Picture of a House – toward the ethnography of the academia
There was a time when universities were modelled after churches. Today their designs echo temples of different kinds – namely corporate headquarters. In light…
Read MoreThere was a time when universities were modelled after churches. Today their designs echo temples of different kinds – namely corporate headquarters. In light…
Read MoreTo the blind believer in human rights, nothing so messy as history is truly necessary. To question, to complicate, to ‘problematize’ has been thought to…
Read MoreDan Jurafsky, computational linguist at Stanford University, achieved what many academics only dream of when his blog The Language of Food – a collection…
Read MoreThe following paper [in German] was presented during the symposium ‘The Future of German Anthropology’ on 7 November 2014 at the University of Leipzig. …
Read MoreFor almost a month Allegra has been exploring different ways to fill ‘Dead Space’ by showcasing the seminar Anthropological Knots, an experiment that culminated…
Read MoreIn UN treaty body proceedings members of the bodies regularly mention – after they are done with elaborate rounds of welcomes, thank yous and…
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