People’s decisions to migrate in search of work are often discussed in terms of economic necessity, but these decisions are also shaped by a host of historical and…
Colleagues from Oulu also put together an interesting programme for their doctoral course, with a focus on studying ‘dark heritage’, i.e. civil wars, atrocities. Here is their programme…
I wrote a presentation of the research behind the paper in this blog post.
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Die venezolanische Flüchtlingskrise ist die bedeutendste Zwangsmigration in der jüngeren Geschichte Lateinamerikas. Sie stellt Institutionen und Regierungen der Region vor ernste Herausforderungen. Ob…
In Posh Boys: How the English Public Schools Ruin Britain, Robert Verkaik explores the role that public schooling plays in reproducing inequality in Britain, showing how public schools enable wealthy…
How can we harness the knowledge of the maker for the 21st century? The knowledge created through making, sometimes called ‘embodied’ or ‘tacit’, is fundamental to life and…
In this multi-layered ethnography that centers truck drivers, Semi Queer: Inside the World of Gay, Trans, and Black Truck Drivers (University of North Carolina Press, 2018) describes both…
Journalist Scott Wallace talks about a 2002 FUNAI expedition to find the Arrow People, one of the last uncontacted tribes in the world. Wallace is a writer and…
In this multi-layered ethnography that centers truck drivers, Semi Queer: Inside the World of Gay, Trans, and Black Truck Drivers (University of North Carolina Press, 2018) describes both…
Journalist Scott Wallace talks about a 2002 FUNAI expedition to find the Arrow People, one of the last uncontacted tribes in the world. Wallace is a writer and…
Neither the Fulbright Commission overseeing my work nor the US Embassy in Kathmandu could contact me and, in the interim, the three other visitors to Mustang had all…
Mitte Mai bestätigte das taiwanische Parlament eine Gesetzesänderung, durch die die Heirat von gleichgeschlechtlichen Paaren erlaubt wird. Der Weg dorthin war nicht einfach – und auch jetzt gibt es…
Image credit: David Evers, Flickr, Creative Commons. By Daan Beekers, Hansjörg Dilger and Daniel Nilsson DeHanas. In recent decades, the anthropology of religion has produced detailed and d…
It was Christmas Eve and it just so happened that I pulled guard duty. The post I was assigned to was a 30-foot tower that stood…
Hi all, We just received a record number of 26 MA theses that need grading, I managed to publish a new book review & there’s plenty #globaldev stuff…
Hi all, We just received a record number of 26 MA theses that need grading, I managed to publish a new book review & there’s plenty #globaldev stuff…
It does not happen often, but I think a German word actually captures the essence of Rony Brauman’s book Humanitarian Wars? Lies and Brainwashing best: The word is…
It does not happen often, but I think a German word actually captures the essence of Rony Brauman’s book Humanitarian Wars? Lies and Brainwashing best: The word is…
If, like me, you’ve been waiting for this title, it will be out next month. Details below on Andrea Ballestero’s fascinating research: From Duke University Press here: Based…
Colleagues from Russia put together a really interesting programme to revisit the relation of anthropology and history, particularly in Russia and post-socialist countries. Their summer school announc…
Mudik is traditional practiced by Indonesian people every year. Out its place of origin will be back in every Idul Fitri. Is way and creative way will bikers…
Mudik is traditional practiced by Indonesian people every year. Out its place of origin will be back in every Idul Fitri. Is way and creative way will bikers…
The Association for Political and Legal Anthropology unequivocally condemns the sentencing in Turkey of Professor Ayşe Gül Altınay to 25 months in prison for having signed…