For the first event of the AK Gender in the winter semester 2026/2027, dedicated to the theme “Gender & Culture,” the working group is pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Natasha A. Kelly as its invited speaker.
Prof. Dr. Natasha A. Kelly is a communication scholar, sociologist, author, and artist, and currently serves as Professor of Global African Arts at the University of Bayreuth as well as Director of the Iwalewahaus. Through her interdisciplinary work, she brings together academic scholarship, artistic practice, and public engagement, thereby contributing innovative perspectives to the field of African Studies. Her research encompasses a wide range of topics, including Black German history, intersectionality, feminism, and Afrofuturism. In her numerous publications, she critically examines structural racism and questions of cultural representation.
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