Events
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Contradictions in Narrow Definitions of Gender-Based Violence Against Men During Armed Conflict
Philile Langa’s presentation will focus on gender-based violence against men during armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960-present). Her research is about challenging and shifting the understanding of what gender-based violence during…
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The Entanglements of Race, Gender and Sexuality: South African Indian Contradictions
Durban South African Indian people exhibit heteronormative attitudes toward gender and sexuality. In this talk, Braedon Steven argues that the racialization of Durban South African Indians, shaped by British colonialism, is central to understanding these…
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Colloquium Contradiction Studies
Presentation as an Insight into the Case Study Transnationale Arbeitskämpfe in der Weinlieferkette
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Widerspruchsresponsives Recht: Suchformel gerechter Nachhaltigkeitstransformationen
Presentation as part of the conference Die Vielfalt des Rechts of the sociology of law section of the University of Marburg
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Exploring Contradictions beyond Contradiction
First international conference on Contradiction Studies
Past Events
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Was ist „Osteuropa“? Geschichte und Gegenwart eines widersprüchlichen Konzepts
Since the total invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army, the term “Eastern Europe” has been omnipresent – whether in social media posts or feature articles: Everyone is talking about “Eastern Europe”. But what does…
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Colloquium Contradiction Studies
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Amapolas Al Viento. Another Way of Understanding Black Masculinity
“Amapolas al viento” is a photographic project comprising 17 pieces that consciously explores the masculinity of Black men through its lens. It endeavours to capture the essence of individuals who, at first glance, are subject…
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Kolloquium Contradiction Studies
Text Discussion on the Topic Contradictions of Care Work: Capitalism, Governmental Precarization and Care Strikes
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Faces of Enslavement: Contradictions, Contestations and Complexities
Within the history of the Cape, the southern most tip of Africa, the period of Enslavement began in 1652 from the East and West of Africa, then from Bengal, Indonesia, Malaysia and Mauritius. The project…
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Afromayores. Memory and Genealogy of Afrodescendants in Spain
“Afromayores” is an audiovisual project coordinated by Lucía Asué Mbomío Rubio, Laurent Leger Adame, and José Oyono Ngalo that aims to increase the visibility of African and Afro-descendant individuals over 65 years of age in…
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ESF Conference „Territory, Tension & Taboo“
Conference: “Territory, Tension, and Taboo: Canada in Crisis” – Emerging Scholars Forum, Association for Canadian Studies in German-Speaking Countries (GKS)
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Wine from South Africa: colonial origins and transnational struggles
Wine has been grown in South Africa since 1658. This viticulture was linked to European colonialism from the very beginning: European sailors drank the wine that enslaved people had to grow on plantations. Colonial continuities…
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Positionswechsel – ein diachroner Blick auf den feministischen Abtreibungsdiskurs in Deutschland
Panel lecture as part of the international workshop Bioethics Controversies in the event series Zur Debatte at the University of Marburg.
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Taking Stock of the Holocaust – Human Rights Nexus: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Junior Fellow Workshop of the Kolleg Forschungsgruppe Universalism and Particularism in European History