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 […]
The uncanny predictability of precarious existence
EASA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) Symposium “On politics and precarities in academia: anthropological perspectives” took place in mid-November at the
Solidarity humanitarianism: The blurred boundaries of humanitarianism in Greece
Solidarity humanitarianism Taking as a vantage point the blossoming humanitarian milieu that emerged as a response to the “refugee crisis”
Chaotic borderlands: Libya’s porous borders after Qadhafi
Porous borders What has happened on Libya’s borders in recent years? Here are some examples: During the insurgency and civil
Brexit, Trump, and Public Anthropology
In the days after the Brexit referendum, a friend in California confided that every morning he searched the internet for
Forgotten Refugees at the Tunisian Border with Libya #MeadCompetition
My forefathers were born to slavery, they worked their skin out of them. We are born to suffer. In spite
Eldercare in South Africa: Dreaming of a White Paper Christmas
About a year ago around Christmas, South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi and ANC colleagues released the anticipated White
Loss in times of revolution and exile
What does loss mean for Syrians living in Southern Turkey in the aftermath of the 2011 revolution and in the
Anthropological takes on the ‘return of remoteness’ – Introduction
For a long time, the direction seemed to be clear: the days of remote areas were numbered and it was
#Podcast Interview Round Up May-August: New Books in Anthropology
It’s once again time for us to help your eardrums get some anthropological loving in collaboration with our dear friends,