In the current situation we do not get any more new research evidence from our Siberian field sites, unfortunately. Nonetheless Siberia remains THE place in the Arctic where…
By Wiebe de Jong – How I ended up here I finished my masters in anthropology back in 2008 at Radboud University Nijmegen, and after at about five…
This research trip has been in part driven by Japanese television media productions such as shows about izakaya/tachinomiya and meshi tero dramas. The influence that guided my last…
Set I: Jalan Jalan in Monzen Nakacho… Absolutely no political endorsement here; my interest is the reference to supporting shitamachi. Set II: Fukagawa Fudodo Temple …
So why were these people standing in line a few minutes before 4:00 PM, especially on such a hot day? Waiting to get into the Public Tavern「Uosan」! I…
I got there a little late that night because of my filedwork at Uosada. But they had saved my seat for me! It was another lively night! BONUS…
Wakako Zake (ワカコ酒, or “Wakako’s Sake,” BS-TV Tokyo) is one of the longest running (now in its 7th season) and my favorite meshi tero (loosely translated “food terrorism”…
Several weeks into my fieldwork at one of the Integrated Tribal Development Agencies (ITDA) in Telangana, a federal state in India, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I…
BONUS VIDEO! (a shop in Yokohama in Japan plays a melody of western Christmas carols…) SEE ALSO! “Yokohama Chinatown: Selected Shots” on VAoJ, 9/1/19: https://visu…
This was my second trip to Yokohama. The first in 2019 was only an afternoon in Chinatown. This time I thought exploring the bay area would be good.…
Allegra Editor Ian podcasts together with Thread guest editors Aja Smith & Anne Line Dalsgård as they explore ‘Building Bodies For Thought a thread in which theorising and…
My idea was to check out the Yokohama Bay area. So I took the train to Yokohama Station and then walked a long distance to the Sea Bass…
The first izakaya… A neigborhood shop catering to Baystars fans. I wasn’t so fond of the menu (lots of pork liver and other intestinal dishes) or the atmosphere……
So after I disembarked the bullet train, I made my way to my hotel (very close to the stadium), dropped off my luggage and went to the game.…
It has been almost 4 years since I have been able to travel for research. I returned to the field last week. Here are some clues about where…
A Russian vessel named “Saami” in a Norwegian wharf in Kirkenes in June 2023: the borderland reality on the ground continues as a lived experience even at times…
Prof John Ziker introduces his research and plans in the European Arctic. The anthropology team is pleased to announce a rather spontaneous talk by our visiting professor at…
This post is part of our Encountering Precarities series. The thematic thread engages with the multiple and asymmetrical forms of precarisation and vulnerabilisation involving both ethnographers and t…
I begin this reflection on the potential of solidarities in anthropological praxis with an example drawn from the University College Union (UCU) pension strikes in the U.K. In…
“Look at the numbers!” Who hasn’t heard or even said that phrase during a debate? Does your company evaluate your work with performance indicators? We tend to take…
The Familiar Strange · Ep #102: Gender in the Mines & Anthro Origin Stories: This Month on TFS We are back for 2023! This month we welcome our…
The first thing flying into Kangerlussuaq, Greenland reminds us that this is ‘properly’ Arctic. For most people who call the North home, the Arctic is further up North…
I am very happy to note a new co-authored article titled “A Survey of Contemporary Bai Craft Practices in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China.” It was…
