Virtual roundtable: “Collaborative dilemmas” in the age of uncertainty
“Collaborative dilemmas” was the title of a workshop held last April at EHESS in Paris under the framework of “UNESCO […]
“Kinder statt Inder” – Lecture by Prof. Dr. Shalini Randeria
Prof. Dr. Shalini Randeria gave the “Zukunftskolleg Lecture” at the University of Konstanz in Germany on May 4, 2017. Prof.
Photographic engagement
In 2014 I started exploring people’s lives in Parisian suburbs (banlieue)[1] through engaged and creative visual practices. Being an independent
On Extroverted Expertise, One-Handed Scientists & Dirty Laundry #REDUX
In 2014, Vincent Ialenti wrote about deflated optimisms among European scientists grappling with political questions about their legitimacy, the capitalization
RECLAIMING THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
Universities are in turmoil. There was a time when they stood out as pinnacles of Enlightenment, where scholarly elites could
Interrogating Evidence: Epistemological Challenges in the Contemporary World
What social practices are used to constitute evidence? What counts as evidence and why? How are different types of evidence
Cultural evidence and the law
How do we decide whether or not to accept the evidence of our senses, or to put our faith in
Inside-out Jokes & Scientific Pantomimesis: Questioning Interpretations of the Inhuman
In a fit of ambition, I attended or spoke at five academic conferences in the humanities and social sciences during
On parasitic professionalism
Last month I received an email from an “associate” working at a research institution that caters to the biggest development
Celebrating Allies – part 4: “Looking text straight in the face”
To conclude this week we wish to highlight the hard work of one more Allie – namely Marie-Louise Karttunen. She