Sandra Eckardt

Dr. Sandra Eckardt is a cultural anthropologist specializing in visual anthropology at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg. She serves as a Researcher at the Chair of European Ethnology/Empirical Cultural Studies under the Faculty of Philosophy. Her work bridges academic research with freelance photography/filmmaking since 2014, focusing on science communication.

• University: Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
• School: Faculty of Philosophy
• Department: Chair of European Ethnology / Empirical Cultural Studies

Education:

• Master's in Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology, Geography, Media & Communication Studies (Göttingen)
• Art studies at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle/Saale
• Doctorate in Cultural Anthropology (Göttingen, 2022)

Research concentrates on multispecies ethnography, knowledge anthropology, and rural transformation processes post-1989. Current projects like REKLINEU examine university campuses as heterotopias for socio-ecological transformation.

Publication Trends show interdisciplinary focus across animal studies, rural sociology, and visual methodology, with key works on horse breeding epistemology and care work compatibility during pandemics.

Scientific Recognition:

• Nominated for Göttingen University Association Dissertation Prize (2023)
• Nominated for Christian-Gottlob-Heyne-Prize (2022)
• Student Award winner at Göttingen International Ethnographic Film Festival (2008)

Her anthropological films explore topics like:

• Academic care work (VW Foundation project)
• Forest actors in climate change (BMBF project)
• Gender career paths (Equal Opportunities Innovation Fund)