On 21 October 2020, Dr Magdalena Banaszkiewicz from Jagellonian University in Krakow presented a webinar in our CRESIDA seminar series titled ‘Between interpretation and leadership: The Chernobyl Exclusion zone in guides narrative’. The webinar is now available to view below. Abstract This webinar presents the problem of interpretation of the heritage of the Chernobyl Exclusion Read More…
Month: October 2020
Spotlight on… Kirsten Bell
Position: Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Roehampton Bio: Born in North Queensland in Australia, Kirsten completed her PhD in social anthropology at James Cook University in 2000 with a dissertation on Chondogyo, a new religious movement in South Korea. She worked in anthropology departments at the University of Northern Colorado in Read More…
CRESIDA webinar by Dr Stefano Kaburu on human-macaque interactions
On 7 October 2020, Dr Stefano Kaburu from the University of Wolverhampton presented a webinar in our CRESIDA seminar series titled ‘Investigation of the drivers and outcome of human-macaque interactions: a coupled natural and human systems approach’. Abstract The rapid expansion of human populations has resulted in dramatic changes of the global and local Read More…
Spotlight on… James Davies
Position: Reader in Social Anthropology and Mental Health at the University of Roehampton Bio: James obtained his doctorate in social and medical anthropology from the University of Oxford in 2006 with a dissertation the construction of the psychotherapeutic practitioner. He is also a qualified psychotherapist and has practiced in various settings, including the NHS. James Read More…