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.

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Job Opportunities
 

at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, UniVie

application deadline: 15.04.2025

News
 

Es werden insgesamt 3 Lehrpreise für bereits durchgeführte Lehrveranstaltungen an einzelne Lehrende bzw. Lehrendenteams (im Fall von Teamteaching) vergeben.

Einreich- bzw. Nominierungsfrist für Fremd- und Eigennominierungen: 16.04.2025

CALL
 

Die Bewerbung für Lehraufträge ist bis 08.04.2025 möglich

Event
 

13.-14.05.2025

IKSA, UniVie

registration is open now

Event
 

Elissa Helms

02.04.2025, 17:00 Uhr

Übungsraum, IKSA

hybrides Event

Event
 

Dominik Schieder

03.04.2025, 18:30 Uhr

Hörsaal A, IKSA


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at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, UniVie

application deadline: 15.04.2025

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 Calls

16.-19.09.2025, Uni Wien

submission deadline: 15.04.2025

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