inherit. heritage in transformation

Introducing our inherit fellow: Megha Yadav Megha Yadav is currently working as an Assistant Professor at SRM University, AP , India. Her interest areas include the study of Tibetan Buddhism, Religious Mythologies, Iconography, Gender relations and goddess traditions, philosophies of bodily representations, and the trans-regional nature of religious ideas and institutions. Her PhD work, Divine Feminine in Tantric Buddhism, focused on the development of the goddess cult in Mahāyāna and Tantric forms of Buddhism. Starting with the Mahāyāna philosophy of Prajñāpāramitā and her anthropomorphization to tracing the development of Goddess Tārā as a Bodhisattva and a Buddha in Indian as well as Tibetan Buddhism. Her published works revolve around the themes of gender in Buddhism and the ever-evolving goddess tradition, including the recently emerged goddess in India, Corona Mātā. Currently, she is developing her work on Tibetan Buddhism. 📸 © Michelle Mantel   #tibetanbuddhism #mythodology #iconography #genderrelations #goddess #traditions #philosophies #bodilyrepresentations #goddesscult #Mahāyānaphilosophy #Prajñāpāramitā #india #tibet #buddhism

Lecture Series | Lisa Stuckey   Theory and Aesthetics of Tribunalisation   Tribunalisation is a multi-faceted and ambiguous notion, as it can be used to describe explicit references to tribunal formats as well as occurrences of tribunalization in different (media) milieus and societal spheres more generally. Numerous people’s tribunals have inscribed themselves in a certain tradition of the Russell Tribunal, constituted 1966 on the occasion of the Vietnam War. Although differing in content, context, procedure, and format, these tribunals often pass non-binding judgments, exercise advisory functions, rely on soft law mechanisms, or do remembrance work. Within and beyond this genealogy, tribunals can transform value. At present, this can be seen, for instance, in the Tribunal Unraveling the NSU-Complex that decentres the west or the International Rights of Nature Tribunal that decentres the human. Engagements with value creation and transformation can also be observed within politicized contemporary arts, with theatres, museums, and other platforms hosting tribunals, like in the case of the theatrical Vienna Trials (Milo Rau) or the more-than-human Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes (Radha D’Souza and Jonas Staal). Such tribunals draw forms scenes and scripts of various social and legal cultural realms. Hence, this lecture aims to study contemporary tribunalisations as transversal phenomena. With the objective of theory development and aesthetic analysis, art historical, cultural scientific, and legal theoretical perspective will be intertwined.   Chair: Margareta von Oswald   Tuesday, 3 December, 16:00-18:00 | Lecture Hall 3075, Main Building, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin Free admission - no registration required You can also join us online at https://lnkd.in/eu9-8MXw     #tribunalisation #secondworldwar #tribunals #genealogy #transformingvalue #tribunalaesthetics #aesthetics #culturallegalstudies #nsu #nsucomplex #remembrance #softlawmechanism 

Introducing our inherit fellow: Juliana Robles de la Pava Juliana Robles de la Pava is an art historian whose work intersects with the fields of environmental humanities and art theory, with a focus on Latin America. With an academic background in Curatorial Studies and Philosophy, her research at Inherit centers on the aesthetics and material practices of South America, adopting an ecopolitical and ethical perspective. Juliana addresses issues related to the micropolitics involved in transforming biospheric materials into works of art within colonial contexts of exploitation and extraction. As a fellow at Inherit, she participates in the collaborative project Muddy Measures: When Wetlands and Heritage Converse. Juliana has worked as a Teaching Assistant at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) and earned her PhD in History and Theory of the Arts from the same institution, with a thesis on the material ontology of photography. Prior to joining Inherit, Juliana was part of the research team at the Centro Materia 📸 © Michelle Mantel #inherit #heritage #heritageintransformation #globalheritage #berlin #research #arthistory #micropolitics #aesthetics #materiality #southamerica #wetlands

Film Screening and Talk | Dani Gal   White City – Architectural Utopias and Racial Hierarchies   On August 16, 1933 Arthur Ruppin wrote the following entry in his diary: “Through Dr. Georg Landauer I travelled to Jena on August 3rd to meet Prof. Hans F.K. Günther, the founder of National-Socialist race theory. The conversation lasted two hours. Günther was most congenial but refused to accept credit for coining the Aryan-concept, and agreed with me that the Jews are not inferior but different, and that the Jewish Question has to be solved justly.” The film revolves around the complex character of Arthur Ruppin (1876-1943), one of the founders of the Zionist Settlement who promoted coexistence with the Palestinians before the establishment of the state of Israel. Ruppin was also an enthusiastic researcher of the science of race, which explains his motive in paying a visit to Hans F.K. Günther (1891-1968), the German race researcher and eugenicist who later became a major influence on National Socialist racial thought. The film shows Ruppin as he visits the Weissenhof Estate, a neighborhood in Stuttgart famous for its modern architecture style, and experiences flashbacks which reflect his views. The monologues and dialogues within this film are based mainly on Ruppin’s diaries. Chair: Tal Adler    Tuesday, 26 November, 16:00-18:00 | Lecture Hall 3075, Main Building, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin  Free admission - no registration required  You can also join us online at https://lnkd.in/eu9-8MXw #fellows #lecture #research #utopia #racial #hierarchies #science #artisticresearch #DaniGal

Lecture Series | Raviv Ganchrow   "Agencies of Aquatic Hearing"   Mammalian abilities of hearing and sounding underwater evolved twice. Initially during a period of intense global warming, when hoofed ancestors of whales took to the water developing a range of acoustic abilities such as high-frequency echolocating in toothed cetaceans as well as low-frequency, ocean-traversing vocalizations in baleen whales. Underwater whale calls, transmitting through hulls of early wooden seafaring boats, were attributed to mythical aquatic creatures. More recently, human ears combining with piezoelectric crystals, magnetic tape and multi-channel sensing techniques unintentionally recalibrated whale sounds in tandem with developments in tactical underwater listening, with increasing attention to the ocean’s vibrational spectra. What are the relational contingencies, mineral capacities and spatial agencies linked with transformations of mammalian listening and sounding underwater? How do shifting relations between mammals, climate and geology refract through whale sounds? How are human techniques of underwater surveillance conductive of transformations in human-whale relations? Bridging the gap between the historicity of sense perceptions and the natural history of sensory apparatus opens into a cascade of terrestrial interactions that could be termed ‘terrestrial heritage at large’. This talk examines expansive contextual circuits, enmeshing sensory aquatic adaptations, from the realms of heritage at large.    Chair: Yoonha Kim   Tuesday, 19 November, 16:00-18:00 | Lecture Hall 3075, Main Building, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin Free admission - no registration required You can also join us online at https://lnkd.in/eZenyfhX #inherit #lecture #university #aquatic #hearing #research #fellow #Humboldt

Following up on inherit fellow Yujie Zhu’s lecture and book discussion last Tuesday, the workshop “Histories of Heritage: Continuitiy in Transformation” took place on Wednesday and Thursday in the inherit offices, further delving into the history of heritage as a critical approach to studying its transformation!   The workshop adressed key questions such as: How can examining the history of heritage offer new insights into its contemporary transformation of heritage? What are the implications of transcultural dialogues on the conventional understanding of heritage? How can alternative perspectives on heritage contribute to decentring Western-centric narratives? What roles do nature, culture, and history play in shaping the concept of heritage across different societies?   Whilst building on these questions, the participants reflectively though about heritage and the possibilities to transcend its contemporary sociocultural and economic dimensions.   #historiesofheritage #transformation #dialogue #decentringthewest 

🎉 We are delighted to share impressions of inherit fellow Yujie Zhu’s lecture and book discussoin titled „China‘s Heritage through History: The Orchid Pavilion Gathering and Calligraphy“ which took place last Tuesday at the Helmholtz-Zentrum für Kulturtechnik!   Following the evocative opening remarks of inherits director Sharon Macdonald, Yujie comprehensively contextualised his work within inherits Decentring the West research strand, whilst reflecting on the possibilities of a longue durée approach in heritage studies through the example of the Orchid Pavilion gathering in Shaoxing and its calligraphy art. Through this lens, he explored the role of cultural reproductions and the re-enactment of a material past in fostering social transformation. In the following discussion, honorary professor David C. Harvey (Aarhus University), Yujie Zhu and Sharon Macdonald delved into a discussion centering around questions of political implications of heritage practices and the complex role of language and digitisation, as well as long process of choosing a book title (book-emoji). During the reception, we were pleased to continue the dialogue over a beautifully arranged food by Desi Diner.   We extend our gratitude to everyone who participated and contributed to the success of this event. Congratulations to Yujie Zhu on his book, and we wish him all the best for his future projects at inherit. heritage in transformation! #inherit #heritage #book #discussion #event #lecture #China #Calligraphy #History

We are thrilled to announce that inherit director Sharon Macdonald will give the 2024 jubilee Schöne Lecture on the topic "Which museum histories?"👏✨🏛️ This event honors the 30th anniversary of the Richard-Schöne-Gesellschaft für Museumsgeschichte e.V., in cooperation with Technische Universität Berlin and is sponsored by the Richard Stury-Stiftung and Ursula Eckert-Stiftung. In the afternoon, three panels will focus on the specific significance of museum history in relation to three contexts: academic teaching and training, museum practice, and in public discourse. Afterward, Sharon Macdonald will dive deeper with a particular emphasis on museums and heritage. The lecture will be held in English. 21 November 2024 | 7:00 PM | Großer Senatssaal (H1035), Hauptgebäude, 1st Floor, Technische Universität Berlin | Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin Free admission - no registration required 🔗 For more info: https://lnkd.in/ebUKS6xv © Dominic Eger Domingos #museumhistory #heritage #culturaltheory #arthistory

Workshop | Heritage Practices Beyond the Human   5-6 December 2024 | Käte Hamburger Kolleg | Centre for Advanced Study inherit. heritage in transformation | Charlottenstraße 42 10117 Berlin   How do non-humans speak in heritage contexts, and who, if anyone, speaks on their behalf? Is it possible to conceive of heritage without the identity of the modern human subject? How can decentring the human in heritage studies lead to socio-political transformation?    This workshop Heritage Practices Beyond the Human will address the practical challenges and contradictions in researching heritage beyond the human. Researchers from diverse disciplines, such as anthropology, art history, and heritage studies will present methodologies and case studies that explore the decentring of anthropocentric frameworks. In-depth discussions in a small group setting will provide space to collaboratively sharpen tools for engaging with non-human agencies in heritage practices.    Inquire for participation.   #heritage #decentringthehuman #heritagepractice #nonhumanagency #nonanthropicagency #sociopoliticaltransformation

Lecture Series | Munyaradzi Elton Sagiya   Nature-Culture Dichotomy: Rethinking Heritage Conservation in Zimbabwe’s National Parks    Many national parks in Africa and beyond are designated as 'nature' places, primarily centered on wilderness and wildlife, often with minimal acknowledgment of their cultural significance, both at the time of establishment and in present. Even in cases where cultural heritage is integrated into the conservation frameworks of national parks, it often receives less funding and conservation priority. In this talk, Munyaradzi will explore the implications of compartmentalising heritage into distinct natural and cultural administrative categories. In Zimbabwe, on one hand, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZPWMA) is tasked with managing national parks, focusing primarily on flora and fauna. On the other hand, the conservation, management, and development of cultural heritage sites within these parks fall under the jurisdiction of the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ). While the ZPWMA effectively conserves and protects wildlife and natural resources, cultural heritage sites remain vulnerable to wildlife, natural decay, and other agents of deterioration. These sites are often in poor condition, with inadequate or nonexistent road access and a lack of basic visitor facilities. This neglect persists despite the cultural significance of these sites among the descendant communities whose ancestors were forcefully evicted during the creation of national parks. Against this backdrop, Munyaradzi will explore the diverse motivations for conservation within a national park. Drawing on Ndlovu-Gatsheni's (2023) concept of "reworlding the world from the Global South," Munyaradzi will highlight evolving ideologies and initiatives that prioritise non-Western and indigenous perspectives in heritage conservation.   Chair: Sharon Macdonald    Tuesday, 12 November, 16:00-18:00 | Lecture Hall 3075, Main Building, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin  Free admission - no registration required You can also join us online at https://lnkd.in/eZenyfhX   #inherit #heritage #heritageintransformation #globalheritage #berlin #research #fellowship #decentringthewest #decentringthehuman #transformingvalue #nationalparks #conservation #zimbambwe #reworlding