A discourse of displacement: the local infrastructure of populism The allegedly disenfranchised whites play a central role in this year's election cycle in Europe. How are we to understand the populist moment and what role can ethnography play in these analyses? Part 2 of Paul Mepschen's populism blog series. Paul Mepschen • March 13, 2017
‘Hairstyle Politics’: Decolonizing Beauty Standards In the seventies having a beard meant you were a ‘hippy’; now it’s the sign of a ‘hipster’. Over time, many hairstyles have been stereotyped. Now, the natural hair movement attempts to liberate black people from suppressive postcolonial norms. Lisa Schaeffer • March 02, 2017
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
