The Ahiarmiut: Out of the Way Dwellers

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 […]

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Following The Anthropologist

How do you explain climate change to a lay person? Do you show images of melting ice caps and withered landscapes? Or numbers and charts that explain the effects of polluted air and changing temperatures? Sure, you would be able to make a solid case, but chances are that your audience has tuned out before […]

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‘LESVOS: BEAUTIFUL PRISON’ – A BUMPY BUT ASTONISHING DEBUT

After her bachelor in Cultural Anthropology, Linda Sloane went on to study Social Policy and Social Interventions at the University of Utrecht. Her primary interests lie in integration, intercultural communication and visual anthropology, which are closely connected to the subject of the DIY documentary that Linda writes about in this review.  ‘LESVOS: BEAUTIFUL PRISON’ – […]

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