Abstract der Vorlesung:

What does it mean to study culture – and what does culture finally mean? Whether we compare cultures or delve deep into the dynamics of a single social order, anthropology’s task is to confront the interplay of the human condition and the cultural form. Tracing the genealogy of our flagship method, ethnography, and its relation to alternative disciplines that try to get at the heart of the human experience – philology, history, and social relations – the 2019 Jensen Memorial Lectures will consider whether contemporary anthropology has come any closer to being able to define culture, after more than a century of investigation.

03. Juni: "The Question of Religion"
17. Juni: "The Accidental Method"
24. Juni: "The Relevance of History"
01. Juli: "The Meaning of Culture"