Institute for Cultural Analysis and European Ethnology

Welcome!

There is so much to discover:

After all, what could be more exciting than culture as we understand it: As a dynamic process that structures and organises people’s lives within specific contexts.

We try to understand society from the inside!

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Research

Studies

Navigation & Overview

Research

People

Administrative Office

Academic services office

Contact

Studies

Departmental student committee

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Important note

Please note that teaching is mainly conducted in German, and the general structure of the institute’s operations is also organized in German. For your convenience, you will find key pages in English here, such as research, people, the administrative office, studies, the academic services office, the Departmental student committee and contact.

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Research

Research is the foundation of university and institute life, and this applies to both students and teachers. An overview of current and past research fields and projects can be found here.

Further information

Sie sehen ein geöffnetes Holzkistchen, darin befinden sich verschiedene Gegenstände, wie ein grünes Feuerzeug, eine gelbe Garnrolle, eine Wäscheklammer, Geld, ein Nagel, ein Zigarettenstummel und vieles mehr.

Untersetzer mit schwarzen Punkten, darauf sind sieben weiße Kugeln angeordnet

People

At our institute, many inspiring people work on fascinating research projects and offer a wide range of courses. In addition, the institute employs numerous student assistants as well as staff in its administrative and organizational departments.

Further information

Sie sehen vollgeschriebene und gedruckte Seiten an Papier übereinander gelegt. Es befindet sich ein Kalender, ein Stift und ein Marker auf dem Bild.

Studies

Our Institute offers a bachelor’s degree programme in Empirical Cultural Studies and two master’s degree programmes in Ethnogrpahy and Cultural Analysis and Interdisciplinary Anthropology*.

*All courses are taught in German. Click here to learn more about your options as an international or exchange student.

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