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Professor Anja Schwarz holds the Chair of British Cultural Studies at the University of Potsdam, Germany. She is affiliated with the School of Global Affairs and the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy. Her work bridges postcolonial studies, cultural history, and Indigenous knowledge systems, focusing on German-Australian colonial entanglements and decolonization. She co-directs the Berlin's Australian Archive project, exploring natural history collections through an Indigenous lens, and leads the Research Training Group minor cosmopolitanisms, training PhD students globally. Notable collaborations include workshops with First Nations communities and international institutions like the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. Her research on Polynesian navigator Tupaia and the Te Ara Vaka Moana conference highlight her engagement with Oceanic heritage and navigation. Active in academic governance, she chairs the Menzies Australia Institute’s advisory board and contributes to the university’s anti-right-wing extremism initiatives.
Education and career milestones include prior roles at the University of Konstanz and Freie Universität Berlin, as well as extensive research in Australia. Funded projects like the DAAD-sponsored German Anthropological Legacies in Australia reflect her transnational approach. Current projects emphasize settler decolonization, Indigenous-settler collaboration, and ethical museum practices. Her work is published in postcolonial journals and edited volumes, addressing topics like colonial archives, migration, and cultural restitution.
Grants and partnerships include the German Lost Art Foundation and DAAD, supporting her interdisciplinary research. She advises PhD candidates and collaborates across disciplines, fostering dialogues between Indigenous knowledge and Western academic frameworks. Future initiatives include workshops in Australia and Berlin to advance decolonial methodologies and Indigenous sovereignty over cultural heritage.
