Anthropological Teaching in the GDR: Critical Exploration of the Hans Grimm Teaching Image Collection
Academic Research OpportunityAn interdisciplinary student research project (X-Student Research Group) that explores the previously unexamined teaching image collection of anthropologist Hans Grimm (1955–1975), comprising around 6,000 slide images from the Medical Humanities collection at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Using the partially digitized teaching image collection, associated archival materials and publications, students work interdisciplinarily to investigate historical contexts, ethical questions and digital methods of collection research. Results are presented in a final presentation and published in the Charité Medical History collection portal.
Program
Organizers: Berlin University Alliance, Berlin University Alliance / Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Host: Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Institut für Geschichte der Medizin und Ethik in der Medizin)
Timeframe: Summer semester 2026 (SoSe 2026), running as a one-semester research seminar
Locations: Europe, Germany, Berlin
Study Areas: Data Science, Digital Humanities, Ethnology, History
Application
Criteria: Target group are students, among others, of history (Geschichtswissenschaften), ethnology (Ethnologie), digital humanities and data science with an interest in historical sources, ethical reflection and digital research (Zielgruppe sind Studierende u. a. der Geschichtswissenschaften, Ethnologie, Digital Humanities und Data Science mit Interesse an historischen Quellen, ethischer Reflexion und digitaler Forschung).
Required Degree: No Degree
Target Degrees: Bachelor, Master
Costs & Contact
Contact: carolin.pommert@charite.de