Hans Hahn
Biographic Data
| ID | 3885810 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hans Hahn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hans |
| FAMILY NAME | Hahn |
| SIGNATURE | HAHN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Goethe University Frankfurt |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6436-380X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 36 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1907 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Revaluation through remobilisation. Restitution as a chance for reappraisal the of anthropological objects
The valuation of material objects and collections, along with related inventory practices, has been intertwined since the establishment of museums in the 19th century. Collections arise not solely from individual interests but also from historical and institutional frameworks that predetermine knowledge production. Critics of museums highlighted the marginalization and loss of the intrinsic histories and contexts of individual items. The modern f…
Ist das Konzept ‚Zivilisation‘ eine Universalie: Dieter Reicher / Adrian Jitschin / Arjan Post / Behrouz Alikhani (Eds.), Norbert Elias’s African Processes of Civilisation: On the Formation of Surviva…
Ninja Steinbach-Hüther, Afrikanisches Wissen in Deutschland und Frankreich: Présence, réception et transfert de littérature académique
La bibliométrie et les nouvelles technologies des Digital Humanities permettent de nouveaux éclairages sur l'évolution historique de la production des livres. Ce constat évident constitue la base méthodologique sur laquelle l'auteure se fonde pour traiter un champ de savoir difficile. Il n'est pas concevable de comparer les savoirs en Allemagne et en France autrement que sous la forme d'une triangulation, le point de référence de ces savoirs, le …
Ira Spieker / Heide Inhetveen (Hrsg.), BodenKulturen. Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven. (Bausteine aus dem Institut für Sächsische Geschichte und Volkskunde, Bd. 40.) Leipzig, Leipziger Universitätsverl…
Article Ira Spieker / Heide Inhetveen (Hrsg.), BodenKulturen. Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven. (Bausteine aus dem Institut für Sächsische Geschichte und Volkskunde, Bd. 40.) Leipzig, Leipziger Universitätsverlag 2020 was published on April 1, 2022 in the journal Historische Zeitschrift (volume 314, issue 2)
Wilhelm Wundt et la phase de formation de l’ethnologie de langue allemande. Une critique de la « psychologie des peuples »
À son époque, Wilhelm Wundt était un pionnier scientifique des deux disciplines, l’ethnologie et la psychologie. En dépit de l’innovation méthodologique manifestée par son « laboratoire psychologique » de Leipzig, son concept de « psychologie des peuples » contenait des éléments d’une conception beaucoup plus ancienne de la « culture », déjà reconnue comme fausse par les chercheurs contemporains, notamment en ethnologie. Bien que les recherches d…
Stefan Laube, Der Mensch und seine Dinge. Eine Geschichte der Zivilisation, erzählt von 64 Objekten. Berlin, Hanser Berlin 2020
Article Stefan Laube, Der Mensch und seine Dinge. Eine Geschichte der Zivilisation, erzählt von 64 Objekten. Berlin, Hanser Berlin 2020 was published on October 1, 2021 in the journal Historische Zeitschrift (volume 313, issue 2)
Digitalisierung ethnologischer Sammlungen: Perspektiven aus Theorie und Praxis
Die Digitalisierung ethnologischer Sammlungen ist ein wichtiger Schritt für eine »Öffnung der Inventare«. Mit ihren neuen Möglichkeiten bietet sie vielfältige Formen eines dialogischen Austauschs - auch mit sogenannten Herkunftsgesellschaften -, generiert erweiterte Perspektiven auf die eigenen Sammlungen und ermächtigt neue Akteur*innen. Dabei ergeben sich Fragen nach Ordnungssystemen, der angemessenen Beschreibung der Sammlungen, der Verantwort…
Inherited Political Structures in Ghana: What Role for Networks and Hierarchies in Explaining Their Efficiency
This paper starts from the fundamental assumption that many political structures in Sub Sahara Africa are characterized by both networks and hierarchies that are shaping interactions and relationships in a manifold of ways. Based on ethnographic evidence from Kpandai district in Ghana, this paper provides answers to questions of complementarity and competition. The plural legal system that exists at the micro levels enables female customary leade…
How Close Are Things To Us? On the Relation Between the Incidental and the Valuable
Je mehr man außer sich ist, desto besser beschaut man das ObjektKant ([1772] 1923, 664) As pointed out in the introduction, incidentalness is a challenge for the study of culture. This applies not only to anthropological and archaeological approaches, but to any discipline that produces descriptions of cultures. As I will explain in more detail, in the framework of more detailed empirical studies dealing with things, the challenge is not only one…
Commentary Epilogue—Thing Politics and Life-Worlds: On the Dynamics of Conceptual Developments for the Materiality of Society
Market as Place and Space of Economic Exchange: Perspectives from Archaeology and Anthropology
Material Culture
Material culture was among the first empirical fields of anthropology but rapidly lost its appeal with the arrival of new research methods at the beginning of the twentieth century. Inspired by semiotic theories, it received new interest from the 1970s onwards. More recently, the field of material culture has generated a substantial contribution to the development of anthropology in general. This claim is substantiated by explaining new methods l…
On the Circulation of Colonial Pictures: Polyphony and Fragmentation
Fantaw, Setargew Kenaw: Technology-Culture Dialogue. Cultural and Sociotechnical Appropriation of Mobile Phones in Ethiopia
Anthropos , Seite 723 - 724
Ethnicity as a form of social organization
Ethnic identity and ethnicity are among the most influential concepts of the humanities. Ethnicity has also been used as an argument for legitimizing violence. It is useful to be aware of these different meanings because a deeper reflection on the split and divergence between these meanings is the only legitimate way to use the term of "ethnicity" in current social and cultural research. "Ethnicity" spread around the globe: people believed it to …
Materialität: Herausforderungen für die Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften
Entgegen der Vorstellung einer im Wesentlichen sprachlich-symbolischen Verfasstheit von Kultur und Gesellschaft vermittelt dieser Band Einblicke in die materielle Beschaffenheit und Bedingtheit menschlichen Handelns und menschlicher Existenz. Hierfür behandeln die Autoren die Rolle und Bedeutung von Artefakten und Materialien, von Zeichen und Texten, von Licht, Tönen und Natur. Das Ergebnis ist eine Rehabilitierung des Materiellen in den Sozial- …
Use and Cycling in West Africa
Consumption in Africa
In the past African societies have been studied by anthropologists, who were merely interested in local communities, where production, distribution, and consumption form an entity. As a consequence of the bias toward subsistence economy, the global entanglements of African markets have long been understudied. Even within the mainstream of the so‐called transatlantic studies, Africa was mostly considered as a provider of slaves. However, since Rom…
Consumption, Identities, and Agency in Africa
Handbuch Materielle Kultur
Wealth, Consumption and Migration in a West African Society. New Lifestyles and New Social Obligations among the Kasena, Northern Ghana
Anthropos , Seite 45 - 56
Intertextuelle Studien Zur Kriegsheimkehr: Ein Heuristischer Versuch
The article examines the return of the soldier, based on three key texts with widely differing perspectives: Brecht's Trommeln in der Nacht , Hofmannsthal's Der Schwierige und Borchert's Draußen vor der Tür . The theme of homecoming exceeds that of the returning soldier since it includes a discussion of those who remained at home, recognising the important role of the female protagonists in reintegrating the homecoming soldier. In a heuristic pro…
Sebald, Peter: Die deutsche Kolonie Togo 1884-1914. Auswirkungen einer Fremdherrschaft
Anthropos , Seite 742 - 743
Graebner, Fritz
Empiricism, Logic and Mathematics: Philosophical Papers
The domestication of the mobile phone: Oral society and new ICT in Burkina Faso
This article addresses the topic of the recent boom in mobile phones in Burkina Faso. Mobile phones are placed in the theoretical framework of domestication and, more particularly, of cultural appropriation. They are therefore regarded not only as devices to communicate, but also as material objects which cause economic problems and may affect social relations through the uneven disposition over such objects. As in many other African countries, t…
Diffusionism, Appropriation, and Globalization. Some Remarks on Current Debates in Anthropology
Anthropos , Seite 191 - 202
Acknowledging Substances: Looking at the Hidden Side of the Material World
Urban Life-Worlds in Motion: In Africa and Beyond
Although throughout the history of anthropology the ethnography of urban societies was never an important topic, investigations on cities in Africa contributed to the early theoretical development of urban studies in social sciences. As the ethnography of rural migrants in towns made clear, cultural diversity and creativity are foundational and permanent elements of urban cultures in Africa (and beyond). Currently, two new aspects complement thes…
Wealth, Consumption and Migration in a West African Society. New Lifestyles and New Social Obligations among the Kasena, Northern Ghana
Anthropos , Seite 45 - 56
Mobile phones and the transformation of society: Talking about criminality and the ambivalent perception of new ICT in Burkina Faso
Global impacts on Africa have been widely discussed regarding their consequences for development and poverty reduction. Development seems to work as the concrete implementation of road networks, markets, communication networks and so on. Although mobile phones have not been implemented by development agencies, they count among the most efficient tools for development in Africa. Anthropologists, however, quickly started to point out some ambivalen…
How Close Are Things To Us? On the Relation Between the Incidental and the Valuable
Je mehr man außer sich ist, desto besser beschaut man das ObjektKant ([1772] 1923, 664) As pointed out in the introduction, incidentalness is a challenge for the study of culture. This applies not only to anthropological and archaeological approaches, but to any discipline that produces descriptions of cultures. As I will explain in more detail, in the framework of more detailed empirical studies dealing with things, the challenge is not only one…
Der Wert der Wissenschaft: Von Henri Poincaré. Deutsch von E. Weber. Mit Anmerkungen und Zusätzen von H. Weber und einem Bildnis des Verfassers. 252 S. Preis geb. M 3·60. Leipzig, B. G. Teubner, 1906
The Crisis in Intuition
Polak, Rainer: Festmusik als Arbeit, Trommeln als Beruf. Jenbe-Spieler in einer westafrikanischen Großstadt
Anthropos , Seite 642 - 644
Objects as such and objects in contexts. Things and equipment
In the last two or three decades, material culture as a topic of scientific study has experienced a real boom. Focusing on everyday objects, their contexts and meanings, material culture studies offers important approaches for several disciplines within the humanities. The aim of this new wave of research is to improve the understanding of social practices in a wider sense and thereby contribute to the understanding of societies themselves. Given…
Diffusionism, Appropriation, and Globalization. Some Remarks on Current Debates in Anthropology
Anthropos , Seite 191 - 202
The domestication of the mobile phone: Oral society and new ICT in Burkina Faso
This article addresses the topic of the recent boom in mobile phones in Burkina Faso. Mobile phones are placed in the theoretical framework of domestication and, more particularly, of cultural appropriation. They are therefore regarded not only as devices to communicate, but also as material objects which cause economic problems and may affect social relations through the uneven disposition over such objects. As in many other African countries, t…
Inter-Cool 3.0: Jugend Bild Medien. Ein Kompendium zur aktuellen Jugendkulturforschung
Dieses Kompendium gibt einen Überblick über die Geschichte und das aktuelle Spektrum jugendkultureller Szenen sowie über mediale Bilder und Welten von Jugendlichen. Anknüpfend an das bahnbrechende Katalogbuch »Schock und Schöpfung« und den Ausstellungskatalog zu Jugendkulturen im Ruhrgebiet »Land der Hoffnung, Land der Krise« aus den 1980er Jahren liefert das Buch einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Jugendkulturforschung in der zweiten D…
Acknowledging Substances: Looking at the Hidden Side of the Material World
Urban Life-Worlds in Motion: In Africa and Beyond
Although throughout the history of anthropology the ethnography of urban societies was never an important topic, investigations on cities in Africa contributed to the early theoretical development of urban studies in social sciences. As the ethnography of rural migrants in towns made clear, cultural diversity and creativity are foundational and permanent elements of urban cultures in Africa (and beyond). Currently, two new aspects complement thes…
Das Glück der Selbstverwirklichung in Gottfried Kellers Frauengestalten
Empiricism, Logic and Mathematics: Philosophical Papers
Mobile phones and the transformation of society: Talking about criminality and the ambivalent perception of new ICT in Burkina Faso
Global impacts on Africa have been widely discussed regarding their consequences for development and poverty reduction. Development seems to work as the concrete implementation of road networks, markets, communication networks and so on. Although mobile phones have not been implemented by development agencies, they count among the most efficient tools for development in Africa. Anthropologists, however, quickly started to point out some ambivalen…
Graebner, Fritz
Consumption, Identities, and Agency in Africa
Handbuch Materielle Kultur
Wealth, Consumption and Migration in a West African Society. New Lifestyles and New Social Obligations among the Kasena, Northern Ghana
Anthropos , Seite 45 - 56
Intertextuelle Studien Zur Kriegsheimkehr: Ein Heuristischer Versuch
The article examines the return of the soldier, based on three key texts with widely differing perspectives: Brecht's Trommeln in der Nacht , Hofmannsthal's Der Schwierige und Borchert's Draußen vor der Tür . The theme of homecoming exceeds that of the returning soldier since it includes a discussion of those who remained at home, recognising the important role of the female protagonists in reintegrating the homecoming soldier. In a heuristic pro…
Sebald, Peter: Die deutsche Kolonie Togo 1884-1914. Auswirkungen einer Fremdherrschaft
Anthropos , Seite 742 - 743
Use and Cycling in West Africa
Consumption in Africa
In the past African societies have been studied by anthropologists, who were merely interested in local communities, where production, distribution, and consumption form an entity. As a consequence of the bias toward subsistence economy, the global entanglements of African markets have long been understudied. Even within the mainstream of the so‐called transatlantic studies, Africa was mostly considered as a provider of slaves. However, since Rom…
Materialität: Herausforderungen für die Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften
Entgegen der Vorstellung einer im Wesentlichen sprachlich-symbolischen Verfasstheit von Kultur und Gesellschaft vermittelt dieser Band Einblicke in die materielle Beschaffenheit und Bedingtheit menschlichen Handelns und menschlicher Existenz. Hierfür behandeln die Autoren die Rolle und Bedeutung von Artefakten und Materialien, von Zeichen und Texten, von Licht, Tönen und Natur. Das Ergebnis ist eine Rehabilitierung des Materiellen in den Sozial- …
Ethnicity as a form of social organization
Ethnic identity and ethnicity are among the most influential concepts of the humanities. Ethnicity has also been used as an argument for legitimizing violence. It is useful to be aware of these different meanings because a deeper reflection on the split and divergence between these meanings is the only legitimate way to use the term of "ethnicity" in current social and cultural research. "Ethnicity" spread around the globe: people believed it to …
Market as Place and Space of Economic Exchange: Perspectives from Archaeology and Anthropology
Material Culture
Material culture was among the first empirical fields of anthropology but rapidly lost its appeal with the arrival of new research methods at the beginning of the twentieth century. Inspired by semiotic theories, it received new interest from the 1970s onwards. More recently, the field of material culture has generated a substantial contribution to the development of anthropology in general. This claim is substantiated by explaining new methods l…
On the Circulation of Colonial Pictures: Polyphony and Fragmentation
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