Ghosts of past and present solidarities
The Students for Palestine solidarity encampment stood for 38 days in front of the University of Helsinki’s Porthania building until it was removed by the…
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Antropodi: Researching UMK reaction videos – participatory aca-fan-research with Renata Lisowski
In this episode of AntroPodi Renata Lisowski speaks about her autoethnographic research of UMK online fan-culture, particularly the making of Youtube reaction videos. Renata Lisowski…
When calls for “nuance” are used to silence solidarity
Solidarity with Palestinians has been met with disregard and accusations of a “lack of nuance” within many Northern European academic institutions.
Antropodi: Shifting healthcare landscapes and the politics of universal healthcare: an ethnography of reform implementation in Finland
Laura Kihlström discusses the objectives of the healthcare reform in Finland in relation to the lived experiences of healthcare service users.
Antropodi: Keynote Lecture by Soumhya Venkatesan – Comparison, Gains and Losses
What do anthropologists do when they compare, what do people do when they compare? Professor Soumhya Venkatesan shows how comparison produces meaning, including fresh ways…
Antropodi: Edward Westermarck lecture by Tom Boellstorff – The climate of comparison
In their talk Prof. Tom Boellstorff explores comparison’s potential for anthropological inquiry in climates of technological transformation, global warming, and authoritarianism. Such attention to emergence…