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Footage of Failure: Multimodality in Practice

Failure is an unavoidable aspect of the ethnographic enterprise. And yet, failure should not be seen as a dead end. In the context of the FR&T program, we piloted a multimodal research collaboration that required embracing failure as a reoccurring theme.

Sabine Luning + 1 other • 22-03-2018

Diversity

“Dance, Sister! Dance!” New Ways of Doing Ethnography in the City

“Dance, sister! Dance!” Dina is prodding my side, encouraging me to stand up and dance. “My friend is asking you to dance!” She points at her smartphone, which is videotaping us. The word ‘live’ shows that we are broadcasting live on Facebook.

Lennie Geerlings • 19-02-2018

Digitalisation

The Leiden School of Multimodal Ethnography?

In this blog, Mark Westmoreland provides some insights into how the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University engages with multimodal teaching & research. This is part 2 of a blog series on multimodal anthropologies.

Mark Westmoreland • 10-01-2018

Diversity

A Christmas Story: Health Insurance in the Netherlands

What do christmas and health insurance have in common? By using christmas as an example two underlying principles of health insurance become apparent: solidarity and consumer practices.

Nikkie Buskermolen • 22-12-2017

Digitalisation

Multimodal Anthropology?

In his blog series, visual anthropologist Mark Westmoreland sets out to explore the new vibrant mode of scholarship called multimodal anthropology, and what it means for (visual) anthropology. This is part one.

Mark Westmoreland • 27-11-2017

Diversity

Learning and Belonging in Ladies-Only Kickboxing

Kickboxing has been promoted to young Muslim and Moroccan-Dutch women as a tool for empowerment. How can we understand their participation in sports? How are their practices influenced by dominant discourses, policies, and media on the female Muslim body?

Jasmijn Rana • 24-10-2017

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Footage of Failure: Multimodality in Practice

“Dance, Sister! Dance!” New Ways of Doing Ethnography in the City

The Leiden School of Multimodal Ethnography?

A Christmas Story: Health Insurance in the Netherlands

Multimodal Anthropology?

Learning and Belonging in Ladies-Only Kickboxing