Homo Faber – Work From an Anthropological Perspective - In the Light of Research Conducted in Poland

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https://doi.org/10.12775/lud108.2024.01

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Anthropology of work and labour, work, anthropology, fieldwork, Poland

Abstract

The article informs about the conference Homo Faber - How Do We Work, How Did We Work?, which took place at the University of Warsaw in 2023. The text recalls the results of the fieldwork of Anna Zadrożyńska – an ethnologist starting anthropological research on this topic in Poland. Then, it briefly presents research projects carried out in Poland using ethnographic methods,
outlining the trajectory of changing approaches. In the conclusion, which is an introduction to the thematic part of the volume, it briefly presents the post-conference articles included in this part.

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2024-10-24

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MALEWSKA-SZAŁYGIN, Anna. Homo Faber – Work From an Anthropological Perspective - In the Light of Research Conducted in Poland. LUD. Organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Ludoznawczego. Online. 24 October 2024. Vol. 108, pp. 10-28. [Accessed 2 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/lud108.2024.01.

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Vol. 108 (2024)

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HOMO FABER

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