Orientalism after Said
We just came across the last filmed interview of Edward Said, made available on the blog of Verso Books on […]
Paperwork and Modernity
Having a lot to do does not always mean having a lot of power, but having a lot of power
We like: SLOW READING!
Wrapped in the glow of the computer or phone screen, we cruise websites; we skim and skip. We glance for
Happenings
ONLINE: Anthropology in London Day 17 Sept 2013
“Visibility and Concealment” Organised by the anthropology departments of Goldsmiths and UCL in collaboration with University of East London, Brunel,
Anthropology in Hostile Times
“…anthropologists like myself currently find themselves working in an academic environment that is profoundly hostile to the task of being
Time for a Change – SPORTS LAW?
Bored of digging into the hard core of obscurity? Want something more tangible than theoretical abstractions? Then the following
Emerging South Sudan – Negotiating Statehood
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale) / Germany September 23rd – 24th 2013, Organisers: Katrin Seidel, Timm Sureau
Intuition and Science
All science relies powerfully on forms of intuition. As Kuhn (1962) showed long ago in his discussion of paradigm shifts
Trouillot (2001)
A classic that I enjoy every time! It feels that the past ten (plus some) years have only made this
Looking for the Afghan State in Abu-Dhabi
Huge skyscrapers in the middle of the desert. The city looks like a mega shopping mall. On my way from