The Liminality of Grief in Trauma
As time continues to press forward after the April 30 shooting at UNCC, I have continued to reflect, think about my experience, and discuss the experiences with others…
Cooling down the overheated Anthropocene
This is a recording of the 2018 Gjessing lecture, given at Oslo’s Museum of Cultural History. Trying to connect my own concern with global crises to Gutorm Gjessing’s…
Filtered Realities
In order to proceed, we must first acknowledge the more than three decades of work by a man who has been sounding the alarm concerning the…
Kroppen som kulturellt teckensystem
Det nyligen begångna brottet i Borgå har knappast undgått någon. Två unga män, tillika bröder, sköt och skadade två poliser. Efter en dramatisk jakt kunde de sedermera gripas.…
Mit Abstand. Andreas Hoesslis Film über die Revolutionen im Iran und in Polen
1979 im Iran und 1980 in Polen bedrohen zwei Revolutionen die alten Mächte – im Iran stürzt der Shah, in Polen aber verhängt die Armee das Kriegsrecht. Der…
Archaeology of the 99 Percent
Using a remote-sensing tool called lidar, archaeologists can see what lies hidden underneath dense vegetation. This lidar image reveals the grand plaza of the Maya city of Tikal…
In The Journals, August 2019 by Gabrielle Hanley-Mott
A short round up this month. This month’s collection will be most valuable for those interested in topics such as: childbirth, immigration and health, disability and Disability Studies,…
Links & Contents I Liked 335
Hi all, Preparations for the new semester starting Monday are underway, but there’s always time for some Friday afternoon & weekend #globaldev reads!My quotes of the weekNow, imagine…
2020/21 Fellowship Competition: Royal Museums Greenwich
2020/21 Fellowship Competition: Royal Museums Greenwich (deadline 6 October) Royal Museums Greenwich (which comprises the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, the Queen’s House and C…
Zoos humanos, exhibiciones etnológicas y colonialismo.
“Serán tus enemigos no solo gobernadores sádicos y prefectos torturadores, no solo colonos flageladores y banqueros golosos, no solo políticos lamecheques y magistrados vendidos, sino igualmente, y po…
„Uns aber erfüllet stolze Freude“ – Gesellschaftsgeschichte am architektonischen Fallbeispiel
Wenn Kunst, wenn Qualität, wenn großartig Gelungenes untergeht, verlieren wir immer. Alle. Das sagt der bayrische Dokumentarfilmer Dieter Wieland über den 2009 erfolgten Abriss der brutalistischen Auf…
Global Digital Cultures
Very keen to read this: Global Digital Cultures: Perspectives from South Asia – 2019 By Aswin Punathambekar and Sriram Mohan Digital media histories are part of a global network, and…
New Zine on the History of Sanitation
Our zine “Infrastructural Digest” is now completed(!) and 250 copies have just been printed for the opening of the Privy2 demonstration garden. The zine features original artwork and…
Vi må snakke om samisk
2019 er FNs internasjonale år for urfolksspråk. I løpet av året er det arrangementer rundt om i hele verden for å rette fokus på den kritiske situasjonen for…
Doktorgrad: Fortellinger om underjordiske vesener lever i beste velgående
Hammershus på Bornholm. Slottets undergrund sies å gjemme underjordiske folk. Foto: Hitesh Sahoo, flickr "Hvis mit studie havde foregået i Guatemala eller i Sibirien for eksempel, var der…
Die ‘Kurdenkrawalle’ 1993/1994 und der Erinnerungskonflikt um Halim Dener. Eine wissenssoziologische Diskursanalyse — Christian Hinrichs
Anlässlich des diesjährigen Studentischen Soziologiekonkgress in Bochum stellen wir uns die Frage, wer eigentlich hinter den markanten Vortragstiteln steckt. Wie kamen die Vortragenden zu ihren Themen…
Doktorgrad: Fortellinger om underjordiske vesener lever i beste velgående
Hammershus på Bornholm. Slottets undergrund sies å gjemme underjordiske folk. Foto: Hitesh Sahoo, flickr “Hvis mit studie havde foregået i Guatemala eller i Sibirien for eksempel, var der…
Ghassan Hage: The Difficult Temporality of Diasporic Nostalgia
https://matskut.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/1222/Ghassan%20Hage-final.mp3 That notions of time are closely entangled with notions of space is something take…
What Happened to Sex Trafficking? The New Moral Panic of Men, Boys and Fish in the Mekong Region
My latest paper in Sojourn. Abstract below. Activists, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the international media have repeatedly singled out the Mekong region as a hotspot for ‘sex trafficking…
Why Are People Who Use Illegal Drugs Demonized?
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has targeted alleged drug dealers, such as this 18-year-old man, and left thousands of suspects dead. Noel Celis/Getty Images “It’s our…
Å drikke øl på kirkegården: Gravsteder blir møteplasser, sier antropolog
Å minnes de døde. Assistens kirkegård. Foto: News Oresund, flickr At det vi anser som "vår kultur" er stadig i endring, ser vi også på kirkegårdene. Kirkegården er…
Å drikke øl på kirkegården: Gravsteder blir møteplasser, sier antropolog
Å minnes de døde. Assistens kirkegård. Foto: News Oresund, flickr At det vi anser som "vår kultur" er stadig i endring, ser vi også på kirkegårdene. Kirkegården er…
Backpacks and Toe tags: Life and Death on the US-Mexico Border w/ Jason de León
In this special interview, TAL’s Ryan Collins talks with scholar, activist and artist Jason de Leon about the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border. In addition to…
What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting Down Syndrome
Down syndrome is typically caused by an error in cell division during fetal development, which results in an embryo with three copies of chromosome 21 instead of two. Marcel Hirshegger/SAPIEN…