Bootcamp #2 – Portugal, June 2023 Searching for innovative solutions for the engagement of the general public in human rights issues in partnership with AKTO – Direitos Humanos e Democracia The AnthroArt project promoted a bootcamp in Portugal from the 22nd to the 29th of June of 2023, directed by the Dutch partners from Nalma …
Illustration by Animal Waves From images to social identities: stories of working class families on the move José Cavaleiro Rodrigues Abstract Evidence gathered since the late 2000s has suggested that a part of the working class goes through episodes of poverty without becoming chronically poor. Drawing on a project conceived to capture successful movements that …
Illustration by Studio Sonsuz Working out inclusivity through emotions – the power of vulnerability Luiza Fonini Abstract Showing our vulnerabilities is hard. However, not doing so will undeniably compromise our possibility to connect with others. In this essay, I share my experience in a week’s research in a community home located in Amsterdam. The story …
Illustration by Eline Veldhuisen Can humans empathize with animals? Recognizing our limited view in understanding animals’ intelligence Gabriëlle Bruggeling Abstract As an anthropologist I believed that ‘culture’ is what makes humans exceptional compared to other living beings. Research on social learning and cultural traits among animals, however, shows that ‘human abilities’ are found among animals …
Bootcamp #3 – The Netherlands, July 2023 Exploring how to increase inclusivity in a local community in Amsterdam East in partnership with with Stichting De Meevaart Our first AnthroArt Amsterdam boot camp was held in collaboration with Stichting De Meevaart, a community centre in Amsterdam Oost. De Meevaart started as several people from the neighbourhood …
Bootcamp #1 – Romania, May 2023 Looking for solutions for fostering participation in a social, professional and civic insertion programme in partnership with Ateliere Fără Frontiere At the beginning of May, Antropedia & Namla came together in Romania to run the first bootcamp program of the AnthroArt project. In a Namla bootcamp, participants go from …
Illustration by Eline Veldhuisen “First-generation student”: a helpful or stigmatising label in Dutch student life? Lieve de Coninck Abstract What happens when an etic category or label like “first-generation students” enters public discourse? In the Netherlands, public discussions of first-generation or first-in-family students and their predicaments have arisen in recent years. But few people grow …
Illustration by Margherita Miani Making innovation more social: countering patterns of exclusion in Dutch sustainable transitions Razia Jaggoe, Marten Boekelo, DuneWorks Abstract In the West of Amsterdam there is an area that used to be occupied by light industry, but which since has been designated as a new area for housing development. Surrounding the area …
Illustration by Margherita Miani What Works for Women? Self-improvement versus a social and cultural approach to solve gender inequality at work in The Netherlands Stephanie van der Raad Abstract We should question the belief that women’s less ideal positions at work compared to men, are their individual duty to undo. This belief encourages women to …
Illustration by Loreta Isac-Cojocaru Environmental Anthropology: On Nature, Human Communities, and the Little-Known Reality Oana Ivan Abstract We all care about the environment, one way or another. The news in recent decades about the state of the Planet has probably made us more careful about our actions, because we care about nature and what we …
