Retreat of the Frobenius Institute 2023
Once again the members of the Frobenius Institute met for a profile conference this year to discuss current projects, plans and research topics at the institute.
The Frobenius Institute at the International Conference of the History of Anthropologies
Publication of the Ad. E. Jensen Lecture 2023
The lecture given by Prof Dr Francis B. Nyamnjoh held at the Frobenius Institute in June 2023 with the title "Incompleteness, mobility and conviviality" is now available as a book.
Ausstellung in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Frobenius-Institut im Musée de l’homme, Paris
„Préhistomania“ (17. November 2023 – 20. Mai 2024)
New publication: Ritual and Social Dynamics in Christian and Islamic Preaching
We would like to draw your attention to the following publication by Prof. Roland Hardenberg:
Ritual and Social Dynamics in Christian and Islamic Preaching
CONRAD, Ruth, HARDENBERG, Roland, MIETHNER, Hanna, STILLE, Max (eds.)
New York: Bloomsbury

Workshop: Entangled Economies. Mining and Agriculture from Antiquity to Modern Ages in Southern Spain
The Frobenius Institute for Research in Cultural Anthropology, together with the SFB 1070 of the University of Tübingen, has organized an interdisciplinary workshop from 09.04.-11.04.2024 on the topic “Entangled Economies. Mining and Agriculture from Antiquity to Modern Ages in Southern Spain”.
We mourn the loss of Prof. Josef Franz Thiel
Book Launch of the book series Southern Ethiopian Studies in Addis Ababa
On 5 April 2024, the book launch of the book series Southern Ethiopian Studies at the Frobenius Institute took place at the Institute of Ethiopian Studies in Addis Ababa.
The rock art archive in 3D
German Science Council recommends strengthening the Frobenius Institute
In a process lasting one and a half years, the Frobenius Institute was evaluated by the German Science Council at the request of the Hessian Ministry of Science and the Arts. Today, the very favourable results for our institute were made public by the Science Council.
It can be viewed here.
More Articles …
- Book Launch: "The Correspondence of Ezra Pound and the Frobenius Institute"
- Visual Anthropology Workshop
- Australian research partners in Frankfurt
- The Frobenius Institute in Toronto
- Workshop: „The Future of Informal Markets and Trade in Central Asia and the Caucasus” in Tbilisi (Georgien)
- Frobenius-Institut vergibt Forschungsföderungspreis
- Colloquium on current research WiSe 2023/24
- Prof. Andrew Apter becomes Fellow at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften




