please sign up for a meeting (on site or online) here.
Main research areas
Every Day Life
Power & Resistance
Social Configurations & Dissonances
Events
Historical Perspectives & Dimensions of Culture
Education
06/2023: CAS «Leadership und Governance an Hochschulen», University of Zürich
11/2013: PhD at the University of Zurich Incapacitated. The System of Tutelage in the City of Bern, 1920–1950
12/2002: Master’s degree at the University of Zurich: Die Schweizerische Liga gegen den Lärm als Organisation einer prototypischen Umweltbewegung und ihre Einflussnahme auf staatliches Handeln, 1956–1966.
1993–2002: Studies in History and Cultural Anthropology / European Ethnology at the University of Zurich
Work Experience
From 08/2015: Academic associate at ISEK – Popular Culture Studies
4/2007 – 07/2015: Senior Teaching and Research Assistant at ISEK – Popular Culture Studies (chair Gyr/Hengartner)
02/2007 – 11/2009: Schlossmuseum Thun: Research associate
07/2003 – 03/2006: NFP 51 Social Integration and Social Exclusion: Project: Urban Welfare in the Sway of Eugenics, Gender, and Medical Psychiatric Discourses of Standardisation in Berne and St. Gallen (From the End of World War One to the 1950s): Research associate
01/2003 – 02/2006: University of Applied Sciences and Arts North-western Switzerland, School of Education, Aargau: Research associate
Member of the team of authors for the teaching book series Menschen in Zeit und Raum, vol. 7 and 8
The four-volume series won the Worlddidac Award in 2008
11/2001 – 11/2006: Museum Schloss Kyburg: Research associate
From 03/1995: Project UntergRundgang, Socio-historical city tours in Lucerne, Founding member
The project won the Appreciation Award of the City of Lucerne in 2008
Memberships
Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Volkskunde (SGV), Board Member
Schweizerisches Archiv für Volkskunde, Editorial Board Member
Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Geschichte (SGG)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Volkskunde (dgv)
Société Internationale d´Ethnologie et de Folklore (SIEF)