Dept. of localica, zephyrin, November 4, 2002 at 1:47:15 PM CET

Arabic Groove

Arabic Groove, a Munich-based group, offers a monthly e-mail newsletter on events, speeches, TV-programs and other arabic-related stuff. You can order the newsletter here. Arabic Groove's website itself is available in german, english and french -- not yet in arabic :o)

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Dept. of localica, zephyrin, November 4, 2002 at 1:23:35 PM CET

Islamic cosmology

On Friday the 29. November 2002 Dr. Jürgen W. Frembgen (the "islam-specialist" at Munich's museum for ethnography) will give a speech on "Islamic cosmologies" at the "Kulturzentrum im Gasteig" (Raum 0115) in Munich, Germany. Dr Frembgen's speech will start at 18.00h. Admission: 5 Euros. Via Arabic Groove

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Dept. of localica, kerlone, November 3, 2002 at 7:55:32 PM CET

The Consequences of Female Genital Mutilation

There's an Interview with Christa Müller from (I)ntact e.V. in todays Süddeutsche Zeitung about this topic. There you find also some information about a report concerning her work she will held on this monday in the Eine-Welt-Haus in München.

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Dept. of localica, MarcMurschhauser, November 1, 2002 at 12:19:20 AM CET

ETHNOLOGIK

...or "ethnologic" !!! News and topics of interest about the Institut für Ethnologie und Afrikanistik in München/Germany, a service created by students for students. Just some basic information, announcements, film presentations and features of the student ethnological magazine "Ethnologik". For every student yet studying or planing to do so in Munich a must to have a look at. Check once in a while for updates.

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Dept. of localica, zephyrin, October 30, 2002 at 1:48:18 PM CET

"To live and let die" at the Orinoco

Tomorrow, Thursday the 31. of October 2002, at 19.00h Dr. Gabriele Herzog-Schröder will give a speech on "To live and to die at the Orinoco -- Visions of origin and death amongst the Yanomami in southern Venezuela". Dr. Herzog-Schröder will speak at the "Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde" in Munich (Maximilianstr. 42). The speech will be in german. Admission is free.

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Dept. of localica, zephyrin, October 30, 2002 at 11:43:15 AM CET

Days of the ethnological film

Currently (25. October 2002 until 03. November 2002) the "Tage des ethnologischen Films" (Days of the ethnological film) are taking place in Munich, Germany. Numerous institutions (including our institute) and the city of Munich all worked together to make this possible. The agenda of the festival is to be found on the museum's homepage. Tonight will be shown Them and Me (2001), a french movie by ethnologer Stephane Breton, takin' place in New-Guinea.

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Dept. of localica, zephyrin, October 30, 2002 at 11:21:11 AM CET

Munich's ethnological museum online

The "Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde" (National Museum for cultural/social anthropology) in Munich, Germany has a comprehensive website which is in german, but with some english translations, too. On the website there's a plethora of information on the museum and of course a calendar of the current and forthcoming exhibitions and activities. An e-mail newsletter on all that can be subscribed, too.

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Dept. of localica, kerlone, October 29, 2002 at 8:15:46 PM CET

Credits

Thanks to Gedeon Maheux from the Iconfactory for his fine icon set of Tribal Masks. One of them will be our new logo for at least some time.

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Dept. of localica, kerlone, October 29, 2002 at 4:27:18 PM CET

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