Welcome to the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Social and cultural anthropology adopts a comparative perspective to focus on the variety of forms that human coexistence takes in various places and at various times. In the past the field's attention was primarily given to small-scale societies outside of the industrial world. Nowadays, the focus of research is frequently on the processes related to colonialism, globalisation and the worldwide flows of migration seen in the present day, for example the redefinition of identities and cultural distinctions. The classical themes of local cultural interactions, organisational forms and world views are simultaneously developed, and intensive field research remains the field's defining characteristic in connection with the "participant observation" method.
Beyond scientific research, the practical application of cultural and social anthropological expertise is useful and sought after in many fields, including refugee work and integration, development cooperation, international missions, cultural mediation, exhibition and media work, tourism, and health care systems.
News & Events
und lädt zum Sektempfang
06.03.2025, ab 18:30 Uhr
HS-C
Ein kurzer Bericht zur Eröffnung der Ausstellung "Kollaborative Ethnographie" am 27.01.2025.
Vier Berichte über die Ergebnisse eines Forschungsprojekts, an dem Susanna Gartler maßgeblich beteiligt ist.
Robert Böhm und Janina Kehr leiten das "WHO Collaborating Centre for Social and Behavioural Research in Antimicrobial Resistance"
Am 28.01.2025 wurde Hermann Mückler im Namen des Bürgermeisters Dr. Michael Ludwig durch die Landtagsabgeordnete GM Mag. Ewa Samel das Goldene Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Land Wien im Rahmen einer Festveranstaltung im Wappensaal des Wiener...
Event Tips
Das Programm für das Sommersemster 2025
Christoph Kühberger
12.12.2024, 18:30 Uhr
HS-A, IKSA
Hier finden sich die aktuellen Events des Instituts an der ÖAW
Jobs
at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, UniVie
application deadline: 15.04.2025
at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, UniVie
application deadline: 18.03.2025
Hier geht es zu den aktuellen Stellenausschreibungen der Uni Wien.
Calls
Call for Papers
International Conference by the InfraNorth Project
22.-24.09.2025, IKSA
submission deadline: 06.04.2025
WAU Congress 2025
submission deadline: 31.05.2025
fascion – the far-right’s weaponization of style
submission deadline: 15.04.2025
