Precarity everywhere?
“On politics and precarities in academia”- this was the title of the EASA seminar held at the Institute of Social […]
How to write about precarity from a precarious position
Let me start with a confession: Throughout the past year or so I have become somewhat hesitant to attend conferences
#review: space of boredom
Bruce O’Neill’s (2017) The Space of Boredom is a historically rich and theoretically innovative ethnography of contemporary homelessness and social
Mixed Kernels, or What We Don’t See in Ads
You know how a common criticism of politicians is that they’re out of touch with the real world? “Does your
Cultural appropriation: Against inspiration?
This blog post comes from a debate organised by the University of Manchester Anthropology undergraduate society. The title of the
When You Can’t Go Home Again #MeadCompetition
A cold, wet, arctic wind graces the concrete skin of the Tenderloin. Pill Hill, the three-block stretch of inner city
Urban development and the resistance of archaeology
By some estimates, one in ten thousand people in Turkey is an unemployed archaeologist. In an alternative café while on
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
Economic Remoteness and the ‘Development’ of Rural Ukraine
Brega, a village in Odessa province, Ukraine, has not always been a ‘remote’ place. During Soviet times, it was part
Bonded labour in Pakistan
The most common pattern for bonded labour in Pakistan is for a landlord or an employer to extend a loan