The problem of ‘culture’ in the New Economy Governments around the world postulate digital entrepreneurship as the key to their nations’ economic future. Yet it seems that this call for more entrepreneurial citizens also goes hand in hand with a request to change culture. Zane Kripe • May 27, 2013
Youngsters and the new credit counter In 2011, one in eight youngsters applied for debt counselling (schuldhulpverlening), with their debts running up to €30,000. Why do so many young people have such large consumer debts? Erik Bähre • May 13, 2013 • 2 comments
When eco chic meets halal Islam has always been a lifestyle of ethical choices, but how is a new blend of halal and green consumption practices to contribute to debates on sustainable development? Bart Barendregt • April 22, 2013
Economy as pseudo-nature: what’s the problem? Economists make a mistake when they make us belief that the economy is a natural force. Economy is not nature. There is no economy outside of human relations, except maybe for monkeys grooming each other. Economy is society and culture. Erik Bähre • April 22, 2013
Exposing the interface: the critical future of (cyborg) anthropology Should ditigal research by anthropologists, or <i>cyborg anthropology</i>, be made available as a corporate market research technique? Or should it make explicit how our “predictions” for the future normalize political and corporate interests? Dorien Zandbergen • April 22, 2013
Kidzania: object lessons for children in consumer societies Kidzania is a multinational chain offering educational entertainment to children around the world. It is set up in a sort of theme park that recreates city life on a child’s scale. Is this ‘edutainment’ or ‘advertainment’? Andrea Cerda-Pereira • April 15, 2013
My days as a cyborg: how I (temporarily) became the Kenyan elections Between March 4 and 9 I lived in a vacuum. My sole companions were my laptop and my smartphone; together we merged into one grand news-consuming machine. Kenya was at the centre of my universe, the Kenyan elections my sole concern. Marlous van den Akker • April 14, 2013
Locating Futures: what do we do when the grass is greener on the other side? What is actually going on when we say that the future is happening here or there or somewhere else? Zane Kripe describes ethnographic encounters in Southeast Asia where people discuss where the future of technology and business is unfolding. Zane Kripe • April 14, 2013
