Panas Karampampas

Panas Karampampas is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institut interdisciplinaire d’anthropologie du contemporain (IIAC), École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS). He currently works on Intangible Cultural Heritage policies in Greece and global governance. Previously he lectured in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of St. Andrews, where he also completed his PhD. His doctoral research focused on the European goth scene, digital anthropology, dance and cosmopolitanism. His thesis scrutinised on the core aspects of the goth life-project which aim for individuality, connectivity, movement and inclusivity as well as the creative display of their hybrid cosmopolitanism which is the very essence of what it is to be goth. He has also conducted ethnographic research on Roma education as a scientific associate at the Centre for Intercultural Studies at the University of Athens.