Leidenanthropologyblog

Diversity

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 • 24-08-2016

Sustainability

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 • 15-07-2016

Diversity

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 • 05-07-2016

Digitalisation

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 • 31-05-2016

Digitalisation

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 • 23-05-2016

Digitalisation

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 • 10-05-2016

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Subjunctivity: narratives, evidence, and uncertainty

Every sperm is sacred? (Re)productive struggles in the quest for sustainability

How robots took over our lives and we failed to notice

Studying World Heritage in the Netherlands - Part 2

The Anti-Politics of World Heritage

Street photography and ethnographic ethics