Keep It Clean Day! Your contribution to a cleaner ocean It is Keep It Clean Day! The area that really could do with a good cleanup is our ocean and beaches. Large research studies now focus on the ‘plastic soup’, and local initiatives are equally encouraging. In Dutch we even have a new word: Grondstofjutten. Floor Hendriks • September 18, 2015
Beards and holy sites: Competing over True Islam in Kyrgyzstan Who has the right to wear a beard? Which holy sites are fit for worship? Competition over religious symbols in Kyrgyzstan is deeply intertwined with the political and economic turmoil that has swept the country since the breakdown of the Soviet Union. Nienke van der Heide • September 08, 2015 • 2 comments
Resource wars and Public Anthropology Extraction of subterranean wealth is a hot issue in the Netherlands, and elsewhere. How do we anthropologists contribute to the field of research and the public debate on mineral and gas extraction? Sabine Luning • August 19, 2015 • 3 comments
The Anger of Athens On July 15th, Metje Postma was caught up in the angry demonstration in Athens against Parliament’s impending vote to agree to Tsipras's deal with EU leaders. The protest got out of hand and was broken up by the police using tear gas. Metje Postma • July 20, 2015
Rock Art in Panna - What does it mean to the people who live there? Rock art is widely found in caves and along shady parts of the rocky Vindhya hills of Central India, where the Panna Tiger Reserve is located. These are truly beautiful paintings, but what is their significance to the present local community? Shekhar Kolipaka • July 01, 2015 • 6 comments
My Airbnb home is my market Is Airbnb a wonderful economic alternative based on sharing and morality? Or is it simply an illustration of our labour market being so problematic that people get more creative to make ends meet? A former Airbnb member tells her side of the story. Nikkie Buskermolen • June 16, 2015 • 1 comment
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
“In my childhood we only played with empty shells” - Reporting from the frontlines Vager Saadullah is a journalist and political analyst, living in Duhok - the KRG region in North Iraq. I interviewed him in April about his life experiences in this region and his views on the war with the Islamic State and the future of Kurdistan. Wendelmoet Hamelink • May 13, 2015
All of one place: A Muslim saint, a converted Hindu princess, and a Hindu deity Ethnic and religious antagonisms are not givens, but the outcome of historical and political processes. Borders, as human-made conveyors of state-oriented conceptual frameworks, play a central role in shaping these. Erik de Maaker • May 06, 2015 • 1 comment
