Engaged research: should anthropologists be involved in activism? To what extent can anthropologists be involved in social or political activism? How events like the 1965 People’s Tribunal on Crimes against Humanity can help us to reflect on the nature of engaged anthropology. Ratna Saptari • February 08, 2017 • 4 comments
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
Food for Anthropologists: Hare or Rabbit for Christmas? During Christmas dinner preparations, one might wonder: 'rabbit or hare this year?' But when you look at this dilemma from an anthropologist’s perspective, the answer becomes loud and clear. Jan Jansen • December 19, 2016 • 1 comment
A Show of Horses and Men The compelling portraits French-Algerian artist Mohamed Bourouissa shot of black men in Philadelphia provide food for thought. Louisa Rutten • December 08, 2016 • 1 comment
‘Ordinary people’ and the problem of populism In his blog series, anthropologist Paul Mepschen sets out to make sense of populism. Who is this ‘ordinary person’, so often mentioned in election coverage about populist leaders? Based on his dissertation Everyday autochthony (2016), this is part one. Paul Mepschen • December 01, 2016 • 1 comment
Beyond 'Trump or Hillary': a travelogue During a road trip across America in the summer of 2016, Janine Prins wondered how American citizens viewed their situation. Will the election outcome affect their daily life? Janine Prins • November 08, 2016 • 3 comments
Towards a heterodox and reflexive economics After the 2008 financial crisis, the call for a more heterogeneous approach to studying and teaching economics intensified. But how can heterodoxy take up a more prominent place in economic science? A Cultural Anthropologist offers three suggestions. Erik Bähre • October 25, 2016 • 8 comments
Subjunctivity: narratives, evidence, and uncertainty When dealing with trouble, people often entertain multiple possible narratives of things that happened and that may happen. Annemarie Samuels • August 24, 2016
Every sperm is sacred? (Re)productive struggles in the quest for sustainability Due to a number of factors, the issue of population growth has become removed from the discussion on sustainability. I explore some of the ethical presumptions that underlie the issues linking population growth and sustainability. Helen Kopnina • July 15, 2016 • 4 comments
