October 2018 – Tending to Blether

Head under water, with a deep bow of thanks.

I’ve had a short break from teaching this last week. I thought I was going to explore potential fieldwork sites in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, but for a foreigner that...

By wbtd 26 October 2018 activism, Anthropology, theory

Improvising Muesli

Making affordable muesli for a shamefully change-averse palette from local ingredients

By wbtd 24 October 2018 Serendipidity

Inaugurating a monastery

This last Saturday, 19th Sept. 2018, I was lucky to be part of the inauguration of a new Buddhist vihāra here in Chittagong. I was invited by Dr. Ananda Vikas...

By wbtd 23 October 2018 fieldwork

Chittagong is a raucous tumult. The racket is penetrating and ceaseless: horns, screams, brakes, creaking ceiling fans, the tinnital whine of tube lights, the grind of suffering transmissions, rickshaw bells,...

By wbtd 15 October 2018 fieldwork, Serendipidity

Sorting things

When I first arrived in Chittagong, almost two months ago, I walked everywhere trying to get the measure of the place. Perhaps I felt a bit like one of the...

By wbtd 12 October 2018 Anthropology, fieldwork, theory, Visuals

Month: October 2018

Improvising Muesli

Inaugurating a monastery

Very quiet sounds