• News: Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology

    Internship or Research Opportunity at the Günter Frank House

    BA and/or MA students have the opportunity to do an internship or research at the Günter Frank House (Neuenhaus, Lower Saxony). Further information can be found in the following document.

    Invitation to participate in the workshop "Violence in the Field"

    Online September 24th, 16h; in Münster September 26 (evening)-28 (afternoon), 2024

    "Violence in the Field - Recognizing, Naming, and Transforming Experiences of Violence in Anthropological and Artistic Research Contexts"

    The aim of this workshop is to create a space for reflection for all academic hierarchical levels where we can reflect jointly on experiences of violence in research settings.

    We intent to work with personal experiences and examples shared by participants. Thus the number of participants is limited to 20.

    Performative and theatrical methods and exercises encompass our body, emotions, and sensory experiences while we are working and discussing .

    For more information about the workshop, please refer to the attached flyer.

    This workshop will be conducted by the Owdnegrin Performance Collective (Berlin), Dr. Julia Koch Tshirangwana (Göttingen), and Dr. Annika Strauss (Münster). Guest: Prof. Annika Björnsdotter Teppo (Uppsala).

    Participants are kindly requested to contribute between 20€ and €80 to the costs of catering and room rent for three days at Alexianer Hotel am Wasserturm, Münster.

    Registration: Please register until July 11th via annika.strauss@uni-muenster.de, along with a brief introduction of yourself, your work and your interests. We particularly invite students to participate. The workshop takes place in English.

    Senegal Exkursion - Pilgrimage & Memory

    The three-week excursion to Senegal allows insights into practices and places of cultural memory and pilgrimage that bring together different religious traditions and forms of remembering. For more detailed information please click here.

  • Electoral results

    Current information will follow, when provided by the student council of the masters programme.

    International Anthro Organization 2022

    We, the International Anthro Organization 2022 have been elected as the student council to represent the master students in the IDepartment of Social and Cultural Anthropology.

    We aim to support students in their journey throughout their programme. We strive to be inclusive, active and sensitive to the needs of all students. The council works passionately in assisting International students who might be facing difficulties as a student in Germany. From providing individual attention to keeping students connected, the council hopes to make each student's experience fun, relaxed, enriching and exciting.

    Team International Anthro Organization 2022.

    • Chairperson: Harshitha Deepak Kumayaa
    • Deputy Chairperson: Laura Maria Gonzalez
    • Financier: Josefine Booi
    • Rep. for MA Visual Anthropology: Sadaf Bilgari
    • Members: Silvana Gutierrez, Moyu Li, Nadia Millati

  • Information on the Emergency Fund

    Costfree social counselling

    Due to the financial hardship of many students, the University of Muenster and the AStA offer costfree social counselling and the crisis fund. Further information can be found here.

  • Research Funding Support

    Funding for student research projects

    The Rectorate of the WWU supports innovative and scientific projects initiated and carried out by students (including doctoral students) with up to 5,000.00 euros. It is important, among other things, that these projects are distinguished from degree qualifying measures and other academic achievements. The age limit is 27 years. Further information can be found on the SAFIR website, which will be happy to assist you with your application.