Giorgio Brocco

Giorgio Brocco, Ph.D., is a Researcher at the Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology, University of Vienna. His work focuses on Medical Anthropology and Disability Anthropology in African contexts, particularly Tanzania, with secondary regional expertise in Italy (Sicily). He has conducted extensive ethnographic fieldwork on albinism, disability, and humanitarian interventions since 2012.

• Academic Background: Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology (Freie Universität Berlin, 2021), MA and BA in Cultural Anthropology (University of Palermo, Italy)
• Research Focus: Albinism in Tanzania, disability studies, humanitarian critique, and sociocultural analysis

His ethnographic research on Trajectories of Albinism examines subjectivity construction and political discourses in Tanzania, funded by DAAD. He has published extensively on albinism's intersection with stigma, care networks, and global-local dynamics. His work appears in journals like Disability and Society and inedited volumes from Peter Lang and UCL Press.

Key scientific contributions include:

• 2021 Ethnographic analysis of documentary film representation of albinism
• 2020 Studies on political subjectivity and musical performativity in albinism communities
• 2017-2019 Research on care networks, humanitarianism, and kin-based support systems
• 2016 Critical analysis of global-local discourses on albinism
• 2015 Investigations into language politics and stigma dynamics

Scientific recognition includes DAAD funding (€140,000), Wenner-Gren Travel Grant, and multiple SEG awards. He teaches disability anthropology and contributes to critical global health debates through his affiliation with the Working Group Medical Anthropology I Global Health at Freie Universität Berlin.