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
Practising Visual Methods Researchers from a variety of disciplines and countries flock to Leiden in August. Exploring the ‘ordinary’, showing emotion, and challenging existing images: they tell what draws them to spend their summer on audiovisual methods. Janine Prins • October 09, 2015
Hysterical Heritage? Reflections on the Dutch King’s Golden Carriage The anthropology of material culture teaches us what things can do to people. But do we understand the cultural effects of a hysterical object like the Dutch monarchy’s Golden Carriage? Peter Pels • September 28, 2015 • 2 comments
Keep It Clean Day! Your contribution to a cleaner ocean It is Keep It Clean Day! The area that really could do with a good cleanup is our ocean and beaches. Large research studies now focus on the ‘plastic soup’, and local initiatives are equally encouraging. In Dutch we even have a new word: Grondstofjutten. Floor Hendriks • September 18, 2015
Beards and holy sites: Competing over True Islam in Kyrgyzstan Who has the right to wear a beard? Which holy sites are fit for worship? Competition over religious symbols in Kyrgyzstan is deeply intertwined with the political and economic turmoil that has swept the country since the breakdown of the Soviet Union. Nienke van der Heide • September 08, 2015 • 2 comments
Resource wars and Public Anthropology Extraction of subterranean wealth is a hot issue in the Netherlands, and elsewhere. How do we anthropologists contribute to the field of research and the public debate on mineral and gas extraction? Sabine Luning • August 19, 2015 • 3 comments
The Anger of Athens On July 15th, Metje Postma was caught up in the angry demonstration in Athens against Parliament’s impending vote to agree to Tsipras's deal with EU leaders. The protest got out of hand and was broken up by the police using tear gas. Metje Postma • July 20, 2015
Rock Art in Panna - What does it mean to the people who live there? Rock art is widely found in caves and along shady parts of the rocky Vindhya hills of Central India, where the Panna Tiger Reserve is located. These are truly beautiful paintings, but what is their significance to the present local community? Shekhar Kolipaka • July 01, 2015 • 6 comments
My Airbnb home is my market Is Airbnb a wonderful economic alternative based on sharing and morality? Or is it simply an illustration of our labour market being so problematic that people get more creative to make ends meet? A former Airbnb member tells her side of the story. Nikkie Buskermolen • June 16, 2015 • 1 comment