Slam that ethnography! – Imagine further
After a week of performed ethnographic poetry, Robert Desjarlais and Eileen Moyer wrap things up in their concluding remarks. If you haven’t read the…
Read MoreAfter a week of performed ethnographic poetry, Robert Desjarlais and Eileen Moyer wrap things up in their concluding remarks. If you haven’t read the…
Read MoreHere’s yet another round of ethnographic slamming with contributions by Kristine Krause, Lex Kuiper, Marije de Groot, and Carola Tize. Still not sure what…
Read MoreWelcome to part two of this week’s ethnography slam, this time with contributions by Josien de Klerk, Annelieke Driessen, Susanne van den Buuse, and…
Read MoreThis week we have two new reviews for you, tackling the question of #race (see our #callforreviews here): Tomorrow, our frequent and much cherished…
Read MorePolicymaking and implementation across state institutions, international organisations and transnational networks of civil-society organisations are expanding fields of anthropological research. The complex positionalities that…
Read MoreDestroyed under global media coverage, exalted as identity symbol, traded and purchased, heritage is taking on a growing and controversial role in the making…
Read MoreFieldwork, the cornerstone to the ethnographer’s magic, seems to be under siege in recent times. The invocation that it ‘is not what it used…
Read MoreHave you been affected by Ethnographic Experimentation Breakdown (EEB) or Excess of Engagement Stress (EES)? Are you suffering from breach-of-the-canon infection (BOTS)? Do you…
Read MoreNovember 2015; I proceeded ten metres behind Ertan Abi for much of the morning, a place in which I was not directly within the…
Read More1. To what extent does the notion of political agency help to understand political change? Michel de Certeau argued that agency comes in different…
Read MoreDuring my recent fieldwork in Myanmar, I fell in love with books allover again. Myanmar is a country where everyone reads all the time,…
Read MoreLast month I received an email from an “associate” working at a research institution that caters to the biggest development agencies worldwide: DFID, UN,…
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