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
Christa Markom über das Erwachsenwerden aus KSA Sicht im Ö1 Radiokolleg
24.-26.02.2025, Ö1
Ayse Caglar spricht in Folge 62 des Podcast des Swedish Collegium of Advanced Studies über Migration und Displacement
15.01.2025, SCAS Talks Podcast
Tania Marray Li
25.03.2025, 17:15 Uhr
ÖAW Festsaal
Vincent Dubois
Wednesday Seminar & Paul Lazarsfeld Lecture
26.03.2025, 17:00 Uhr
HS-A, IKSA
hybrides Event
in Kooperation mit dem Institut für Soziologie
Call for Papers
International Conference by the InfraNorth Project
22.-24.09.2025, IKSA
submission deadline: 06.04.2025
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
