Prof. Dr. Silke Hensel
Department of History
Institute for Iberian and Latin American History
Philosophikum (Arts and Humanities Building)
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Cologne, Germany
https://ihila.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/personen-ihila/professorinnen/hensel-prof-dr-silke
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Short CV
Since 2021
Professor for Iberian and Latin American History at the UzK
2004-2021
Professor of Modern and Contemporary History with special emphasis on non-European history at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
2004
Visiting scholar at the Center for Intercultural Studies, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
Nov. 2003
Short-term lectureship at the Karl Franzens-University Graz
2000-2001
Research Assistant in the Iberian and Latin American Department of the Department of History, University of Cologne
1995
Research associate at the Department of History, University of Hamburg
1993-1994
Research assistant in a DFG-funded research project of Prof. Dr. Horst Pietschmann
Research focus
- Geschichte der politischen Kultur
- Staats- und Nationsbildung
- Migration
- Geschichte des Rassismus
- Geschichte Mexikos
Current Research Project
Colonial rule on site: the district administration of indigenous regions in New Spain and Peru in the 18th century
DFG Research Unit “Local Xenocracy. Administration and Cultural Entanglement in Pre-Modernity”, University of Cologne
This subproject examines the local administration in indigenous districts in New Spain and Peru from 1750–1820, focusing on negotiation processes between Spanish officials and the population. Ethnic categorizations played a major role in the administration. Their changes in the course of administrative reforms led to them being renegotiated, stabilized and questioned.
Funding: DFG
Website: gepris.dfg.de
Duration: 2023-2027