Research at the Department of Social Anthropology is globally oriented, systematically comparative, anchored in extensive fieldwork and thematically varied.
Research projects
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AMBER
What can amber and its global circulations tell us about the current times?
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AnthEM
What can anthropology contribute to the fight against pollution in Africa?
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Container Ships
(Dis-)Assembling the Life Cycle of Container Ships. Global Ethnographic explorations into Maritime Working Lives.
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Research News
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Reading and concentration: "We cannot rely on willpower when faced with algorithms"
Students at the University of Oslo are joining forces against screens to regain their concentration and improve their reading.
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Searching for Trout
Anthropologists and biologists are combing the rivers on four continents in their search for a fish which has its origins in British imperialism.
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Differences That Make a Difference
Thomas Hylland Eriksen is very concerned about the loss of biodiversity and cultural diversity: “We must rethink our relationship with the environment”.
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The Struggle for Knowledge
What is considered to be knowledge, whose knowledge is recognised, and how is it actually taught at the university? The social anthropology academic community discusses the decolonisation of academia.