Ulf Hannerz

Who is Ulf Hannerz?

Ulf Hannerz, 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”. 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.