Pasts Cast in Concrete and Steel? Infrastructure and the War in Ukraine
In May 2024, following a barrage of Russian missile attacks on power stations across Ukraine, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced […]
The Transformative Potential of Intimacy: Turkish Coffee Talk and Ethnographic Listening
Until the fairly recent turn towards therapy and mental health of educated middle classes in Turkey, talking with one’s neighbor,
ANTHROKINO
Film Screening & Discussion with Director Nafis Fathollahzadeh Khabur 30′28 November, 13:30 CET Nafis Fathollahzadeh AnthroKino presents the screening of
Introduction: Conducting Ethnographic Fieldwork in the Global South
Conducting field research in the Global South comes with its own challenges in various stages: pre-field, during fieldwork, and post-fieldwork.
The Social Act We Call Memory
It’s a cold early-winter morning in South Brooklyn. The streets are empty. My friend Gabe explains that it’s only a
Meet the smugglers. Decolonising the mind, questioning the border
To A. and O., for better or for worse. The story I want to tell might seem to be about
Against racist blackmail on US campuses
Cornell University has been in the news for suspending the British-Gambian student Momodou Taal for his lawful involvement in protests
Between Borders and Ballots
“I do wonder how safe this is for me. I mean, sharing these things.” The room felt small as he
Sensory Media Anthropology
WHAT IS SENSORY MEDIA ANTHROPOLOGY? With this thread, we want to make a case for what we call sensory media
Skin
Mónica Degen The Reciprocity of Touch Skin is our largest organ and mainly associated with our exterior appearances and identities,