New Anthropologies of Political Performance – thematic thread on performance
Definitions of ‘performance’ abound. Some of the principal reasons for anthropologists’ continued interest in the subject of performance are the […]
Book Review Reviews
On the Doorstep of Europe. Asylum and Citizenship in Greece
On the Doorstep of Europe is a vividly written ethnography of the asylum process in Greece, “with its ethos of mystification,
Book Review Reviews
Gender in Refugee Law. From the Margins to the Centre
Since gender sensitivity was first given recognition under the official UNHCR Guidelines in the 1990s, approaches in decision making processes
REDUX: Fear by Numbers: On the rise of Europe’s ‘Illegality Industry’
It’s no longer all quiet on the western front. In recent years, Europe’s “fight against illegal migration” has alternately been
Experimental Education in Feminist Anthropology
With students sprawled out on the lawn, a passer-by stopped to listen to the workshop as we sat in a circle
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
One-Shots
The Spider
The thought crept into my mind today and refused to let go of my brain. It said ‘What if we
Crisis on the opposite shore – Notes from the field on crisis, revolution, and the possible
This piece is a from-the-field reflection on the ways in which grand events and processes such as global financial crises
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, 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