Alejandra Tijerina García, M.A.

since 04.2014

• PhD Candidate at the Institute of European Ethnology / Cultural Anthropology

2011 – 2013

• M.A. Communication and Cultural Management, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, Germany

2005 – 2009

• B.A. International Relations, ITESM Campus Monterrey, Mexico. One year abroad at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

• Urban diversity and politics
• Migration studies
• Social and spatial mobility
• Collaborative research in Cultural Anthropology

Publications

• Lutz, S. (Ed.). Special Issue {D1G1TAL HER1TAGE}, Hamburger Journal für Kulturanthropologie, 07 (2017) (under review).

• Lutz, S. / Koch, G. (2017). Sustainability, Sustainable Development and Culture. Diverging Concepts and Practices in Heritage Work. In: Marie-Theres Albert, Francesco Bandarin & Ana Pereira Roders (Eds.). Going Beyond. Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies No. 2. Springer: Wiesbaden (in publication).

• Lutz, S. (2017). “Gelebte Traditionen. Über die nachhaltige Entwicklung von immateriellem Kulturerbe in Schleswig-Holstein und Deutschland [Living Heritage. On the Sustainable Development of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein and Germany]”, Schleswig-Holstein: Die Kulturzeitschrift für den Norden, 2 (2017), pp. 1–5.

• Lutz, S. “Endstation Neukölln oder das Paradies? Der Berliner BiOriental-Markt in Bewegung”, Schweizerisches Archiv für Volkskunde, 110 (2014), pp. 31–45.

• Institute of European Ethnology/Cultural Anthropology, University of Hamburg
• 3rund e.V., University of Hamburg
• SIEF – International Society for Ethnology and Folklore
• EASA – European Association of Social Anthropologists

• Fokus Neukölln II. Bürger. Forschung. Dialog., 19.04.2016, Berlin, Germany | Tijerina García, A. (2016). (Um-)Wege zur Integration: Das Beispiel der neuen Spanischen Migranten in Berlin-Neukölln.

• SIEF2015: Utopias, Realities, Heritages. Ethnographies for the 21stcentury, 21.-25.06.2015, Zagreb, Croatia | Tijerina García, A. (2015). Reshaping migrant imaginaries as integration strategies? Devising alternatives in post-migration realities.

• Berlin Social Science Center workshop Fokus Neukölln, 19.06.2015, Berlin, Germany | Lutz, S., Stumpf, T., & Tijerina García, A. (2015). Neukölln in Bewegung: Stadtpolitische Diskurse, Netzwerkstrukturen und (Um-)Wege der Integration.

• 13th EASA Biennial Conference EASA2014: Collaboration, Intimacy and Revolution, 31.07.-03.08.2014, Tallinn, Estonia | Koch, G., Lutz, S., Stumpf, T., & Tijerina García, A. (2014). Achieving temporal and local multidimensionality. Experiments in cross-generational research collaboration.

• German Historical Institute and Migration Policy Institute workshop Migration during Economic Downturns: From the Great Depression to the Great Recession, 04.-05.04.2014, Washington D.C., USA | Tijerina García, A. (2014). Pathways to Integration: The Case of the New Spanish Migrants in Berlin-Neukölln.

Teaching

• Undergraduate seminar “Sustainability in Culture? On the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Europe”, Institute of European Ethnology/Cultural Anthropology
• Undergraduate seminar “Introduction to Scientific Methods”, Institute of European Ethnology/Cultural Anthropology
• Undergraduate seminar “Digital Heritage”, Institute of European Ethnology/Cultural Anthropology
• Lecture series “D1G1TAL HER1TAGE”, Institute of European Ethnology/Cultural Anthropology
• Undergraduate seminar “Research Practice: Discourse Analysis”, Institute of European Ethnology/Cultural Anthropology
• Undergraduate seminar “Research Practice: Grounded Theory and Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis with MAXQDA”, Institute of European Ethnology/Cultural Anthropology
• Co-Teaching “Research Practice: Discourse Analysis” with Prof. Dr. Gertraud Koch, Zeppelin University, Germany

• Migrant imaginaries at a crossroads: A comparative analysis of high skilled migrants in the cities of Hamburg and Berlin (Working Title)

In the decision-making process to migrate, individuals create an image of their potential place in a different social context. Migrant imaginaries are thus created and subject to change over time as pre- and post-migration realities confirm or confront initial visions, potentially influencing integration strategies. These divergent or conforming migrant imaginaries are at the center of this dissertation project. To study the changing nature of these and their implications for integration, an ethnographic study on the specific case of two high skilled migrant groups in the cities of Hamburg and Berlin is being undertaken. This criterion will allow for a comprehensive analysis on elements that influence imaginaries and integration strategies that will go beyond the factor of nationality, focusing on key elements such as individual educational and professional backgrounds. The findings of this dissertation aim to uncover migrant integration patterns and to contribute both theoretical and practical considerations in migration and urban studies in addition to serving as a comparative guideline to migrants and local actors alike.

Supervisor

• Prof. Dr. Gertraud Koch

since 2015/07

• 3rund e.V. | Non-profit association that aims to bridge scientific research and social
  fields of practice, Hamburg, Germany | Co-founder and board secretary

2014/10 – 2015/09

• 10. dgv-PhD Student Conference 17.09.-19.09.2015, HafenCity University and the
  Institute of European Ethnology/Cultural Anthropology, Hamburg, Germany |
  Member of the conference’s program planning and organization team