Anna Lipphardt

Prof. Dr. Anna Lipphardt is a Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Freiburg, specializing in culture and mobility in Europe. She holds a PhD in Cultural Studies from the University of Potsdam and has held academic positions including Junior Professor (W1) and leadership roles in interdisciplinary research groups like the Cultures of Mobility in Europe (COME). Her research focuses on migration, transnationalism, political anthropology, and the NSU complex, with regional emphases on Eastern Europe, Germany, and the U.S.

Education:

• PhD in Cultural Studies, University of Potsdam (2006)
• MA in Jewish Studies, University of Chicago (1999)
• Studies in International Relations and Baltic Studies at Vytautas Magnus University, University of Vilnius, and others

Research Interests:

• Mobility studies and mobile minorities
• Holocaust memory and trauma
• Anthropology of the arts and cultural policy
• Interdisciplinary projects like 'Advanced DNA Analysis in Forensics' and 'Mobile Work Life Arrangements'

Recent Research Projects:

• Co-founder of the interdisciplinary initiative on forensic DNA analysis
• FRIAS project group on migration narratives (2016–2018)
• Artistic research project on natural history museums and multispecies choreography

Grants & Awards:

• Prix de la Fondation Auschwitz (2009)
• Klaus-Mehnert-Preis (2007)

Teaching: Leads courses on migration, mobility, and cultural theory, including the Global Urban Health program and the Refugee Health Workshop. Her teaching integrates interdisciplinary approaches to urban anthropology and vulnerable migrant populations. Professional Roles:

• Member of the Freiburg Network for Migration and Integration Research (FREINEM)
• Editorial board member of Applied Mobilities and Mobile Culture Studies

Labs/Teams: Active in the Interdisciplinary Scientific Initiative on DNA forensics and the FRIAS project group on migration narratives.