Former Staff

Prof. Dr. Paul Basu

Prof. Dr. Paul Basu

Founding Director of Global Heritage Lab, Professor of Anthropology University of Oxford, Curator at Pitt Rivers Museum

Paul is an anthropologist specialising in critical heritage, museum and material culture studies in transcultural contexts.

William Nsuiban Gmayi

William Nsuiban Gmayi

Doctoral Researcher

William's research based at the Global Heritage Lab explores the restitution of knowledge held in colonial anthropological archives.

Luisa Runden

Luisa Runden

Research Assistant (Project: Confronting Colonial Pasts, Envisioning Creative Futures)

As a research assistant for the Confronting Colonial Pasts, Envisioning Creative Futures Project, Luisa has supported Jun.-Prof. Julia Binter in the publication process for the project as well as the press work.

Cihan Simsek

Cihan Simsek

Research Assistant

Cihan was an assistant of Jun.-Prof. Julia Binter and supported her by conducting literature research, project and teaching assistance. His research interest lie within the triangle of art history, museology and decolonization.

Maximilian Heeb

Maximilian Heeb

Research Assistant - Exhibition Space and Outreach Program GHL

Maximilian Heeb is research assistant for the exhibition space and outreach program.

Raquel Cortés Mora

Raquel Cortés Mora

Research Assistant - Exhibition Space and Outreach Program GHL

Raquel Cortés Mora monitored the exhibition space and was responsible for the conception, organisation and implementation of accompanying programmes and events.

Helen Siegburg

Helen Siegburg

Former Office Manager

Helen supports the Global Heritage Lab team in all administrative processes and serves as the link between them and the general university administration.

Dr. J. Kelechi Ugwuanyi

Dr. J. Kelechi Ugwuanyi

Former Postdoctoral Researcher

J. Kelechi Ugwuanyi's research interests include critical heritage studies, museums, indigenous knowledge systems, cultural landscapes, and contemporary archaeology.

Dana Dierks

Dana Dierks

Former Student Assistant

As a student assistant, Dana supports Jun.-Prof. Julia Binter in various aspects (project administration and literature research). Dana's main areas of interest are new materialism, posthumanism, decolonial theory, identity and spatial studies in transculturality.