Ethnographic Postcards: The Mean Girl
It’s important to remain impartial when conducting ethnography. A mean girl at an after-school club challenged my role as a researcher.
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Iranian Women ask for ‘Life’ and ‘Freedom’
The veil has become a tool for resistance in Iran. Women set their veils on fire and demand self-determinacy over their bodies. The movement is not against religion. However, whenever women in Iran demand their rights, the patriarchy accuses them of acting against religion.
Finnish ski jumper Matti Nykänen as trickster
Matti Nykänen, a famous Finnish ski jumper, passed away in February. He was both a superior athlete and a very troubled man – increasingly so over the years. This contradiction makes both him and the finnish public discourse following his death relevant subjects for anthropological analysis.
Finnish Independence Day and the magic of touch
Independence Day celebrations are part of many nation states’ repertoires. Among the wide variety of rituals performed on these days around the world, one of…