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Zane Kripe MA is PhD candidate at Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Leiden University

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48 hours of digital detox: can you survive without your digital devices?

Digital Anthropology students stayed offline for 48 hours to understand their relationship with digital technologies. How did they survive without devices? Their experiences ranged from strong 'FOMO' to empowerment. What would digital detox mean to you?

Zane Kripe • January 16, 2017 • 1 comment

How robots took over our lives and we failed to notice

Robots taking over the human race: an apocalyptic future or everyday reality? From dystopian science fiction imagery to reflections on algorithm culture.

Zane Kripe • July 05, 2016 • 1 comment

Data management and ethics: A discussion between two Leiden anthropologists

Anthropologists have important insights to add to the public debate about data management. Come join the discussion on our institute’s position paper on October 26th. Here we share some thoughts on ethics, ethnography, and data.

Zane Kripe and Henrike Florusbosch • October 14, 2015

From Beyoncé to Markets – Anthropologists Studying Elites

What does it entail to study elites: How do we anthropologists approach the rich and powerful? In this conversation Erik Bähre and Zane Kripe share some experiences and ideas.

Erik Bähre and Zane Kripe • May 27, 2015 • 1 comment

The mindless knowledge economy

We often assume that a technologically advanced economy is all about a highly skilled labour force engaging in creative forms of self-expression. However, the dream of getting rid of dull and boring jobs through automation seems to be a utopia.

Zane Kripe • March 11, 2015 • 2 comments

Conference chat: Revolution and collaboration at the EASA Conference 2014

Janine Prins and Zane Kripe discuss their experiences at the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) conference this summer in Tallinn, Estonia. Did it live up to the promise of being revolutionary?

Janine Prins and Zane Kripe • October 08, 2014 • 4 comments

Postcards from the field

Just before leaving for my fieldwork I received a gift from two of my colleagues to take with me: a set of colouring pencils and blank postcards. What became of these empty pages and the promise to send drawings home while I was in the field?

Zane Kripe • July 09, 2014 • 9 comments

May you lose weight, stop drinking, and pay off your debts!

Or should I say - Happy New Year!? New Year’s greetings for those celebrating it and some musings about the genre of New Year’s resolutions: what do they tell us about the future and the present?

Zane Kripe • January 20, 2014

The daily life of an anthropologist?

Anthropologists are known for studying how people go about their every day lives. It may be interesting to turn the tables and ask what a day in the life of an anthropologist looks like.

Zane Kripe • November 04, 2013 • 2 comments