by Peter Versteeg (on behalf of the SpW team)— Between the blues and living easy, the summer break is at our doorstep. We asked the SpW team what their plans are. And this is what…
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By Maaike Matelski – Four years after the military coup of February 2021, Myanmar was hit by a massive earthquake on 28 March 2025. While the earthquake may have been an unavoidable natural disaster, the…
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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 Joost Blokker – Flower wreaths were placed at the Jewish Children monument in The Hague on Yom HaShoah, a day on which Jewish communities around the world memorialize victims of the Holocaust (Shoah). It…
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By Aleeha Ali I fear there will be war. I, from a continent away, think of my parent’s house. My family lives in a large city near the border. Once in 2019, our city announced…
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By Konstadina Naka – For the past three months, my master’s research has explored the complex world of the modern human-dog relationship in Amsterdam. This ethnographic journey took an unexpected turn. I was initially intrigued…
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By Romy de Vos – “Look, a piece of slate from the roof,” I say to my hostess Iris*, as I hold out a thin plate of darkish-grey material for her to see. “Nope,” she…
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By Emma Arnold – We always visit my father’s grave on important days—his birthday, Christmas, and my parents’ wedding anniversary. It is a ritual: my mother, sister, and I walk up the hill to visit…
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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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