TRA Present Pasts: Past Worlds and Modern Questions - Cultures Across Time and Space
The TRA Present Pasts works to overcome the eurocentric view of history through the transdisciplinary study of past cultural, political, social and economic constellations and their specific forms of communication. By developing new concepts of heritage and related practices we can better understand our own present day and ensure that we leave behind a sustainable legacy for future generations.
Research
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Projects
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Vacancies
- Two PhD positions at DFG Emmy Noether Junior Research Group “Archival Sovereignty: Indigenous Digital Media, Language Revival and Land Defense in the Andes”
- Two PhD positions as part of the Research Group "Lived Experiences of Violence and Coerced Livelihoods in Translocal Spaces of Conflict" (VIOLET), led by Benjamin Etzold, funded by the BCDSS, in cooperation with the Bonn International Center for Conflict Studies (BICC)
- One PhD position as part of the Research Group "Power, Knowledge, and Servitude at Sea" (POESIS) – Work Package 3 "Submerged Dependencies", led by Rapti Siriwardane-de Zoysa, funded by the BCDSS, in cooperation with the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
Get Involved in the TRA
As a member of the TRA, you can access funding opportunities, take part in events and build new networks.
Our Members
Our members are independent researchers from all faculties and central institutions, from PhDs to postdocs to professors. Together, they conduct research on current debates and related phenomena from the past.
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TRA members benefit from regular funding opportunities and the chance to network beyond disciplinary borders.
Meet our Researchers
Inter- and transdisciplinary research actively pursued at the University of Bonn and is promoted across faculty boundaries. The faces of the TRA Present Pasts are our Argelander Professor and the numerous dedicated researchers.
Contact
Dr. Kim Alings
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Transdisciplinary Research Areas
Spaces for innovation in research and teaching - these are the six transdisciplinary research areas at the University of Bonn.
University of Excellence
Since summer 2019, we have been one of eleven German Universities of Excellence. Read more about our research profile and our future concept.
Research Funding
Research and Innovation Services at the University of Bonn will support you in all matters relating to your externally funded project.