Prof. Dr. Gordon Mitchell

Prof. Dr. Gordon Mitchell
Joint PhD in DaF Program Coordinator
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Educational Background

PhD in Cultural and Historical Studies, University of Heidelberg, Germany 1989
M.A. in Religious Studies, Rhodes University, South Africa 1977
B.A. in Cultural and Historical Studies
Research Interests

RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • The Art Peace Project: The Art Peace Project serves as a forum for the exploration of ways in which the creative arts can contribute to Human Rights and Peace Education. Documentation and analysis of the divergent experiences of participants in the workshops provides the necessary information for ongoing reflection on the potential of arts-based inquiry in higher education. This data has been used in scientific publications as well as in doctoral dissertations.
  • Researching Conflict Mediation and Peace Education, Summer School at the University of Hamburg.  Funded by DAAD: 570057. 2019
  • Researching Conflict, Peacebuilding and Sustainable Development. In co-operation with St. Augustine University, Mwanza, Tanzania. Funded by DAAD: 57459992. 2019
  • Arts-based Conflict Mediation. Facilitator Training in Higher Education. East-West Dialogue, Kazachstan / Kyrgyzstan. Funded by DAAD: 57457781. 2019. (Reserve)
  • Global Humanities in Transnational Exchange. A Summer School in co-operation with the Shandong University in China. Funded by DAAD: 57404939. 2018
  • Storytelling on the Silk Road. In cooperation with the German-Kazach University. Students from Kazachstan and Kyrgyzstan. Funded by DAAD: 57401735.  2018 
  • Performing conflict. Spirals of Dialogue in Lviv. In co-operation with the Ukrainian Catholic University and the Jagiellonian University of Krakow. Funded by DAAD: 57344618. 2017
  • Human Rights and Peacebuilding in Higher Education. In co-operation with St. Augustine University, Mwanza, Tanzania. Funded by DAAD: Hochschulberaterprogram.  2017
  • Creativity and Peacebuilding in Higher Education. In co-operation with St. Augustine University, Mwanza, Tanzania. Funded by DAAD: Hochschulberaterprogram.  2016
  • Summer Academy. Creativity and Peacebuilding in Higher Education. University of Hamburg. Funded by Landeszentrale für Politische Bildung. 2016
  • Spirals of Dialogue in Jordan. In co-operation with the University of Jordan. Students from Hamburg University and the University of Jordan. Funded by DAAD: 57195161. 2015
  • Peacebuilding and the Performing Arts in the Caucasian Region. In co-operation with the Ivane Javakhisvhili Tbilisi State University. Students from Germany, Georgia, Azerbeijan and Armenia. Funded by DAAD: 57074955.  2014
  • Exploring Human Rights Education in the Cape Town. Students from Germany and South Africa. Funded by DAAD. 2012
  • Imagining Identity! Re-Imagining Carnival in Cape Town. Photography project in partnership with the District Six Museum, Cape Town. Funded by the Goethe Institute, Johannesburg.  2012
  • Zooming into Hamburg. Dialog of the Diasporas. Workshop for Russian-speaking students, Hamburg. Funded by Gustav Prietsch Foundation.  2012
  • Peace Education & the Creative Arts in Central Asia. In co-operation with the Deutsch-Kasachischen Universität, Almaty. Students from Kazachstan and Kyrgyzstan. Funded by DAAD: 57401735. 2011
  • Sommeruniversität Kunst und Frieden. An interfaculty program. Funded by Landeszentrale für Politische Bildung. 20112014
  • Images in Prague. In co-operation with the Charles University, Prague. Students from Hamburg and Prague. Funded by the City Partnership Program, City of Hamburg. 2010
  • Dialog der Urenkelinnen und Urenkel – Durch Begegnung lernen in Co-operation with the Arbeiter Samariter Bund. Students from Hamburg and Prague. Funded by Deutsch-Tschechischen Zukunftsfonds. 2004/5

 

Experience
  • Professor of Applied Humanities, German Jordanian University 2019-2027
  • Professor for Religion and Intercultural Education, University of Hamburg 2000-2019
  • Member of Kooperatives Graduiertenkolleg: Qualitätsmerkmale
  • sozialer Bildungsarbeit (2025/2018)
  • Intercultural program, Engineers without Borders (2018)
  • Co-ordinator, Intitiativkreis Friedensbildung (2014-2019)
  • Director, Art Peace Project (2008 – 2019)
  • Consultant to Landeszentrale für Politische Bildung “Human Rights and Self-Empowerment in Education” (2008 – 2011)
  • Consultant to UNESCO “Democracy Education Project” (2002-2006)
  • Organizer of DAAD international Summer Schools/Workshops in China (2018), Central Asia (2011, 2018, 2019), Ukraine (2017), Tanzania (2016, 2017, 2019), Jordan (2015), Georgia (2014).
  • Director, InterCultural Resources CC, Johannesburg 1994-1999: Development of intercultural training programs for  to the South African Police Services, University of South Africa, Gauteng Education Department, African Life Assurance, ESKOM, De Beers Consolidated Diamond Mines, First National Bank, President’s Education Initiative, National Union of Mineworkers.
  • Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies and Education, University of Cape Town 1990-199
  • Youth Worker, Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa 1978-1985

 

 

Selected Publications
2026 Mitchell, G. 2026. ,"Applied Humanities and Social Sciences in a Pedagogy of Peacebuilding",Peace Studies for Sustainable Development in Africa. Springer Verlag, 3-7. ,In Egon Spiegel/George Mutalemwa/Cheng Liu/Lester R. Kurtz (eds). ,2026 [View]
2025 Al Hussien, Sara, Katrin Alt, Gordon Mitchell, Mina Hatem Ghanem. ,"Between Uncertainty and Resilience: Cultivating Imaginative Thinking Through Philosophical Storytelling",STANDPUNKT : SOZIAL 35 (1). ,2025 [View]
2025 Mitchell, G. ,"Epistemologies in Sacred Space. Storytelling at the Cave of the Seven Sleepers",Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, Vol. 17 77-83. ,2025 [View]
2025 Mitchell, G,"Curriculum Development for a Sustainable Future",K. Gundogdu (ed). Eleventh International Congress on Curriculum and Instruction, Aydin Turkey, 28-35,2025
2024 Mitchell, G. ,"Foundations for a Pedagogy of Peacebuilding in Higher Education“, ",Journal of Peace Studies, Vol. 2, 159-164 (251).,2024
2023 Mitchell, G. ,"Creativity and Pragmatism in Higher Education",Association of Arab Universities eds., Future Educational Vision and Aspiration (Entrepreneurship and Creativity), Faculty of Educational Sciences at Jadara University/ Jordan, 518-523.,2023
2021 Mitchell, G. / Gainza, I. ,"Hamburger Denkräume. An Exploration of Place and Perception. ",University of Hamburg.,2021
2020 Mitchell G.,"Art and storytelling as self-reflection in higher education",T. Iwers/C. Rollof, eds. Achtsamkeit in Bildungsprozessen – Professionalisierung und Praxis. Springer Verlag ,2020
2020 Mitchell, G. ,"Erzählen und Reflektieren",S. Schwarz/H. Rupp, eds. Lebensweg, religiöse Erziehung und Bildung. Religionspädagogik als Autobiographie. Band 7. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann.,2020
2020 Mitchell, G /Howells, A. ,"The Mwanza Process. Co-Learning Spaces in Higher Education. ",University of Hamburg.,2020
2019 Mitchell. G., Gainza, I. ,"Global Humanities in Transnational Exchange",Hamburg: Universität Hamburg,2019
2018 • Mitchell. G., Adambossinova, S. ,"Silk Road Storytelling. Narrative and Image in Transnational Exchange",Hamburg: Universität Hamburg.,2018
2017 • Mitchell, G. ,"Storytelling. Learning to think in times of war and terror",in D. Salomon, et al. (eds) Pädagogik in Zeiten von Krieg und Terror, Jahrbuch für Pädagogik 2017. Berlin: Peter Lang, 257-68,2017
2017 Mitchell, G. ,"Religiöse Bildung in der multikulturellen Stadt",Theo-Web. Zeitschrift für Religionspädagogik 16: 2, 48-59.,2017
2016 Mitchell, G. Tipke, L. ,"Selbstreflektion und Positionierung in interkulturellen Bildungsprozessen",in P. Schreiner, M. Otte, C. Staffa (eds), Interkulturelle Kompetenz und ihre religiöse Dimension in der Schule: Ernstfall Schule, Die Rolle der Religionen in der Einwanderungsgesellschaft, Berlin, 80-84.,2016
2016 Mitchell, G., Behr, H. ," Spirals of Storytelling in Jordan: Dialogue, Peacebuilding and Performance",Hamburg: Universität Hamburg,2016
2016 Mitchell. G. ,"The Art Peace Project",in S. Butterwick & C. Roy, Working the margins of community-based adult learning: The power of arts-making in finding voice and creating conditions for seeing/listening, Rotterdam, 103-114.,2016
2014 Mitchell, G. ,"Spirals of Dialogue in Tbilisi",Hamburg: Universität Hamburg.,2014
2012 Mitchell, G. ,". Peacebuilding & the Creative Arts in Central Asia",Hamburg: Universität Hamburg.,2012

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