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This article argues that Tiziano Terzani’s legendary travelogue was never a purely textual work. Digital storytelling allows us to finally read it as an intermedial narrative that exceeds the printed page.
From Puerto Vallarta to Berlin, gentrification is routinely framed as inevitable. It is not. It is the outcome of political choices that can be confronted and changed. This article draws on my dual commitment as a researcher of urban-economic structures and as an engaged resident invested in the city as a space of encounter, conflict, and memory.
Until the beginning of the 1990s, the humanities department at the University of Bern (Switzerland) lived a kind of cellular life, fragmented into the smallest possible units, a diaspora existence in scattered houses. With the construction of the Unitobler in...
If you had told me that it would take a novel pathogen, to work like a charm, drilling hard into our collective heart, making us shiver with fear and empathy, I would have called you names. If you had told...
Wir können nicht davon ausgehen, dass sich ein breites Publikum für unser absolutes Spezialgebiet interessiert. Einfach nicht! An dieser Stelle könnte man als Kulturwissenschaftler:in, Linguist:in oder Historiker:in auch den Bettel hinschmeissen. Doch diesen Kurzschluss möchte ich nicht zulassen. Forschende der...
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Martin Ritzmann sat down with the social anthropologist Dr. Moslem Ghomashlouyan to learn more about the remarkable journey Western brand-name apparel undertake across the Iraqi-Iranian border. NOTE: This episode was recorded on 27 March, 2026 – 4 weeks after the onset of the 2026 Iran war. Listen to the episode here.
Ein Morgen für Doktorierende und Interessierte mit Jaroslav Rudiš zum Thema “Über die Grenze – Vom Reisen, Warten und Schreiben”. Im Workshop wird es um die Eisenbahn und die Grenzbahnhöfe gehen. Und auch um Grenzüberschreitungen im weiteren Sinne. Nicht nur mit dem Zug, sondern auch in der Kunst oder in der Forschung. 5. Mai, 10.15am-1pm. Register with melanie.sampayo@unibe.ch
PhD life unfolds between movement and stillness, acceleration and waiting. At this year’s GSAH Forum, doctoral researchers reflect on detours, delays, and uncertain paths towards a destination. Join us on May 19, 3pm in the Research Pool of the Walter Benjamin Kolleg.
This group is an open exchange between all UniBe-members that are interested in capitalism. The group meets for three sessions with pre-circulated texts. On 17 April, Dr. Tanushree Kaushal from the Department of Anthropology and Cultural Studies will talk about her work on gendered labour in finance |12.15pm-2pm. Get in touch with Melina Teubner or Stefan Leins and join!
The research group Capitalism in Context (CCCALL) at the Walter Benjamin Kolleg explores the global history of land and labor commodification from the early enclosures in 16th-century Europe to the emergence of large estates, colonial plantation systems, and contemporary land grabbing. Join the research group! It is open to MA and Ph.D. students, postdocs and experienced researchers from across the university. Picture: Volkart Archives Winterthur.
In ihrer Lecture Performance Hurra Horeyya 02.0! stellen sich die beiden Kunstschaffenden und Freund:innen Hannan Salamat und Donya Speaks der Absurdität kultureller Zuschreibungen. (Deutsch / Arabisch), Roundtable (Englisch), Moderation: Claire Vionnet. 29.04.2026, 6.15pm–7.45pm, Unitobler, Walter Benjamin Kolleg, Forschungspool. Join us!
Martin Ritzmann sat down with the social anthropologist Dr. Moslem Ghomashlouyan to learn more about the remarkable journey Western brand-name apparel undertake across the Iraqi-Iranian border. NOTE: This episode was recorded on 27 March, 2026 – 4 weeks after the...
Ein Morgen für Doktorierende und Interessierte mit Jaroslav Rudiš zum Thema “Über die Grenze – Vom Reisen, Warten und Schreiben”. Im Workshop wird es um die Eisenbahn und die Grenzbahnhöfe gehen. Und auch um Grenzüberschreitungen im weiteren Sinne. Nicht nur...
PhD life unfolds between movement and stillness, acceleration and waiting. At this year’s GSAH Forum, doctoral researchers reflect on detours, delays, and uncertain paths towards a destination. Join us on May 19, 3pm in the Research Pool of the Walter...
This group is an open exchange between all UniBe-members that are interested in capitalism. The group meets for three sessions with pre-circulated texts. On 17 April, Dr. Tanushree Kaushal from the Department of Anthropology and Cultural Studies will talk about...
The research group Capitalism in Context (CCCALL) at the Walter Benjamin Kolleg explores the global history of land and labor commodification from the early enclosures in 16th-century Europe to the emergence of large estates, colonial plantation systems, and contemporary land...
In ihrer Lecture Performance Hurra Horeyya 02.0! stellen sich die beiden Kunstschaffenden und Freund:innen Hannan Salamat und Donya Speaks der Absurdität kultureller Zuschreibungen. (Deutsch / Arabisch), Roundtable (Englisch), Moderation: Claire Vionnet. 29.04.2026, 6.15pm–7.45pm, Unitobler, Walter Benjamin Kolleg, Forschungspool. Join us!
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The Summer School will take place from 31 August to 4 September 2026 at Hotel Seaside in Spiez (Lake of Thun). We anticipate a stimulating topic relevant across disciplines as well as a strong line-up of international guests: Prof. Dr....
Warum haben Allgemeinmediziner*innen Fruchtbarkeitsprobleme? Und welche Möglichkeiten gibt es, Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen nach einer Schwangerschaft wirksam vorzubeugen? In dieser Folge spricht Monika Hofmann mit Dr. med. Jeanne Moor, M.Sc., Forscherin am Lehrstuhl für Gendermedizin der Universität Zürich und am Berner Institut für...
