Social and Cultural Anthropology

What does it mean to be human in a global world?

What do people in diverse places share and how do they differ? How can we understand the relation between nature and culture? What makes societies change and how do people cope with such social transformations?

The research and teaching at the ISEK - Social Anthropology in Zurich reflect this wide range of study areas. The Department has a strong regional focus on Asia, but our researchers also conduct fieldwork in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

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Featured Current Research

Individuals and the social process in Kalanga (Togo)

Excursions

Upcoming Excursions and Summer Schools

Summer 2023: "Changing India: Understanding nation-building in the world’s largest democracy"; Summer School in India

HS23/FS24: Ethnographic Archives and Collections as Time Capsules: Collaborative Research on the Löffler Archives in Contemporary Contexts (in Bangladesh and Switzerland)

Summer 2024: Uzbekistan: Historical heritage and contemporary challenges

Summer 2024: In Mayan Mexico: Change and Continuity in the Chiapas Highlands

News

14 Sep 2023

Vacancy: PhD position "Empirical and ethical aspects of egg donation" in the University Research Priority Program "Human Reproduction Reloaded | H2R", Sub-Project 3 60 % (limited duration)

This PhD position is part of sub-project 3 "Ethnography of Human Reproduction and Single Case Studies in Threshold Areas", led by Profs. Tanja Krones (Clinical Ethics) and Annuska Derks (Social Anthropology).

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7 Sep 2023

Ausschreibung Ethnologie: Wissenschaftliche Hilfsassistenz 10 %

Wir suchen eine wissenschaftliche Hilfsassistenz, deren/dessen Expertise zur thematischen und regionalen Spezialisierung des Lehrstuhls von Prof. Dr. Peter Finke passt.

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17 Aug 2023

Guest at ISEK - Social Anthropology Fall 2023 - Annisa Hartoto

Annisa Hartoto is currently a visiting fellow at ISEK - Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies at the University of Zürich, where she will take on the role of a Postdoctoral Researcher starting in 2024.

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Agenda

Sun, 1.10.

11:00 Uhr

1.10.2023, 11:00: Tag für Ayoréode in Bolivien und Paraguay

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Tue, 3.10.

16:15 Uhr

3.10.2023, 16:15: Taped-Up Chains: Congolese Trading in Post-Pandemic World

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Wed, 4.10.

15:00 Uhr

4.10.2023, 15:00: Werkstatt für Studierende und junge Erwachsene: «Wie möchtest Du im Museum präsentiert sein?»

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Social and Cultural Anthropology

What does it mean to be human in a global world?

Short film: Studying Social Anthropology in Zurich

Featured Current Research

Excursions

News

Vacancy: PhD position "Empirical and ethical aspects of egg donation" in the University Research Priority Program "Human Reproduction Reloaded | H2R", Sub-Project 3 60 % (limited duration)

Ausschreibung Ethnologie: Wissenschaftliche Hilfsassistenz 10 %

Guest at ISEK - Social Anthropology Fall 2023 - Annisa Hartoto

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Zurich Anthropology Working Papers and Comments