“Minimal Mengzi. Methodological Approaches to a Composite Text,” was the winning dissertation topic that secured Marie Schierhorn recognition at the University of Hamburg on November 11.
The Karl H. Ditze Foundation awarded the 10,000 euro prize for outstanding dissertations and final theses in the humanities and educational sciences during a ceremony at the Warburg-Haus, uni-hamburg.de reported. The award was held for the 26th time.
Fabian Röderer Williams joined Schierhorn as a doctoral recipient for his thesis titled “UNESCO’s Les Droits de l’Homme (1949). Universalistic Discourses in Photographic Exhibitions during the Cold War,” focusing on art history.
Amelie Klemens received recognition for her master’s thesis in empirical cultural studies. Her research examined daily working and study conditions for prospective physicians concerning experiences of racism.
“Man sieht so etwas Großes wie Rassismus als etwas Kleines an,” Klemens said in her master’s thesis detailing the handling of racism experiences among medical staff, according to uni-hamburg.de.
Anna Kajsa Hill earned an award for a master’s thesis in art history exploring the sacrament house of St. Mary’s Church in Lübeck. Her project analyzed the material bronze alongside Hanseatic trade networks.
Prof. Dr. Silke Segler-Meßner, dean of the Faculty of Humanities, opened the awards ceremony at the interdisciplinary forum for art and cultural studies. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Dalheimer welcomed the awarded researchers as an honorary member of the foundation board and university contact.
Musical accompaniment for the afternoon came from the duo Dorothea Müller-Bergh and Lili Matussek. The Ditze Foundation grants 3,000 euros for each doctoral prize and 2,000 euros for each master’s thesis award.