My anthropological roots lie in anticolonial work that emerged from fieldwork in West Africa. I combine public anthropology methods with pressing matters of our time, such as environmental issues and aftermaths of imperial-colonial projects. As a precarious scholar, I am involved in anti-precarity organizing in Germany with NGAWiss. I have held positions at Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and, from 2025 on, I will be based at the University of Bremen. Within the EASA exec, I would like to address questions of academic freedom in light of current policies across Europe and in Germany, liaising with the relevant EASA committees and working groups. I would furthermore like to support visa applications for non-European passport holders. This has previously been an issue especially for Global South scholars. I plan to initiate a working group that focusses on academic publishing, review culture, creative formats and funding for independent publications. A matter that is dear to my heart and that I have recent first-hand experience with is support of early career scholars, for whom I would like to form a network that offers guidance in first things such as publishing, job and funding applications or dealing with power politics in academia.
Nominating member: Prof. Dr. Magdalena Buchczyk (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany); Supporting member: Dr. Nasrin Khandoker (University College Cork, Eire / PrecAnthro)