Life After Fieldwork: of leaving the field, entering liminality and relocating the mind
The bulky and weirdly shaped package I hold in my hands weighs nearly 20 pounds. 20 pounds of memories materialize […]
References Needed! #Crowdsourcing
Mark Goodale is currently writing Anthropology and Law: A Critical Introduction for NYU Press. The manuscript is due at the
One-Shots Thematic thread
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,
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