07. October 2025

BCDSS Research Group Leader Sinah Kloß among Keynote Speakers at Socare Conference Socare Conference Keynote by Sinah Kloß: "Spectral Bodies, Subtle Power"

"Spectral Bodies, Subtle Power: Godnas, Materiality, and Transactional Strategies Among Indo-Caribbean Women"

We are delighted to share that BCDSS Research Group Leader Sinah Kloß has been invited as one of three keynote speakers at the upcoming Socare Conference titled "Women in the Caribbean: Fragmentations – Intersections – Entanglements," taking place from October 16–18, 2025, at the Ibero-American Institute PK in Berlin. She will be joined by distinguished scholars Jamaica Kincaid (Harvard University) and Nadia Ellis (University of California, Berkeley).

Dr. Kloss’ keynote, titled “Spectral Bodies, Subtle Power Godnas, Materiality, and Transactional Strategies Among Indo-Caribbean Women,”.png
Dr. Kloss’ keynote, titled “Spectral Bodies, Subtle Power Godnas, Materiality, and Transactional Strategies Among Indo-Caribbean Women,”.png © BCDSS
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The keynote on "Spectral Bodies, Subtle Power: Godnas, Materiality, and Transactional Strategies Among Indo-Caribbean Women," is based on her long-term research project and forms part of her ongoing habilitation work, "Transactional Regimes, Spectral Materiality, and Subtilization: Studies in Anthropology of the Body."

It highlights the interdisciplinary and global scope of research conducted within the BCDSS and demonstrates how concepts of dependency and materiality can be explored through anthropological perspectives on embodiment and exchange.

We warmly congratulate Dr. Kloß on this recognition and look forward to her insights at the conference.

If you are interested in the conference itself, you can find more information and the full program on the official conference page.