Research on the interface between sensory embodiment and media aesthetics in on-going legacies of contentious politics

Visual ethnographic research into development-projects or practices of embodiment

What does it mean to live sustainably in an ecologically damaged world?

Visual Ethnography provides an important framework, toolkit, and skillset to address the pressing concerns of Global Vulnerabilities and Social Resilience.

The master's specialisation in Visual Ethnography offers students the possibility to graduate by producing their own ethnographic film. The films 'Living Art', by alumna Tina Krüger, and 'Across Gender', by alumna Anouk Houtman, have received two awards.

Festival

Festival

Lecture, Film screening

Festival

Conference, Film screening

Lecture, The 4th Adriaan Gerbrands Lecture

Dr. Mark Westmoreland (Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology) and Dr. Francesco Ragazzi (Institute of Political Science) have been awarded a Seed grant for their project, ‘Other “ways of knowing”: should we prepare for a post-textual turn in the social sciences?’. The grant amounts…

Lecture, The 8th Adriaan Gerbrands Lecture

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.

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

How do insurance products transform intimate and personal relations? What are the consequences of the classifications that insurance companies use and how do these affect solidarity, morality and inequality?

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.

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Social and Behavioural Sciences, Political Science

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

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.

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!

The ‘Locke drawings’ collection and the representation of Brazilian native peoples in global perspective

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.

This ethnographic research is a joint project with the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Leiden University, and KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies. It aims to understand the experiences of social inclusion and exclusion of female migrants…

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

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

The purpose of LENS is to foster, coordinate and support research of visual media of analog and digital photography, film, and video, and the visual arts.

Research on the process and construction of news stories about human rights issues in Latin American newspapers.

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

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

This doctoral research project in design seeks to shed a light on legibility in the context of visually impaired beginning readers.

A 24 person classroom on the floor 0 of the Pieter de la Court building. Designed for groupwork, rolling, flexible tables and chairs are arranged around shared monitors. Each group has a small whiteboard. The frontal projection point has a short-throw projector with motion tracking and live annotation.…

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

This research hopes to contribute to social awareness of the consequences of colonialism for Indigenous Peoples, to the deconstruction of still existing colonial and discriminatory notions and to a better appreciation of Indigenous art and thought.

The pre-master's programme has been designed to help the individual student achieve the requirements for admission in the MSc in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology of Leiden University.

Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology

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Promotor: J.N. Kok, Co-promotor: M.S. Lew

Knowledge and culture subproject 3: "Visual arts and geometry" of Leiden University Centre for Linguistics

In what ways can visual art play a vital role in countering the discriminating stigma experienced by transgender communities?

Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University studies the everyday practices of individuals and groups around the world in relation to the complex global challenges of diversity, sustainability, and digitalisation.

When you apply for admission, you’ll be asked to submit several documents.

‘Over leven in Aarlanderveen’ , the film that Master's student Marleen Oostenrijk made for her graduation project of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, will be screened 22-28 February at the local television station Studio Alphen. The film portrays the liveability of the village Aarlanderveen…

The Master’s specialisation in Global Ethnography provides you with the opportunity to conduct a personalised three-month ethnographic field research, to gain expertise on how to study global issues on a local level and to develop excellent social scientific skills.