Unveiled in early 2024, s-and.org already features several reports from our fieldwork and 3 pieces by external authors, such as Franz Krause from DELTA or Sarah Vaughn. Today, PhD candidate tarinimonga presented it to members of IMPRS 'Global Multiplicity'

Ce soir, la justice sociale a gagné. Ce soir, la justice environnementale a gagné. Ce soir, le peuple a gagné. Et ça ne fait que commencer ! #VictoireNFP #ElectionsLegislatives2024

Academics in the Wild..a useful curation of resources for PhDs in various fields looking into the wide range of careers. academicsinthewild.com/resources/

At the AGM of #EASA2024 members present a motion for the suspension of collaboration with Israeli academic institutions until Israel complies with international law and international humanitarian law.

Tiny glimpse of a brilliantly-organised EASA #EASA2024. Full of passion, vigour, creativity, performances, and—most importantly—a powerful motion on “collaborations with Israelî academic institutions in light of the plausible g3n0cīde committed in GAzA.” #AnthroTwitter

Sand as atmosphere, blueprint for life, archive, tool of occupation, and much more - thinking geosocial transformations with sand at #EASA2024 was so inspiring! Thanks to all panelists, Kate Dawson and S.AND

Leaving Barcelona. Thankful for a well-organized and courageous #EASA2024 conference (motion passed!) as well as an amazing workshop with @liquidperson, Kate Dawson, Caterina Scaramelli and the S.AND. Very smooth… over and out.

Take a look at the below discussion with Mascha Schulz about their special section from the latest issue of Religion and Society!✍️ Full volume here: bit.ly/4ftTFrx

How do artists and scientists engage with the omnipresent but finite resource sand? On September 5, we're launching a talk series in cooperation with Leipzig's Grassi Museum (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden) to explore artwork on/with sand. grassi-voelkerkunde.skd.museum/programm/

How does art with and on sand help countering anthropocentric worldviews that reduce minerals to resources and dead matter? Find out next week, when we talk with Simone Albers, Dutch artist working with sand and other minerals in paintings and installations.

How to practice visual advocacy for #sand and environmental conservation through photography? In our second sand talk, artist Sim Chi Yin will speak about her work "Shifting Sands," joined by #anthropologist and human geographer Mareike Pampus. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

How should we think of #sand in an age of sinking cities and climate change? Lukas Ley, Javad Kaisar, Teresa Cremer & Tarini Monga from the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Max Planck Society in #ARIscope buff.ly/4gMKjro

Muhlenberg’s Firing Puts All Tenured Professors at Risk. AAA is horrified, but not surprised, that the first scholar with tenure to be fired for an issue concerning academic freedom is an anthropologist. ow.ly/CtZk50TEaKH

Tomorrow, the geography department (strukturwandel.uni-halle.de) at Halle University will be showing a film by visual anthropologist Dr. Gregory Gan. He will be present for questions and chat. S.AND EMPATHY FOR #CONCRETE THINGS vimeo.com/883554976

"Empathy for Concrete Things" blends personal stories with visuals to explore Soviet-era architecture’s impact on identity and politics. Through paintings and animation, Gregory Gan crafts a great narrative on how modernist buildings embody both utopian dreams & tragic histories.

Great online collection of essays outlining a “politics of despite”! Very happy to be featured among pieces curated by my colleagues mascha schulz, Rishabh Raghavan and Julia Vorhölter - congrats! americanethnologist.org/online-content…

"An Audacious Vision" by Hanna Nieber Hanna Nieber Part of //Living in a Mode of Despite//, a new AES collection edited by mascha schulz, Rishabh Raghavan, & Julia Vorhölter #anthrotwitter #ethnography Read it here! ⬇️ americanethnologist.org/online-content…

Big fan of this Leipzig-based jazz project “no further noise,” which has been collaborating with Ino Café for years. They made a vinyl compilation of recorded concerts which I always found deeply moving. Support them here: startnext.com/no-further-noi….

KU Leuven is hiring an anthropologist with regional expertise in Asia. Please see the call below, circulate widely, and apply! The call welcomes candidates with undergraduate/ postgraduates degrees obtained in Asia. Deadline, 28 February 2025 kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs…

Beyond excited and nervous to be presenting new work (with Susan Schuppli) at the “Field Forum,” an Architectural Association series curated by curated by Jingru (Cyan) Cheng and Chen Zhan that looks at our relations with the built environment. aaschool.ac.uk/publicprogramm…