News archive for Department of Social Anthropology

Just in time for the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2025 at the United Nations in New York, the research project Habitable Air is publishing three policy briefs on air quality.

The edited volume "Egalitarian Dynamics: Liminality, and Victor Turner’s Contribution to the Understanding of Socio-historical Process", has recently been published, offering fresh perspectives on the anthropologist’s enduring influence. Edited by renowned scholars Bruce Kapferer and Marina Gold, the book delves into Turner’s concept of liminality and its relevance to contemporary social dynamics... Read more

We mourn the loss of Professor Thomas Hylland Eriksen, a distinguished scholar and beloved mentor, whose legacy will continue to inspire generations of anthropologists.

Principal investigator Kerry Ryan Chance of the Habitable Air project spoke at the 2024 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) at the United Nations in New York on the urgent issue of air pollution and how this impacts on climate change and public health.

The Norway-Pacific Ocean-Climate (N-POC) Scholarship Programme was an active ingredient at the 2024 Bergen Summer Research School, bridging ideas of scientific knowledge and traditional knowledge on the ocean-climate nexus during two hectic weeks in Bergen.

The introduction of new automated technologies promises to help improve the sustainability of the maritime industry, yet this trend is also likely to affect the numbers of people employed at sea and change the nature of their role. EU-Research spoke to our own Professor Cecilie Vindal Ødegaard about her work in looking at the impact of automation on the maritime industry and its workforce.

Capitalism is not just an economy, it is a type of society, according to professor in social anthropology, Don Kalb. For the past few years, he and his team have tried, through field work and research, to understand what is happening to people and communities in areas that have recently become capitalist.

At this years Bergen Anthropology Day (BAD) hosted by department of Social Anthropology and CMI to present some of the current research being done by Bergen-based anthropologists, Will Dawley and Fartein Hauan Nilsen took part and shared some of the insights form their research on Cryonics and AI.