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Anders Norge Lauridsen is a Social Anthropologist with extensive field experience in Sihanaka, Madagascar. His research investigates ritual cosmology and the ways people relate to past narratives and commemoration through material practices. Lauridsen's work spans the fields of anthropology, history, and philosophy, with particular focus on collaborative historiography and experimental ethnographic methods. His doctoral thesis, titled 'Living Papyrus: Ritual, Cosmology, and Immanent Divinity among the Sihanaka of Madagascar,' explores how Sihanaka cosmology defines divine power as immanent within the cosmos, which is crucial for sustaining social and agricultural prosperity. His ethnographic research has been conducted in various contexts, contributing to discussions on immanentism and transcendentalism, and addressing significant gaps in Malagasy studies. His interests include themes of cosmology, doubt, uncertainty, rituals, agency, and cultural translation, with a geographic focus on Madagascar and the Indian Ocean region.
University of Gothenburg • Gothenburg, Sweden
Conducting research on ritual cosmology in Madagascar and teaching courses in anthropology.
University of Tokyo • Tokyo, Japan
Engaged in research collaboration and presenting findings in seminars.
Aarhus University • Aarhus, Denmark
Taught courses on Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Methodology.
Administered by the Department of Political Science; focus on International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG).