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Ethnography as a mode of expression: Creative writing tips for researchers
Ethnography as a mode of expression: Creative writing tips for researchers
I have been writing for a long time. I started writing just like most of you at school, drawing letters, getting amazed by the magic of…
Aline Rochedo
Apr 22, 2019
The principles of proximity: How to think about empathy as a method.
The principles of proximity: How to think about empathy as a method.
Method (noun)
Louise Pasteur de Faria
Feb 18, 2019
Doing research in a Pandemic: Shared experiences from the fieldwork.
Doing research in a Pandemic: Shared experiences from the fieldwork.
We are living in Corona Times.
Louise Pasteur de Faria
May 6, 2020
Big Data in social science research. What matters about the size?
Big Data in social science research. What matters about the size?
This article is a freestyle contemplation on the role of Big Data in social science research methods
Big Little Things
Apr 16, 2019
Stories
Beware AI’s Hidden Biases: Why Artificial Intelligence is Never Neutral
Beware AI’s Hidden Biases: Why Artificial Intelligence is Never Neutral
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more integral to our daily lives, it is important to remember that it is never neutral. The biases…
Cat Mules
Feb 16, 2023
Portuguese Anthropology: beyond academia
Portuguese Anthropology: beyond academia
“Anthropology can be applied to everything”. This is one of the first ideas that is taught when we start to study the discipline. However…
Ambigrama
Sep 2, 2021
The future is now: Anthropology, uncertainty, and future-making
The future is now: Anthropology, uncertainty, and future-making
Maybe it is a sign of the times. We are all worried about the future. That's nothing new, though. As a society, we are constantly creating…
Louise Pasteur de Faria
Mar 24, 2021
Releasing The Mind and Soul From Lockdown
Releasing The Mind and Soul From Lockdown
Diaries of a young filmmaker.
Marta Miskaryan
Aug 20, 2020
Reading the city:
Reading the city:
on walking around and sense-making
Ludmila Lupinacci
May 13, 2020
The benefits of informal mentorship in organizations
The benefits of informal mentorship in organizations
Anthropologists take on a different perspective than professionals from other fields. In this article, I explore the dynamics of…
Annique Jansen
Feb 15, 2020
Media and a heating world: Will the Australian bushfires drive climate action?
Media and a heating world: Will the Australian bushfires drive climate action?
If the devastating spate of these bush fires showed one thing, it is that to survive the looming impacts of climate change disasters, we…
Cat Mules
Jan 14, 2020
How digital impacts experience — and why it matters.
How digital impacts experience — and why it matters.
Hey, internet user! I’m Cat, a communications campaigner interested in communication in its varied forms. In the communications profession…
Cat Mules
Oct 10, 2019
What can business and academia learn from each other?
What can business and academia learn from each other?
An opinion piece comparing social science academia with the industry. Expect generalisations and stereotypes. Break them!
Big Little Things
Jul 30, 2019
Tarsila do Amaral at MASP: The artist who does not fit in a frame
Tarsila do Amaral at MASP: The artist who does not fit in a frame
In biographical notes it is standard to enclose in parentheses the date of birth and death. It is an attempt to understand subjects in the…
Aline Rochedo
Jun 3, 2019
The value of celebrations: the Flea Markets on King’s Day
The value of celebrations: the Flea Markets on King’s Day
This text is motivated by an everyday life practice of getting to know the surroundings of where I live. Today I walked around the Flea…
Carolina Dalla Chiesa
May 14, 2019
When it’s the right moment to leave the room: An interview with Julia Cardoni, member of Halo…
When it’s the right moment to leave the room: An interview with Julia Cardoni, member of Halo…
Louise Pasteur de Faria
Louise Pasteur de Faria
Mar 26, 2019
Images can be deceptive: The politics of memory in an image-drenched world.
Images can be deceptive: The politics of memory in an image-drenched world.
Earlier this month, I organised an event called “Dealing with Loss in the Age of Digital Media” at the University of the Arts London…
Louise Pasteur de Faria
Mar 25, 2019
We need to talk about Empathy.
We need to talk about Empathy.
Empathy has become a widely popular word nowadays. It is easy to know why.
Louise Pasteur de Faria
Feb 6, 2019
Empiricism Reloaded
Empiricism Reloaded
You may think I am exaggerating, but I woke up puzzled with a question that pops-up on my mind recurrently:
Carolina Dalla Chiesa
Jan 28, 2019
Lost in emoji translation: the vicissitudes of online interaction.
Lost in emoji translation: the vicissitudes of online interaction.
This happened to me today. I went for a coffee with a friend and colleague who is working on a research about Instagram and its impact on…
Louise Pasteur de Faria
Nov 13, 2018
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