Success Stories Department of Humanities

HMKW students and alumni are successful in their careers: Here you can find out more about our students and graduates from the Department of Humanities. In short interviews, they told us about their experiences during their studies in internships, part-time jobs and as working students, as well as after graduation when starting their careers and working on projects.

Hauxita with fellow indigenous friend, Puyanawa village, Brazil, 2019 (Photo: Hauxita Jergeschew)

Studying and travelling in the jungles and mountains of Brazil and Peru

Hauxita Jergeschew, student of M.A. Visual and Media Anthropology…

Yumi Watanabe, graduate of M.A. Visual and Media Anthropology

Research at the Amazon: Visiting the Shipibo Healers in Peru

For her master's thesis in Visual and Media Anthropology Yumi…

Maria Papadouli has meanwhile successfully finished her master's studies at HMKW.

In dialogue with artists and exciting exhibitions at KW Institute for Contemporary Art

Maria Papadouli aims to become a curator after her studies. Her…

Satoru Niwa: Photojournalist and recent graduate of the M.A. Visual and Media Anthropology.

Photojournalism with focus on social issues

Satoru Niwa has worked as a photojournalist before as well as…

Hazel Jung, student of the master's program Visual and Media Anthropology, did her internship at the South Korean VR production company Giioii.

Storytelling in virtual environments

Diving deeper into virtual realities: Hazel Jung (student of the…

Solomon Mekonen, former student of the M.A. Visual and Media Anthropology and now HMKW lecturer and PhD student at the University of Oslo.

From studying anthropology to a PhD in Oslo

Solomon Mekonen completed his master's degree in Visual and Media…

"A unique opportunity" - Arturo Calderón about receiving a DAAD scholarship

Arturo Calderón is studying the Distance Learning program Visual…

After a bachelor's degree in Anthropology and a degree from the Photography School in Reykjavik, Helga Laufey Ásgeirsdóttir is now studying at HMKW Berlin.

Photography and Anthropology: two passions in balance

From Iceland to Berlin: After completing a Bachelor's degree in…

Gemma Lynch is in her 3rd semester studying the Distance Learning program Visual and Media Anthropology at HMKW Berlin.

Photographer, filmmaker, anthropologist: Interview with Gemma Lynch

Gemma Lynch has been passionate about visual storytelling since…

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