Department of Anthropology – University of Copenhagen

Department of Anthropology

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Helle Bundgaard is Teacher of the Year at the Department of Anthropology

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Project to investigate the social and political impact of migrant deaths

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Mapping concerns about rising seawater

photo: Helle Samuelsen

Interview: Burkina Faso's health crisis has major implications for the rest of the world

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Students in class. Photo: Jakob Dall

Link to current research projects

News

Remembering Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962-2024)

The news of Thomas Hylland Eriksen’s death hit his anthropological colleagues at the University of Copenhagen very hard.

How does compassion for animals develop and take root?

Looking at Tibetans and Indians who provide care for stray animals in northern India, a new anthropological project will explore how people develop a compassion-based ethics through their encounters with animals.

Helle Bundgaard is Teacher of the Year at the Department of Anthropology

At the Department Day on 13 September, Associate Professor Helle Bundgaard was honoured as Teacher of the Year 2024.

Project to investigate the social and political impact of migrant deaths

Every year, thousands of migrants from Africa die on their way to Europe. A new anthropological project funded by the European Research Council will examine the impact of these deaths on the bereaved.

Selected publications

Calendar

31 Jan. 2025, 11:00-12:30

SODAS Lecture with Elliot Ash

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24 Feb. - 25 Feb. 2025

Conference for researchers and practitioners: Co-creating Landscape Change in the Green Transition

Conference for researchers and practitioners

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