It is not uncommon that people ask me how I ended up studying anthropology, and usually I just respond that it was my broad and undefined interest in all things social, cultural and human that led me in that direction. But that it is not the whole story. I don’t think I was entirely aware [...]
I found this video on ethnographic interviewing techniques and “getting people to talk” on the American Anthrodesign mailing list: Getting People to Talk: An Ethnography & Interviewing Primer from Gabe & Kristy on Vimeo. The film is made by a couple of design students at the Illinois Institute of Technology in order to give a [...]
Another year, another summer, and another Roskilde Festival. This year the sunshine returned to the festival as I opened up my summer holidays by gorging myself with beautiful and surprising music. I didn’t get to see and hear as music as usual, as earned my ticket working in a Smoothie bar for part of the [...]