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Maribel Graf is a Researcher and doctoral student at the Institute for Empirical Cultural Studies within the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Tübingen, where she has served as a BA student advisor since 2022. She teaches courses in cultural theories, ethnographic methods, and queerfeminist perspectives on familial relationships, with office hours held weekly during semesters.
Her academic background includes advanced training in empirical cultural analysis:
- Master's in Empirical Cultural Studies, University of Tübingen (2019-2022)
- Bachelor's in Cultural Sciences, Leuphana University Lüneburg (2015-2019)
Graf's research critically examines polyamory and non-monogamous relationships through intersections of gender studies, moral anthropology, and narrativity. Her dissertation investigates how love, ethics, and emotions are negotiated in intimate partnerships using ethnographic emotion research, with particular focus on digital communication as emotional diaries. She explores how societal norms around monogamy are challenged in everyday practices.
Her 2021-2023 publications reveal consistent interdisciplinary engagement across kinship studies, exhibition criticism, and theater ethnography. These works demonstrate methodological innovation in analyzing everyday relationship negotiations, emotional labor in cultural institutions, and the interplay between legal frameworks and familial practices, reflecting her commitment to holistic cultural analysis.
No scientific awards listed.
Graf co-leads bachelor's academic advising with Felix Masarovic and co-organizes the institute colloquium 'Sex. Macht. Arbeit.' on sexual body practices and discursive shifts. Her conference presentations at institutions like the University of Saarland and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria address polyamory as both research subject and analytical framework, alongside workshops on first-generation academic experiences in doctoral studies.
As an integral member of the Ludwig Uhland Institute, she contributes to collaborative projects including theater audience studies and cultural heritage documentation. Her work with Charlotte Meyer zu Bexten and others on 'Was für ein Theater!' exemplifies her engagement with community-based cultural research, while her ongoing participation in the DGEKW doctoral colloquia demonstrates active integration into national academic networks focused on cultural anthropology and queer theory.
