Institute to Mark Anniversary

The Institute of Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology, formerly known as the Institute of European Ethnology, is holding a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of its founding. To commemorate the occasion, Prof. Dr. Silke Göttsch-Elten from the University of Kiel will give a lecture titled “Vom Risiko ein Volkskundler zu sein! Oder: Fachidentität als longlife doing“ (“On the Risk of Being a Folklorist! Or: Professional Identity as a Lifelong Process”). After the lecture visitors can browse an exhibition on the history of the institute and the field, and in the evening a DJ will put on music.

• What: Ceremony and exhibition
  
  
• When: 16 Nov. 2017, 4:30 p.m.
  
  
• Where:
  Collegiate Building I
  Platz der Universität 3
  79098 Freiburg
  
  
• The event is open to the public.
  
  
• Organizer: Institute of Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology
  
  
• Contact information: Dr. Sarah May, +49 (0)761 203 97623
  
  
• Registration is not necessary.
  
  
• Attendance is free of charge.
  
  
• The lecture will be held in German.