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On June 8, 2021, Amazon deployed an “opt-in” way for people to enable the company to expand its private network […]
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Neither Markets Nor Militaries: On the critical importance of restoring the commons
In Southern Africa – where South Africa and Botswana account for two of the most economically unequal countries in the
Uberland
In Uberland: How algorithms are rewriting the future of work, technology ethnographer Alex Rosenblat tackles the political realities of the
Undoing Work, Rethinking Community
How does work confer dignity and a sense of belonging? Is work the central identity-conferring activity of society? What if
Ghosts in the Schoolyard
“Tuesday 8:30 – Good morning circle 9:00 – I’m raising the children you have forgotten. 10:15 – And you
The Nerds’ Turn: Battling for a Democratic Academia in Poland
As students and academics in Poland are fighting to defend democracy and autonomy of the universities, this post is a
How to write about precarity from a precarious position
Let me start with a confession: Throughout the past year or so I have become somewhat hesitant to attend conferences
Academia in Dark Times of Austerity Politics and Authoritarianism #precarity
In these days, two at first sight independent developments are threatening academic freedom. Neoliberal austerity politics and authoritarian political tendencies
“The Road Goes Ever On and On”: The PhD Candidate, Uncertainty and Creative #Blogging
To say that a PhD in anthropology represents a journey is equal parts cliché and “social fact,” at least for