Talk On — Debates in Anthropology

Who Gets the Remainder? Xenia Cherkaev w/ Amiel Bize

In this episode of Talk On, Xenia Cherkaev speaks with Amiel Bize about their forthcoming special issue, 'Who Gets the Remainder? The Ethics and Politics of Gleaning'. Th

Shadows of the Long Summer w/ Jagat Sohail

In this Episode of Talk On, Jagat Sohail discusses his research on the experience of refugees in Germany during and after the "long summer of migration" in 2015. His rese

Temptations in Ruin w/ Alice von Bieberstein

In this episode, Xenia Cherkaev speaks with Alice von Bieberstein about her book ‘Temptations in Ruin: Sovereign Accumulation and the Making of Post-Genocide Turkey’. The

Labor on the Line w/ Anna-Lena Wolf

In this episode, Jovan Maud talks to Anna-Lena Wolf about her book *Labor on the Line — Justice at Work at Tea Plantations in Assam, India*. The book examines the concept

Back to the '30s? w/ Jeremy Rayner

In this episode, Jovan Maud speaks with Jeremy Rayner about his co-edited publication 'Back to the ‘30s? – Recurring Crises of Capitalism, Liberalism and Democracy', that

Gleaning for Communism w/ Xenia Cherkaev

In this episode, Christoph Brumann speaks with Xenia Cherkaev about her book 'Gleaning for Communism', which Focaal: The Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology has

Sleeping with Strangers w/ Julia Vorhölter

In this episode, Christoph Brumann talks to Julia Vorhölter about her research on sleep and sleeplessness. Julia's personal struggle with insomnia led her to investigate

Seeking a Future for the Past w/ Philipp Demgenski

In this episode, Christoph Brumann talks to Philipp Demgenski about his book "Seeking a Future for the Past: Space, Power, and Heritage in a Chinese City". The conversati

Everyday economics of debt w/ Marek Mikuš

In this episode of Talk On, host Jovan Maud talks to his guest Marek Mikuš about a topic concerning (almost) everyone: Debt and how people understand, manage, and live wi

Migrants and Masculinity w/ Mario Schmidt

In this episode, Christoph Brumann talks to Mario Schmidt about his research that led to his book 'Migrants and masculinity in High-Rise Nairobi: the pressure of being a

Frontiers of Belonging w/ Annika Lems

In this episode, Jovan Maud talks to Annika Lems about her book "Frontiers of Belonging. The Education of Unaccompanied Refugee Youth" published by Indiana University Pre

An Anthropology of Nonreligion? w/ Mascha Schulz

In this episode, Christoph Brumann talks to Mascha Schulz about her research on nonreligion in Bangladesh. Further, they discuss the special issue "An Anthropology of Non

Documenting the Undocumented w/ Romm Lewkowicz

In this episode, Jovan Maud talks to Romm Lewkowicz about his research on how migration specifically in Europe became a laboratory for experimentation in documentation an

Self as Method — Thinking through China & the World w/ Xiang Biao

In this episode, Christoph Brumann talks to our director Biao Xiang about his bestselling book 'Self as Method — Thinking through China and the World'. During the convers