Cultural Studies/European Ethnology (KAEE), also known in German-speaking countries as Volkskunde or Empirical Cultural Studies, studies everyday environments and perceptions of people in European societies in a globally networked world. It uses qualitative empirical methods such as interviews, field research, archival and source work to look at both the present and the past.

Exciting focal points await you here in Mainz: Research and practice-oriented teaching, different subject traditions and a cooperation with the subjects of Film, Theatre and Media Studies (FTMK) that is unique in Germany. We place great emphasis on internationalisation and have a nationwide unparalleled focus on Southeast and Eastern Europe. You can look forward to local and regional teaching research projects. We are also passionate about better working conditions in academia.