Month: March 2026
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“Climate Justice in Action: Activism and Adaptation in Eastern Africa”

Our member, Eileen Jahn, is part of a book project with her chapter on innovative solutions to water abundance in Eastern Africa.
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New Publication: Special Issue: “The Lotos Eaters: Anthropological Reflections on The White Lotus, Privilege and the Limits of Critique”

The latest issue of Anthropology in Action (32/1), co-edited by group member Samira Marty in collaboration with Pardis Shafafi and Keir Martintakes HBO’s White Lotus (2020, 2021, 2025) as an anthropological provocation to explore how privilege operates through luxury tourism, labour, and wellness, and how the show digitally and through global marketing techniques reverberates beyond the screens. The issue…
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“Backway to Europe” Podcast: Talking Borders and Migration with Gambians on the Move

How do young Gambians understand the forces shaping their mobility—and what can their analyses teach us about the global border regime? Backway to Europe, a new podcast series hosted on Allegra Lab, takes up these questions through a rare collaboration between Gambian advocates and our member and anthropologist Viola Castellano.
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Public Anthropology: Andrea-Vicky Amankwaa-Birago on Why Anthropology Matters

Our member Andrea-Vicky Amankwaa-Birago has collaborated with German Society for Social and Cultural Anthropology (DGSKA) on their educational videos on why anthropology matters.