Anette Hoffmann

Dr. Anette Hoffmann is affiliated with the Institute for African Studies at the University of Cologne. She holds a doctorate from the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis and collaborates with the University of Fort Hare in South Africa. Her research focuses on colonial knowledge production, sound archives, and oral traditions. Notable works include studies on historical sound recordings of African prisoners of war and colonial-era ethnographic practices.

Her academic contributions span publications analyzing coercive knowledge systems in colonial contexts, decolonial sound studies, and archival critique. Hoffmann has co-authored Sensitive Collections: From the Anthropological Depot, examining problematic museum practices and colonial collecting.

Her research bridges historical analysis with contemporary decolonial discourse, emphasizing ethical engagement with colonial-era archives and sensory methodologies in cultural analysis.