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Piet van Eeuwijk has been elected member of the 'Expert Groups on Global Health Themes' of the 'International Society of Global Health' in the thematic field 'Health Problems of Aging Populations'

The International Society of Global Health (ISoGH) aims to promote global health as a field of scientific research and health care practice nationally and internationally; to produce, provide, exchange and disseminate information relating…
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George Paul Meiu appointed Professor of Anthropology

George Paul Meiu will take up the professorship with a focus on social anthropology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences on 1 July 2022. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Till Förster, who held the position since 2001. The Institute of…

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Guided Field Course HS 2022/ FS 2023

Exploring Urban Environmental Futures in Colombia: Climate Justice, the Promise of Infrastructure and Beyond…

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Farewell Symposium in Honor of Prof. Dr. Till Förster

We are pleased to celebrate Professor Till Förster's distinguished career spanning over 20 years at the Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Basel. The institute will host a symposium to honor his research and teaching…

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Till Förster im Interview mit dem SonntagBlick

Till Förster und weitere Experten warnen im Interview mit dem SonntagsBlick vor den indirekten Folgen des russischen Angriffs, denn vom Weizen aus der Ukraine sind vor allem die Maghreb-Staaten abhängig.

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Neue Social-Media-Kanäle

Das Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften freut sich, Sie neu auf Instagram, Twitter und Facebook begrüssen zu dürfen. Künftig werden wir auf unseren Social-Media-Kanälen in Englisch und Deutsch Neuigkeiten aus unseren Fachbereichen,…

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Bodily ethnography: Some epistemological challenges of participation

New article by Till Förster

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What's (in) a Vignette? History, Functions, and Development of an Elusive Ethnographic Sub-genre

New article by Anna Bloom-Christen und Hendrikje Grunow

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Navigating the Archipelago City: Everyday Experiences and Socio-political Imaginaries of Urban Floods in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

New article by Silke Oldenburg

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Piet van Eeuwijk has been made member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal 'Anthropology & Aging' (University of Pittsburgh)

About the journal: Anthropology & Aging is the official journal of the Association for Anthropology, Gerontology, and the Life Course (AAGE), a nonprofit organization established in 1978 as a multidisciplinary group dedicated to the…