By Freek Colombijn – Thomas Hylland Eriksen, one of the greatest anthropologists of our time, died on 27 November 2024, at the age of 62 years. Many cohorts of anthropology students at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam were introduced into the field through his text book Small places, large issues and often also read one of his many other works.
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Door Luka Hendrickx. Begin september fiets ik voor het eerst sinds ik het veldwerk voor mijn scriptieonderzoek afrondde de Polder weer binnen. Daarmee wordt in België de streek ten noorden van Antwerpen bedoeld, waar de…
Leave a CommentBy Santiago Camara – Anthropologists are frequently told that “everything is data”, even the lack of data can be used to create an argument or come to conclusions. Blockages in fieldwork can unblock certain lines…
1 CommentBy Marina de Regt – On Thursday the 26th of September, my social media filled up with messages commemorating Yemen’s revolution of 1962. I read poems and short texts accompanied by pictures of the Yemeni…
2 Commentsby the SpW editors – What are we up to this Summer? Marina: I look forward to driving along rugged Scottish coasts, hiking in breathtaking landscapes, and staying in castles. Eva: I will be turning…
Leave a CommentBy Bariş Eser – Neither the student organizers nor the University of Amsterdam (UvA) Board of Directors (CvB) expected the outpouring of support upon the eviction of the first encampment at the Roeterseiland campus. The…
4 CommentsBy Peter Versteeg – One day, we also took to the streets to protest against atrocities in a rather distant country We were only a few as nobody seemed to notice There were no cameras…
Leave a CommentBy Tess Zondervan – The wind is teasing me. As I try to keep my balance, resting my back onto the big wooden pillar around the magnetic compass – the one us telling we are…
2 CommentsThe editors – This year it is exactly fifteen years ago that Standplaats Wereld came into being and the first blog was posted. Setting up a departmental blog was the initiative of (PhD) students and…
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