Kim Alissa Schuhmann

Kim Alissa Schuhmann is a Lecturer at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology of the University of Cologne and a PhD candidate under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Michaela Pelican. She focuses on new communication media in Cameroon and transnationalism in Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Education: B.A. in Social Sciences (2016, University of Göttingen), M.A. in Social and Cultural Anthropology (2019, University of Göttingen)

Research Interests: Her work bridges digital anthropology, media studies, and migration research, with a regional emphasis on Cameroon. She also contributes to academic writing training.

Teaching: Courses include Digital Methods in Anthropology (WiSe 2020/21, WiSe 2021/22) and Schreibpraxis für Ethnolog*innen (WiSe 2020/21, WiSe 2021/22).