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Reflections on “The Future of Central Asian Studies”

The workshop “The Future of Central Asian Studies” was organized by Judith Beyer and Madeleine Reeves at the University of Konstanz and held on…

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 occur to someone familiar…

“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 some students. In this…

Introduction: Vernacular Humanitarianisms

Decentering humanitarianism This thematic thread aims to contribute to the anthropology of humanitarianism, by focusing on vernacular humanitarianisms – local, grassroots forms of helping…

Solidarity humanitarianism: The blurred boundaries of humanitarianism in Greece

Solidarity humanitarianism Taking as a vantage point the blossoming humanitarian milieu that emerged as a response to the “refugee crisis” in Greece after 2015,…

Experimenting with Stories

Stories are a venue for experimentation and research, they tell about, define, create, and interact with social realities. Therefore they are important to include…

Accidental experimental ethnography

Researching with social movements (environmental activism, makerspaces) brings ethnography’s nuanced, embodied and collective sense-making to the fore. I also argue that anthropological research within…

Follow up: #Tinder as a research method

Following the unexpected popularity of my May article Tinder as a Methodological Tool I was asked by Allegra to write a follow up, expanding…

Job insecurity for ECRs: a round table discussion

Earlier this year I attended a workshop on academic writing. The intent, so I thought, was to explore avenues in academic research to see…

First (Virtual) Meeting on Meeting (MoM) #bureaucracy

This summer, Allegra has been particularly inspired by the intricacies of global bureaucracies. Our readers may have already read the report of the workshop…

The Bureaucratization of Utopia – A Report

Our students do not dream of global change anymore! It is on these pessimistic words that Alessandro Monsutti opened our workshop « The Bureaucratization of…