Media Anthropology Network

I am interested in media technologies, ICTs, indigenous media, transnationalism, social and cultural theory, ethnicity, production and transfer of knowledge, ethnographic methods, and football culture. Currently, I am doing work in a variety of fields such as Northwestern Ontario, Canada, several internet environments, and the University of Vienna, Austria.

I am a PhD candidate at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria. In addition, I am coordinating a learning project at the Faculty of Social Sciences and work as part-time lecturer at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology. Find more information on my website

most recent publications (selection):

Budka, P., & Fiser, A. 2010. Indigenous Peoples knowledge society: transformation and challenges. Report and introduction to the section Indigenous Peoples Knowledge Society. TRANS - Internet Journal for Cultural Studies, 2010(17). Online: http://inst.at/trans/17Nr/8-2/8-2_sektionsbericht.htm

Budka, P. 2009. Indigenous media technology production in Northern Ontario, Canada. In K.-D. Ertler & H. Lutz (Eds.), Canada in Grainau / Le Canada à Grainau: A multidisciplinary survey of Canadian Studies after 30 years (pp. 63-74). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.

Budka, P., & Schallert, C. 2009. Transforming learning infrastructures in the social sciences through flexible and interactive technology-enhanced learning. Learning Inquiry, 3(3), 131-142. Online: Abstract.

Budka, P., & Trupp, C. 2009. Indigener Cyberaktivismus und transnationale Bewegungslandschaften im lateinamerikanischen Kontext (Indigenous cyberactivism and transnational landscapes of movement in the Latin American context). In J. Kastner & T. Waibel (Eds.), "... mit Hilfe der Zeichen / por medio de signos..." Transnationalismus, soziale Bewegungen und kulturelle Praktiken in Lateinamerika (pp. 207-226). Münster: LIT-Verlag.

Budka, P., Bell, B., & Fiser, A. 2009. MyKnet.org: How Northern Ontario's First Nation communities made themselves at home on the World Wide Web. The Journal of Community Informatics, 5(2), Online: http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/568/450

for full list of publications see: http://www.philbu.net/philipp.html

most recent conference contributions (selection):

Budka, P. 2011. Connecting First Nations through media and communication technologies in northern Ontario, Canada. Paper at "American Indian Workshop (AIW)", Graz, Austria: Graz University, 31 March - 3 April.

Budka, P. 2010. Popular culture and music in an indigenous online environment. Paper at "11th Biennial Conference of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA)", Maynooth, Ireland: National University of Irland Maynooth, 24-27 August.
Co-chairing of the workshop W068 "Media Anthropology Network Workshop: The Rewards of Media", 25 August.

Budka, P., & Mader, E. 2009. New forms of socialities on the web? A critical exploration of anthropological concepts to understand sociocultural online practices. Paper at "Web as Culture Conference", Giessen, Germany: University of Giessen, 16-18 July.

Budka, P. 2008. Indigenous territories on the World Wide Web: How First Nation people in Northwestern Ontario make themselves at home online. Paper at "Internet Research 9.0 Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers", Copenhagen, Denmark: IT University of Copenhagen, 16-18 October.
Chairing of the session "Territorial identities", 16 October.

Budka, P. 2008. Indigenous media technology production in Northern Ontario, Canada. Paper at "10th Biennial Conference of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA)", Ljubljana, Slovenia: University of Ljubljana, 26-30 August.
Co-chairing of the workshop W071 "Media, technology, and knowledge cultures: anthropological perspectives on issues of diversity, mutuality and exclusion", 29 August.

for a complete list see: http://www.philbu.net/philipp.html