Simulacrum Crimea (Anthropoliteia Virtual Roundtable PART 2)
Today we re-post our conversation with Judith Beyer from a joint virtual roundtable with Anthropoliteia. In her commentary, Judith answers […]
The Art of Being IN: Road tripping, photographing and hanging out in post-soviet Russia
Yesterday we opened the AVMoFA’s first summer exhibition – Die SommerWende – and today we are very pleased to meet
A hundred years apart: An intimate history of Italian migration to the US
“…Here being my Italy – Where memories spring like geysers, Crying at me where I place my feet; Italy which
Why the differences between Lampedusa (the place) and Lampedusa (the play) matter
On April 19 I went to see “Lampedusa”, a play by Anders Lustgarten, and found it both enlightening and misleading.
The ‘Euro’ in Euromaidan, in Hindsight
On March 18th, 2014 Putin delivered a speech to the Russian Duma where he reclaimed Crimea for Russia. The Russian
History of human rights Note One-Shots
What rights for migrants? What the European Court of Human Rights says and does not say
This is all over the newspapers: MPs have found that the United Kingdom detains ‘far too many [migrants] unnecessarily and for
QUIZ: Do you feel Gaulois?
Recently it was brought to our attention that the French government was in need of the kind of help that
Living Displacement – thematic week on refugees!
Edward Said once wrote: ‘Our age, with its modern warfare, imperialism and the quasi-theological ambitions of totalitarian rulers – is
Call for reviews – Refugees and Migration
This week saw a week of fascinating posts by anthropologists working in the field of refugees and (forced) migration. To
Refugees Threads
Palestinian refugees and the current Syrian conflict: from settled refugees to stateless asylum seekers?
The Syrian conflict has caused the forced displacement of many refugees. In November 2014, UNRWA[1] estimated the total number of