Counting our Losses: Reflections from a Newton Fund/British Council Workshop on Loss and Displacement
The past is irrecoverable and the past is not past; the past is the resource for the future and the […]
NO WALL TO LEAN ON
By Dalene Swanson. Who counts as human? Whose lives count as lives?… Loss and vulnerability seem to follow from our
Loss in times of revolution and exile
What does loss mean for Syrians living in Southern Turkey in the aftermath of the 2011 revolution and in the
Anthropological takes on the ‘return of remoteness’ – Introduction
For a long time, the direction seemed to be clear: the days of remote areas were numbered and it was
Selective access or how states make remoteness
What makes a place remote? Is remoteness that which is geographically distant from the centre of administrative, political and economic
Being there: Humanitarian remoteness
During World War II, Ruth Benedict conducted research about Japan at a distance. Challenging the stereotypical image of the white
Making Remoteness in the Sonoran desert
When we think about deserts, we usually imagine them as quintessentially remote. We tend to take their remoteness as primordial
#Podcast Interview Round Up January-April: New Books in Anthropology
Hi there pod-pickers, here’s another earful of podcasts for you to squeeze into your drums, freshly prepared by our audiophile
Innocent Weapons: The Soviet and American Politics of Childhood in the Cold War
When the picture of Alan Kurdi’s drowned body first hit the headlines, it was instantly iconic. For many, the simple
Virtual roundtable: Deniz Gökalp’s response
1. To what extent does the notion of political agency help to understand political change? I do not think that