Is it time for Finnish celebrities to save the black girls of a “developing country”?
Is it time for Finnish celebrities to save black girls of a “developing country”? This is the question that might […]
Violence and Vulnerability in Anthropology
Three years ago, after being sexually assaulted while conducting dissertation research in Iceland, I joined others in insisting that our
“The Road Goes Ever On and On”: The PhD Candidate, Uncertainty and Creative #Blogging
To say that a PhD in anthropology represents a journey is equal parts cliché and “social fact,” at least for
Why Deportation to Afghanistan is Wrong
Since the first week of August, hundreds of young Afghan asylum seekers have been holding a sit-down protest against deportation
Chaotic borderlands: Libya’s porous borders after Qadhafi
Porous borders What has happened on Libya’s borders in recent years? Here are some examples: During the insurgency and civil
A Youth Center Struggles With Israeli Occupation
A staff member at Lajee Center, a youth organization in Aida Refugee Camp in the Israeli occupied West Bank, went
Being an intern at Allegra Lab: An epilogue
Before my internship at Allegra Lab, I was unaware of most of the online platforms for anthropology. I had heard
Cultural appropriation: Against inspiration?
This blog post comes from a debate organised by the University of Manchester Anthropology undergraduate society. The title of the
The gendered realities of #displacement: Syrian women in Istanbul
Syrian women are existing between different layers of expectation. In Istanbul power manifests itself in different spaces. It is in
K’aissina! Father, Son, Taboos: Life-Lessons from Ethiopia
The Kara of southern Ethiopia are a small population of horti-pastoralists among whom I have worked since 2003. Over the