“Dance, Sister! Dance!” New Ways of Doing Ethnography in the City

“Dance, sister! Dance!” Dina is prodding my side, encouraging me to stand up and dance. “My friend is asking you to dance!” She points at her smartphone, which is videotaping us. The word ‘live’ shows that we are broadcasting live on Facebook.

Lennie Geerlings • February 19, 2018 • 1 comment

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

The peculiar case of (non) creativity

Creativity is one of the buzzwords everyone seems to be after - individuals, businesses, education institutions and even states. Some seem to succeed better than others. But is that really the case? What are our views on what is creative and what is not?

Zane Kripe • September 10, 2013 • 2 comments

The problem of ‘culture’ in the New Economy

Governments around the world postulate digital entrepreneurship as the key to their nations’ economic future. Yet it seems that this call for more entrepreneurial citizens also goes hand in hand with a request to change culture.

Zane Kripe • May 27, 2013

Locating Futures: what do we do when the grass is greener on the other side?

What is actually going on when we say that the future is happening here or there or somewhere else? Zane Kripe describes ethnographic encounters in Southeast Asia where people discuss where the future of technology and business is unfolding.

Zane Kripe • April 14, 2013

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“Dance, Sister! Dance!” New Ways of Doing Ethnography in the City

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The peculiar case of (non) creativity

The problem of ‘culture’ in the New Economy

Locating Futures: what do we do when the grass is greener on the other side?