Saskia Walther

Dr. Saskia Walther is a researcher in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. She holds a PhD from LMU Munich (2017) focusing on ecotourism in indigenous communities of Mexico. Her work bridges ethnographic fieldwork with applied academic projects, including initiatives like the INTEGRA-Projekt supporting refugee academic integration. Walther’s research emphasizes human-environment relationships, globalization, and gender dynamics in Mesoamerica.

Educations:

• Magistra Artium (MA), Ethnology & Art History, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (2006-2009)
• PhD in Ethnology, LMU Munich (2011-2017)

Her research interests include:

• Ecotourism’s socio-cultural impacts
• Indigenous territorial rights
• Gendered dimensions of migration
• Applied anthropology in education

Walther has co-organized interdisciplinary seminars on migration, tourism, and cultural anthropology. She contributed to DFG-funded projects exploring indigenous environmental relations in Mexico and co-authored key publications on Mesoamerican tourism dynamics.

Her teaching includes courses like 'Tourism Anthropology' and 'Anthropology of Latin America', integrating practical fieldwork methods with theoretical frameworks.