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Surveys, Race and Symbolic Violence

This blog argues that the inhumane and racist treatment of non-white citizens in the Toeslagenaffaire, while shocking, draws on common racist logics we also encounter in seemingly innocuous surveys and research reports.

Wiebe Ruijtenberg and Anouk de Koning • December 07, 2020 • 2 comments

A call to action

The protests around the world against racism, police violence and white supremacy spark much needed conversations. This blog calls to critically look at, and change, our own practices as anthropologists in the Netherlands and at Leiden University.

Anouk de Koning and Jasmijn Rana • June 15, 2020 • 2 comments

ANTHROPOLOGY AT A GLANCE: AN ONLINE PHOTO EXHIBITION

The images in this exhibition give an impression of the work of several researchers, ranging from a study of post-tsunami lives in Aceh to food production and distribution in Poland and the perspectives and experiences of migrant parents and welfare professionals in European cities.

Simone de Boer, Jemma Middleton, Anouk de Koning, Jasmijn Rana, Tessa Minter, Mark Westmoreland, Erik de Maaker, Federico de Musso, Maria Vasile, Ola Gracjasz, Esther van de Camp, Wiebe Ruijtenberg, Annemarie Samuels, Vincent Walstra and Gerard Persoon • March 17, 2020 • 7 comments