The state of the state in Africa
How political authority and legitimacy are sustained in societies marked by socio-economic inequality and political exclusion has been a long-standing […]
Visualising happiness
Most of us are seeking happiness. Now more than ever, happiness has became one of the most pursued goals, and
Cultivating Childhood
Samira and Amna visit me in the afternoon after finishing Quran school (madrasa). After they have taken off their buibuis
Tinder as a methodological tool
Imagine being able to remotely and anonymously search through locals in your area, browse through pictures of them, and chat
Notes from inside a Twitter Experiment #EmergingDigitalPractices
Using participation in a collective online experiment with Twitter as a springboard, I interrogate the tweet as a fieldnote. How
Reflections on “The Future of Central Asian Studies”
The workshop “The Future of Central Asian Studies” was organized by Judith Beyer and Madeleine Reeves at the University of
Violence and Vulnerability in Anthropology
Three years ago, after being sexually assaulted while conducting dissertation research in Iceland, I joined others in insisting that our
“The Road Goes Ever On and On”: The PhD Candidate, Uncertainty and Creative Blogging
To say that a PhD in anthropology represents a journey is equal parts cliché and “social fact,” at least for
Note-taking: A ‘fieldwork device’ duplex?
A re-description of my two-fold engagement as ethnographer-cum-documenter in the activist design collective En torno a la silla. Highlighting the
Experimenting with Stories
Stories are a venue for experimentation and research, they tell about, define, create, and interact with social realities. Therefore they