Visiting address

Fosswinckelsgt. 6, 8 floor

Postal address

P B 7802, N - 5020 Bergen

Tel: + 47 55 58 92 50
Fax:+ 47 55 58 92 60
E-mail: post@sosantr.uib.no

Social anthropology is the central discipline in the global comparative study of culture and society. Social anthropologists examine the cultural diversity of mankind and the social processes which unfold in this global diversity. Thus the thematic range of the discipline is extremely wide – all human activity and knowledge is of interest in an attempt to understand variation, context and change in society and culture. This is evident also in the geographical range of the discipline.

The people at the Department publishes in a wide range of forums and languages. An overview of the publications in recent years may be found here.

The two international journals Social analysis and Anthropological theory are both edited from the department. The contact person for both at the department is Wenche Iversen.