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Felix Girke

Personal data

Surname: Girke
First name: Felix
Birth date: 1976

Introduction

- Born in 1976 - 1996 to 2001: Study of Social Anthropology, Cultural Geography and Philosophy at Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, and the University of Kent at Canterbury - 2002 to 2005: Assistant Lecturer at the University of Mainz - Since 2003: Several fieldwork trips to South Omo, and work at the South Omo Museum and Research Center (SORC), Jinka, Ethiopia - Since 08/2005: PhD candidate at the MPI for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale, Germany - Current Publication on South Omo: “Respect and humiliation: two 'First Contact' situations in southern Ethiopia”. In: Strecker/Lydall (eds.) 2006, The perils of face: essays on cultural contact, respect and self-esteem in southern Ethiopia. Berlin: Lit.

Films

Expert: Morokapel’s Feast