former Research Associate
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 225
Tel: +49 40 42838 4182
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Richard Dimba Kiaka, MSc.

Former Researcher
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
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Dr. Sabine Lang

Former Lecturer
Institut für Ethnologie
Tel: +49 5183 43 49 971
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Dr. Roza Laptander

Former Research Associate
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 227
Tel: +49 40 42838-4182
Office hours

Every Tuesday, 14:00 PM – 16:00 PM

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Dumitriţa Luncă, M.A.

Doktorandin
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1
20146 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 42838 2293
Office hours

 Please send requests via e-mail.

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Prof. Dr. Patrick Neveling

Former Visiting Professor
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 226
Office hours

Appointments are made by prior arrangement via e-mail.

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Dr. David Parduhn

Former Researcher
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
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Dr. Robert Pijpers

Former Research Associate
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 227
Tel: +49 40 42838-7960
Svenja Schöneich

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Svenja Schöneich, M.A.

Former Lecturer
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1
20146 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 42838-9312
Office hours

Please send requests via e-mail.

Former Professors

Hans Fischer

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Univ.-Prof. em. Dr. Hans Fischer

former Professor, deceased August 16th, 2019
Institut für Ethnologie
Jürgen Jensen

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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jürgen Jensen

former Professor, deceased June 6th, 2025
Institut für Ethnologie
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Waltraud Kokot

Professor in Retirement
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 228
Tel: +49 40 42838-5741
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hartmut Lang

Professor in Retirement
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W), 20146 Hamburg
20146 Hamburg
Room: 238
Tel: +49 40 42838-6208
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Roland Mischung

Professor in Retirement
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 238
Tel: +49 40 42838-5496
Office hours

Please send requests via e-mail.

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Jun.-Prof. Dr. Laila Prager

Former Jun.-Professor
Institut für Ethnologie
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, Flügelbau West (ESA W)
20146 Hamburg
Room: 226
Tel: +49 40 42838-4184
Office hours

Please send enquiries by e-mail to Laila.Prager"AT"uni-hamburg.de

Documents for Laila Prager can be handed in to the secretary’s office at any time.