Welcome
Cultural Anthropologists and Ethnologists want to understand people and the way they organize socially, politically and culturally. Through long term fieldwork and ethnographic writing, we create knowledge about social forms and cultural expressions in Sweden and Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia and Melanesia.
What is Anthropology?

What is Ethnology?

Researcher of the Month
Oscar Pripp: About the political power in music, the ethnological ID in working life, and how good people create bad effects
Oscar Pripp is an ethnologist whose work revolves around culture in several ways. He studies music as a means of expression for politics and civic engagement. He also works with ethnological tools to address exclusion processes and structural discrimination in schools and working life. As Oscar has held the role of director of studies, he has become a familiar face to many who have studied at the department.
Study Information
Remember that you who have been admitted need to accept course places to keep them. In order to then be able to start your studies you also need to register for the courses you want to take.
On our department page for study information, you will find information about course registration periods and about the learning platform Studium which is the place where you will find all the necessary information when you study a course with us.
Aktuellt på institutionen
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Cultural Anthropology celebrates 60 Years at Uppsala University
2023-09-28
After the Ethnologists' successful 75th anniversary, it is now time for the department's other discipline to celebrate: Anthropology turns 60!
In addition to a packed anniversary day at the Humanities Theatre on October 20, there will be a full week of events between October 16-23.
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Guest PhD student
2023-09-20
Sam Kniknie will be guest PhD student with us during the autumn. Welcome!
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Three new colleagues in Anthropology
2023-09-20
This semester we welcome three new antrhopologists to the department!
They are Associate Senior Lecturer Mahmoud Keshavarz, and Metztli Sarai Hernández Garcia and Matias Menalled who both are PhD students in the network C-Urge: Anthropology of Global Climate Urgency.
Nyheter
- Cultural Anthropology celebrates 60 Years at Uppsala University 2023-09-28
- Guest PhD student 2023-09-20
- Three new colleagues in Anthropology 2023-09-20
- Ethnology 75 years in Uppsala! 2023-08-31
- Ana Chiritoiu won Best Dissertation Award 2023-08-31
- Professor Gösta Arvastson (1943-2023) 2023-08-09
- Katarina Graffman discussing economic behavior 2023-08-09
- Researchers protest 2023-08-02
- Inna Shvorak- guest researcher from Ukraine 2023-06-29
- Meet the Coordination-team of Uppsala University’s Forum for Africa Studies 2023-06-20
Calendar
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Research seminar in Ethnology: Introduction of the Theme
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Research seminar in Cultural Anthropology with Ruben Andersson
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Workshop: Towards an anthropology of capture (online)
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Research seminar in Ethnology with Maria Bäckman
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Anthropology Celebrates 60 Years
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Research seminar in Cultural Anthropology with Andrea Ballestero
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Research seminar in Ethnology with Inna Shvorak
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Research seminar in Cultural Anthropology with Anna Gavanas
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Research seminar in Ethnology with Lars Kaijser
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Research seminar in Cultural Anthropology with Lucia Michelutti
Publications

Books, book chapters, articles and PhD dissertations published by members of the faculty