New Anthropologies of Political Performance – thematic thread on performance
Definitions of ‘performance’ abound. Some of the principal reasons for anthropologists’ continued interest in the subject of performance are the
#Review: Anthropology, Theatre and Development #Performance
In their introduction to Anthropology, Theatre and Development: The Transformative Potential of Performance, Alex Flynn and Jonas Tinius do an
Kabul Carnival. Gender Politics in Postwar Afghanistan
I recently had the challenging pleasure of reading Julie Billaud’s Kabul Carnival on my first visit to Afghanistan. As a
Performance Threads
The press conference as performative (political) space
In this short piece, I would like to consider a performative site that is often overlooked: that of the press
Million Mask Marching
People have been trickling into the top of Trafalgar Square since noon. By five darkness has launched its steady discolouration