Anthropos

Trainings, Consultations and Methodologies

Our main object of study is the diversity of different cultural and social groups, and of humanity. In applied activities we seek to decolonize, de-stereotype various groups and their representations. We do this by working in the field of education - we conduct trainings, consult, comment on school curricula, educational tools, and prepare memos and methodologies. We also provide training for people who work with different ethnic-cultural groups and communities (e.g. NGOs, artists, journalists, communities).

WE CAN HELP YOU WITH:

•TRAININGS on the ethical representation of diverse social and cultural groups (e.g. in textbooks, educational materials, and public awareness campaigns);
•WORKSHOPS on how to discuss and teach topics such as race, ethnicity, and social inequality, and on creating culturally and socially inclusive environments;
•CONSULTATIONS on developing ethical, diversity-sensitive guidelines, recommendations, and methodologies.

(e.g. methodologies developed by our team:

1. Cultural Representations: Anthropological Percpective (available in English)
2. Contexts and Challenges of Representing Cultural and Social Groups (only in Lithuanian)
3. „Guidelines for Ethical Representations of Social and Cultural Groups in Advocacy Work“).

Contact us via e-mail:
taikomoji.antropologija@gmail.com or via phone: +37065350308 or +37060581101

5. THE BALTIC SUMMER SCHOOL OF ETHNOGRAPHY: "VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY TOOLS IN RESEARCHING MEMORY PRACTICES ACROSS COMMUNITIES AND SPACES" (2026)

The Baltic Summer School of Ethnography brought together students, researchers, and practitioners for an intensive five-day programme exploring memory, identity, migration, landscape, and visual anthropology. Set in the inspiring surroundings of Antalieptė, Lithuania, the summer school featured lectures, hands-on workshops, and sessions dedicated to ethnographic fieldwork, collaborative visual projects, ethnographic methods, participatory drawing, and documentary filmmaking, alongside film screenings and reflective discussions. Participants worked closely with international lecturers and researchers to develop their own visual ethnography projects, which they presented during the final project presentations. Beyond academic learning, the summer school fostered interdisciplinary exchange, creativity, fieldwork experience, and international collaboration in a unique setting where history, nature, and community intersect.
You can view the summer school programme here: Atsisiųsti / Download

4. INTERNATIONAL ERASMUS+ YOUTH WORKERS PROJECT „TOWARDS ETHICAL CULTURAL REPRESENTATIONS IN ADVOCACY WORK“ (2023)

The Erasmus+ funded project aimed to facilitate the exchange of experiences and explore how ethnic and cultural minorities, as well as diverse social groups, can be represented ethically and sensitively in advocacy work. The six-day training programme, "Towards Ethical Cultural and Social Representations in Advocacy Work," held in Antalieptė, brought together five partner organisations working with a wide range of ethnic and social minority communities.
The participating organisations included CISS – Cooperazione Internazionale Sud Sud (Italy), Ecos do Sur (Spain), Stichting CAAT Projects (the Netherlands), and Izglītības iniciatīvu centrs (Latvia). Applied Anthropology Organization Anthropos served as the project coordinator and lead implementing organisation.
We would like to thank everyone who took part in the project, as well as Padėk Pritapti, Sienos Grupė, Agnieška Avin, and Daiva Bartušienė for their inspiring presentations.
Here you can explore articles and guidelines developed for advocacy groups: Atsisiųsti / Download („Guidelines for Ethical Representations of Social and Cultural Groups in Advocacy Work“)

3. COOPERATION WITH NACIONAL EDUCATION AGENCY OF LITHUANIA (2020-2021)

1.INITIATED APPEAL ON CULTURAL REPRESENTATIONS IN TEXTBOOKS (2020)
In 2020 we initiated an appeal to the Lithuanian National Education Agency regarding inadequate cultural representations and Eurocentrism in textbooks, in this way starting to cooperate and make changes within the education system. The appeal grew into a seminar for textbook authors and evaluators on cultural representation and a memo available to all. We received a special mention for this initiative at the European Conference of Applied Anthropologists “ Why the World Needs Anthropologists” Awards.
Many thanks to the organizations that supported the appeal and to National Education Agency for their interest and willingness to cooperate.
You can read the appeal here (LT): Atsisiųsti / Download (The letter)
You can find the prepared memo here: Atsisiųsti / Download (Representation of Cultures: An Anthropological Perspective)

2. SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ON NON-DISCRIMINATION IN TEACHING MATERIALS FOR TEXTBOOK AUTHORS, EDITORS AND EVALUATORS (2021)
In the autumn of 2021, we implemented a series of practical seminars (2) on non-discrimination in teaching materials for textbook authors, editors and evaluators for Lithuanian National Education Agency. The aim of the workshops was to improve the competencies of the subject by providing knowledge on how to avoid discrimination against different groups or communities based on race, nationality, language, culture, religion, social status, gender and ethnic origin, and to build respectful representations of different cultures in the textbooks.
Here you can find the prepared memo (LT): Contexts and Challenges of Representing Cultural and Social Groups

3. COMMENTS ON RENEWED SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND PARTICIPATION IN METHODOLOGY GROUP FOR HISTROY SUBJECT (2021)
During the renewal of the general school curriculum, we provided comments on the content of Cultural Competence, the General Provisions of Social Education, the Civic Education Competence and Program, and the content of History and Geography subjects.
You can read our suggestions here (LT): Atsisiųsti / Download (Comments on General Curriculum)
Many suggestions were taken into account. We are particularly pleased with the changes that have been made and the topics that have been included in the history subject program. The Our proposal asked to incorporate the phenomenon of the new colonialism into the general history agenda as part of the ongoing process shaping the world politics, power relations and contributing to the formation and existence of the global poverty. We proposed to introduce students to different types of capitalism and modern ideologies, such as how neoliberal global politics affects the distribution of poverty. Attention will be paid to social movements that began in the mid 20th century and shaped the development of human rights in society such as black, women, sexual minorities, indigenous movements. Also, our proposal includes the terms 'ethnocentrism' and 'eurocentrism' in the program.
Here are programs and all recommendations: Atsisiųsti / Download (The General Curriculum Updates)

2. TRAINING FOR PEOPLE WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES, DIFFERENT SOCIAL AND CULTURAL GROUPS (2019-2021)

1. SEMINAR "REPRESENTING THE “OTHER” - THE CHALLENGES OF TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITIES" (2021)
The event was organized by the Multicultural Center for Non-Formal Education "Help to Fit”. It was aimed at artists, organizations and community representatives working with various communities and social projects, ethnic-cultural minorities and social groups.

2. SEMINARS FOR KAUNAS2022 COMMUNITY PROGRAM ON HOW TO APPLY ANTHROPOLOGICAL METHODS IN WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES (2019, 2020)
Anthropology as a discipline studies human, groups of people, cultures, social groups. Anthropologists use ethnographic methods - participatory observations and interviews to explore the groups. These methods and the accumulated knowledge of how to understand the cultural and social “strange” or to learn to look at the cultural and social “familiar” from the outside can serve not only in academic work, but also in working with different communities and groups. During Kaunas2022 community programs we conducted two trainings for community activists - facilitators.
A few moments from the seminars: Atsisiųsti / Download (Lecture "Applied Anthropology: How to Apply It in Work with Communities" (2019)), Atsisiųsti / Download (During the tour in Šančiai, we introduced ethnographic methods to community facilitators (2020)).

1. “TOWARDS A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE AND SAFE SCHOOLS: BUILDING INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCIES IN SCHOOL COMMUNITIES”
(looking for funding)

This project aims to address the lack of knowledge and skills on how to work with students from different cultures and to create a culturally sensitive, inclusive and safe environment in Lithuanian schools. The long-term impact of the project is school communities which are more open to diversity and respect for human rights where ethnic and cultural minority students will not experience various forms of discrimination and racism. The project would involve school teams consisting of teachers, administration and child support professionals. Other activities involve the wider school community - pupils and their parents. In thi way, we would seek to ensure full involvement.

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