#HAUTALK: the tyranny of structurelessness and no end in sight
On June 11th 2018, David Graeber published an apology about the amount of time it took him to understand the extent of what was…
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This thematic thread addresses issues of systemic injustice within the academia epitomized by the acronym of #HAUtalk. Curated by Allegra.
Situating #hautalk. A polyphonic intervention
As an established blog with personal and institutional contacts to many of those involved in the recent upheaval at HAU and the Society of…
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Ethical dilemmas, anthropological practice, and principles #HauTalk
Hautalk is an opportunity to reinvigorate and remake our disciplinary identities. But how can we move this discussion beyond disciplinary boundaries—into spaces where we…
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Personalizing Access, Personalizing Praxis
Anthropology trained us to identify systems of oppression, those “invisibilized” dimensions of culture that reek of prejudice, privilege, and disproportionate power dynamics. These are…
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Shocked, not Surprised
The surest signal that we are having something akin to a #metoo moment in academia is when my social media accounts, email inbox, and…
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#PrecAnthro. Let’s talk about unionisation.
The HAU controversy is both a disappointment and an opportunity. It is a disappointment because it reflects the troubled condition in which academic anthropology…
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Community-Based Open Access, Fast and Slow
I would like to make the case that open access remains relevant to the mix of painful problems and worthy opportunities still before the…
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Pyramid Scheme. #hautalk
For people immersed in bureaucratic institutions, like universities, the current ruckus over HAU raises at least one longstanding anthropological question: what kinds of organizational…
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