Henriette Rødland

Henriette Rødland is a Junior Postdoctoral Fellow at the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS) at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, holding the Heinz-Heinen-Fellowship from October 2024 to September 2025. Her current research project, titled 'Traces of Clay: Exploring slave status and outsider identities on the Medieval Swahili Coast, focuses on historical and anthropological inquiries into social hierarchies in East Africa.

While specific educational background details are not provided in the text, her work bridges archaeology, social history, and cultural studies, examining how material culture (e.g., clay artifacts) reflects marginalized identities in medieval coastal communities. The fellowship supports her interdisciplinary approach to dependency and slavery studies.

• Awards: Heinz-Heinen-Fellowship (2024–2025)

No publications or advising activities are listed in the provided text, though her current research suggests ongoing contributions to African medieval studies. The BCDSS affiliation indicates involvement in transdisciplinary research networks at the University of Bonn.