Studying World Heritage in the Netherlands - Part 2 What can one learn from three days of fieldwork on Texel? As it turns out, quite a bit. Visiting the exhibition “Garde Robe” at Kaap Skil museum, I came across a successful example of a museum sharing its authority with members of the community. Henrike Florusbosch • May 31, 2016
The Anti-Politics of World Heritage In the late 1990s, Mt. Kenya obtained World Heritage status for its unique natural features. Natural-scientific rhetoric underpinned the designation - and covered up the politics at play. Marlous van den Akker • May 23, 2016 • 1 comment
Street photography and ethnographic ethics With the accessibility of new technology and digital cameras, most of us anthropologists these days routinely make images in the field. But how do we handle the issues of trust, privacy and other ethics of ethnographic image-making? Mark Westmoreland • May 10, 2016
‘Walls of Peace’ and memories of conflict in Belfast Peace-building by building walls? In Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, guided tours to a 3-kilometer-long wall have become a ‘must do’ on the tourist’s schedule. The memorial wall reveals the slow process of reconciliation. Gerard Persoon • May 02, 2016 • 1 comment
Ethnography and the work of the ancestors Fieldwork makes one think again about one’s own society. This blog is about how fieldwork taught me what ancestors mean in South Africa and forced me to think again about attitudes to ancestors in Europe. Erik Bähre • April 18, 2016 • 1 comment
Culture: Public or Private? Looking at the present situation in many countries we have the impression that culture, museums and heritage have always been state financed affairs. Yet, historical reality might offer us a different picture. Pieter ter Keurs • April 01, 2016
Beyond multispecies ethnography: Engaging anthropology with violence and animal rights In the field of Anthropology the focus on social justice and human rights is a general theme. Yet, animal rights have largely escaped anthropological attention. Is it not time for anthropologists to take a stance and go beyond multispecies ethnography? Helen Kopnina • March 15, 2016 • 9 comments
Feel the heat – Fuel innovation in Ghana It is charcoal, but not as we know it! - Professor David Miller has a mission to decrease the brain drain in Ghana. By making charcoals out of grass he found a great alternative that could benefit employment as well as sustainability development. Jan Jansen • February 22, 2016 • 1 comment
Will women talk about the war? How do women talk about violent experiences? How can we understand women’s stories of war without reproducing stereotypes of female victimhood or subservience? Rosi Aryal won the Speckmann award with her MA research on war time violence in Sierra Leone. Rosi Aryal • February 16, 2016