Author: j.a.nolet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl

The national animal  On a small piece of grassland near a small village in South Nepal, a local man offers the body of a dead cow to the…

Who are ‘the people’? In the Netherlands, the construction of ‘the people’ occurs within a particular context of political and social transformation – the culturalization…

'Hair is the feelings I wear' “Don’t touch my hair, as it’s the feelings I wear”, these lyrics by Solange Knowles describe the sensitive note that has been…

Why we can't generalize about social media Use of digital technology and social media varies. Despite popular assumptions about how new technologies and social media supposedly impact all…

Although many anthropologists are vegans, they are all descended from families of omnivores who for generations have eaten specific species of animals on festive occasions. Now, it’s true…

A man rides a white horse against a bright blue sky. The image evokes a sense of heroism, of freedom. Unlike the stereotypical prince charming or cowboy, however,…

The Trump election has once again centered attention on the metaphorical figure of the ‘ordinary person’, which plays a key role at the current moment in history –…

You will find no scientific truth in any of the following as I made a personal collection of brief encounters during a summer holiday. In 2016, I drove…