Precarity everywhere?
“On politics and precarities in academia”- this was the title of the EASA seminar held at the Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern…
Read More“On politics and precarities in academia”- this was the title of the EASA seminar held at the Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern…
Read MoreThe EASA AGM Seminar in Bern simply came in a bad time. It confronted me with a dilemma: while I was eager to follow…
Read MoreThis conversation took place after a workshop entitled “Between precarious norms and empowering alternatives – a workshop on the strategies of labour organisation between…
Read MoreLet me start with a confession: Throughout the past year or so I have become somewhat hesitant to attend conferences and other academic gatherings….
Read MoreEASA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) Symposium “On politics and precarities in academia: anthropological perspectives” took place in mid-November at the University of Bern. The…
Read MoreIn these days, two at first sight independent developments are threatening academic freedom. Neoliberal austerity politics and authoritarian political tendencies both leave their traces…
Read MoreTo say that a PhD in anthropology represents a journey is equal parts cliché and “social fact,” at least for some students. In this…
Read MoreEarlier this year I attended a workshop on academic writing. The intent, so I thought, was to explore avenues in academic research to see…
Read MoreDorothy Noyes, Professor of English and Comparative Studies at the Ohio State University, responds to the questions Chiara Bortolotto has recently raised in her virtual…
Read More“Collaborative dilemmas” was the title of a workshop held last April at EHESS in Paris under the framework of “UNESCO frictions: heritage-making across global…
Read MoreAs a researcher who was raised in Brazil, my uncertainty and dilemmas may have a different punch compared to other cases. The context of…
Read MoreFor more than ten years I have been exploring UNESCO policies in the field of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). My interest spans from the…
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