Who gets to be ‘Myanmar’ at the ICJ?
The Myanmar military will appear at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on 21 February 2022. Their main interest does not lie in defending the…
Author: Judith Beyer
On being voices of prudence in times of a pandemic – #Corona
Many academic disciplines have a lot to say these days about COVID-19. There are the medical experts, of course, epidemiologists, virologists, microbiologists, weighing in on the validity of…
Video: Kinship and Belonging – Part IV of #FutureCentralAsia
In this panel, the three discussants, David Montgomery (Washington), Julie Billaud (Geneva), and Judith Beyer (Konstanz) are discussing the following three books: Eva-Marie Dubuisson. 2017. Living l…
Video: Islam – Part III of #FutureCentralAsia
In this panel, the three discussants, Till Mostowlansky (Hong Kong), Aksana Ismailbekova (Halle) and Eva-Marie Dubuisson (New York) are discussing the following three books: Julie Billaud. 2015. Kab…
Video: Nation – Part II of #FutureCentralAsia
In this panel, the three discussants, Jeanne Feaux de la Croix, Mateusz Laszczkowski, and Julie McBrien are discussing the following three books: Tim Epkenhans. 2016. The origins of…
Video: Ordering – Part I of #FutureCentralAsia
In this panel, the three discussants, Madeleine Reeves (Manchester / Konstanz), Tim Epkenhans (Freiburg) and Timothy Nunan (Berlin) are discussing the following three books: Judith Beyer. 2016. The…
After the Eulogy? The Future of Central Asian Studies in the Accelerated Academy
In an address to students at Indiana University in 2015, anthropologist and journalist Sarah Kendzior described Central Asian Studies as a ‘dying field’ and billed her address as…
#Reviews week, a new call – and a thank you note!
This week we feature new reviews as well as a new call for reviews on the theme of #legalanthro! Tomorrow, our Allie Julie Billaud kicks off the week…
#Reviews week: Let’s talk about #gender!
Following up on Felix Girke’s review of Rogers Brubaker’s book #trans, this #reviews week is dedicated to more new publications that explore #gender at the intersection of a…
Reviewing the #Review Process
As Allegra’s reviews editor, I am not only dealing with awesome new publications every week, but also get to think and talk a lot with authors and editors…
Happy New Year from Allegra!
After a well deserved break during the holiday season, Allegra is back and full of energy for yet another exciting year! We have lots of wonderful stuff –…
#Reviews Week – and a Student-Led Research Project!
This week we have two new reviews for you, tackling the question of #race (see our #callforreviews here): Tomorrow, our frequent and much cherished reviewer Gabriela Radulescu explores…
Celebrating Arba’een. Shia in Myanmar
On December 2nd 2015, the Shia community in Myanmar celebrated Arba’een – the fourtieth day after Ashura. I recorded this martyr song around midnight in Myanmar’s former capital…
Call for #Reviews: Recent Publications on #Gender
While gender remains a mostly female domain of inquiry, our list of recent publications features not only male authors, but also discusses contemporary masculinities. In What Makes a…
Looking forward to a week of #Reviews
During my recent fieldwork in Myanmar, I fell in love with books allover again. Myanmar is a country where everyone reads all the time, and with pleasure. The…
On parasitic professionalism
Last month I received an email from an “associate” working at a research institution that caters to the biggest development agencies worldwide: DFID, UN, Worldbank, Australian Aid –…
The Spider
The thought crept into my mind today and refused to let go of my brain. It said ‘What if we have no f*ing clue?’ Going to bed with…
REDUX: Russian and Polar Bears Unite! A Follow-Up.
What is 19cm high, 20cm wide, weighs only 680grams but carries a President? Right – it’s the Russian Bear! And what is flying high into the sky? Right…
REDUX: Simulacrum Crimea (Anthropoliteia Virtual Roundtable PART 2) #UKRAINE
Today we re-post our conversation with Judith Beyer from a joint virtual roundtable with Anthropoliteia. In her commentary, Judith answers the question: “What has struck you the most,…
Rights and Responsibilities: Anonymous Peer Review
Anonymous peer review has the power to transform. It can turn trust into suspicion; it can be uplifting or leave you without a leg to stand on. It…