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
an der Fachbereichsbibliothek KSA
Ein Gastkommentar von Amila Širbegović und Daniele Karasz über die stigmatisierte Sichtweise auf den Wiener Bezirk "Favoriten"
09.04.2024, der Standard
Perspectives from the European Anthropology of Education
Laura Gilliam & Christa Markom (eds.)
Die Bewerbung für Lehraufträge ist bis 17.04.2024 möglich
Paul Turnbull
17.04.2024, 13:00 Uhr
Sitzungszimmer
Event Tips
Francesca Albanese
Public Lecture and Discussion
30.04.2024, 18:30 Uhr
Lecture Hall C2, Unicampus Hof 2
Society of Palestinian Anthropologists - u.a. mit Klaudia Wieser als Discussant
17.04.2024, 17:00 Uhr
online Event
Jobs
im VW-Forschungsprojekt „Transformationswissen für die Katastrophenhilfe“
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Verbundprojekt mit der Hochschule...
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Calls
Call for Papers
Deadline: 01.06.2024
established by Editing Press in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics
Deadlines three times a...
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