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Welcome Day Winter Semester 2024/25

::12 new doctoral researchers at the BGHS::

On Tuesday, 7 October, the BGHS Welcome Day for the winter semester 2024/25 took place. The BGHS deputy director Frank Grüner welcomed the new doctoral researchers, who had the opportunity to introduce themselves and get to know the doctoral representatives and the BGHS office staff. Sabine Schäfer then introduced the BGHS training and study programme. We wish all new members a wonderful start to their doctorate at the BGHS.

The new BGHS doctoral researchers and their projects:

Johannes Barth (Sociology): Digitale Medien – Über die technosoziale Herstellung von Präsenz mittels intentionaler posthumer Kommunikationstechnologien

Leonie Schulz (Sociology): Formation and Experience of Belonging and Alliances in the Lived Realities of Imprisoned Trans People

Reihaneh Karimi (Sociology): The Role of Religion in Identity (Re)construction and Social Configurations among Iranian Immigrant Women in Berlin: A Comprehensive Analysis

Eva Onno (History): Petitions- und Berichtswesen in den Mandatsgebieten Afrikas unter internationaler Aufsicht: Eine Verflechtungsgeschichte lokaler Perspektiven (1919-1960)

Jannik Gorewoda (History): Mitmachen, Wegschauen und Verweigern. Herrschaftsdurchsetzung, Identitätsbildungen und Entscheidungsspielräume im nationalsozialistischen Lage

Nora Habelitz (Sociology): Narrating the Energy Transition in Germany and Italy: Emotions in Policy Narratives

Kirby Grabo (Sociology): Crisis management in the Covid-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization with a focus on people living in prison

Aamir Ali (Sociology): Infrastructures from Below: Exploring Pathways of Cross-Border Labour Migration from South Asia to the Gulf States

Benedikt Heckens (Sociology): Appropriation of Surplus Labour and the Regulation of Labour Regimes Across Borders in Global Production Networks. The Example of Volkswagens Battery Production Networks

Mariana Gomes (Sociology): The Au Pair Imaginary: Examining the Intersection between Cultural Exchange and Reproductive Labour between Germany and Brazil

Elisabeth Schmidt (Sociology): The Global Stage: Analyzing the Labor Market Dynamics of Internationally Active Performers from a Circus Artist Perspective

Mark Simon (Sociology): War-induced Migration from Russia to Neighboring Countries: Mutual Support Infrastructures and Employment Strategies under Uncertainty You can find the Welcome Day presentation here.

You can find the Welcome Day presentation here.