Thomas Widlok

Thomas Widlok is a Professor of Cultural Anthropology of Africa at the University of Cologne. His research focuses on comparative ethnography of hunter-gatherers, social practices of sharing, and anthropological approaches to time and place.

• Research Interests: Ethnography of hunter-gatherer societies, redistribution mechanisms, temporal anthropology.
• Key Publications: Contributions to Palgrave Handbook of Violence in Africa, studies on biodiversity and food security, and analyses of time concepts in African contexts.