Ulf Hannerz
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Ulf Hannerz, born June 9, 1942 in Malmö
, is an emeritus professor of social anthropology
at Stockholm University
. His research includes urban societies, local media cultures, transnational cultural processes, and globalization.
His works Soulside and Exploring the City are classic books in the area of urban anthropology
.
Hannerz is the author of “Cosmopolitans and Locals in World Culture” (1990). His theory essentially explores cosmopolitanism from the analysis of expatriates.
In 2000, Hannerz delivered the Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture at the University of Rochester
, considered by many to be the most important annual lecture series in the field of Anthropology.
Hannerz is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
. In 2005, he received an honorary doctorate from The Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo
.
); he wanted to dismiss young Ulf from the game show. However, Ulf Hannerz was indeed correct and the name slamkrypare (mudskipper) entered the Swedish language as a term for a cocksure, but incorrect, assertion.
(1992) Culture, Cities and the World
(1986, with Ulla Wagner) Anthropology of Immigration in Sweden
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, is an emeritus professor of social anthropology
Social anthropology
Social Anthropology is one of the four or five branches of anthropology that studies how contemporary human beings behave in social groups. Practitioners of social anthropology investigate, often through long-term, intensive field studies , the social organization of a particular person: customs,...
at Stockholm University
Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...
. His research includes urban societies, local media cultures, transnational cultural processes, and globalization.
His works Soulside and Exploring the City are classic books in the area of urban anthropology
Urban anthropology
Urban anthropology is a subset of anthropology concerned with issues of urbanization, poverty, and neoliberalism. It is a relatively new and developing field, which became consolidated in the 1960s and 1970s....
.
Hannerz is the author of “Cosmopolitans and Locals in World Culture” (1990). His theory essentially explores cosmopolitanism from the analysis of expatriates.
In 2000, Hannerz delivered the Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture at the University of Rochester
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs.The...
, considered by many to be the most important annual lecture series in the field of Anthropology.
Hannerz is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The Academy is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization which acts to promote the sciences, primarily the natural sciences and mathematics.The Academy was founded on 2...
. In 2005, he received an honorary doctorate from The Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
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The 10,000 Kronor Question
Hannerz gained some notability as a child, when he appeared on the first episode of the television game show Kvitt eller dubbelt - 10.000 kronorsfrågan (literally: Double or Nothing - The 10,000 Kronor Question), which was based on the American television show The $64,000 Question. In the first episode, aired January 12, 1957, 14-year-old Hannerz presented by his nickname Hajen (The Shark), was quizzed on the subject "tropical aquarium fish". Hannerz succeeded in winning 10,000 Kronor due to a judgement error in the program. The judge asked him which of the seven displayed fish had lids. He answered "hundfisk¨" (mudminnow). No, the judge said, it's "slamkrypare" (mudskipperMudskipper
Mudskippers are members of the subfamily Oxudercinae , within the family Gobiidae . They are completely amphibious fish, fish that can use their pectoral fins to walk on land...
); he wanted to dismiss young Ulf from the game show. However, Ulf Hannerz was indeed correct and the name slamkrypare (mudskipper) entered the Swedish language as a term for a cocksure, but incorrect, assertion.
Books
- (1969, 2004) Soulside: Inquiries into Ghetto Culture and Community 2004: ISBN 0226315762
- (1974) Caymanian Politics: Structure and Style in a Changing Island Society
- (1980) Exploring the City: Inquiries Toward an Urban Anthropology, ISBN 0231083769
- (2006) Spanish translation: La Exploracion de La Ciudad, ISBN 8437503698
- (1992) Cultural Complexity: Studies in the Social Organization of Meaning
- (1996) Transnational Connections: Culture, People, Places
- (2000) Spanish translation: Conexiones Transnacionales - Cultura Gente Lugares, ISBN: 8437616298
- (2006) Polish translation: Powiązania transnarodowe: kultura, ludzie, miejsca, ISBN: 8323321833
- (2000, with Kjell Goldmann, Ulf Hannerz, Charles Westin, eds.) Nationalism and Internationalism in the Post-Cold War Era
- (2000) Flows, Boundaries and Hybrids: Keywords in Transnational Anthropology
(1992) Culture, Cities and the World
(1986, with Ulla Wagner) Anthropology of Immigration in Sweden
- (2004) Foreign News: Exploring the World of Foreign Correspondents
- (2010) Anthropology's World: Life in a Twenty-First Century Discipline ISBN: 978-0745330471