Festival

Conference, Film screening

The process of doing ethnographic research enables you to develop the capacity to engage, analyse and report from a social science perspective.

Visual Ethnography combines anthropological theory and hands-on audiovisual practice.

Promotores: G. Persoon, R. Schefold

Festival

In Europe a number of production and communication strategies have long tried to establish local products as resources for local development. At the foot of the Alps, this scenario appears in all its contradictions, especially in relation to cheese production. The Heritage Arena focuses on the saga…

Cultural anthropology development sociology, visual methods, policy in practice, global ethnography.

The master's specialisation in Visual Ethnography enables you to combine technical mastery of audiovisual production with ethnographic research skills. Your experience ranges from project design to field studies, to scholarly output.

Find out how to apply for Global Ethnography at Leiden University by following our step-by step guide.

Find out how to apply for Global Ethnography at Leiden University by following our step-by step guide.

Discussion Group

The master's specialisation in Visual Ethnography emphasises a strongly hands-on, empirical approach, which requires students to play an active role in mastering the audiovisual toolbox.

Within the Visual Ethnography specialisation, you can develop your own research project or make use of the research opportunities offered by our staff members listed below.

Do you have any questions about the master's specialisation Visual Ethnography? Please contact us!

Essays in archaeology, ethnohistory and ethnography of the Amerindian circum-Caribbean

Lecture, Book presentation

Lecture, The 4th Adriaan Gerbrands Lecture

Lecture

Do you want to know more about the master's specialisation in Visual Ethnography and what it's like to study at Leiden University? Visit us on the next Master's Open Day!

Do you have any questions about the master's specialisation in Global Ethnography? Please contact us!

The master's specialisation in Global Ethnography is all about your three-month ethnographic research project. Experienced scholars teach you in extensive courses and by individual supervision how to get to most of your research.

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Graduates of the master's specialisation in Global Ethnography are proficient in analysing and reporting global vulnerabilities and local forms of resilience.

Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University is renowned for its international orientation and broad range of theoretical, methodological, and regional expertise.

From Roma standing up for their rights in Ghent, to the comeback of African fashion in Ghana. The documentaries from Visual Ethnography students showcase the beautifully diverse world we live in. On UNESCO Audiovisual Heritage Day, they show why it's so important to document.

How are contemporary art practices from Southeast Asia negotiating notions of art and tradition?

Learn to use a visual ethnography framework in each phase of the research process.

Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology

In order to deepen your knowledge of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, we encourage you to continue your studies with a master's programme.

Ethnography and Photography in a Moroccan Berber Village

The d12n Research Cluster provides a space for inquiry and intervention into the ongoing digit(al)isation of culture, society, and scholarship. The research cluster aims to link CADS Institute researchers to each other as well as to experts and praticioners from around the world as we combine thinking…

Discussion Group

Lecture, Research Seminar

Visual Ethnography is an intensive programme. However, if you are a highly motived student you can consider applying for the Leiden Leadership Programme.

Global Ethnography is an intensive programme due to your own three-month research project. However, if you are a highly motived student you can consider applying for the Leiden Leadership Programme.

Do you want to know more about the master's specialisation in Global Ethnography and what it's like to study at Leiden University? Visit us on the next Master's Open Day!