Apartheid in the global governance system
In my research I have argued that rising global inequality is driven in large part by power imbalances in the global economy, in that rich countries have…
Recovery Adjourned: Curative Belonging between Cameroon and Germany
Hide Press Release (2 Less Words) Henriette Vogel The point of departure of my fieldwork and the cornerstone of my future Master’s thesis is an event of a…
Afrikanische Geschichte jenseits des Kolonialismus
In den Debatten um das Erbe des Kolonialismus schrillen die Alarmglocken, wenn die Kolonialherrschaft nicht ohne Wenn und Aber verurteilt wird. Doch statt darüber zu diskutieren, ob solche…
„Ja!“ zu politischer Kulturanthropologie! Plädoyer für eine kritische Kulturwissenschaft.
Ein Essay von Milena Rabe 1. Dein Essay in einem Satz:Mein Essay gibt Einblick in den Einfluss, den Medien auf Stadterzählungen und das Lebensgefühl seiner Bewohner_innen nehmen können…
A Tale of Two Ruins
I’ll show you a place, high on a desert plain / Where the streets have no name … —U2, The Joshua Tree, 1987 I recently flew over two…
C40: Co-creating the future we want
Det er byene, ikke nasjonale myndigheter, som er mest ambisiøse i møte med klimakrisen. En rekke av de mest ‘klima-radikale’ ordførerne globalt samlet nærmere 2 000 deltakere i…
Book Review: Higher Education and Social Inequalities: University Admissions, Experiences and Outcomes edited by Richard Waller, Nicola Ingram and Michael R.M. Ward
In Higher Education and Social Inequalities, Richard Waller, Nicola Ingram and Michael R.M. Ward bring together contributors to explore and evidence how university admissions, experiences and outcomes…
Alternative boligløsninger i fokus
Gjesteinnlegg av Randi Narvestad, forsker ved Institutt for arkitektur og planlegging, NTNU På Storbykonferansen 2019 (30. – 31. oktober) arrangeres to sesjoner om alternative boligløsninger. De…
Intercultural Learning Community on Food, Culture and Social Justice
Group photo at Oregon Food Bank Farms Joan Gross Oregon State University I spent two very intense weeks at the end of September leading the lntercultural Learning Community…
Sök och behåll ögonkontakt med en främling
Vi människor föds med en dragning till andras ögon. En tänkbar förklaring är att förälder och barn ska skapa starka känslomässiga band till varandra. Det sägs att de…
Demokratisk byutvikling i den digitale tidsalder (DEMUDIG)
Gjesteinnlegg av Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud, forsker, Arbeidsforskningsinstituttet (AFI), OsloMet Det er mye prat om den SMARTE byen. Ifølge FN vil 68 % av verdens befolkning bo i urbane områder…
Morgan Ames on The Charisma Machine
On Henry Jenkins’ blog, he interview Morgan Ames about the One Laptop Per Child project. With Jenkins’ permission, I am re-posting the interview here (but see the…
Rezension zu Neoliberalismus — Wie alles anfing: Das Walter Lippmann Kolloquium, verfasst von Hendrik Erz
Der Begriff „Neoliberalismus“ hat eine wechselhafte Geschichte hinter sich und wird im heutigen öffentlichen Diskurs allzu oft mit zahlreichen Malaisen in Verbindung gebracht, die um das komplexe Prob…
The power (and disempowerment) of Menstrual Hygiene Management
Development initiatives focused on menstrual health and sanitary pads in Southern countries actually disempower women as knowers and innovators.
#48 The Nature of Anthropology: Andrew Kipnis on China, Funerals, Ethnographic Socialising & Academic Speech
“I think you’d be crazy to go into something like anthropology if you want to learn how to say whatever other people tell you to say – you…
Sonido, Música y Ciudad: Una Investigación sobre el ruido en Mérida, Yucatán
El problema y el proyecto En 2017, mientras yo conducía un curso sobre sonido y cultura, se recrudeció la controversia alrededor del ruido en la ciudad de Mérida,…
Tut um Gottes Willen etwas Tapferes. Plädoyer für ein Reformations-Rashomon
Verfilmungen von geschichtlichen Ereignissen sagen etwas darüber aus, wie „Geschichte“ gedacht wird. Wird sie als eindeutige und lineare Entwicklung gedacht, von wichtigen Personen gemacht, mit denen …
Knowing Sheep: Anatomical models
Manufactured by Somso, Germany, c 1910Hand-painted plaster & papier mâché in nine parts Manufactured by Hauptner, Germany, early-mid 20th centuryHand-painted plaster in…
Mass protests in Ecuador: what news media don’t report
By Caroline van Slobbe This week, I have experienced the specific scent and feel of teargas for the first time. It is in first instance itchy, as if…
Atmospheric Commons
ATMOSPHERIC COMMONS This text was jointly composed by the AIR group: Hanna Husberg, Agata Marzecova, Liu Xin, Taru Elfving, Nerea Calvillo, Adam Fish & Nicolas Maigret as part…
Organic Waste and the Looming Putrecene
As an urban compost coordinator I have supervised efforts to increase compost collection both commercially and residentially in New York City over the past five years. The job…
Two new podcasts: Charles King and Don Kulick
It’s been a very busy time of year for me and so I’ve done a bad job publicising my podcasts for New Books Network, and this despite my…
De donkere wolk die Scriptie heet (en de vruchtbare grond na de regenbui)
Door Sara Pilic Ik moet het toegeven: alle clichés over het schrijven van een scriptie zijn waar. Tijdens het hele proces ben ik door verschillende fases heen gegaan.…
Staging Seizure: The Chronic Contingency of Epilepsy Diagnosis by Megh Marathe
Epilepsy is a chronic illness and disability characterized by recurrent, unpredictable seizures. Epileptic seizures are transient events during which people lose control over all or parts of body-min…