You searched for brexit

Brexit, Trump, and Public Anthropology

In the days after the Brexit referendum, a friend in California confided that every morning he searched the internet for articles explaining why the…

Brexit, Europe and Anthropology: time to say something

Introduction (by Sarah Green) Brexit means trouble, that is for certain; what is less certain is what kind of trouble. Some might sympathise with…

Anthropology, Brexit and Xenophobia in Europe

The decision of people in Britain to leave the European Union has come as a surprise, even a shock to most of my friends…

A Love Letter to my Brexit Lover, from Europe

BERLIN, 28 JUNE 2016. I admit I was angry when you decided to leave. I knew it was the worst part of you speaking,…

Waking up to Brexit

On the morning of 24th June I had what I have since learnt to be a common experience. I lay in bed in conscious…

Clashing scales of Brexit

Mainstream newspapers, politicians and commentators across Europe instantly expressed dejection and bitterness in the face of the Brexit outcome, and avid Brexiteers have typically…

Today’s Totalitarian Menace

Wherever one looks across the globe today democracy is in decline and trends towards what was once called “totalitarianism” are on the rise. In…

Call for Reviews: Black Lives Matter

The brutal murder of George Floyd on 25 May 2020 has once again revealed the terrifying fissures that cut across our societies and the…

Slow. the. fuck. down.

Do you remember what an ordinary day in your life looked like last autumn? Back when Corona was just a below average beer and…

With My Life

‘[…] I will preserve and protect The honour and independence of my country With my life!’ First light: a deep purple over the edge…

Decolonising Environmentalism

Urgency and Transition Environmentalism is rhetorically framed as a “Good Thing”, unquestionably. Being environmentally friendly is, as it were, a no-brainer. Anthropologists have shown…