Institute of Anthropology

News and Events

Throughout the academic year we organize a range of events and other offers to students, interested scholars and other audiences.

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Event

Contested Ecologies: Gold Mining and (Resistance to) Pollution

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Info for the Repeat Exams

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Books that lean against a laptop

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Online Crash Course in Citavi for Students of Anthropology (in German)

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Contested Ecologies

In the Summer term of 2023, the Institute of Anthropology and African Studies host the Lecture Series "Contested Ecologies". You can find all Dates and Information here .

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Studying Anthropology

Our bachelor students acquire in-depth knowledge of anthropological debates, regional expertise and analytical competencies that are pertinent to a range of national and international related fields. For those interested in further advancing their skills we offer an international master’s programme.

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Teaching and learning in the current term

Our classes in the current term are available on Almaweb.

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Bachelor's Programme

Information for prospective and enrolled students

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Seminarszene mit Bildpräsentation und Studierenden, die zuhören

Master's Programme

Information on our international master programme

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Doctorate

Information for prospective PhD students and overview of running PhD projects

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Research at the institute

The Institute of Anthropology offers leading studies in anthropology and invests in future oriented research. Our publications include topics such as technology, environments, entrepreneurship, memory and health. We place considerable focus on research related to the anthropology of globalization.

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Digital Governance and Respatialisation

This research project traces the spatial effects of new digital infrastructures in India

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Infrastructure and the Remaking of Asia

This project focuses on the question of how new infrastructure projects shape society

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Digitisation and Mental Health

The research project focuses on the reconfiguration of health and (self) care under digital conditions

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Dealing with the Violent Past in Somalia

This study sparks light on initiatives to excavate mass graves in Somalia and other localities

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Research Report

The research report of Leipzig University lists research projects conducted at our institute.

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About us

Lecturers at our institute strive for creating synergies between teaching and research. Learn more about the research profiles and teaching activities of academic staff.

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Staff

Our academic staff engage in research and publish on current topics in anthropology, such as globalization, health, war and peace, migration, entrepreneurship and the financialisation of land.

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How to reach us

The institute is located in the centre of Leipzig and can be reached easily by public transport.

Kontakt: Institut

Institut für Ethnologie

Institutsgebäude
Schillerstraße 6
04109 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97-37220
Fax: +49 341 97-37229