Idul Fitri Celebration 2013 in My Village
Part of the annual celebration in my village is to visit the grave (ziarah kubur) on the afternoon before the ied mubarak .. Kebontengah Graveyard Ramadhan last sunset, the…
Long Time No See!
You may have noticed by prolonged absence from the blog. I thought when I graduated I’d have tons of time to research and write posts! Unfortunately, I barely…
Is neoliberalism good for humans? Ask the evolutionists!
Research in the zoo about the origins of human cooperation can be relevant for understanding the economic crisis. Also “the harder sciences” can contribute to less inequality …
Back to the Struggle Against Ignorance
As a society we seem to no longer place high value in scientific knowledge, intellectual excellence or, for that matter, artistic creativity — three elements that have heretofore…
Back to the Struggle Against Ignorance
As a society we seem to no longer place high value in scientific knowledge, intellectual excellence or, for that matter, artistic creativity — three elements that have heretofore…
Back to the Struggle Against Ignorance
As a society we seem to no longer place high value in scientific knowledge, intellectual excellence or, for that matter, artistic creativity — three elements that have heretofore…
Back to the Struggle Against Ignorance
As a society we seem to no longer place high value in scientific knowledge, intellectual excellence or, for that matter, artistic creativity — three elements that have heretofore…
Back to the Struggle Against Ignorance
As a society we seem to no longer place high value in scientific knowledge, intellectual excellence or, for that matter, artistic creativity — three elements that have heretofore…
Back to the Struggle Against Ignorance
As a society we seem to no longer place high value in scientific knowledge, intellectual excellence or, for that matter, artistic creativity — three elements that have heretofore…
CfP: Die Politik der Maker, 11/2013 HFBK Hamburg
Call for Papers zur DGTF-Jahrestagung 2013 an der HFBK in Hamburg. Die Tagung Die Politik der Maker möchte die Hintergründe der Maker Culture in Vorträgen, moderierten Panels und…
CfP: Die Politik der Maker, 11/2013 HFBK Hamburg
Call for Papers zur DGTF-Jahrestagung 2013 an der HFBK in Hamburg. Die Tagung Die Politik der Maker möchte die Hintergründe der Maker Culture in Vorträgen, moderierten Panels und…
CfP: Die Politik der Maker, 11/2013 HFBK Hamburg
Call for Papers zur DGTF-Jahrestagung 2013 an der HFBK in Hamburg. Die Tagung Die Politik der Maker möchte die Hintergründe der Maker Culture in Vorträgen, moderierten Panels und…
Pauline Turner Strong, “American Indians and the American Imaginary: Cultural Representation Across the Centuries”
Pauline Turner Strong’s new book American Indians and the American Imaginary: Cultural Representation Across the Centuries (Paradigm Publishers, 2012) traces the representations of Native Americans ac… Visit New Books…
What editing is
Editing is a lot of things, but one of them is an endless series of minor improvements in phrasing. While I was in the field, I often wished…
CfP: Veränderte Lebenswelt(en), 05/2014 KIT, Karlsruhe
Veränderte Lebenswelt(en). Konfigurationen von Mensch und Technik Veranstalter: Marie-Hélène Adam MA / Szilvia Gellai MA / Julia Knifka MA / Yasmine Kühl MA, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie Dat…
Dissertation writing scene
This is the roof of the library where I’m writing a first draft of the introduction to my dissertation. The sunshine is always encouraging. In writing the…
How international investments change rural Sierra Leone
What happens when international companies develop large-scale projects in poor rural areas in Sierra Leone? How do people respond to the changes? Who gains and who loses? That…
Digital spying – we do have a choice…
…argues a certain digital anthropology pundit, published in the FT today. Text follows…Peter Cochrane, former head of technology for BT, maintains that our digital data will be…
Digital spying – we do have a choice…
…argues a certain digital anthropology pundit, published in the FT today. Text follows…Peter Cochrane, former head of technology for BT, maintains that our digital data will be…
Digital spying – we do have a choice…
…argues a certain digital anthropology pundit, published in the FT today. Text follows…Peter Cochrane, former head of technology for BT, maintains that our digital data will be…
Digital spying – we do have a choice…
…argues a certain digital anthropology pundit, published in the FT today. Text follows…Peter Cochrane, former head of technology for BT, maintains that our digital data will be…
The said and the unsaid
When the FT Magazine did a special issue on visual design anthropologist Gillian Tett opted to highlight the influential thinking of Pierre Bourdieu and his concept of doxa…
"Iran’s Plan B for the Bomb" (NY Times–Yadlin and Golov) is erroneous and misleading
Amos Yadlin and Avner Golov of the (non-governmental) Institute for Israeli Security Studies have written an op-ed piece for the New York Times entitled “Iran’s Plan B for…