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Martine Greek wanted to find out how neoliberalism is succeeding in making people believe in a better future. After conducting twelve months of field work on an inland island in Chile, she is now defending her thesis about hope, poverty and government-subsidised solar panels.

Coronavirus Hits Supply Chains

«In this current time of crisis, it is arguably more important than ever to look at how supply chains function, and what role maritime trade plays in keeping our world spinning,» says Elisabeth Schober. The anthropologist is doing research on shipping and maritime logistics.

The World With Viruses: Reminding Us How Little Control We Have

- The Corona virus is a window, enabling us to see alternative ways of organising society, says Thomas Hylland Eriksen. The Professor in Social Anthropology has been conducting research on crises in an overheated world.

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23 Sep.

Edvard Hviding: "From the Floor: Fieldwork on Pacific Ocean Diplomacy at the United Nations"

2:15 PM, Zoom

24 Sep.

Katrin Bahr

4:00 PM, Room 648 Eilert Sundts Hus (AND ZOOM)

07 Oct.

Catherine Alexander: "The Simple Bare Necessities: The Practices, Rhetoric, Scales and Paradoxes of Thrift on a London Housing Estate"

2:15 PM, Zoom

22 Oct.

Sandra Calkins

4:00 PM, Room 648 Eilert Sundts Hus

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Researching Hope June 23, 2020
Coronavirus Hits Supply Chains Apr. 6, 2020
The World With Viruses: Reminding Us How Little Control We Have Mar. 18, 2020
English master's programme attracts international applicants Feb. 12, 2020

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Publications

Art-Anthropology Interventions in the Italian Post-Colony Aug. 25, 2020 3:48 PM
Climate Change as a Spice Aug. 25, 2020 3:48 PM

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Associate Professor in Social Anthropology
Department: Department of Social Anthropology
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Languages: English
Deadline: Monday, October 19, 2020
Postdoctoral Fellow - "Shrinking the Planet"
Department: Department of Social Anthropology
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Languages: English
Deadline: Sunday, November 15, 2020
Tenure-track Postdoctoral Fellow/Assistant Professor in Social Anthropology
Department: Department of Social Anthropology
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Languages: English
Deadline: Monday, October 19, 2020

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