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X-WR-CALNAME:Engaged Anthropology in a War-Zone: Experiences with Conflict 
 Research in Northern Somalia
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DESCRIPTION:This presentation from Markus V. Hoehne\, University of Leipzig
  will highlight a recent case of publicly engaged anthropology that emerge
 d from long-term research in northern Somalia.\n\nPresentation Description
  from Markus V. Hoehne\nFor many years\, I have been researching conflict 
 dynamics there\, always trying to keep some middle ground between various 
 conflict parties in the region. I found this analytical distance to be a n
 ecessary precondition for what I considered to be the main job of a resear
 cher (following Max Weber): to contribute to a better understanding of soc
 ial complexities. Yet\, when the conflict I have been researching for over
  20 years escalated violently in 2023\, I found myself quickly on the acti
 vist side. I publicly engaged on social media\, initially to provide histo
 rical background to the current events. Soon I used my contacts in the reg
 ion to publish daily updates on the dynamics of the conflict on X. This en
 gagement positioned me at a virtual frontline in a war that happened on th
 e ground and in social media. I became an enemy for some\, and I was treat
 ed accordingly on the virtual battlefield. Reflecting on this experience\,
  I will talk about what collaborative and engaged anthropology means in th
 e context of escalating violent conflict. What I am interested in here\, a
 t a general level\, are the (pre-) conditions and the limits of public eng
 agement.\n\nMarkus V. Hoehne is lecturer at the Institute for Social Anthr
 opology at University of Leipzig (Germany). He did field research in Somal
 ia\, Peru\, and Germany. His focus is on conflict\, non-state political or
 ders\, kinship\, political Islam\, forensic anthropology\, and transitiona
 l justice. He is the author of numerous scholarly publications\, including
  "Between Somaliland and Puntland: Marginalization\, militarization and co
 nflicting political visions" (London: RVI 2015) and the co-edited volume "
 Dynamics of Identification and Conflict: Anthropological Encounters" (NY: 
 Berghahn 2023).\n\nEvent co-sponsors will be the Department of History\, A
 fricana and Latin American Studies Program and the Colgate-Leipzig Collabo
 ration.
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LOCATION:Alumni Hall\, 111
SUMMARY:Engaged Anthropology in a War-Zone: Experiences with Conflict Resea
 rch in Northern Somalia
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 war-zone_my_experiences_with_conflict_research_in_northern_somalia
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