Ruins of the humanitarian imaginary: A harmful or helpful theoretical framework in the field?
Compassionate transformation: Kenotic possibility in Greek Orthodox humanitarianism
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Reflexiones sobre el simposio virtual “La expansión del humanitarismo”
Pedro Silva Rocha Lima, University of ManchesterValentina Benincasa, Universidad Complutense de Madrid En los días 10 y 11 de junio organizamos, con el apoyo de The Anthropology of Humanitarianism Network, un simposio virtual titulado “La expansión del humanitarismo: perspectivas, realidades y enfoques”. La iniciativa nació de nuestro común interés en pensar sobre formas de humanitarismo que iban más allá de lo que podíamos encontrar en … Continue reading Reflexiones sobre el simposio virtual “La expansión del humanitarismo”
An Overview of the “Broadening Humanitarianism” online symposium
Pedro Silva Rocha Lima, University of ManchesterValentina Benincasa, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Last June 10 and 11, we organized, with the support of the Anthropology of Humanitarianism Network (AHN), an online symposium entitled “Broadening Humanitarianism: shifting perspectives, realities, and theorizations.” The initiative was born out of a simple common interest that we had in thinking forms of humanitarianism that went beyond what we routinely read … Continue reading An Overview of the “Broadening Humanitarianism” online symposium
Bibliography 2021 autumn
Here comes an updated bibliography list from September 2021! Continue reading Bibliography 2021 autumn
Apply for Public Anthropologist Award!
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J. Billaud: Afghan Women, Serial Wars and Imperial Violence
Julie Billaud examines the current precarious situation of women in Afghanistan as a product of Western and humanitarian interventions, as well as misconceptions Continue reading J. Billaud: Afghan Women, Serial Wars and Imperial Violence
Č. Brković, A. De Lauri, S. Hess – new special issue in Intersections!
Čarna Brković, Antonio De Lauri, and Sabine Hess have edited a special issue for Intersections, Vol. 7 No. 2 (2021): “Grassroots responses to mass migration in Europe“. Among others, the contributors include: Synnøve Kristine Nepstad Bendixsen, Marie Sandberg – “The temporality of humanitarianism: Provincializing everyday volunteer practices at European borders” Lieke van der Veer – “Guessing games with target groups: Securing a livelihood by supporting … Continue reading Č. Brković, A. De Lauri, S. Hess – new special issue in Intersections!
E. Masson Diez & S. Chaudhuri-Brill: Migrant Reception and Integration in France
15 June (10:00-12:00 CET): Talk by Dorothea Hilhorst on humanitarian crisis in disasters and conflicts
Just before we will be going on a well-deserved summer vacation, Dorothea Hilhorst (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will be giving a talk on humanitarian crisis in disasters and conflicts based on her research programme ‘When Disaster Meets Conflict’ on 15 June 2021 at 10:00-12:00 CET. Anne-Meike Fechter (University of Sussex) will be discussant and Ekatherina Zhukova (Lund University) will chair. You are warmly invited to participate, … Continue reading 15 June (10:00-12:00 CET): Talk by Dorothea Hilhorst on humanitarian crisis in disasters and conflicts