Philipp Budka
@philbu.bsky.social
sociocultural anthropologist
infrastructure, tech, media, temporality, politics, ethnography
currently @univie.ac.at
https://www.philbu.net/
infrastructure, tech, media, temporality, politics, ethnography
currently @univie.ac.at
https://www.philbu.net/
My 1st co-edited volume "Ritualisierung - Mediatisierung - Performance" (2019, w/ M. Luger & @franzograf.bsky.social) is currently on sale.
It celebrates the influential work of the late Manfred Kremser in #anthropology & #ritual / religious studies.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
It celebrates the influential work of the late Manfred Kremser in #anthropology & #ritual / religious studies.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
November 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
My 1st co-edited volume "Ritualisierung - Mediatisierung - Performance" (2019, w/ M. Luger & @franzograf.bsky.social) is currently on sale.
It celebrates the influential work of the late Manfred Kremser in #anthropology & #ritual / religious studies.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
It celebrates the influential work of the late Manfred Kremser in #anthropology & #ritual / religious studies.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
In a new article for @anthropologica.bsky.social, I explore how #transport infrastructures in northern #Manitoba 🇨🇦 shape community life & #governance.
It demonstrates that #infrastructure is deeply social, political & intertwined with #climate & colonial #history.
doi.org/10.18357/ant...
It demonstrates that #infrastructure is deeply social, political & intertwined with #climate & colonial #history.
doi.org/10.18357/ant...
November 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
In a new article for @anthropologica.bsky.social, I explore how #transport infrastructures in northern #Manitoba 🇨🇦 shape community life & #governance.
It demonstrates that #infrastructure is deeply social, political & intertwined with #climate & colonial #history.
doi.org/10.18357/ant...
It demonstrates that #infrastructure is deeply social, political & intertwined with #climate & colonial #history.
doi.org/10.18357/ant...
Looking forward to my lecture on community #infrastructures, #sovereignty & futures in remote 🇨🇦 @ the Wednesday Seminar Series of the Dpt. of Social & Cultural #Anthropology @univie.ac.at.
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Looking forward to my lecture on community #infrastructures, #sovereignty & futures in remote 🇨🇦 @ the Wednesday Seminar Series of the Dpt. of Social & Cultural #Anthropology @univie.ac.at.
The Ethnographic Field School @univie.ac.at - on thinking archives ethnographically - starts today!
Looking forward to an engaging semester of hands-on research & exploration of archives.
ufind.univie.ac.at/en/course.ht...
Looking forward to an engaging semester of hands-on research & exploration of archives.
ufind.univie.ac.at/en/course.ht...
October 16, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The Ethnographic Field School @univie.ac.at - on thinking archives ethnographically - starts today!
Looking forward to an engaging semester of hands-on research & exploration of archives.
ufind.univie.ac.at/en/course.ht...
Looking forward to an engaging semester of hands-on research & exploration of archives.
ufind.univie.ac.at/en/course.ht...
A little bit of sightseeing to wrap up #DGSKA2025 in #Cologne.
October 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A little bit of sightseeing to wrap up #DGSKA2025 in #Cologne.
Interesting exhibition at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum in #Cologne, accompanying the #DGSKA2025 conference:
nomadit.co.uk/conference/d...
nomadit.co.uk/conference/d...
October 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Interesting exhibition at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum in #Cologne, accompanying the #DGSKA2025 conference:
nomadit.co.uk/conference/d...
nomadit.co.uk/conference/d...
I’m really looking forward to my talk tomorrow at #DGSKA2025 (@dgska.bsky.social) in #Cologne.
I’ll be speaking about #sustainability & #infrastructure in 🇨🇦, drawing on my work with @infranortherc.bsky.social @univie.ac.at.
I’ll be speaking about #sustainability & #infrastructure in 🇨🇦, drawing on my work with @infranortherc.bsky.social @univie.ac.at.
September 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I’m really looking forward to my talk tomorrow at #DGSKA2025 (@dgska.bsky.social) in #Cologne.
I’ll be speaking about #sustainability & #infrastructure in 🇨🇦, drawing on my work with @infranortherc.bsky.social @univie.ac.at.
I’ll be speaking about #sustainability & #infrastructure in 🇨🇦, drawing on my work with @infranortherc.bsky.social @univie.ac.at.
After yesterday's keynote, the GASCA/DGSKA conference @dgska.bsky.social in #Cologne continues today with its 1st plenary session.
Full program:
tagung.dgska.de/en/timetable/
#anthropology
Full program:
tagung.dgska.de/en/timetable/
#anthropology
September 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
After yesterday's keynote, the GASCA/DGSKA conference @dgska.bsky.social in #Cologne continues today with its 1st plenary session.
Full program:
tagung.dgska.de/en/timetable/
#anthropology
Full program:
tagung.dgska.de/en/timetable/
#anthropology
The conference "Beyond #Infrastructure?" @univie.ac.at is followed by a workshop on #Arctic #transport futures with various stakeholders & experts from Northern #Europe & Arctic #America.
September 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The conference "Beyond #Infrastructure?" @univie.ac.at is followed by a workshop on #Arctic #transport futures with various stakeholders & experts from Northern #Europe & Arctic #America.
Looking forward to my presentation tomorrow @infranortherc.bsky.social conference, where I show how #transport #infrastructures enable northern #sovereignty in 🇨🇦.
#Arctic #anthropology
#Arctic #anthropology
September 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Looking forward to my presentation tomorrow @infranortherc.bsky.social conference, where I show how #transport #infrastructures enable northern #sovereignty in 🇨🇦.
#Arctic #anthropology
#Arctic #anthropology
Excited to take part in workshop "Past Tense, #Future Imperfect" @unibonn.bsky.social’s Global Heritage Lab! Organized by @naohh-easa.bsky.social & @easainfo.bsky.social's FAN network.
I’ll reflect on #time, #ethnography & #infrastructure in Manitoba 🇨🇦
@infranortherc.bsky.social
@univie.ac.at
I’ll reflect on #time, #ethnography & #infrastructure in Manitoba 🇨🇦
@infranortherc.bsky.social
@univie.ac.at
July 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Excited to take part in workshop "Past Tense, #Future Imperfect" @unibonn.bsky.social’s Global Heritage Lab! Organized by @naohh-easa.bsky.social & @easainfo.bsky.social's FAN network.
I’ll reflect on #time, #ethnography & #infrastructure in Manitoba 🇨🇦
@infranortherc.bsky.social
@univie.ac.at
I’ll reflect on #time, #ethnography & #infrastructure in Manitoba 🇨🇦
@infranortherc.bsky.social
@univie.ac.at
July 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
New publication:
"Framing multipolar #tourism: Imaginaries, #visualities & #futures" by J. Sinanan, @riaadams.bsky.social & myself published in Visual #Anthropology
doi.org/10.1080/0894...
@infranortherc.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
@manchester.ac.uk
"Framing multipolar #tourism: Imaginaries, #visualities & #futures" by J. Sinanan, @riaadams.bsky.social & myself published in Visual #Anthropology
doi.org/10.1080/0894...
@infranortherc.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
@manchester.ac.uk
June 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
New publication:
"Framing multipolar #tourism: Imaginaries, #visualities & #futures" by J. Sinanan, @riaadams.bsky.social & myself published in Visual #Anthropology
doi.org/10.1080/0894...
@infranortherc.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
@manchester.ac.uk
"Framing multipolar #tourism: Imaginaries, #visualities & #futures" by J. Sinanan, @riaadams.bsky.social & myself published in Visual #Anthropology
doi.org/10.1080/0894...
@infranortherc.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
@manchester.ac.uk
The "Fuhrmannhaus" is the oldest surviving house in the West of #Vienna:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuhrman...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuhrman...
June 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The "Fuhrmannhaus" is the oldest surviving house in the West of #Vienna:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuhrman...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuhrman...
Water #infrastructure in #Vienna needs urgent repair...
May 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Water #infrastructure in #Vienna needs urgent repair...
Interested in findings of my recent 4-year project?
A summary of results can be found in this report (PDF): "Infrastructural #Sovereignty in #Churchill, #Manitoba: #Transport Entanglements & Community #Futures:"
infranorth.eu/wp-content/u...
#Canada #North #infrastructure #anthropology
A summary of results can be found in this report (PDF): "Infrastructural #Sovereignty in #Churchill, #Manitoba: #Transport Entanglements & Community #Futures:"
infranorth.eu/wp-content/u...
#Canada #North #infrastructure #anthropology
May 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Interested in findings of my recent 4-year project?
A summary of results can be found in this report (PDF): "Infrastructural #Sovereignty in #Churchill, #Manitoba: #Transport Entanglements & Community #Futures:"
infranorth.eu/wp-content/u...
#Canada #North #infrastructure #anthropology
A summary of results can be found in this report (PDF): "Infrastructural #Sovereignty in #Churchill, #Manitoba: #Transport Entanglements & Community #Futures:"
infranorth.eu/wp-content/u...
#Canada #North #infrastructure #anthropology
April 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Last check before presentation.
April 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Last check before presentation.
I'll be giving a public talk about my research on #transport #infrastructure in northern #Manitoba on April 16th, 12-1pm, @manitobamuseum.bsky.social.
If you're in Winnipeg, stop by! Admission is free.
manitobamuseum.ca/event/infras...
If you're in Winnipeg, stop by! Admission is free.
manitobamuseum.ca/event/infras...
April 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I'll be giving a public talk about my research on #transport #infrastructure in northern #Manitoba on April 16th, 12-1pm, @manitobamuseum.bsky.social.
If you're in Winnipeg, stop by! Admission is free.
manitobamuseum.ca/event/infras...
If you're in Winnipeg, stop by! Admission is free.
manitobamuseum.ca/event/infras...
View from #Churchill's town complex over Hudson Bay 🇨🇦.
April 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
View from #Churchill's town complex over Hudson Bay 🇨🇦.