SAA President
Madlen Kobi has been elected President of the Swiss Anthropological Association.
22.04.2026
The Social Anthropology Unit congratulates Ass. Prof. Madlen Kobi on her election as President of the Swiss Anthropological Association (Schweizerische Ethnologische Gesellschaft SEG/Société Suisse d’Ethnologie…
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Guest lecture
"Le vieillissement, la ruralité et l’organisation sociale des soins: deux études de cas en Espagne".
20.04.2026
Prof. Yolanda Bodoque Puerta from the University Rovira i Virgili will give a public lecture entitled "Le vieillissement, la ruralité et l’organisation sociale des soins: deux études de cas en Espagne"…
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universitas
Wieviel Stadt braucht der Mensch?
20.04.2026
China hat seit den 1980er-Jahren einen rasanten Wandel von einer landwirtschaftlich geprägten Gesellschaft zu einer weitgehenden Verstädterung durchlaufen. Was macht das mit den Menschen?
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Film screening
Film Screening and Panel Discussion: "Between the Rains".
15.04.2026
The Social Anthropology Unit is organising a screening of the film "Between the Rains", which will take place on Tuesday, 12 May at 7:00 pm at Korso Cinema in Fribourg.
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Conference
DEI still matters and the role of diversity for global supply and wealth chains
01.04.2026
Dr. Johanna Mugler gives a talk at the Spring Conference of ökofinanz-21 e.V., a network for sustainable asset management, March, 19, 2026.
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Welcome
Dr. Ognjen Kojanić joins the Social Anthropology Team
31.03.2026
We warmly welcome Dr. Ognjen Kojanić in our team. Dr. Kojanić joins the Social Anthropology Unit for the next two years with the SNSF-funded project "Managing Volumes: Infrastructure in Belgrade Wetlands".
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Table ronde
Intervention du Prof. David Bozzini dans le cadre de la Semaine contre le racisme
23.03.2026
Dans le cadre de la Semaine contre le racisme, le Prof. David Bozzini, spécialiste de l'Erythrée, va participer à une table ronde organisée au Musée d'ethnographie de Genève (MEG) le 25 mars 2026 (18h-19h20).
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Food dialogue
New world order for food security: From "feeding the world" to "securing our own supply"?
05.03.2026
Watch the recording: On 3 March 2026, Dr. Lena Kaufmann contributed to the dialogue 'New world order for food security: From "feeding the world" to "securing our own supply"?', co-organised by Wageningen…
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SAA Conference
Care, Maintenance, Decay: Ways of attending to vulnerability in a transforming world.
14.01.2026
From February 5-7, 2026, the Social Anthropology Unit organized the Annual Meeting of the Swiss Anthropological Association. Around 150 social anthropologists from Switzerland and beyond have participated…
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