Christoph Wulf

In dieser ethnographisch angelegten Studie wird vom Schuleintrittsalter bis ins frühe Erwachsenenalter gezeigt, wie Bildungsprozesse durch und in Ritualen gestaltet werden.

Nachdem Rituale in den Sozial- und Humanwissenschaften mit Ausnahme der Ethnologie in den letzten Jahrzehnten kaum thematisiert worden sind, l finden sie seit einiger Zeit wieder verstärkt Beachtung. Für die Entstehung, Aufrechterhaltung und Veränderung des Sozialen haben sie eine weitaus größere Bedeutung als dies im allgemeinen angenommen wurde. Zu einem besseren Verständnis der sozialen Bedeutung von Ritualen beizutragen, ist das Ziel dieser Untersuchung. Sie geht davon aus, daß Kontinuität beanspru­ chende soziale Prozesse häufig als Rituale inszeniert und aufgeführt werden. Als rituelle Handlungen werden soziale Prozesse bezeichnet, die nach Inten­ tion, Inhalt und Kontext sehr unterschiedlich sein können. Zur Erforschung ritueller Situationen ist es daher erforderlich, mehrdimensionale Konzepte rituellen Handeins zu entwickeln. Dabei muß von einem grundsätzlich nicht einholbaren Bedeutungsüberschuß ritueller Prozesse ausgegangen werden, der in ihrem körperlichen und performativen Charakter sowie in ihrer Einge­ bundenheit in historische und kulturelle Kontexte begründet liegt. Angesichts dieser Situation ist es zunächst sinnvoll, einige Aspekte rituellen Handeins zu skizzieren, die in unserer Untersuchung zentral sind und ohne deren Berück­ sichtigung Rituale und Ritualisierungen nicht angemessen erforscht werden können.

This book examines the concepts of the Anthropocene and globalisation in our society and the changes that these are bringing about in education and human learning. The book argues that there needs to be reflexive approach to issues that affect the fate of the planet and the future of humans, brought about by an education that looks to the future. Wulf argues that a change in education and socialization can only succeed based on an understanding of previous educational ideas, and considers the significance of Confucianism and spiritual education that emerged in the East. The book traces key educational ideas throughout history to show how education and human knowledge are closely linked, highlighting the need for us to pay careful attention to repetition, mimesis and the imagination in learning. It shows how a future-oriented education must engage with issues of peace and violence, global citizenship and sustainable development. This timely and compelling book will be of great interest to researchers, academics and students in the fields of philosophy of education, the history and anthropology of education, sustainability education and global citizenship education

Bringing the image into dialogue with the imagination, mimesis and performativity, Christoph Wulf illuminates the historical, cultural and philosophical aspects of the relationship between images and human beings, looking both at its conceptual and physical manifestations. Wulf explores the cultural power of the image. He shows that images take root in our personal and collective imaginaries to determine how we feel, how we perceive the arts and culture, and how our bodies respond with physical actions, in games and dance to rituals and gesture. By showing how imagination occupies an essential place in our daily conduct, Wulf makes a significant contribution to how we think about the role of images in culture, the arts and society.

This book examines the concepts of the Anthropocene and globalisation in our society and the changes that these are bringing about in education and human learning. The book argues that there needs to be reflexive approach to issues that affect the fate of the planet and the future of humans, brought about by an education that looks to the future. Wulf argues that a change in education and socialization can only succeed based on an understanding of previous educational ideas, and considers the significance of Confucianism and spiritual education that emerged in the East. The book traces key educational ideas throughout history to show how education and human knowledge are closely linked, highlighting the need for us to pay careful attention to repetition, mimesis and the imagination in learning. It shows how a future-oriented education must engage with issues of peace and violence, global citizenship and sustainable development. This timely and compelling book will be of great interest to researchers, academics and students in the fields of philosophy of education, the history and anthropology of education, sustainability education and global citizenship education

Bringing the image into dialogue with the imagination, mimesis and performativity, Christoph Wulf illuminates the historical, cultural and philosophical aspects of the relationship between images and human beings, looking both at its conceptual and physical manifestations. Wulf explores the cultural power of the image. He shows that images take root in our personal and collective imaginaries to determine how we feel, how we perceive the arts and culture, and how our bodies respond with physical actions, in games and dance to rituals and gesture. By showing how imagination occupies an essential place in our daily conduct, Wulf makes a significant contribution to how we think about the role of images in culture, the arts and society.

Originally published in German, Christoph Wulf's "Anthropology" sets its sights on a topic as ambitious as its title suggests: anthropology itself. Arguing for an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach to anthropology that incorporates science, philosophy, history, and many other disciplines, Wulf examines - with breathtaking scope - all the ways that anthropology has been understood and practiced around the globe and through the years. Seeking a central way to understand anthropology in the midst of many different approaches to the discipline, Wulf concentrates on the human body. An emblem of society, culture, and time, the body is also the result of many mimetic processes - the active acquisition of cultural knowledge. By examining the role of the body in the performance of rituals, gestures, language, and other forms of imagination, he offers a bold new look at how culture is produced, handed down, and transformed. Drawing such examinations into a comprehensive and sophisticated assessment of the discipline as a whole, "Anthropology" looks squarely at the mystery of humankind and the ways we have attempted to understand it.

Originally published in German, Christoph Wulf's "Anthropology" sets its sights on a topic as ambitious as its title suggests: anthropology itself. Arguing for an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach to anthropology that incorporates science, philosophy, history, and many other disciplines, Wulf examines - with breathtaking scope - all the ways that anthropology has been understood and practiced around the globe and through the years. Seeking a central way to understand anthropology in the midst of many different approaches to the discipline, Wulf concentrates on the human body. An emblem of society, culture, and time, the body is also the result of many mimetic processes - the active acquisition of cultural knowledge. By examining the role of the body in the performance of rituals, gestures, language, and other forms of imagination, he offers a bold new look at how culture is produced, handed down, and transformed. Drawing such examinations into a comprehensive and sophisticated assessment of the discipline as a whole, "Anthropology" looks squarely at the mystery of humankind and the ways we have attempted to understand it.

Gesten sind in Erziehung, Bildung und Sozialisation von zentraler Bedeutung. Als Handlungen ohne Worte initiieren, modifizieren und kontrollieren sie die Interaktion und Kommunikation in Familie, Schule, Jugendkultur und Medien. Vor allem dienen sie dem Ausdruck und der Darstellung von Emotionen. Ihr performativer Charakter unterstützt die Rede, vermittelt verbale und nonverbale Informationen und fördert das Verstehen. Mit Hilfe von Gesten nimmt der menschliche Körper an Erziehungs- und Bildungsprozessen teil und wird zum Medium pädagogischer Interaktion. Erziehungswissenschaftliche und ethnographische Analysen hierzu finden sich in diesem Band.

In den vier zentralen Sozialisationsfeldern 'Schule', 'Medien', 'Familie' und 'Jugend' lernen Kinder und Jugendliche in unterschiedlichen Lernkulturen. Die jeweiligen institutionellen Verankerungen des Lernens führen zu unterschiedlichen Formen der Ritualisierung, die zur Entstehung vielfältiger Lernkulturen beitragen. Sowohl für Institutionen als auch für ritualisierte Interaktionsverhältnisse ist die Frage der Tradierung, der Aushandlung und der performativen Veränderung von Lernprozessen zentral. Mit Hilfe empirisch gewonnenen Materials wird in rituellen Lernkulturen der performative Gehalt materieller Lernprozesse einschließlich ihrer symbolischen und imaginären Verweisungszusammenhänge untersucht.