Happy New Year!

Vacature aan KU Leuven/UAntwerpen: Deeltijdse (60%) onderzoekscoördinator voor het FWO SBO-project ‘Crafting Futures’ (www.craftingfutures.be/nl/). Solliciteer tot 17 december! www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... #erfgoed #ambachten #antropologie #geschiedenis #design

Big tech has our attention and now it wants our affection. We must resist. observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Now available: Elgar Encyclopedia of Global Social Theory, edited by Gert Verschraegen and Raf Vanderstraeten Read a free chapter: doi.org/10.4337/9781... Learn more: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97... Contributors: @fernschreiber.bsky.social , @cbruunjensen.bsky.social, @isaackamola.bsky.social

"If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough" Sifan Hassan

Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it the most never use it.

“It’s difficult to get someone to understand something when their salary depends on not understanding it.” Upton Sinclair

Just published! "Journeying with one of Japan’s leading anthropologists" www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CK3DQ... #anthropology #biography #Yamashita #Japan

For those in and around Barcelona, Spain: International Seminar "The Cultures of Tourism: From origins to global phenomenon", 20-21 May, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), Free with pre-booking: www.cccb.org/en/activitie... #tourismification #culture #anthropology #city

Shocked to hear about the passing of Nelson Graburn. There are so many stories to tell about how he profoundly influenced my academic career and that of countless others. One thing is for sure, Nelson was not only a great scholar and mentor but also a wonderful all-round human being.

CfP for an international conference on the anthropology of sport at KU Leuven, Belgium

Coming up (online webinar): "Partnering Heritage with Latin America: Heritage Futures in the Age of Polycrises", Wednesday 19 February 2025, 3 pm (CET) or 8 am (CDMX). Register here: www.una-europa.eu/calendar/par... #heritage #polycrisis #future #unaeuropa #kuleuven #inah #CNCPC

Interesting opportunity for those based in Mexico City and surroundings who are working on heritage and global challenges. Note that the deadline is coming up very soon!

“The future is not what will happen to us, but what we will do” Henri Bergson (1911)

Best wishes for 2025! #NewYear

Increasingly common reactions to science and scientists...

White Friday

Social networking on bsky...

My first post here: So excited for this panel and workshop with @fionamur.bsky.social and Maruska Svasek! Calling on anthropologists working on creative experimentation to consider proposing a paper for this panel (deadline 17 December). In Scotland!! June 2025!! nomadit.co.uk/conference/s...

The Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at KU Leuven (Belgium) has a vacancy for an anthropologist (open rank) with regional expertise in Asia. Join our vibrant international community! kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... #anthropology #job #academica