Inga Wilke

Dr. Inga Wilke is a Scientific Associate at the University of Freiburg, specializing in cultural anthropology and empirical cultural studies. She coordinates the structural network "KulturWissen vernetzt" (funded by the Volkswagen Foundation) and previously led research projects on leisure practices and UNESCO heritage. Her work focuses on leisure as a strategic response to modernity, deceleration courses, and science communication. She holds a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from Freiburg, with a dissertation on leisure as a temporal strategy.

Education:

• Master's in Empirical Cultural Studies (Universities of Tübingen/Vienna, 2013–2016)
• Bachelor's in Media and Cultural Studies (University of Düsseldorf, 2010–2013)

Research Interests: Wilke explores leisure practices, work-leisure dynamics, and the valorization of free time. She investigates mindfulness courses, deceleration strategies, and the communication of cultural knowledge through YouTube channels like "everyday. culture explained". Her work bridges ethnographic methods with sociocultural theory.

Grants & Projects:

• Coordinator: "Cross-Linking Cultural Knowledge" (2021–2027)
• Collaborative Research Center 1015 "Leisure" (2017–2022)

Labs/Teams: Active in the "Leisure Learning" subproject G6 and the "Conveying Cultural Knowledge" initiative, collaborating with Prof. Markus Tauschek and interdisciplinary teams.