What’s wrong with the ‘power of writing’? A reflection on language in academic research
Numerous are by now the accounts that label international academia as ‘neoliberal’, that is, a system which, these days, almost […]
#EASA2018: Motion against apartheid academia in the West Bank
Matan Kaminer is a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan and a member of the Israeli Anthropological Association and
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
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
Personalizing Access, Personalizing Praxis
Anthropology trained us to identify systems of oppression, those “invisibilized” dimensions of culture that reek of prejudice, privilege, and disproportionate
Shocked, not Surprised
The surest signal that we are having something akin to a #metoo moment in academia is when my social media
#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
Pyramid Scheme. #hautalk
For people immersed in bureaucratic institutions, like universities, the current ruckus over HAU raises at least one longstanding anthropological question:
The Nerds’ Turn: Battling for a Democratic Academia in Poland
As students and academics in Poland are fighting to defend democracy and autonomy of the universities, this post is a
Reading Not to Perish
The “publish or perish” imperative in academia is periodically debated in the newspapers. I think some distance should be taken