Lecture series "Family Matters"
4 December 2024 - 25 June 2025
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Family is a broad and ambiguous term encompassing diverse forms of relationships. It represents origin and belonging but also involves obligations and conflicts. As a central component of social life, family conveys rules and norms, shaping desires, fears, and aspirations. Yet, there is no fixed definition of what constitutes a family. In different times and cultures, family can be understood and lived in vastly different ways. The interdisciplinary lecture series ‘Family in Relation’ focuses on the complex realities of the nuclear family model, which is particularly prevalent today in Western industrialized societies, and explores global perspectives on alternative models. Esteemed scholars from various disciplines and fields present current research that examines the potential of alternative family and kinship concepts, exploring their creative, ethical, and innovative dimensions.
The interdisciplinary lecture series is the prelude to the programme year of the same name at the Humboldt Forum, set to launch in the fall of 2025.
Participants
Prof. Dr. Daniel Tyradellis (Humboldt University of Berlin, Hermann von Helmholtz Zentrum für Kulturtechnik, Berlin)
Prof. Dr. Petra Anders (Humboldt University of Berlin, Institute for Educational Sciences)
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Thelen (University of Vienna, Institute for Cultural and Social Anthropology)
Prof. Dr. Anette Fasang (Humboldt University of Berlin, Institute for Social Sciences)
Dr. Andrés F. Castro (Center for Demographic Studies, Barcelona)
Prof. Dr. Nadja-Christina Schneider (Humboldt University of Berlin, Institute for Asian and African Studies)
Prof. Dr. Janet Carsten (School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh)
Prof. Dr. Aparecida Vilaca (Postgraduate Program in Social Anthropology, National Museum, São Paulo)
Prof. Dr. Daniel Tyradellis (Humboldt University of Berlin)
Dr. Alia Rayyan (Humboldt University of Berlin)
Dr. Laura Goldenbaum (Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss)
The lecture series is being held as part of a collaboration between all institutions of the Humboldt Forum.
Head Curator for the Programme year 2025-26: Dr. Laura Goldenbaum
