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Members

 BIGSAS has Members and Associated Members.

Members consist of the founding members of BIGSAS, a few additional and retired professors, and outstanding scholars from all faculties of the University of Bayreuth who hold a doctoral title and supervise Africa-related doctorates. The Steering Committee makes decisions concerning applications for membership at the suggestion of the Head of BIGSAS. The exact regulations of Membership are stated in §3 of the BIGSAS regulations (PDF).

Associated Members are scholars who are involved in the supervision of doctoral candidates. The prerequisite for associate membership is that a doctoral candidate must already be admitted to BIGSAS. Associate membership is limited to the duration of the supervision relationship.

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List of Members (alphabetically)

Member of BIGSAS Erdmute Alber

Prof. Dr Erdmute Alber

Email: erdmute.alber@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-4121

Chair of

Social Anthropology

Research Interests

Political Anthropology, Anthropology of Childhood and Family

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Member of BIGSAS Eric Anchimbe

PD Dr Eric Anchimbe

Email: eric.anchimbe@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-3571

Research Interests

Sociolinguistics, World Englishes, Pragmatics, Applied Linguistics, Political Discourse, Computer-mediated Communication

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Member of BIGSAS Susan Arndt

Prof. Dr Susan Arndt

Email: susan.arndt@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-3551

Chair of

English Studies and Anglophone Literatures



Research Interests

Literary and Cultural Studies, Gender and Feminist Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Colonialism and Racism

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Member of BIGSAS Iris Clemens

Prof. Dr Iris Clemens

Email: iris.clemens@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 / 55-4128

Chair of

Educational Science



Research Interests

Processes of Globalization and World Society, Global Relations of the Emergence of Knowledge, Evolution of Ideas, Transformation of Knowledge and Education in the World Society

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Member of BIGSAS Serawit Bekele Debele

Dr Serawit Bekele Debele

Email: serawit.debele@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: + 49 (0) 921 55-5427

Research Interests

Religion and Politics in Africa, Sexuality, Intersectionality, Area/African Studies

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Member of BIGSAS Martin Doevenspeck

Prof. Dr Martin Doevenspeck

Email: doevenspeck@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-2273

Chair of

Political Geography



Research Interests

Risk and Disasters, Society-environment Relations (Politics of Climate Change, Environmental Governance), Political Geography of Africa (Violent Conflict, Territoriality, Borders), Migration and Mobility

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Member of BIGSAS Tim Dorlach

Junior Prof. Dr Tim Dorlach

Email: tim.dorlach@uni-bayreuth.de

Research Interests

Global Nutrition and Health Policy

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Member of BIGSAS Martina Drescher

Prof. Dr Martina Drescher

Email: martina.drescher@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-3579

Chair of

Romance and General Linguistics



Research Interests

Health Communication, French in Africa and North America, Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis (also comparative), Language and Emotions

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Member of BIGSAS Ute Fendler

Prof. Dr Ute Fendler

Email: ute.fendler@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-3567

Chair of

Romance Literary Studies and Comparative Literature

Research Interests

French and Francophone Literatures and Media (Film, Television) as well as Comparative Approaches to German/French, Francophone/Hispanophone Literatures and Film, Intercultural Communication, Intermedial Phenomena, Memory, Violence

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Member of BIGSAS Britta Frede

Prof. Dr Britta Frede

Email: britta.frede@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-3552

Research Interests

Translocal Relations and Global Interconnectedness of Muslim Africa (South-South) since 1800, Islamic Education, Islamic Popular Movements

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Member of BIGSAS Joël Glasman

Prof. Dr Joël Glasman

Email: joel.glasman@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-464

Chair of

History with a focus on the History of Africa

Research Interests

Francophone West- and Central Africa in the Twentieth Century, particularly the History of the State, Science and Technology Studies (STS), and the History of Humanitarianism

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Member of BIGSAS Joerg Gundel

Prof. Dr Jörg Gundel

Email: joerg.gundel@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-6252

Chair of

Public Law, International and European Law

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Member of BIGSAS Christine Hanke

Prof. Dr Christine Hanke

Email: christine.hanke@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-4601

Chair of

Digital and Audiovisual Media

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Member of BIGSAS Andrew Harvey

Prof. Dr Andrew Harvey

Email: andrew.harvey@uni-bayreuth.de

Research Interests

Languages of the Tanzanian Rift

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Member of BIGSAS Jana Hoenke

Prof. Dr Jana Hönke

Email: jana.hoenke@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-4137

Chair of

Sociology of Africa

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Member of BIGSAS Thoko Kaime

Prof. Dr Thokozani Kaime

Email: thoko.kaime@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-4336

Chair of

African Legal Studies

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Prof. Dr Melina Cassandra Kalfelis

Email: melina.kalfelis@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-4133

Chair of

Social and Cultural Anthropology

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Prof. Dr. Benjamin Kirby

Prof. Dr. Benjamin Kirby

Telefon: +49 (0)921 / 55-4160

E-Mail: benjamin.kirby@uni-bayreuth.de

Research Interests

Religion in African settings (and beyond), particularly Islam and Christianity, Religion and politics, Religion and economics, Infrastructure, Urban environments and processes, Globalisation, Conspiracy thinking, Ethnography, Self-presentation and everyday social interaction

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Member of BIGSAS Franz Kogelmann

Dr Franz Kogelmann

Email: franz.kogelmann@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-5160

Research Interests

Current Islamic Movements, Islamic Law in Africa, Islamic Foundations (waqf), Islamism / Political Islam, Muslims in secular / partly Islamic Societies

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Prof. Dr Jia Hui Lee

Email: jiahui.lee@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-4232

Chair of

Science and Technology Studies of the Global South

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Member of BIGSAS Beate Lohnert

Prof. Dr Beate Lohnert

Email: beate.lohnert@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-2277

Chair of

Development Studies in Geography



Research Interests

Urban and Rural Environments, Town and Regional Planning (especially upgrading, low-cost housing, resettlement), Refugee and Migration Research, Integration Research, Social Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Political Ecology, Conflict Mediation in Land Use,  Participatory Research, Teamwork and Team Management in Planning Processes

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Member of BIGSAS Cassandra Mark-Thiesen

Dr Cassandra Mark-Thiesen

Research Interests

African History

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Member of BIGSAS Susanne Muehleisen

Prof. Dr Susanne Mühleisen

Email: susanne.muehleisen@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-3564 / - 63

Chair of

English Linguistics



Research Interests

Creole Studies, Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics, Translation Studies, Orality and Literacy, English Word Formation

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Member of BIGSAS Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni

Prof. Dr Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni

Email: sabelo.ndlovu-gatsheni@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-4781

Research Interests

Epistemologies of the Global South, Decolonial Thought/Theory, History/Politics (South Africa & Zimbabwe), African History, African Politics, African Development, Empire, Colonialism, Decolonization, African/Black Radical Tradition, Rhodes Must Fall Movements, Decolonization of Knowledge and Universities, African Intellectuals

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Member of BIGSAS Stefan Ouma

Prof. Dr Stefan Ouma

Email: stefan.ouma@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-2262

Chair of

Economic Geography



Research Interests

Global Commodity Chains and Agricultural Transformations, Financialisation of Nature and Agriculture, Industry 4.0, Critical Logistics

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Member of BIGSAS Joschka Philipps

Dr Joschka Philipps

Email: joschka.philipps@uni-bayreuth.de

Research Interests

Political Conflicts, Transnational Politics, Postcolonial Studies, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Youth, Protest Movements in sub-Saharan Africa

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Member of BIGSAS Elena Rettova

Prof. Dr. Alena Rettová

Email: alena.rettova@uni-bayreuth.de

Research Interests

Philosophy, German Studies, African Studies

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Member of BIGSAS Ivo Ritzer

Prof. Dr Ivo Ritzer

Email: ivo.ritzer@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-3624

Chair of

Media in Africa



Research Interests

Media Aesthetics, Media Archaeology, Media Anthropology, Media and Cultural Globalization, Film and Television Theory, World Cinema, Transnational Cinema, New Media, Digital Media

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Member of BIGSAS Eberhard Rothfuss

Prof. Dr Eberhard Rothfuss

Email: eberhard.rothfuss@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-2278

Chair of

Social- and Population Geography



Research Interests

Pastoralism and Ethnic Tourism in Southern Africa, Afro-Brazilian Identity, Socio-spatial Urban Inequality (Favelas), Collective Governance, Critical (Southern) Theory, Intercultural Hermeneutics

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Member of BIGSAS Cyrus Samimi

Prof. Dr Cyrus Samimi

Email: cyrus.samimi@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-2237

Chair of

Climatology

Research Interests

Climatology, Ecological Climatology, Biogeography, Agricultural Ecology, Remote Sensing, GIS

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Member of BIGSAS Katharina Schramm

Prof. Dr Katharina Schramm

Email: katharina.schramm@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-4170

Chair of

Social and Cultural Anthropology

Research Interests

Anthropology of Global Inequalities

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Member of BIGSAS Rüdiger Seesemann

Prof. Dr Rüdiger Seesemann

Email: ruediger.seesemann@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-3553 / - 5432

Chair of

Islamic Studies



Research Interests

Sufism, Islam and Modernity, Islam and Politics, Islamism, Islamic Education, Islamic Knowledge, Religion in Africa

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Member of BIGSAS Valentina Serreli

Prof. Dr Valentina Serreli

Email: valentina.serreli@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-3554

Chair of

Arabic Linguistics

Research Interests

Arabic Sociolinguistics, Language Attitudes and Ideologies, Language and Identity, Multilingualism and Language Contact

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Member of BIGSAS Gabriele Sommer

Prof. Dr Gabriele Sommer

Email: gabriele.sommer@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-3557

Chair of

African Linguistics I

Research Interests

Areal Linguistics, Contact Linguistics, Languages and Societies in Africa

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Member of BIGSAS Eva Spies

Prof. Dr Eva Spies

Email: eva.spies@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-4150

Chair of

Study of Religion



Research Interests

Christianity in Africa, Religious Diversity, Public Religion, Death and Personhood, as well as the connections between Development Cooperation, Moral Knowledge, and Religion

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Member of BIGSAS David Stadelmann

Prof. Dr David Stadelmann

Email: david.stadelmann@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-6077

Chair of

Development Economics

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Member of BIGSAS Alexander Stroh-Steckelberg

Prof. Dr Alexander Stroh-Steckelberg

Email: alexander.stroh@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-4185

Chair of

African Politics and Development Policy



Research Interests

Comparative Democratization, Formal and Informal Institutions, Political Role of Constitutional Jurisdictions, Political Parties/Party Systems/Elections

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Member of BIGSAS Clarissa Vierke

Prof. Dr Clarissa Vierke

Email: clarissa.vierke@uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0) 921 55-3550

Chair of

Literatures in African Languages



Research Interests

Swahili Literature and Popular Culture, Poetics/Rhetoric, Manuscript Cultures, Orality and Literacy, Swahili Intellectual History, Literature in Multilingual Contexts, African History of Science

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