Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmitt-Lux
Thomas Schmidt-Lux is a professor at the University of Leipzig in the field of cultural sociology. He is interested in architecture, the city and religion and works with qualitative research methods.
Key publications: 1. Kultursoziologische Stadtforschung. Grundlagen, Analysen, Perspektiven. Zusammen mit Ignacio Farias, Martina Löw und Silke Steets. Frankfurt/New York 2023, 2. Die verlassenen Lehmziegelsiedlungen im Oman. Über das Werden, Vergehen und den Zustand des Dazwischen. In: Zimmermann, Martin (Hrsg.): Lost Cities. Vom Leben mit verlassenen Städten in den Kulturen der Welt. Berlin/Boston 2024, 249–270.
Books by Thomas Schmitt-Lux
Mudbrick Settlements of the Oman Peninsula
Inhabited – Abandoned – Re(dis)covered
Edited by Stephanie Döpper, Birgit Mershen, Josephine Kanditt, Irini Biezeveld & Thomas Schmitt-Lux | Forthcoming
Caught between the poles of remembering and forgetting, glorification and neglect, the abandoned mudbrick settlements (ḥārāt) of Oman are a vital object of conflicting processes of interpretation and negotiation. Adopting a diachronic perspective, the multi-disciplinary…
