TRIPLE A: Absent Academic Anthropologists

Do academic anthropologists regard themselves as irrelevant for the 'development sector'? Ton Dietz observes an absence of Dutch academic anthropologists during festivities around and conferences and publications on development assistance.

Ton Dietz • October 04, 2014

Turkish herring, laughter yoga, and taxidermy: Visual Ethnography NL

Mixed media as an ethnographic research method. The Visual Methods Weblab projects 2014 show colorful, creative and accessible films and websites on Dutch society, made by our bachelor students. They also reveal some challenges and ethical implications.

Metje Postma and Rosanne van den Berg • September 25, 2014 • 2 comments

Honorary jobs and working without getting paid

Are you working for a company or organisation without getting paid? Then you are one of the many with an honorary job.

Erik Bähre • September 15, 2014 • 1 comment

The Future as a Humanist Ideology

On the 26th and 27th of June an international conference in Leiden brought together critical insights into “The Future” as a humanist ideal. The desire for a better, more peaceful and more plentiful life for all humans may not be as innocent as it seems.

Peter Pels • September 08, 2014

World Heritage in the Netherlands (Part 1)

For exploration you don’t always have to go to the far and exotic: An anthropologist who studies world heritage discourse and practice in West Africa decides to be adventurous and explore a World Heritage site in her own backyard.

Henrike Florusbosch • September 01, 2014

Postcards from the field

Just before leaving for my fieldwork I received a gift from two of my colleagues to take with me: a set of colouring pencils and blank postcards. What became of these empty pages and the promise to send drawings home while I was in the field?

Zane Kripe • July 09, 2014 • 9 comments

Armenians from Turkey: From silence in Istanbul to cultural production in Beirut

For Armenians in Turkey the twentieth century was marked by silence. This strongly contrasts with the history of those who left the country. In Beirut, the elderly speak emotionally about their experiences; younger people grow up with revolutionary songs.

Wendelmoet Hamelink • June 17, 2014

Approaching Carthage: Image and Reality

The Byrsa, the hill where the center of ancient Carthage was situated, is not very impressive. The image of Carthage in European collective memory is. Or is it not?

Pieter ter Keurs • June 12, 2014 • 2 comments

Mali’s Heritage: Beyond Timbuktu

Mali is in the news because of the deployment of Dutch military personnel. Media coverage conjures up images of the 2012 destruction of Timbuktu’s World Heritage mausoleums and mosques. Might heritage also have a role in bringing peace and national unity?

Henrike Florusbosch • June 04, 2014