Academic Fictions: Introduction
An often underestimated but critical element of academic endeavour is communication. There is no doubt that many academic books and articles are dense and…
Read MoreAn often underestimated but critical element of academic endeavour is communication. There is no doubt that many academic books and articles are dense and…
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Read MoreIn December 2020, a group of social scientists gathered virtually at the LSE Department of Anthropology to discuss the relationship between data science and…
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Read MoreWhen: 12 February 2021 / 2-3.30 pm CET Link: https://zoom.us/j/93210372616pwd=dTZZ… ID: 93210372616 Password: 4JzWZ6 Abstract This paper examines how expert witness reports use…
Read MoreFor more information about Smith & Willing, see: www.smithandwilling.com Smith and Willing are fictional characters and in the following interview that accompanies this film,…
Read MoreThe creative disentanglement of human-animal relationships in Animal Intimacies: Interspecies Relatedness in India’s Central Himalayas by Radhika Govindrajan is an important addition to the…
Read MoreWhen: 29 January 2021 / 2-3.30 pm CET Link: https://zoom.us/j/93210372616pwd=dTZZ… ID: 93210372616 Password: 4JzWZ6 Abstract Sally Merry was an active participant in the work…
Read MoreToday’s Totalitarianism welcomes written opinion pieces that increase our awareness of the dangers we confront at this historical juncture anywhere in the world, of…
Read MoreWhen: 15 January 2021 / 2-3.30 pm CET Link: https://zoom.us/j/93210372616pwd=dTZZ… ID: 93210372616 Password: 4JzWZ6 Abstract This webinar will explore how to do an…
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