Our internal colloquium serves as a platform for substantive exchange among staff members of Cultural Studies/European Ethnology and guest lecturers from other universities at home and abroad, thus acting as a meeting point for intellectual discourse. On selected dates during the semester, current or planned research projects, publications, and projects will be presented and discussed. Students are cordially invited to attend the event to gain insight into the work of the staff and participate in the current research discourse. It is also possible, in consultation with the subject department or study management, to attend this event as a substitute for selected courses.

Further information about our Mainz Colloquium in European Ethnology can be found here, with the semester schedule and summaries of the respective contributions from our guests.

To learn more about individual research projects in our team, visit our team page here.

Volumes 1 to 24 of this series were published under the name “Mainzer Beiträge zur Kulturanthropologie / Volkskunde” [Mainz Contributions to Cultural Anthropology / European Ethnology]. The series “Mainzer Beiträge zur Kulturanthropologie/Europäischen Ethnologie” [Mainz Contributions to Cultural Anthropology / European Ethnology] was published by the Gesellschaft für Volkskunde in Rheinland-Pfalz e.V.

The series “Mainzer Beiträge zur Kulturanthropologie/Europäischen Ethnologie” [Mainz Contributions to Cultural Anthropology / European Ethnology] reflects the research foci of the Mainz location. Above all, qualification papers and the results of conferences are published in the form of collected volumes. The Mainzer Beiträge combine an ethnologically oriented, comparative and historically arguing contemporary science with the cultural analysis of the regional. The focus is on the perspectives of the acting people and their efforts and strategies to shape everyday life and meet its challenges and problems. You can discover the complete book series on the web page of the Gesellschaft für Volkskunde in Rheinland-Pfalz.



Interested in a short- or long-term research stay in Mainz?

Our team is open to researchers in the fields of Cultural Studies, Cultural Anthropology, European Ethnology, Empirical Cultural Studies and related areas looking for a temporary stay abroad. If you are considering Mainz as a potential host for a research fellowship, please contact Prof. Dr. Čarna Brković in the first instance, with a brief sketch of your intended project or work plan during your time here, alongside an up-to-date CV (in English or German).

We do not offer any funding for incoming scholars but suggest the following programmes and funding bodies:

Upon arrival in Mainz, you will be assigned a working space and will have full access to University facilities and libraries and are expected to contribute to the Mainz Colloquium in European Ethnology with a presentation of your ongoing work. We look forward to seeing you here!