Philipp Rohn

Email: prohn@uni-bonn.de

As a research assistant for the exhibition space of the Global Heritage Lab, I supervise the current exhibition Dressing Resistance: Fashion and the Heritage of Mission and work on the conception, organization and implementation of accompanying programs and events in order to create an engaging and lively space which encourages discussion and critical reflection.

During my undergraduate studies I researched Afro-Uruguayan candombe—a UNESCO-recognized cultural heritage of dance and rhythm—and its growing presence in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where I conducted fieldwork.

As a master’s student in cultural anthropology and activist, I focus on decolonization, provenance research, memory studies, visual anthropology and the intersection of activism and academia. My main interest lie in memory practices, ethnographic film, urban spaces and exploring ways to bridge academic discourse and public engagement.