Professor Dr. Helene Basu

Current affiliations

  • Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"

Academic Education

10/1996 - 05/2001Habilitation im Fach Ethnologie an der FU Berlin
05/1989 - 06/1993Promotion im Fach Ethnologie an der FU Berlin
07/1985Magister Artium in Ethnologie, Soziologie, Religionswissenschaft an der FU Berlin
10/1976 - 07/1985Studium in Romanistik, Philosophie, Ethnologie, Soziologie, Religionswissenschaft an der FU Berlin

Work Experience

since 04/2006Professorin der Ethnologie an der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster
11/2001 - 04/2006Oberassistentin (C2) im Fach Ethnologie an der Freien Universität (FU) Berlin
08/2003 - 12/2003Gastprofessorin an der University of Iowa (USA)
04/2002 - 07/2002Gastdozentin am Südasieninstitut der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
12/1999 - 10/2001Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben im Fach Ethnologie an der FU Berlin
10/1993 - 11/1999Wissenschaftlöiche Assistentin im Fach Ethnologie an der FU Berlin

Functions and Memberships

2003 - 2011Mitglied der European Association of Social Anthropology
2001 - 2009Mitglied der American Association of Anthropologists
2001 - 2005Mitglied der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Völkerkunde

Publications

Basu, Helene; Große Kracht, Klaus; Hoeps, Reinhard; Sieg, Christian; Wagner-Egelhaaf, Martina (2017)
In: Wagner-Egelhaaf, Martina (eds.), Stimmen aus dem Jenseits/Voices from BeyondWürzburgErgon Verlag.
Research article (book contribution)
Basu Helene (2015)
In: Basu Helene, Althoff Gerd (eds.), Rituale der Amtseinsetzung: Inaugurationen in verschiedenen Epochen, Kulturen, politischen Systemen und ReligionenWürzburgErgon Verlag.
Research article (book contribution)
Basu Helene, Althoff Gerd (eds.) (2015)
WürzburgErgon Verlag.
Book (edited collection)
Basu Helene, Littlewood Roland (2015)
In: Basu Helene, Littlewood Roland, Steinforth Arne (eds.), Madness, Mental Health, Modernity - Madness, Mental Health, Modernity - Psychiatry’s Competition with Religion (kein Verlag angegeben).
Research article (book contribution)
Basu Helene, Littlewood Roland, Steinforth, Arne (eds.) (2015)
(kein Verlag angegeben).
Book (edited collection)
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Projects

Duration: 01/09/2018 - 30/09/2020
Funded by: DAAD - International Study and Training Partnerships
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 26/10/2017 - 28/10/2017
Type of project: Own resources project
Duration: 01/01/2016 - 31/07/2016
Funded by: German Academic Exchange Service
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/10/2015 - 30/09/2017
Funded by: German Academic Exchange Service
Type of project: Participation in other joint projects
Duration: 22/09/2015 - 24/09/2015
Funded by: DFG - Initiation of International Collaboration
Type of project: Scientific Event
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