Anne.rethmann@mail.huji.ac.il, Orcid
Major scholarly fields of interest:
Theory and History of Human Rights, Political and Legal Theory, Critical Theory (Frankfurt School), German-Jewish Studies.
Current Projects:
The Nonidentical of Human Rights: The Individual and the Concept of Dignity in post-1945 Human Rights Debates.
In my PhD project, I analyze post-1945 human rights debates, with particular emphasis on dignity as a legal concept and the political implications of both individualistic and collective approaches to human rights. Read more
Education:
2025: PhD in Philosophy, Free University of Berlin, summa cum laude.
Dissertation Title: The Nonidentical of Human Rights – The Individual and the Concept of Dignity in Human Rights after 1945
2021: Master of Arts (MA LIS) in Library and Information Studies, Humboldt University of Berlin.
Thesis: Between Constitutional Ideals and Everyday Realities: The Role of Libraries in Advancing Civic Education in the U.S. and Germany.
2009: Magister Artium, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Major: Social Anthropology, Minors: Political Science and Law.
Thesis: The Convention of the Rights of the Child and the Victimization of Former Youth Combatants in Colombian Reintegration Programs.
Publications:
Articles
“Demokratie ohne Mündigkeit? Zur politischen Mission von Bibliotheken.” In Demokratie und Politik in Öffentlichen und Wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken. Politikfelder deutscher Bibliotheken, edited by Andreas Degkwitz and Barbara Schleihagen, vol. 73, 1–12. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2023.
“Politische Bildung in Bibliotheken.” Bibliothek – Forschung und Praxis 46, no. 2 (2022): 301–17.
“Jenseits des Atlantiks: Politische Bildung in US-amerikanischen Public Libraries.” BuB. Forum für Bibliothek und Information, July 2022, 388–91.
Co-edited with Marc Grimm, Saskia Müller, Jakob Baier, and Ullrich Bauer, Bildungsstrategien gegen Antisemitismus – Wissenschaftliche Einordnung und Ausarbeitung eines Rahmenkonzeptes für das ZADA Pilotprojekt. Bielefeld: University of Bielefeld, 2022.
“Provenienzforschung (Beitrag der 109. Deutsche Bibliothekartag 2021 in Bremen).” ABI Technik 41, no. 4 (2021): 267–76.
“Dystopisches Bewusstsein: Zu den Grenzen der Menschenrechte.” Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie 101, no. 4 (2015): 513–24.
“Ein säkularer Irrtum? Zur Stellung des Individuums in den Menschenrechten nach 1945.” In Theorie und Kritik, edited by Ludwig Gasteiger, Marc Grimm, and Barbara Umrath, 289–314. Bielefeld: Transcript, 2015.
“Adornos nahe Ferne oder Levinas unmittelbare Begegnung? Überlegungen zu den Bedingungen von Solidarität.” In Ethnologie und Soziale Arbeit: Fremde Disziplinen, gemeinsame Fragen?, edited by Magnus Treiber. Opladen: Budrich Verlag, 2015.
Media Engagement
“Currency in Times like These: The Benny Morris Case at the University of Leipzig,” HaGalil, December 8, 2024.
“Human Rights in Troubled Times: How Much Individualism Do We Need?” Podcast episode, Tel Aviv Review. TVL1 Studios, July 29, 2024.
Co-authored with Daniel Siemens and Helmut Walser Smith, “Statement against the Boycott of Israeli Academics,” May 14, 2024.
“The Challenge of Human Rights after October 7,” Podcast episode, Voices of Women at Wartime, Center for Women’s Justice, April 11, 2024.
“»Die Frage, ob man zurückkehren soll oder nicht, ist kompliziert«,” Jonathan Grossman about the Kibbutz Movement and the aftermath of October 7, 2023. Jungle World, 07/2024.
“»Wir können es uns nicht leisten, isoliert zu sein«,” Barak Medina on the impact of the Gaza War on Israeli Universities. Jungle World, 48/2023.