by Sophie Leegwater – A few minutes before 4:30 pm on a Monday afternoon in early January 2024, I hop into the yellow cab that takes me to Adrenalina Studio, one of the pole dance…
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by Peter Versteeg, and the SpW team When it’s dark, where do we go? Where can we stand? Are we looking back, searching for a light we once believed was there? Can we see what…
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Door Sam Heeremans – Ergens in hartje Jordaan woont een oudere, ietwat rommelige maar zachtmoedige man. De eerste keer dat ik er kwam om thuiszorg te brengen, lag op alle meubels een laagje van dertig…
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By Marina de Regt – For a month, I have been in Cairo as a visiting fellow at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute. I am here to finish a number of publications and to do preliminary research…
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By Giulia Sinatti – Ten years since its last edition, the Medical Anthropology Europe (MAE) conference returned in September 2025 with a live (and online) four-day event in Vienna. Hosted at the University of Vienna and co-organized…
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In this series, we invite anthropologists to share stories of growth, change, and discovery throughout their careers. By reflecting on the life choices that shaped them, the unexpected moments in the field that shifted their…
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by Sam Heeremans – Wanderer, there is no roadYou make the road by walking.– Antonio Machado Gloomy days beget a little life reflection. I bought a pumpkin a few days ago for extra reflection vibes…
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by Yvonne Zoethout – In Friesland, she is widely known. But, depending on who is asking, the question can cut deep: “Wêr komsto wei?” (“Where do you come from?”) Staring into the Frisian waters, the…
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By Pablo Ampuero-Ruiz – I remember very clearly the first lecture of my Master’s degree at Peking University in China. Professor Pan Wei was giving an introductory lecture on the cultural foundations of China’s political…
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In this series, we invite anthropologists to share stories of growth, change, and discovery throughout their careers. By reflecting on the life choices that shaped them, the unexpected moments in the field that shifted their…
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