Psychologische Anthropologie | Ressourcen

Lecture: Prof. Dr. Thomas Stodulka - Decentering Psychology and Decolonizing Anthropology?

This talk was part of the lecture series “Cologne Lectures in New Medical Humanities”, organized by Erik N. Dzwiza-Ohlsen, Thomas Dojan, Anna Kau, Mira Krebs, David Vogel, Hannes Wendler, and Malak Mostafa.

In his talk “Decentering Psychology and Decolonizing Anthropology? Critical Reflections on Interdisciplinary Collaboration,” held on December 3, 2025, Prof. Dr. Thomas Stodulka reflects on the promises and tensions of interdisciplinary work between psychology and anthropology. Drawing on psychological anthropology, affect and emotion studies, and long-term ethnographic engagement, he critically examines how disciplinary hierarchies, epistemic assumptions, and colonial legacies continue to shape collaborative research. The talk offers a nuanced discussion of what it might mean to genuinely decenter psychology and decolonize anthropology and not only as theoretical projects, but as lived research practices.