Deze zomer komt bij Lemniscaat de debuutroman van Ruth Erica uit: De Boom met de Bittere Bladeren. Dit verhaal speelt in Rwanda veertien jaar na de genocide. De doelgroep is (jong) volwassenen. Vanaf eind augustus is het boek in de reguliere boekhandels en online verkrijgbaar. Auteur: Ruth Erica Het boek gaat over de Rwandese genocide. […]
In het licht van de globale golf aan protesten naar aanleiding van de dood van de zwarte Amerikaanse man George Floyd reflecteert Hilde Beune op de positie van Nederland in de discussie over racisme. Nederland wordt vaak geprezen voor haar ‘multiculturele samenleving’, maar is dit wel terecht? Auteur: Hilde Beune Spandoeken met teksten als ‘stop […]
Organized for students – by students In order to create a safe place to discuss these sensitive and complex topics, the link for the Zoom meeting will be posted on Canvas for students at the UvA. See the Facebook event for more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/2687282381515624/?active_tab=about The UvA’s Anthropology Program Committee would like to wholeheartedly invite Anthropology […]
The protests around the world against racism, police violence and white supremacy spark much needed conversations. This blog calls to critically look at, and change, our own practices as anthropologists in the Netherlands and at Leiden University. Authors: Anouk de Koning and Jasmijn Rana The increase of race-based violence and the death of George Floyd […]
Written by the Dutch association of anthropologists (ABv) The Dutch association of anthropologists (ABv) stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movements, black and people of colour (POC) communities in the U.S.A., in the Netherlands and worldwide that are subjected to racist violence. We deplore violence unleashed on them by police and security forces. […]
Maandag 22 juni, 17:00 uur Online via LIVECAST te bekijken | Pakhuis de Zwijger Reserveren via deze link: https://dezwijger.nl/programma/boeklancering-antropoloog-gezocht In ‘Antropoloog gezocht’ geven Laurens Bakker, Masja Cohen en Walter Faaij een breed en inspirerend beeld van antropologen op de arbeidsmarkt. Twijfel je of je antropologie wil studeren? Of studeer(de) je antropologie en ben je je […]
In March 2020, Quebec filmmaker Louise Abbott completed a new short documentary about an Inuit group in Nunavut that the Canadian government forcibly relocated in the 1950s and 60s. Through the eyes of survivors Mary (Ayaaq) Anowtalik and David Serkoak, The Out-of-the-Way Dwellers recounts the story of the Ahiarmiut and their determination to keep their […]
Piero Miranda-Carrillo is a researcher and politically engaged Peruvian. He studied Political Science at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and holds a master’s degree in Anthropology from PUCP. He worked as a government councillor for the San Miguel district in 2015-2018, and did his fieldwork research on urban citizens in relation to participation, culture, sports, […]