Professor Dorothea Schulz, PhD
Current affiliations
- Professorship for ethnology (Prof. Schulz)
- Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Anthropology of Religion
- Mental health and spiritual wellbeing
- Political Anthropology
- Islam in Africa
- Gender Studies
- Anthropology of Media
Academic Education | |
| 2005 | Postdoctoral Degree (Habilitation), Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Freie Universität (FU) Berlin (venia legendi for Anthropology) |
| 08/1991 - 12/1996 | PhD Yale University, Dept. of Anthropology |
| 1990 | Master of Arts in Anthropology, Sociology and Biology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
| 1984 - 1990 | Study of Anthropology, Sociology and Biology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
| 1982 - 1983 | Study of Art History, Université Paul-Valéry-Montpellier (France) |
Work Experience | |
| since 03/2018 | Professor of Anthropology, Institute of Ethnology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster |
| 2008 - 2018 | Professor of Anthropology, Department of Cultural & Social Anthropology, Universität zu Köln |
| 2005 - 2008 | Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington (USA) |
| 1997 - 2004 | Lecturer, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, FU Berlin |
| 1996 | Lecturer, Frobenius Institute, Frankfurt am Main |
| 1993 - 1996 | M.Phil. and Ph.D., Department of Social & Cultural Anthropology, Yale University, New Haven (USA) |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2016 | Member, Selection Committee, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
| since 2013 | Scientific Member of the Steering Committee, Initiative of Excellence of the Universität zu Köln |
| since 2010 | Member, African Studies Association Germany (VAD) |
| since 2009 | Co-Editor, Series „Mande Worlds“ (Lit Verlag) |
| since 2008 | Academic Director, Research and Teaching Unit „Media, Culture and Society“, Universität zu Köln |
| since 2006 | Advisory Board, Series „Ethnographien“ (Konstanz University Press) |
| since 2006 | Member, American Academy of Religions (AAR) |
| since 1994 | Member, American Anthropological Association (AAA) |
| since 1992 | Member, African Studies Association (ASA) |
Publications
Schulz, Dorothea (2023) In: Sounaye, Abdoulaye; Madore, Frédérick (eds.), Religiosity on University Campuses in Sub-Saharan Africa. . Münster: LIT Verlag. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Schulz, Dorothea (2023) In: Africa Today, 70(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Schulz, Dorothea E.; Diallo, Souleymane (eds.) (2023) In: Africa Today, 2023/ 70(1) Type of Publication: Special issue of a journal | |
Fragments of Legitimacy: Symbolic Constructions of Political Leadership in Twenty-First Century Mali Diallo, Souleymane and Dorothea E. Schulz (2023) In: Africa Today, 70(1) Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Schulz, Dorothea; Diallo, Souleymane (2022) In: Stiles, Erin; Akin, Ayang Utriza (eds.), Islamic Divorce in the 21th century. A Global Perspective. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) |
Projects
Duration: since 01/01/2024 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2027 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Centres for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/11/2022 - 31/12/2023 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2021 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
Duration: 03/06/2019 - 31/12/2020 Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project |
Prizes
| Fellow, Center for African Studies Awarded by: Harvard University (USA) Award given to: Schulz, Dorothea Date of awarding: 01/01/2016 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Fellow Awarded by: Berlin Graduate School „Muslim Cultures and Societies“ (USA) Award given to: Schulz, Dorothea Date of awarding: 01/01/2011 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Visiting scholar Awarded by: Dept. of Anthropology, University of Oslo (Norway) Award given to: Schulz, Dorothea Date of awarding: 01/01/2010 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Teaching Prize Awarded by: Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Universität zu Köln Award given to: Schulz, Dorothea Date of awarding: 01/01/2010 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Fellow Awarded by: Society for the Humanities, Cornell University, Ithaca (USA) Award given to: Schulz, Dorothea Date of awarding: 01/01/2005 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |