29.04.2025
On 27 May, 6pm, in room B130 (PER 21) our guest lecturer Dr. Jovana Dikovic will give a talk introducing her newly published book "The Laissez-Faire Peasant: Post-socialist rural development in Serbia"…
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Back to the roots
Emilia Sulek is going back to the roots.
15.04.2025
In her project called "Back to the Roots: Medicinal Plant Supply Chains in Post-Covid Asia" Dr. Emilia Sulek will study medicinal plant supply chains that have multiplied across Asia. A grant from Delta…
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PhD
Björn Reichhardt has successfully defended his PhD thesis
22.11.2024
Björn Reichhardt has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled "Ferments, Fences, Futures: Ecologies of Transformation in Rural Mongolia."
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Oh my bug!
"Oh my bug! Tales from the insecurity machine." A lecture by Prof. Dr. David Bozzini.
01.10.2024
Prof. Dr. David Bozzini (Professor of Anthropology at the University of Fribourg) will give a lecture on Tuesday the 8th of October.
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Postdoc offer
Postdoc position (50-55%) in the research project "Maintaining Relations: Community-owned Hydropower Infrastructure Through Time"
24.09.2024
The Unit of Social Anthropology is inviting applications for a Postdoc position (50-55%) in the research project "Maintaining Relations: Community-owned Hydropower Infrastructure Through Time"
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Podcast
Squaring the Circle. A Podcast on Building Material Reuse and Circular Construction.
12.09.2024
This is a podcast on building material reuse and circular construction for those interested in a more sustainable management of our built environment and a careful handling of building materials.
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Theodor Fischer Award
Adam Przywara receives Theodor Fischer Award 2024
21.05.2024
Adam Przywara, postdoctoral researcher at the Social Anthropology Unit, is a recipient of the Theodor Fischer Award 2024 for his PhD thesis titled "The Materiality of Ruins: Rubble, Salvaged Bricks, and…
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PhD offer
PhD Position (100%) in the research project «Digital Agriculture»
21.03.2024
The Unit of Social Anthropology is inviting applications for a PhD Position (100%) in the research project «Digital Agriculture».
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PhD
Sylvain Besençon obtient son doctorat en Anthropologie Sociale
31.01.2024
Sa thèse de doctorat qui s'intitule « Les temps de la sécurité informatique : une anthropologie du soin du protocole cryptographique OpenPGP » a été soutenue avec succès le 11 janvier 2024.
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