Global War Against the Rat project vacancies
We are inviting applications for two postdoctoral research fellowships for the Global War Against the Rat and the Epistemic Emergence of Zoonosis project.
Department news
New Book: “Human Extinction and the Pandemic Imaginary”
Human Extinction and the Pandemic Imaginary by Christos Lynteris has just been published by Routledge’s “Studies in Anthropology” series.
New book: "Encountering Entrepreneurs: An Ethnography of the Construction Business in the North of Italy"
This book, by Elena Sischarenco, shows the daily life of businessmen in a particularly productive area of Northern Italy, Lombardy.
Global war against the rat
Dr Christos Lynteris, has been awarded the Investigator Award in the Humanities and Social Sciences. He will lead a research team to investigate ‘The Global War Against the Rat and the Epistemic Emergence of Zoonosis’.
Article in Anthropology Today
Our PhD student Gabriela Manley has an article in the latest issue of Anthropology Today, entitled "Scotland's Post-Referenda Futures" - a topic relevant to everyone.
New book: "The Anthropology of Epidemics"
The Anthropology of Epidemics, co-edited by Christos Lynteris, Ann Kelly and Frédéric Keck.
New book: "How to Read Ethnography"
An essential guide to approaching anthropological texts.
New publication: "Energy and Ethics?"
By Mette M High and Jessica M Smith. This special issue of the JRAI presents a much-needed rethinking of how to understand the vital and vexing questions posed by our production, distribution, and use of energy.
PhD studentship in Social Anthropology and Modern History
The project “Esperanto 4.0: Millennials and the global Esperanto movement in historical and anthropological perspective” invites applications for one PhD studentship.
New book: “The Anthropology of the Future”
This book, by Rebecca Bryant and Daniel M Knight, presents the concept of 'orientations' as a way to study everyday life.