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Sascha Sistenich is a Research Associate and Confidant at the University of Bonn's Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology, Department of Empirical Cultural Studies and Cultural Anthropology. He is currently completing his doctoral research on queer care practices, prefigurations of solidarity, and resistant coexistence models. His academic journey includes studies in Transcultural Studies/Cultural Anthropology and Multilingual Communication at TH Köln, Universidad de Granada (2014-2018), and the University of Bonn (2018-2021).
His research interests span Queer Anthropology, Gender and Queer Studies, Anthropology of Care & Solidarity Research, Anthropology of the Future/Utopia Research, Social Movement Research, and Activist/Solidarity Ethnography. His current doctoral project, 'Between political activism and everyday practice: Prefigurations of queer solidarity-caring coexistence,' examines how queer people prefigure ideas of care and solidarity in their everyday lives through activist ethnography.
Sistenich's publications reveal a strong focus on queer perspectives, care practices, and gender diversity. His work demonstrates how queer communities develop alternative kinship structures ('chosen families'), create solidarity networks, and develop resistant care practices that challenge normative social structures. His research shows particular attention to how marginalized communities navigate systemic discrimination while building transformative social arrangements.
- Maria von Linden Prize 2023 for outstanding commitment to equality in research and teaching at the University of Bonn
Sistenich serves as Spokesperson for the Structured Doctoral Program of the Faculty of Philosophy and Spokesperson of the working group 'Gender, Sexualities and Queer Anthropology' at the University of Bonn. He is also Speaker of the Research Colloquium Gender and Diversity. His institutional affiliations include membership in the German Society for Empirical Cultural Studies, International Society for Ethnology and Folklore, and several Transdisciplinary Research Areas at the University of Bonn. His teaching portfolio includes courses on empirical methods in cultural anthropology, project seminars, and scientific writing, reflecting his dual role as researcher and educator committed to engaged scholarship.
