Anthropology – Page 2 – Tending to Blether

Flaming lanterns in the night sky

The autumn full moon that marks the end of the rainy season monastic retreat is the day for a wonderful Buddhist festival here in Chittagong. This year it fell on...

By wbtd 18 November 2018 Anthropology, fieldwork

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

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

Yellow fingers: a call for orphaned humour.

We have been writing about the material basis for cultural praxis in an article now being revised for publication. The problem at hand is how we transmit/perform Tulādhar culture to/for...

By wbtd 23 October 2017 Anthropology

Category: Anthropology

Flaming lanterns in the night sky

Head under water, with a deep bow of thanks.

Sorting things

Yellow fingers: a call for orphaned humour.