Commitment to politics and society
English and American Studies
- Prof. Dr. Susanne Gru?
- 2024-09 to present: advisory board Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik (ZAA)
- 2024-09 to present: mentoring programme Deutscher Anglistikverband / German Association for the Study of English
- 2022 to present: editorial committee Journal for the Study of British Cultures (JSBC)
- 2021 to present: advisory committee Fachinformationsdienst Anglo-American Culture (FID AAC)
- 2017 to 2023: advisory committee Deutsche Gesellschaft für das Studium britischer Kulturen / German Association for the Study of British Cultures
Protestant Theology
Dietrich Bonhoeffer Research Center for Public Theology (DBF?T)
- Online Conference in Fall 2025
- Classification by and with Prof. Dr. Marcia Pally: “Evangelical - Political - Societal in the USA”
- Conference “home” in cooperation with the University of Pretoria: Intergenerational living, the German longing for a private home in the countryside, and the unobstructed view of plastic dwellings (Research focus since 2024)
- Research Workshop on the topic “Memory and Rememberance in Germany and South Africa” (2024)
- Further research focuses:
- Space, place, positionality. Theological perspectives on the conditions of societal life contexts (since 2019)
- Public theology and emotions (since 2017)
Geography
Projects with local communities and civil society
- “MitMachKlima (MMK)” (05/2022 - 12/2025)
- “Participatory Climate Action”
- “Resilienz durch Orchestrierung bürgergetriebener Innovation mithilfe digitaler Plattformen in Stadt-Land-Konstellationen (ROBIN)” (01/2024 - 12/2025)
- “Resilience through the Orchestration of Citizen-Driven Innovation via Digital Platforms in Urban-Rural Constellations”
- “S?ulen des Engagements in l?ndlichen R?umen - Erfolgsbedingungen, Synergien und Handlungsempfehlungen für breites zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement” (05/2021 - 04/2024)
- “Pillars of Civic Engagement in Rural Areas - Success Factors, Synergies, and Policy Recommendations for Broad Civil Society Participation”
German Studies
- Dr. phil. Petra-Andelka Anders:
- Jury member for the Grimme-Prize
- Consultant for the representation of disability in film productions
History / European Ethnology
- Transfer related work by Prof. Dr. Sabine Freitag (Chair of Modern German Literature):
- Jury member for the Bundestag Science Prize in the 20th legislative period
- Appraiser for the Bavarian historical lexicon (member of the scientific advisory board)
- Member of the scientific advisory board for the Otto-von-Bismarck foundation (consulting for conventions, publications, and the public image of the foundation)
Middle Eastern and Oriental Studies - Chair for Jewish Studies
- Project “Jewish Cemeteries in Franconia” by the Chair of Jewish Studies
- Objective: interdisciplinary documentation, analysis, and sustainable visibility of Franconian-Jewish history through the many well-preserved Jewish cemeteries, with close involvement of local stakeholders and academic partners
- Biannual network meetings in cooperation with the Johanna-Stahl-Center for Jewish Histroy and Culture in Lower Franconia (Contact for interested individuals or institutions: judaistik(at)uni-bamberg.de)
- In Collaboration with the Digital Monument Technologies division at the Competence Center for Heritage Science and Monument Technologies: “Stone Whitnesses Digitally. German-Jewish Sepulchral Culture between the Middle Ages and Modernity - Space, Form, Inscription” (01/2023 - 12/2046)
Collaborations as part of the International Skills Certificate
- Students in partner families: Organization of activities, arranging placements of Erasmus/exchange students with partner families, and managing the website
- Freund statt fremd e.V.: Tutoring for refugee children, working at Café Blaue Frieda, German language support in the language café, organizing leisure activities, counseling, public relations, etc.
- AEGEE e.V.: Supervision of events and/or Erasmus students
- Menschen st?rken Menschen: Academic support and language assistance for schoolchildren, accompaniment to government offices, help with finding housing, training or jobs, language tandems (as part of a sponsorship for a family with children or young adults)
- Carithek - Volunteer Center Bamberg, project “Strengthening Refugee Children and Teenagers”: Support with regular or irregular activities (e.g., crafts, holiday programs, workshops, etc.), excursions with small and larger groups (e.g., natural history museum, farm, etc.), language activities using playful methods, volunteering as a reading mentor
- Feel free to visit the mentioned websites to find out how you can get involved as a volunteer!