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Tobias Wendl held the Chair for Arts and Visual Cultures of Africa at Freie Universität Berlin from 2010 until his retirement in 2022. His academic journey includes serving as the Director of the Iwalewa-Haus at the University of Bayreuth from 2001 to 2010. Born in Munich in 1957, Wendl completed his education in Ethnology, Literary Studies, Psychology, and Linguistics at Ludwig Maximilians University Munich and Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster, obtaining his doctorate in 1990. His extensive research in Africa spans over four years, with areas of study including Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, and South Africa. He has produced numerous documentaries and exhibitions, focusing on ancient, modern, and contemporary African art, religion, media, popular and urban cultures, and transculturality, among other themes. Wendl has authored and edited several books and is actively involved in various research projects, including multidisciplinary collaborations in visual anthropology and postcolonial studies. His work has been recognized with multiple awards, including commendations from the Society for Visual Anthropology for his documentary films.
Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin, Germany
Held the chair and conducted research in arts and visual cultures of Africa.
Iwalewa-Haus, University of Bayreuth • Bayreuth, Germany
Led the cultural and research programs of the Iwalewa-Haus, focusing on African art and culture.
Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.