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Professor Gerard Persoon is Professor emeritus Environment and Development at Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Leiden University

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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

Self-isolation as a Choice: The Sentinelese and the Missionary

In November, the killing of a missionary on North-Sentinel attracted a lot of media attention. The fact that John Chau tried to set foot on an officially closed area generated some blunt reactions. But what does the future of isolated tribes look like?

Gerard Persoon • December 14, 2018

'The Right to Vote' and Catalan Independence

Politicians in Barcelona are preparing for a new political battle as the Catalan nationalists' referendum is bound to take place on 1 October. Will it lead to new court cases because the referendum is unconstitutional?

Gerard Persoon • July 11, 2017 • 2 comments

Dinner Time at the ‘Vulture Restaurant’

Feeding vultures with carcasses of dead cows is an innovative way out of two perceived problems in Nepal: how to get rid of unproductive, but still sacred cows, and how to help the endangered vultures to prevent them from going extinct.

Gerard Persoon and Babu Ram Lamichhane • March 21, 2017 • 2 comments

‘Walls of Peace’ and memories of conflict in Belfast

Peace-building by building walls? In Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, guided tours to a 3-kilometer-long wall have become a ‘must do’ on the tourist’s schedule. The memorial wall reveals the slow process of reconciliation.

Gerard Persoon • May 02, 2016 • 1 comment

The revival of hunter-gatherer research

In September, 50 years after the famous Man the Hunter symposium (1965), the International Society for Hunter Gatherer Research celebrated its foundation at the vibrant, interdisciplinary CHAGS conference, launching the Hunter Gatherer Research Journal.

Gerard Persoon and Tessa Minter • October 22, 2015 • 1 comment

Pope Francis´ visit to the Philippines: “I have looked into the eyes of God"

No doubt about it: Pope Francis is a superstar. At least in the Philippines. Watching the marching crowds in a country that lacks a strong sense of national identity, it is clear that the visit was a life changing experience for many Filipinos.

Gerard Persoon • January 29, 2015