Contextualizing Exclusion: Lessons from Kambis
In my first blog installment I described one of my bus rides in Tehran in order to show that education, […]
One-Shots Thematic thread
From the Centre of Europe to the End of the World: Intimate reflections on activism, healing and belonging in the field
I was not feeling any particular excitement or thrilling feverishness. Preparing for the unknown journey into fieldwork in Santiago de Chile
Fieldnote One-Shots
Journeys Within and Between the City – Part Two
In the field, anthropologists are often presented with competing narratives, imaginings juxtaposed with reality, and the collision of facts with
All good things come to an end – or do they? #Fieldnotes
What do you know: the summer is already gone! It feels that only moments ago we solicited contributions to our
Asking Gramsci’s question crisis
Some object to the word ‘crisis’. However, it is useful for describing the sense that what seemed to be an
Dis-orientalizing & Ethnographic Journeys
I conduct fieldwork among young Hindus in Amsterdam, the city where I have lived for nearly six years. Amsterdam lends
Buses in South and North Tehran: Education and Schooling
The bus I was riding on my way to Tajrish (north Tehran) was beyond maximum capacity with its passengers. We
Shoes, walking & reflections on subtle conflicts within social movements
In my research, I have found myself walking constantly – primarily because the city where my field site is set
Buses, Metros, Shoes & Confusing Journeys
This week we continue our thread on fieldnotes via four posts that all in their own way elaborate this thread’s
That buried secret of ours! non-fiction and fiction on memories of violence, death politics and the economy of silence in post-revolution Iran
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi is an acclaimed and respected writer in Iran. A post stamp has recently been produced in his honor.