Culture
ByTalia J Lyn-CookBSc Anthropology Culture. It’s the food we eat, The songs we sing, Something we cannot escape. Something to which we can all relate. Differences. Culture doesn’t an…
Tag: Creative Collective
Her Name Grew in the Mountains
ByXinyi ChenMA Creative and Collaborative Enterprise Second Place Winner, Writing Competition on the Theme of Transformation She first dreamed of the mountain while riding the London tube…
Vulturing
BySylvie PlanelPhD Anthropology First Place Winner, Writing Competition on the Theme of Transformation Their figures project shifting shapes on the ground, cutting out the sun as they fly…
In and Out/ Dialogues
ByZhitong LiBSc Anthropology Two Chinese international students cross paths in the UK, sparking an exchange of stories that unveil the challenges and transformations of life. Through candid r…
The Creative Collective’s Creative Ethnographic Writing Workshop
ByZara KhanBSc Anthropology On February 27th, The Creative Collective hosted a creative ethnographic writing workshop, exploring two key questions: How can we write ethnography in creative way…
A Conversation with Artist/Anthropologist Cherie Li
ByAoife DonnellanPhD Anthropology Visual artist and anthropologist Cherie Li’s practice is concerned with capturing the minutiae of sociality, intimacy, and joy. Her work grounds ephemeral exp…
ATL Hoe
ByDaniel SorungbeAffiliate Anthropology I told the #Institution I would document some of my London experiences to promote studying abroad… I doubt this is what they had in mind,…
The Words We Use
ByTalia J Lyn-CookBSc Anthropology hyperfeminine. soft girl. chic girl. *that girl.* ~ modern phrases we use to describe ourselves ruler. apple. pear. hourglass. ~ **objects** we use to…
REVIEW — Dahomey and Pepe
ByDavid EdgarPhD Anthropology “Aaah… ehhh… ohhhh…” says Pepe as he tries to find his own voice. Pepe is a dead hippopotamus—and the eponymous narrator of a wild, uncategorizable…
Hearing above the Roar
ByLily HiggittMSc Anthropology, Environment and Development, 2022-23 This reflective piece highlights the ethical and political barriers I encountered whilst researching and co-hosting a UCL A…
The Language of Wind: A multi-sited sensory ethnography of the wind
ByRosalind ProsserMFA Creative Documentary Practice Scholars I plead with you, where are your dictionaries of the wind? — Norman MacCaig, By the graveyard, Luskentyre Region of the Helm…
Third Space: When anthropology meets fiction – an anthropologist at a funeral
ByFelix StephensBSc Global Humanitarian Studies This is a fictional piece about an ethnographer attending the funeral of a famous writer. It explores the power of different mediums, how…
Ode to Chagossian Zistwar
ByChrisyl Wong-Hang-SunMRes Anthropology, 2022-23 Down where the river meets the sea, An old man sits beside me.With his long white beard and skin, a rich Nwar[Black]He begins to share…
Las Barras: An opportunistic portrait of passionate football fans on the streets in Medellín
ByDavid EdgarPhD Anthropology A cacophony of drumming, chanting, and explosions drifts through my window. I grab my camera and run into the street. It’s las barras: fervent football…
Creative Collective: Re-inventing Empikas — a photo essay
ByGabriella SantiniPhD Anthropology The ban on female circumcision in Kenya has put an end to Empikas — the only rite of passage ceremony for Maasai girls in Siria,…