Podcast Round up: Best of May
Did you hear the one about the sperm and the consultant? No? How about ‘why did the UFO cross the […]
#WhoseGreen? Chololo Ecovillage and the ‘Secret Formula of Development’
The village of Chololo is situated around 40km South-East of the political capital of Tanzania, Dodoma. Often described as the
The Privileged Discomfort of Border Crossings
As social scientists our work often directly grows out of our personal journeys—journeys that are physical, emotional, intellectual and political.
What’s wrong with the ‘power of writing’? A reflection on language in academic research
Numerous are by now the accounts that label international academia as ‘neoliberal’, that is, a system which, these days, almost
Introduction: Displacement and New Sociabilities
In this thematic week we aim to think through the notion of displacement. At a time that is marked by
On being made feel out of place
Based on the experiences of two young Eritreans who arrived in Switzerland as unaccompanied minors, this article thinks through the
Situating #hautalk. A polyphonic intervention
As an established blog with personal and institutional contacts to many of those involved in the recent upheaval at HAU
Ethical dilemmas, anthropological practice, and principles #HauTalk
Hautalk is an opportunity to reinvigorate and remake our disciplinary identities. But how can we move this discussion beyond disciplinary
Personalizing Access, Personalizing Praxis
Anthropology trained us to identify systems of oppression, those “invisibilized” dimensions of culture that reek of prejudice, privilege, and disproportionate
Shocked, not Surprised
The surest signal that we are having something akin to a #metoo moment in academia is when my social media