Welcome to the Institute of Anthropology and Cultural Research

We ask what it means to be human at the contemporary moment and conduct ethnographies of the present. One of the strengths of our institute is our interdisciplinary orientation, which is reflected in our BA in Cultural Studies, conducted in cooperation with the Centre for Media, Communication, and Information Research (ZeMKI). Our MA in Transcultural Studies, which is also interdisciplinary and research-oriented, focuses on transcultural relations.

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The Institute of Anthropology and Cultural Research (IfEK) has made critical, anti-racist, and intersectional approaches central to its teaching and research. Our goal is to implement and live these approaches in the everyday life of our institution.

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Schwerpunkt Transkulturalisierung und Diversität

Anthropology and Cultural Research's primary goal is to grasp the complexity and dynamics of social and cultural phenomena. One of our departmental key foci in research and teaching thus lies in the critical examination of transcultural processes, diversity and social inequality in the contemporary world.

In Media Anthropology and Visual Anthropology we focus on the central role the media plays in shaping cultural and social processes in contemporary life. Research and teaching in these areas are geared to analyzing developments at both global and local levels.

IfEK covers a broad spectrum of subjects in both teaching and research, including topics related to the environment, energy and resources; medical anthropology, science and technology studies (STS); as well as social and cultural research in the field of the anthropology of the oceans.

The term Public Anthropology refers to a socio-politically engaged form of Social and Cultural Anthropology aimed at tackling issues of contemporary relevance, while at the same time actively seeking two-way exchanges between academia and general public.