Experiences |
PhD Research (1972 to 1974)
song to the flying fox — Swiss National Fundation
song cycles, 120 hours length, that describe the creation of today's world and social orderField Research (1986 to 2009)
multitemporal research among the Yupno (PNG) — Swiss National Fundation, Max Planck Institute, Nijmegen, University of Heidelberg
concepts of time and space, personhood, counting system, dreams, classification, interdisciplinary approachField Research (1993 to 1996)
Concepts of time and space in Bali, Indonesia ia — Swiss National Fundation
geocentric concept of time and space, interdisciplinary work with developmental psychologist Pierre R. Dasen, GenevaAcademic Position (1995 to 2009)
Head of Department, Full Professor — Institute of Anthropology, University of Heidelberg
Director of the newly fund institute of anthropology, University of Heidelberg, teaching, research, administration
Collaborative Project (1995 to 1995)
Films about Initation, Sepik — Internationales Filminstitut, Göttingen
editing of film material about male initiations among the Iatmul people, Sepik (PNG), together with film maker Hermann SchlenkerCollaborative Project (2007 to 2011)
University exchange programme — German Academic Exchange Service
Developing and implementation of an anthropology curriculum, academic exchange between staff of the Divine Word University, Madang, PNG, and Institute of Anthropology, Heidelberg University, Germany |
