Phenomenological, anthropological and psychological research on resilience inherent in cultural practices of collective resonance

• Applicants: Professor Dr. Michael Bollig; Professor Dr. Thiemo Breyer
• Subject Area: Social and Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology ; Practical Philosophy
• Term: since 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 535959389

This project focusses on the forms and functions of group related empathy within the context of an Indigenous Community in northwest Namibia. The interaction between the phenomenlogical conceptualisation of relations between collective empathy and personal resilience on the one hand and participant observation based ethnography on the other hand constitutes the innovative core of the project.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants