Research ethics, violated
Recently on a scholar’s email listserv dealing with Myanmar (Burma) issues, IÂ learned that at some universities in Australia, Singapore, […]
With My Life
‘[…] I will preserve and protect The honour and independence of my country With my life!’ First light: a deep
Notes on a Postcard
The exhibition The World Exists To Be Put on A Postcard has been running at the British Museum throughout the
‘Rescuing’ food: Dumpster Diving as Political Activism
It is already dark, past 10 pm, and Dora, Emil and I are riding our bikes to the backyards of
What’s in a Name? From Astana to Nursultan
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. William Shakespeare,
Jair Bolsonaro and Affirmative Action: Political Rupture or Escalation?
On October 8, 2018, the day after the first round of the Brazilian presidential elections, I exchanged several worried whatsapp
Anthropology? What ‘Anthropology’?
In September 2018, Jarosław Gowin, Poland’s Minister of Science and Higher Education, abolished anthropology as an academic discipline by an
Overheard and misunderstood: calling in as social media practice
In the days leading up to the 2018 AAA annual conference, Allegra Laboratory published an open call on Twitter for
The Privileged Discomfort of Border Crossings
As social scientists our work often directly grows out of our personal journeys—journeys that are physical, emotional, intellectual and political.
Real-time rituals of elite male privilege #Kavanaugh
The late September 2018 public testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh before the US Senate Judiciary Committee gave