Colonial heritage in knowledge production

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Anthropologist Paul Basu is a new Hertz Professor at the University of Bonn. The
Anthropologist Paul Basu is a new Hertz Professor at the University of Bonn. The starting point for his work is a critical engagement with the heritage of Western knowledge production, especially as it is reflected in scientific archives and collections. © Meike Böschemeyer / Uni Bonn .

Anthropologist Paul Basu is the new Hertz Professor for Global Heritage at the University of Bonn

The University of Bonn has once again received excellent reinforcement. The internationally renowned anthropologist, curator and critical heritage specialist Paul Basu now occupies a so-called Hertz Professorship in the Transdisciplinary Research Area "Present Pasts". The starting point for his work is a critical engagement with the heritage of Western knowledge production, especially as it is reflected in scientific archives and collections. ...

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