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Anna is lecturer at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology.

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Body Management in the Field

We all want to do fieldwork well. But what do such “researcher mindsets” do to our bodies when conducting participatory observation? Anna Notsu and Jan Jansen address some of the most important, yet little discussed, fieldwork practices: bodily engagements when hanging out with informants.

Jan Jansen and Anna Notsu • March 18, 2024 • 9 comments

Climate change in plain sight: anthropological contribution in the time of climate crisis

In-depth fieldwork methods can reveal invaluable insights of climate change beyond the domain of science and politics. Based on her ethnography of Sicilian farmers amidst agricultural transition, Anna Notsu shows how participant observation may unveil embodied climate change experiences.

Anna Notsu • February 07, 2022

Loneliness in solidarity and solidarity in loneliness - How students in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology navigate the Covid-19 crisis

Essays of 68 CADS students show their struggle with the effects of the Covid-19 measures. This blog reveals how students navigate the crisis and, in light of a recent Monitor on student mental wellbeing, calls for more qualitative inquiry into underlying issues in order to find solutions.

Teachers and Students Diversity and Development 2021 and Anna Notsu • December 15, 2021