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Luisa Schneider is an Assistant Professor in Social Cultural Anthropology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her research interests encompass intimacy, violence, law, and the societal dynamics that influence how individuals navigate their personal and social needs within various legal frameworks. With a strong focus on ethnographic research, she has conducted studies in Sierra Leone and Germany, exploring the intersections of care, control, and politicized legal discourses. Schneider’s academic pursuits also involve examining inventive contractualism and creative syncretism, investigating how laws interact with individuals' lived experiences across diverse contexts. She has taught social anthropology at leading universities including the University of Oxford and the University of Vienna, concentrating on themes like social analysis, critical feminist theory, and ethnographic methodologies. Additionally, Schneider is the Managing Director of the Ethnographic Impact Lab, leading ethnographic projects aimed at structural injustices and social change.
Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.