Ernest Blendire Moronda

Ernest Blendire Moronda is a Tanzanian doctoral researcher and anthropologist affiliated with the Institute for Social and Cultural Anthropology at Freie Universität Berlin, where he holds a Researcher position. His work bridges archaeology, social anthropology, and heritage studies, focusing on socio-cultural/political processes of heritage conceptualization and the Neolithic period in East Africa.

Research Interests: Moronda specializes in Anthropology of Heritage, Urban Anthropology, and Coastal Neolithic Archaeology, with a particular emphasis on the Swahili Coast and affective dynamics in heritage-making. His scholarship integrates Postcolonial Anthropology and Archaeozoology.

Scientific Contributions: His most recent publications address East African subsistence patterns, theoretical reassessments of the 'Coastal Neolithic,' and socio-political shifts in witchcraft practices in Tanzania. These works reflect his interdisciplinary engagement with Cultural Anthropology and African Studies.

Awards:

• Associated Colleges of Mid-West (ACM) Master’s Fellowship (2014)