Franziska Wegener
Franziska Wegener studied European Ethnology, German Literature, and Film Studies in Berlin and Istanbul. She completed her graduate degree in European Ethnology at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in 2015. Her Master’s thesis, titled »Making Colonial History Audible« dealt with historical representations in the German Historical Museum and with the medium Audioguide as a form of extra-institutional intervention.
From 2015–2018 Franziska supported the Management Office of the Cluster of Excellence »Image Knowledge Gestaltung« in the field of Early Career Support and Publications.
At »Matters of Activity«, Franziska is primarily responsible for Early Career Support. She coordinates the development and implementation of the Cluster's structured doctoral program and is the contact person for all questions relating to postdoctoral training. From 2019 to 2024, she has been part of the Clusters Science Communication-Team.
In addition to her work at the Cluster Franziska Wegener is the Executive Manager of the BMBF funded Käte Hamburger Kolleg inherit.heritage in transformation at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, replacing Irene Hilden during her parental leave.
moa.early.career [at] hu-berlin.de
Cluster of Excellence
»Matters of Activity«
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Sophienstr. 22a
10178 Berlin
Design Projects
Nestler, A., Schmidt, E., Stein, C., Trinkle, J., Wegener, F., Winkler, C. 2020. Virtual Cluster Space. Design Project. Since 11 November 2020, Virtual.
https://www.virtualspace.matters-of-activity.de
Events & Workshops
Menges, A. (lecturer), Dierichs, K., Ott, C. (organizers). Talking Matters: Computational Material Culture in Architecture. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 12 July 2022.
Teaching & Courses
Dierichs, K., Wegener, F. MoA Graduate School Workshop: Matter - Research Modules for the Creation, Cognition and Perception of Matter through Design, Materials Science and Cultural Science. Workshop, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 6 February 2023 - 10 February 2023.
Dierichs, K., Eder, M., Stoll, M., Fratzl, P., Wegener, F. MoA Graduate School Workshop: Teaching Modules for Materials Science, Design and Cultural Science. Workshop, Doctoral Program »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin. 29 November 2021 - 10 December 2021.