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Andre Gingrich is a Professor and former Founding Director (2009-2019) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW). His research focuses on ethnographic methodologies, the history of anthropology in Vienna during the Nazi era, and socio-cultural studies of Asia and South Arabia. He leads projects like 'VISCOM: South Arabia between Late Antiquity and Early Modernity' and collaborates on the scientific history of Caucasus/Turkestan research under National Socialism.
- Primary affiliation: Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, OEAW
Research interests emphasize critical epistemology in anthropology, colonial-era ethnographic practices, and the intersections of cultural history with contemporary social structures. His book project with Peter Rohrbacher examines Vienna's ethnological discipline during 1938-1945, interrogating its ideological underpinnings.
No specific article trends described beyond listed projects, though publications likely address Nazi-era academic complicity, methodological critiques, and regional ethnographic studies.
No scientific awards documented in provided text. Active in thesis supervision as indicated by 'List of approved theses' but no student names provided.
