Discipline: Anthropology

Food, Migration, and Belonging

How can food and food practices influence our sense of belonging – or of exclusion?  In this course focused on student’s own research, we explore ways in which food contributes to the building of communities and…

Food, Taste, and Waste

Sustainable development in food is becoming increasingly important in the agri-food sector and the global economy, in political debates, and in many consumers’ minds. In this course, we look into current sustainability trends in food consumerism…

DIS Summer - Food, Taste, and Waste

African American Expats in Copenhagen and Paris

This course examines the experiences of African American expatriates in Copenhagen and in Paris. While many are familiar with the stories of James Baldwin, Josephine Baker, Langston Hughes, and Richard Wright in Paris, few know about…

DIS Summer, African American Expats in Copenhagen and Paris

Postcolonial Europe: Narratives, Nationalism, and Race

This course examines European colonial narratives and how they continue to inform current discourses of immigration, culture, and race in Europe. A comparative approach in this course allows for a deconstruction of national narratives of exceptionalism,…

Postcolonial Europe

Migration and the City

Migration has transformed the cityscapes of Sweden dramatically in recent years, but the transnational processes of migrant flows have been an indelible force in Europe’s cities for decades. With a focus on Stockholm and a comparative…

DIS Summer, Stockholm, Migration in the City

Nordic Culinary Culture

Since the 2000s, the Nordic region has been celebrated internationally for using local and seasonal products, reviving and adapting traditional cooking techniques, and combining good taste with health and well-being. In this course, you analyze Nordic…

DIS Summer, Nordic Culinary Culture

Gender, Equality, and Sexuality in Scandinavia

Sweden is the most gender equal country in the world with, paid parental leave for all parents, a high number of women in leadership positions, progressive sex education, and equal rights for homosexuals, the Nordic prostitution…

Gender, Equality, and Sexuality in Scandinavia, summer elective course at DIS Stockholm

Human Trafficking in a Global Context

Globally, human trafficking ranks among the most profitable criminal activities. It is also a violation of human rights. In this course, you gain an understanding of trafficking, including its extent in relation to other criminal activities,…

Human Trafficking in a Global Context, Summer Course