Peter Pels
Hoogleraar Culturele Antropologie en Sociologie van Afrika
- Naam
- Prof.dr. P.J. Pels
- Telefoon
- +31 71 527 3458
- pels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-6504-6649
Kort CV
Peter Pels (1958) is Professor Antropology van Africa aan de Universiteit Leiden sinds 2003. Hij studeerde in 1993 af aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam op onderzoek naar de interactie tussen missionarissen en de Afrikaanse bevolking in het laat-koloniale Tanganyika. Sindsdien heeft hij zijn onderzoek gericht op de constructie van verschillen in cultuur en macht in menselijke relaties. Van 2002 tot 2007 was hij redacteur bij het tijdschrift Social Anthropology.
Onderzoek
Peter Pels is gespecialiseerd in onderzoek naar religie en politiek op het gebiede van koloniale contacten, de geschiedenis van antropologie, de antropologie van magie en ethiek binnen de sociale wetenschappen. Hij begeleid onderzoek over religie en cybercultuur, vergelijkend onderzoek naar toekomstbeelden, koloniale fotografie en filmische representatie, water conservatie en natuurlijk erfgoed, merkreclame en nationalisme. Daarnaast is hij sinds 2007 adviseur over religie en materialiteit voor het Çatalhöyük Onderzoeksproject, geleid door de toonaangevende archaeoloog Ian Hodder.
Momenteel werkt Peter Pels aan zijn boek 'The Spirit of Matter. Religion, Modernity and the Power of Objects' over materiele cultuur, religie en de macht van objecten en coordineert hij het onderzoeksproject 'The Future is Elsewhere: Towards a Comparative History of the Futurities of the Digital ®evolution' gericht op moderne concepten van de toekomst, musea en erfgoed.
Oratie
Promovendi
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Zane Kripe, “Emerging futurities in Muslim Southeast Asia: Science fantasy, digital development and the urge for moral technology” (NWO “Cultural Dynamics” grant, 2010-2015)
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Johannes Ullrich Merz, “Semiotics and Materiality of Christian Films in Benin” (funded by Summer Institute of Linguistics, Benin, 2010-2014)
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Marlous van den Akker, “Facing Mount Kenya: The Global Debate about Natural “World Heritage” (Research profile “Global Interactions”, University of Leiden; 2010-2014)
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Andrea Cerda Pereira, “Branding Chile. Advertising the Nation in a Global World” (Chilean Government Grant, 2009-2013)
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Christoph Rippe, “Repatriating Photographs? Towards a Social Analysis of the Re-presentation of a Collection of South African Missionary Photographs” (NWO/MaGW grant, 2009-2013)
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Richard Fraser, “Eco-tourism, Sustainable Development, and Survival Skills Amongst the Darkhad of Northwest Mongolia” (NWO Toptalent grant, 2008-2012)
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Maarten Onneweer, “The Social Life of Springs: Researching a Landscape of Spirits and Development in Kitui District, Kenya” (CNWS research project, 2006-2011)
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Metje Postma, “Representing the Rashaayda” (CA/OS Research project, 2006-2010)
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Lotte Pelckmans, “Remembering Slavery: Travelling Hierarchies of Fulbe Societies in Mali and France” (with Prof. Dr. M. de Bruijn; NWO/WOTRO grant, 2005-2009; degree granted 22 Sep. 2011)
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Dorien Zandbergen, “Silicon Valley New Age” (NWO grant, 2004-2008, degree granted 25 May 2011)
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Tryfon Bampilis, “Greek Whisky: The Localisation of a Global Commodity” (IKY [Greek National Research Fund] grant, 2004-2008, degree granted 10 February 2010)
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Martijn Wienia, “Ominous Calm: Autochthony and Sovereignty in Nanumba-Konkomba Peace and Violence, Ghana” (CNWS research project, 2004-2008; degree granted 15 December 2009)
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Robert Akoko, “Ask and you shall be given. Pentecostalism and economic crisis in Cameroon” (with Prof. P.L. Geschiere; degree granted 26 June 2007)
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Ibrahim Mouiche, “Autorités traditionelles et processus de démocratisation au Cameroun » (with Prof. P.L. Geschiere; degree granted 2 November 2005)
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Philip Havik, “Silences and Soundbytes. The gendered dynamics of trade and brokerage in the pre-colonial Guinea Bissau region” (with Prof. P.L. Geschiere; degree granted 10 June 2004)
Publicaties
- Algemene lijst: Publications Peter Pels (2014)
- Open-access: Peter Pels, 'After objectivity: An historical approach to the intersubjective in ethnography', 4 (1): 211–236.
Relevante links
Hoogleraar Culturele Antropologie en Sociologie van Afrika
- Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Culturele Antropologie/ Ontw. Sociologie
- Pels P.J. (1 november 2012), Why Modernity Defeats the Definition of Religion (Any Time). University Lecture on Religion (Arizona State University). Tempe, Arizona. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (21 maart 2007), Opening address, "Science fiction/Science faction". Lecture series organized with Waag Society and XS4all. Amsterdam, Pakhuis de Zwijger. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (19 februari 2007), Hekserij. Studium Generale. TU Delft. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (19 oktober 2007), The death of John Mahenge: Amnesia as historical practice in writing Tanzanian nationalist history. African Studies Association meetings. Panel Rethinking the Nation. New York. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (27 januari 2005), Keynote Address. Megaseminar. Billund, Denmark. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (3 september 2004). Het uitzonderen van 'Afrika': Naar een antropologie van de moderne poltieke verbeelding. Leiden. [oratie].
- Pels P.J. (20 december 2000), Globalization and political change: Reflexivity, history and anthropology in the study of late colonial nationalism in Tanganyika. IDOGA lecture series on Africa. Gent (B). [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (9 maart 2000), The Professionalization of Tanganyikan Anthropology, 1925-1960. Conference on Anthropology and Africa. St. Anthony's College Oxford. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (12 december 2000), Rumors of nationalism. Contesting public authority in Late Colonial Tanganyika. Institute of Ethnology. Berlijn. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (23 maart 2000), Globalization and religion. Presidential roundtable on "Globalization and Religion", Anthropology of Religion Section/American Ethnological Society Meetings. Tampa (Florida). [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (18 november 2000), A localizing science: Tanganyika anthropology as public and secret service. African Studies Annual meetings. Nashville. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (12 september 2000), Rumors of nationalism: Contesting public authority in Late Colonial Tanganyika. Conference ' Beyond the State'? of the United Kingdom biannual meetings. Cambridge. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (16 juni 2000), Creolization in secret: The emergence of nationalism in Uluguru. Conference on "Beyond the State?", International Globalization Network. Parijs. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (10 september 1999), Fetish, chief, and other colonial objects. Conference on "Sociality/Materiality. The Status of the Object in Social Science". London: Brunel University. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (22 november 1999), Imagining elections. The translation of political forms in late colonial Tanganyka. Lecture for Social Science Research Council. New York. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (5 maart 1999), State fetishism and personality cults. Seminar of programme "Globalization and the Construction of Communal Identities". Amsterdam. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (11 november 1999), Imagining elections: The translation of political forms in Late Colonial Tanganyika. Panel on "Continuity and Change in Tanzanian Politics". African Studies Ass., Philadelphia. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (17 juni 1999), Imagining elections: Global and local democratization in Late Colonial Tanganyika. Conference on "Geographies of Autochtony", CODESRIA. Senegal: Dakar. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (5 november 1997), The Resistance of Locality. Territory and Temporality in the Emergence of African Nationa-lism in late Colonial Uluguru. Lecture series "African Modernities". Berlin. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (24 juni 1997), Occult Truths: Race, Conjecture and Theosophy in Victorian Anthropology. Conference "Magic and Modernity". Amsterdam. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (24 mei 1997), Fetishism, Magic and Witchcraft. Conference "Religion in the Making". Amsterdam. [lezing].
- Pels P.J. (14 november 1997), The Magic of Africa. Reflections on a Western Topos. The Panel "Sorcery and Politics", African Studies Association meetings. Columbus, Ohio. [lezing].
- member, International Advisory Board, Faculty of Social Sciences
- advies en coordinatie onderzoek