Throughout the academic year we organize a range of events and other offers to students, interested scholars and other audiences.
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Opening events for new Master students (M.A.)
Welcome by the Institute of Anthropology. You will get to know your professor and lecturers, as well as your fellow students. You will receive information about what to expect at the beginning and during your studies. There will also be room to ask questions regarding your studies and the…
Welcome by the Institute of Anthropology. You will get to know your professor and lecturers, as well as our student committee. You will receive information about what to expect during your studies. There will also be room to ask general questions regarding your studies. For individual and open…
Decolonizing Anthropology. A self-critical appraisal of the current state of…
Digital Lecture Series in the winter semester 2023/24
The digital lecture series is a cooperation of the institutes of Social- and Cultural Anthropology in Austria, Switzerland and Germany and will take place online via Webex. The lecture is aimed at students of all qualification levels (BA, MA students, PhD students) as well as researchers and…
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 .
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.
Teaching and learning in the current term
Our classes in the current term are available on Almaweb.
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.
Digital Governance and Respatialisation
This research project traces the spatial effects of new digital infrastructures in India
Lecturers at our institute strive for creating synergies between teaching and research. Learn more about the research profiles and teaching activities of academic staff.
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.