‘No Cash, Friend. Digital India.’ 48 Hours in the Indian Cashless Economy

In November last year, without any previous warning, prime minister Modi declared 86% of India’s currency worthless overnight. Is India ready for a cashless economy? I put it to the test and spent two days navigating New Delhi without cash.

Tim van de Meerendonk • April 07, 2017

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

The anthropologist and the key

This year’s ‘Veldwerk NL’ students revealed the importance of the key in anthropological research. It not only symbolises access, it creates possibilities to break down prejudices and pave the way to constructive human interaction.

Nienke van der Heide • February 05, 2016

Data management and ethics: A discussion between two Leiden anthropologists

Anthropologists have important insights to add to the public debate about data management. Come join the discussion on our institute’s position paper on October 26th. Here we share some thoughts on ethics, ethnography, and data.

Zane Kripe and Henrike Florusbosch • October 14, 2015

Why reading novels benefits ethnographic writing

These days I mostly spend writing. On the precious moments that I manage to liberate myself from my laptop, I devour novels. Below some reflections on how reading fiction helps me improve my own anthropological writing (...and means to distract myself).

Marlous van den Akker • April 14, 2014 • 4 comments

What’s on your anthropological blog roll?

Where do you turn if you want to get an anthropological take on current issues? Of course, you turn to this blog! But what other blogs should be on your anthropological blog roll? Here are some of my personal favorites...

Henrike Florusbosch • April 02, 2014 • 12 comments

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