On Volte-Face (Takwi’)
Speaking was very risky during the fifty-four years long Asad family domination of the republic.[1] By speaking, I am not […] The post On Volte-Face (Takwi’) appeared first…
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What really worries the world? Q&A with Danny Dorling on The Next Crisis
In this interview with LSE Review of Books Managing Editor Anna D’Alton, Danny Dorling discusses his new book, The Next Crisis: What We Think About the Future which…
Ståle Wig, Sian Lazar and Eva van Roekel: The social life of inflation: introduction
After a period of relatively low inflation in many economies in the Global North, inflation has once again become a major world concern. The COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted…
Narrative Abandonment. Suffering and the Hidden Costs of Solidarity in Times of War
Abstract The escalation of war in Ukraine in 2022 triggered a global show of solidarity with Ukrainians escaping the country. […] The post Narrative Abandonment. Suffering and the…
Give a Hand To the Fallen, as Long as You Are Standing: Earthquake Disaster Relief among Afghans
Mullah Yaqub appeared in the doorway of his Quranic school, and smiled when he saw me, shaking my hand firmly. He looked tall in his long dark-blue felted…
De lo común y lo extraordinario. Recordando el 15M
Read Time:7 Minute, 47 Second Susana R. Sousa Susana R. Sousa Sigue sin haber tanto pan para tanto chorizo, sin embargo, los desmane…
Sticky Relationships at Wartime
Chimit, a Buryat professional in his late 20s, had been considering moving to Europe for at least a decade, but this plan proved hardly feasible with his low…
“ARE YOU HEADING TO THE FUN ZONE?”: NOTES FROM THE POLISH-UKRAINIAN BORDER
Research takes you to unexpected places. After finishing my PhD, I got a postdoc position at the ERC-funded project WARFUN led by Antonio De Lauri at the Christian…
El decrecimiento como solución al fracaso del capitalismo
Read Time:5 Minute, 48 Second En medio de la crisis de 2008, Pedro Reques Velasco, catedrático de Geografía Humana de la Universida…
Technologies of Trust put to the Test
Drawing on participant observation of COVID-19 tests and blood donation, this article demonstrates how micro-interactions between medical personnel and laypeople can constitute trust, grounding the he…
Technologies of Trust: Introduction
This post is the introduction of our thematic thread on Trust, curated by Anna Weichselbraun (University of Vienna), Shaila Seshia Galvin (Geneva Graduate Institute) and Ramah McKay (University of Pen…
Ep #93: Waterworlds, Witchcraft and Chaos: This Month on TFS
The Familiar Strange · Ep #93: Waterworlds, Witchcraft and Chaos: This Month on TFS We’re back! We’re back from our Semester break and keen to get back into…
Don Nonini: The China Conundrum and The Current Conjuncture
Strategic Ambivalence or Disguised Conflict? China’s Reactions to Russia’s War on Ukraine and to Covid Why does China’s response so far to the Russian invasion of Ukraine “not…
¿Qué nos depara el futuro? Nos dirigimos hacia un futuro incierto
Read Time:8 Minute, 24 Second Que el cambio climático es un hecho, nadie lo duda. A lo largo de la Historia de nuestro planeta, los…
When Nothing Fits
Disclaimer: All people mentioned were able to choose how they want to appear in this text. They chose to appear by their clear name and/or activist alias. They…
Disaster anthropology talk 17 May: The role of culture in crisis:
collectivism and individualism in the coastal fishing after 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami This was once Arahama – the vibrant fishing suburb of Sendai, right by the coast.…
The meaning of crisis: reflections on doing fieldwork in Lebanon
By Viviane Hamans Almost anyone who has been ‘in the field’, will confirm that at some point, crisis is part of the process. The amounts of time that…
Heritage out of Control: Buddhist Material Excess in Depopulating Japan
Inherited Buddhist objects and their associated ritual care connect the dead with the living. Buddhist things are not only material. They contain spiritual and emotional power, even when…
Heritage out of Control: Today’s utopia tomorrow’s waste?
Exploring how beliefs and spiritual dimensions of inequality turn today’s realities of waste into future heritage and (invisible) monuments Cite this article as: Fouad Asfour. January, 2022. ‘Herita…
Street Affects in Kashmir
This piece offers an ‘inside-out’ perspective on everyday life in a militarized space. As a researcher and a Kashmiri, the writer is struggling to document the ordinary-everyday lives…
Living Water, living with lively waters (part 2)
In What is Water? The History of a Modern Abstraction, geographer Jamie Linton (2010: 14) describes “modern water” as the following: “an abstract, isomorphic, measurable quantity that may…
#PoliticalEngagements: Defiant Engagements
Working in political environments that run counter to our personal values and commitments, and with people who are challenging these contexts in different ways, led us to think…
War between good citizens and bad citizens: tools for today’s totalitarianism in Brazil and the Philippines
On May 6, 2021, on the heels of Brazil’s deadliest month since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, special police forces in Rio de Janeiro killed 28 people…
Ethnographic Film at the Crossroads
Ethnographic film is blooming Ethnographic film, however loosely defined, is blooming. While to track and map the entire production of ethnographic film appears next-to impossible, I want to…