On 6 December 2021, Dr Katerina Hatzikidi (University of Tübingen, University of Oxford) presented a fascinating talk titled ‘Moulding collective identities: Reflections on quilombo heritage politics in Brazil’ in our Anthroehampton seminar series, which is now available for viewing below.
Category: CRESIDA seminars
Potency, poison cultures, and the politics of toxicity: Processing mercury in Asian medicines
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, Barbara Gerke (University of Vienna) is sharing her research on the politics of toxicity in Asian medicines. Come and join us on Thursday, November 21st at 2.30pm in Room 2025 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract This presentation introduces the key findings of Barbara Gerke’s second monograph Taming the Read More…
The worldwide absence of aliens: An anthropological perspective
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, the speaker is Istvan Praet (University of Roehampton), who is sharing his research on astrobiology, metaphysics and conceptions of alien life. Come and join us on Thursday, October 24th at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract Based on ethnographic research with astrobiologists and planetary scientists, this Read More…
Relational complexity in sooty mangabeys and Western chimpanzees
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, the speaker is Alex Mielke (University of Portsmouth), who is sharing his research on relational complexity in sooty mangabeys and western chimpanzees. Come and join us on Thursday, October 17th at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract The concept of social complexity is fundamental in understanding Read More…
Sources of misdiagnosis in rapid HIV testing in Zimbabwe
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, the speaker is our very own Nadine Beckmann (University of Roehampton), who is sharing her research on sources of misdiagnosis in rapid HIV testing, based on a qualitative study of clinic-based HIV testers in Zimbabwe. Come and join us on Thursday, October 10th at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead Read More…
The trickster’s burden: carpet sellers and the manufacture of authenticity in the Istanbul Grand Bazaar
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, our speaker is Patricia Scalco from the University of Helsinki, who is sharing her research with carpet sellers in the Istanbul Grand Bazaar. Come and join us on Thursday, March 21st at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract The oldest and largest covered market in Read More…
Organs without grief: the potentials of the pig model in Danish experimental transplantation research
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, our speaker is Anja Jensen from the University of Copenhagen, who is sharing her research on the potentials of the pig model in Danish experimental transplantation research. Come and join us on Thursday, March 7th at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract In Danish transplant experiments, research Read More…
Does alloparental care vary across a rural-urban gradient in north-western Tanzania?
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, our speaker is Anushe Hassan from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who is sharing his research on alloparental care in Tanzania. Come and join us on Thursday, February 14th at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract Human mothers receive substantial support from extended Read More…
Unravelling the evolution of human diversity in admixed populations
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, the speaker is Dr Florin Mircea Iliescu, a researcher in the Division of Biological Anthropology at the University of Cambridge, who is sharing his research on the evolution of human diversity. Come and join us on Thursday, February 7th at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn Read More…
Navigation patterns in a Neotropical primate (Alouatta pigra): when cognition meets energetics
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, the speaker is Miguel de Guinea, a doctoral student from Oxford Brookes University, who is sharing his research on navigation patterns in black howler monkeys. Come and join us on Thursday, January 17th at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract Animal navigation requires a continuous Read More…
