Manuela Boatcă

@ManuelaBoatca
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Sociologist, head of @GSPUniFreiburg, ExChair
@ASAPEWS. Romanian/German border thinker, writes about global inequalities, race, citizenship & forgotten Europes.

Join us for the next talk in our RTG 2571 “Empires” Ringvorlesung, Temporality of Imperial Violence.

🗓️ 6 November 2025, 18:00–20:00, HS 1015 (KG I).

Professor Elahe Haschemi Yekani (HU Berlin): “Archival Poetics: Containing Affects of Un/Belonging in British Memorial Culture.” Language: English. Bring your questions—discussion welcome.
@empires @unifreiburg @dfg_public @mehlera @jabunna @ManuelaBoatca @histodons @HistoMartin @teresa_mayer @ElenLeFoll @sociology @politicalscience

#empires #imperialviolence #slowviolence #colonialism #postcolonial #decolonial #powerdynamics #histodons #history #academicmastodon #histodon #empire #literarystudies

🌍 Guest Lecture Alert!
Join us on 5 December 2025 (2–4 PM, Lecture Hall 1010, KG I) for a talk by Dr Margret Frenz (Oxford/Stuttgart):
“A Part, And Apart. Transcontinental Lives in Imperial Times.”

Discover how migration, memory, and colonial entanglements shaped lives across empires — and join the discussion! ✨

All are warmly welcome.

@empires @unifreiburg @dfg_public @mehlera @jabunna @ManuelaBoatca @histodons @sociology @politicalscience @teresa_mayer @HistoMartin @elenahuels #empires #histodons #history #decolonial #academicmastodon

In der sonnigsten Stadt Deutschlands ist auch Ende Oktober eine Sonnenbrille nötig!

Im Wintersemester 25/26 und Sommersemester 2026 ist Prof. Dr. Sujata Patel (Hyderabad, Indien) als Humboldt-Forschungspreisträgerin am Institut für Soziologie der @unifreiburg und als Fellow am @FRIAS_UFreiburg Ihren ersten öffentlichen Auftritt hat Prof. Patel in der Ringvorlesung „Temporality of Imperial Violence“ @GRK2571 „Empires“ Do, 23.10.2025, 16-18 Uhr.
Link im Text:
tinyurl.com/m7ft3vs

🚀 Exciting Opportunity Alert! 🚀
In early November, we will publish the official job postings for four new PhD positions that start on 1 May 2026.
We are especially looking for scholars who examine empires from a temporality perspective.

💡 Don’t miss out – keep an eye on our feed and hit “Follow” so you’re the first to see the details when they drop.

🔔 Stay updated!

@empires @unifreiburg @dfg_public @mehlera @jabunna @ManuelaBoatca @histodons @fs_islamwissenschaft @sociology @politicalscience #empires #histodons #history #decolonial #academicmastodon
👀 Your PhD adventure starts here—watch this space!

🔔 Mark your calendars! Our lecture series “Temporality of Imperial Violence” is scheduled for this Winter Term 2025/26 at the University of Freiburg.

🗓️ Every Thursday, leading scholars from around the world will examine how imperial violence unfolds, persists, and is remembered across time and space. From slow violence to sudden rupture, we’ll explore the temporal logics of empire in diverse historical contexts.
📍 All sessions are open to the public. Join us for critical conversations and fresh perspectives!
📄 Full programme in the flyer below.

#empires #imperialviolence #slowviolence #colonialism #postcolonial #decolonial #powerdynamics #histodons #history #academicmastodon
@empires @unifreiburg @mehlera @ManuelaBoatca @histodons @histodons @dfg_public @politicalscience

🎓 Call for Papers: “Rethinking Gender in Inter- and Transimperial Contexts,” 🗓16–17 Jan 2026 at the 📍 University of Freiburg. Explore how gender shaped empire interactions beyond traditional metropole–periphery frameworks. Submissions welcome from history, sociology, anthropology, and related fields. 🚨Deadline: 31 Aug 2025. Please send a 500-word abstract + one-page CV to: maximilian.klose@geschichte.uni-freiburg.de. Limited travel funding available. Supported by @dfg_public and hosted at @unifreiburg.

#histodons #histodon #history #academicmastodon #empires #empire #masculinity #men #geschlecht #gender #sociology @sociology @empires @mehlera @ManuelaBoatca @histodons @histodon

African Heritage In Europe: Join a special screening of “Dahomey” and “If Objects Could Speak” on 24 July at 19:30, hosted by Kommunales Kino Freiburg (Urachstr. 40, 79102 Freiburg). Both films address the colonial appropriation of African cultural objects and pose vital questions about restitution, identity, and justice.

Afterwards, Dr. Kokou Azamede (Université Lomé, Togo) and filmmaker Elena Bauer will discuss these issues on a panel moderated by Dr. Richard Legay (ABI). This event is organised by our local partners and we highly recommend attending.

https://www.koki-freiburg.de/dahomey-if-objects-could-speak-panel/

#colonialism #postcolonial #westafrica #decolonial #globalstudies #empire #histodons #histodon #academicmastodon #empires @empires @unifreiburg @mehlera @ManuelaBoatca @histodons @histodon @dfg_public @politicalscience

Afrikanisches Erbe in Europa | Kommunales Kino Freiburg

🌍🎓 We are excited to announce an upcoming lecture in the “De/Coloniality Now” series: “Victimhood Nationalism: History and Memory in a Global Age” by Prof. Jie-Hyun Lim of Sogang University.
🗓 Date: June 26, 2025 🕕 Time: 6:00 PM 📍 Location: FRIAS, Albertstraße 19, Freiburg
Hosted by “De/Coloniality Now” in collaboration with @ManuelaBoatca, this event promises insightful discussions on the intersections of nationalism, history, and global memory politics.
Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of the global dynamics of victimhood nationalism.
🔗 Connect with us and share your thoughts! @sociology @empires @histodons @histodon @academicchatter
#sociology #nationalism #memory #globalstudies #histodons #histodon #academicmastodon

🎓 We are still hiring!

The RTG 2571 Empires is offering a postdoctoral position (100%, TV-L E13) starting on 1 May 2025 and limited until 31 October 2029. Join our interdisciplinary research group exploring imperial temporalities and post-imperial orders.

📅 Application deadline: 31 December 2024
📍 Location: Freiburg, Germany

Learn more about the position and how to apply: https://t1p.de/jobs-2025

@unifreiburg @dfg_public @empires @mehlera @ManuelaBoatca @metacramer @SchnDa @histodons #academicjobs #stellenausschreibung #academicmastodon #postdoc #postdocjob #histodons #histodon #sociology #politicalscience

Jobs and Opportunities — DFG Research Training Group 2571 "Empires. Dynamic Change, Temporality and Post-Imperial Orders"

The RTG 2571 “Empires" (Freiburg) is looking to fill one postdoc position and six PhD positions. All positions start on May 1st, 2025. The application deadline is December, 31st, 2024.

Humboldt-Forschungspreis der @avhstiftung für Prof. Dr. Sujata Patel von der Universität Hyderabad/Indien: Die renommierte Soziologin wird den damit verbundenen Forschungsaufenthalt an der #UniFreiburg verbringen und mit @ManuelaBoatca zu Geschichten des #Antikolonialismus forschen.

http://ufr.link/forschungsaufenthalt-patel

Soziologin Sujata Patel kommt zu Forschungsaufenthalt an die Universität Freiburg – Universität Freiburg