Human rights: Why debating their universality is unhelpful
By Koen Donatz Human rights have become a hotly debated topic in both the academic and the political world, one of the main points of contention being whether…
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Seeing like a miner: The joys and menaces of informal gold extraction in Chocó, Colombia
by Jesse Jonkman ‘Let’s not fool ourselves, the Colombian state always tries to shut the door to the poor man in order to lead him to war.’ Manuel*…
‘Antropologen kunnen bedrijven verder helpen waar anderen falen’
door Menno van den Bos Cultureel antropologen zijn wereldverbeteraars die je niet zult aantreffen in het bedrijfsleven. Zo, dat cliché is eruit. En nu over naar de realiteit:…
Being a (feminist) killjoy – he or me?
TRIGGER WARNING: This article, or pages it links to, contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. Girl I want to make you…
De Huishoudbeurs: de grootste braderie van Nederland
door Irene Stengs Als antropologisch onderzoeker van ‘cultuur in Nederland’ doe ik in feite al mijn onderzoek ‘om de hoek’, en dit is helemaal het geval bij onderzoek…
Toward the Art and Aesthetics of Entanglement Posthuman Engineers
This year’s Master thesis prize of the Faculty of Social Sciences, VU Amsterdam was won by anthropology graduate Jochem Kootstra. Kootstra wrote a thought-provoking and engaged work about…
Engaged Anthropology in and about Yemen
By Marina de Regt. The aim of my Talma Lecture, which I gave on 12 January at VU University Amsterdam, was to discuss the implications of the war…
Storm over beelden
Door Thijl Sunier Er is iets raars aan de hand met de discussie over historische standbeelden, de ‘vaderlandse geschiedenis’ en de ‘nationale identiteit’. Even de feiten op een…
Masterclass: Migratie, Huwelijk en Zelfbeschikking
Door Edien Bartels. Naema trouwde toen ze vijftien was. Haar vader had haar huwelijk geregeld. Ze zag haar man voor het eerst op haar trouwdag. Ze dacht: “oh…
Schrijven – mooi en moeilijk
Door Ton Salman. Helder, goed onderbouwd, juiste bronvermelding, logisch opgebouwd, strak betoogd – we benadrukken het steeds: zó moet je schrijven. En dat geldt des te meer voor…
The (in)correctness of political correctness
by Ton Salman I’ve just finished reading “The Golden House” by Salman Rushdie. I enjoyed it: it is amusing, irritating, timely, biting and a delight to read. Of…
Unpicking an (A)moral Anthropological Stance: Ongoing Violence in Myanmar
REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain Introduction by Maaike Matelski In June 2015 the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology organized a seminar on account of the increasing number of Rohingya refug…
Online Open Research – A collaborative approach
By Matthias Teeuwen – Some time ago I wrote a blog about the possibilities emerging technologies offer to the practice of qualitative research. Back then, I wrote that…
Een reis door het paradoxale verleden van Iran
Door Kostas Brejaart In het hipste koffietentje van Teheran drink ik een dubbele espresso. Ik moet nog steeds wennen aan het feit dat ik in Teheran ben en…
Spreading Sacrifice Areas in Anthropology
By Alexander Dunlap Confronting a room of ‘Revolutionary Communists’ and Marxists about their desire for industrialism in 1980, Russell Means took the time to explain the uncomfortable reality…
If you eat Nsima, you are happy
By Liza Koch This photo essay is about the process of making Nsima flour, the most important food people eat every day in Malawi.
Volunteers and refugees in South Korea
by Maaike van Nus
My body, my walk
by Georgette Veerhuis Two weeks ago I was catcalled while I was making my way through Hull, a port town located in east Yorkshire. This prompted a reflexive…
Diversiteitsdenken
door Thijl Sunier Multiculturalisme is uit de mode geraakt. ‘De multiculturele samenleving is mislukt’ konden we politici in Europa niet lang geleden horen roepen. Multiculturalisme wordt geassocieer…
Graduation speech Class 2016/2017
By Dominique van de Kamp During the pre-master of Social and Cultural Anthropology, we followed a course called “Core themes of Anthropology,” by Ton Salman.…
Introducing a new micro revolution: Students UnDivided
By Dominique van de Kamp UnDivided is a conference on how to explore diversity and promote inclusion in higher education, organised by a group of students…
From supporting migrants to protesting for change
By Lysanne Vrooman Almost half a year ago, on the 25th of March 2017, it was the sixtieth anniversary of the treaty of Rome.…
Every Image Has A Story
By Aniek Santema Around 2 million Syrian refugees who fled the war have been stranded in Lebanon and many of them live in harsh…
Beyond ABC: Sexual Mobility in Uganda
by Esther Platteeuw