Into the Fire: A Digital Museum Anthropology?
In May 2022 artists, curators, and scholars convened in Senegal’s capital city, Dakar for Dak’Art, the Biennial of Contemporary African Art. Postponed in 2020 due to COVID, its then theme, I Ndaffa, or Into the Fire, was more relevant than ever. It reflected the conditions and constraints of living through an age marked by pandemic. […]
Definición de una ética del cuidado en el trabajo de campo: Reflexiones sobre el giro digital
Tengo una confesión que hacer. Había estado evitando escribir esta publicación por un largo tiempo, porque secretamente, me preocupa que lo que tengo que decir sobre el trabajo de campo digital sea desalentador, inútil o parezca.Pero como etnógrafo político comprometido con la transparencia y la apertura reflexiva, sé que tenemos que hablar de posicionalidad y […]
Defining an Ethics of Care in Fieldwork: Reflections on the Digital Turn
I have a confession to make. I have been avoiding writing this post for a long time, because secretly, I worry that what I have to say about digital fieldwork will be discouraging, unhelpful, or come off as snobbish. But as a political ethnographer committed to transparency and reflective openness, I know we have to […]
Facilitating and Producing Research during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned
Tips for Hosting Virtual Research Workshops The Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University-Qatar (GU-Q) is a research center that facilitates and produces research primarily on the Middle East and Persian Gulf. One of the core goals of the CIRS research mission is to facilitate the free flow of ideas and knowledge […]