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Organization profile
Organisation Profile
The fundamental goal of anthropological research is to examine micro-level social life as well as global-level phenomena from a comparative point of view, thereby continuously expanding the boundaries of the researcher’s previous competence.
In the teaching of anthropology at the University of Helsinki a strong emphasis is placed on the tradition of fieldwork research through which modern anthropology is connected to the central questions and issues of sciences concerned with culture, society and human behaviour. The early stages of anthropological studies focus on research traditions and the philosophical and theoretical questions which have been asked throughout the history of the discipline. The purpose of this part of the programme is to ensure that every student becomes acquainted with the research fields of modern anthropology, its research methods and ethnographic studies across the globe.
The study of anthropology at the University of Helsinki comprises three academic degrees. The Bachelor of Social Science typically takes three years with a total of at least 180 ECTS; this includes introductory and intermediate courses in social and cultural anthropology and an additional 50-60 ECTS in minor subjects. The Master of Social Science degree comprises 120 ECTS of advanced studies, ethnographic fieldwork and a written thesis based on empirical findings; it is expected to take approximately two years. The most important element of the Doctoral degree is approximately one year of fieldwork resulting in a supervised dissertation, with an additional 50 ECTS of coursework or supervised literature reports connected with the candidate’s ethnographic sphere of inquiry. This should take approximately four years.
A major part of the expertise accruing from anthropological studies is the competence to work in a wide range of different fields and professional environments, along with the ability to come up with solutions to unpredictable problems in any situation. In addition to finding positions in diverse research initiatives, anthropologists are employed in international organizations and government administration, as cultural experts in the corporate world and have found niches in fields such as journalism and other communication media. Anthropologists are required as teachers both in universities and other educational institutions, and are in particular demand in non-government organizations, museums and welfare bodies.
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Profiles
Phaedra Douzina-Bakalaki
- Social and Cultural Anthropology - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff
Matti Eräsaari
- Social and Cultural Anthropology - Postdoctoral Researcher
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff, UH
Sarah Green
- Social and Cultural Anthropology - Professor
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: UH, U4 Research and teaching staff
Toomas Gross
- Social and Cultural Anthropology - University Lecturer
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
Miia Halme-Tuomisaari
- Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies - University Researcher
- Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Faculty Common Matters - Title of Docent
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH
Projects
Yhteistyötä yli lajirajan: hevosen yksilöllisyyttä kunnioittava vuorovaikutus myötätuntoisen ja motivoituneen yhteistyön avaimena
01/06/2019 → 31/05/2023
Project: Research project
The Role of Religion in Contemporary Ethical Self-Making
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2021
Project: Research project
The Role of Religion in Contemporary Ethical Self-Making
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2021
Project: Research project
New regimes of commodification and state formation on the resource frontier of Southeast Asia
Lounela, A., Tammisto, T., Wilenius, H. & Ranta, K.
01/10/2018 → 31/08/2021
Project: Research project
Publications
Commentary to the article “Cultural theory and the ethnographic field: methodological views” by Art Leete and Peeter Torop.
Gross, T., 2020, Approaches to Culture Theory 8. University of Tartu Press, p. 136-137Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
Editorial
Bermant, L. S. & Ssorin-Chaikov, N., Feb 2020, In : Social Anthropology. 28, 1, p. 3-5 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific › peer-review
Editor of the Estonian translation of Arnold van Gennep’s "Rites de passage "
Gross, T., 2020, University of Tartu Press.Research output: Other contribution
Editor of the Estonian translation of Bronislaw Malinowski’s "Magic, Science and Religion and Other Essays"
Gross, T., 2020, Tartu : University of Tartu Press.Research output: Other contribution
Editor's note
Eräsaari, M., 2020, In : Suomen Antropologi. 44, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
Open Access
Activities
Development Days 2020: Inequality Revisited
Dayabati Roy (Chair)27 Feb 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Development Days 2020
Dayabati Roy (Chair)26 Feb 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography (Journal)
Dayabati Roy (Reviewer)2 Feb 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Ethos (Malden) (Journal)
Anni Kajanus (Member of editorial board)1 Feb 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
Pre-examination of doctoral thesis, Tichaona Trust Mazarire, Exploring economic reintegration in Namibia: Individual trajectories of PLAN ex-fighters and SWAPO exiles, 1989 – 2018
Lalli Metsola (Pre-examiner)Jan 2020
Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
Prizes
Third price in the science photography contest organized by the The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies
Jelena Johanna Salmi (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prizes and awards
Press / Media
Juoruilun tyylilajit ja sosiaalinen merkitys/ Gossip as a speech genre and its social significance
13/03/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Uskontokuntiin perustuva vallanjako saa satikutia Libanonin mielenosoittajilta
29/10/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Raising children for the 21st Century – Changing methods and moralities in Chinese primary education
04/04/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media