• Anthropology of Space
• Tourism Research (Alpinism)
• Regional Ethnography
• Everyday Culture/Historic Ethnography: Representations (food, clothing)
• Cultures of knowledge
• Heritage Studies
• Museum Studies
• Visual and material culture

• 2001: Habilitation for European Ethnology at Vienna University
• 1999: PhD (“Very good/magna cum laude”) at the Faculty for Social and Behavioural Sciences at Tübingen University
• 1992: Master’s Degree (“Very good”)
• 1984/85 to 1992: Studies in Ethnology and Art History at Innsbruck University, and Cultural Studies and Art History at Tübingen University

• From August 2013: Professor for Popular Culture Studies with focus on Anthropology of Space
• 2004 to 2013: Professor (C 3) for Cultural Studies and Ethnology with focus on Regional Ethnology at Ludwig-Uhland Institute of Tübingen University
• 2001 to 2004: Ao. Univ. Prof. at the Institute for European Ethnology at Vienna University
• 1995 to 2001: University Assistant at the Institute for European Ethnology at Vienna University
• 1992 to 1995: Curator at the Austria Museum of Folklore

• Vice President of SIEF – Société Internationale d’Ethnologie et de Folklore (2017–2021, member of the Board 2008–2013)
• Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Vienna Museum
• Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Vorarlberg Museum, Bregenz
• Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Association Ski_Kultur_Arlberg, Lech a.A.
• Second Deputy Chairman of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Volkskunde, DGV (2001–2004), Member of the Main Committee 1999–2001
• Vice-President of the Verein für Volkskunde in Vienna (2004–2007), Member of the Main Committee from 1996, Corresponding Member from 2007
• Expert experience for Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Schweizerischer Nationalfond, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, among others
• Participations in various committees of the university self-administration, for example, Structural Committee of the Senate (from 2006) and Advisory Board of the University Radio (from 2008)
• Chief Executive of the Ludwig-Uhland-Institute (10 2006–09 2009 and 03–09 2011), University of Tübingen
• Vice-Dean for Research of the Economic and Social Sciences Faculty (2012/13), University of Tübingen
• Member of the ICAS – Swiss Interacademic Commission for Alpine Studies (2014–2019)
• Member of the Board (since 2018) resp. Executive Board and Vice President (since 2023) of SAGW – Swiss Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities
• Member of the Board of Trustees Forum Landscape, Alps, Parks (SCNAT) (since 2019)

See CV in German