Defetishizing money: Perspectives from economic anthropology: Gudeman Lecture, University of Minnesota, March 20, 2023

Defetishizing money: Perspectives from economic anthropology: Gudeman Lecture, University of Minnesota, March 20, 2023 Following up on Steve Gudeman’s insight that economic categories are fundamentally cultural, this lecture juxtaposes different…
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Reclaiming of the heritage name by Peranakan Chinese in the Netherlands and their sense of belonging

Reclaiming of the heritage name by Peranakan Chinese in the Netherlands and their sense of belonging Reclaiming of the heritage name by Peranakan Chinese in the Netherlands and their sense of belongingMay Ling Thio, Linawati SidartoJournal of Organizational…
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My Cigarette Wife and Other Queer Tales of Kinship from Tunisia’s Contemporary Public Art Scene

My Cigarette Wife and Other Queer Tales of Kinship from Tunisia’s Contemporary Public Art Scene Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This article explores the contradictions and political possibilities…
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Urban gardens as inclusive green living rooms? Gardening activities in Gothenburg, across and within social divides

Urban gardens as inclusive green living rooms? Gardening activities in Gothenburg, across and within social divides Urban gardens as inclusive green living rooms? Gardening activities in Gothenburg, across and within…
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Problematising Aspirations, Transformations, and Societal Expectations: Revisioning Academic Success and Wellbeing Through Cross-Cultural Autoethnographic Exploration

Problematising Aspirations, Transformations, and Societal Expectations: Revisioning Academic Success and Wellbeing Through Cross-Cultural Autoethnographic Exploration Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Having aspirations and goals to strive for provides…
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Re-name the Streets. Toponymic Struggles and Civic Belonging in Murcia (Spain) and Johannesburg (South Africa)

Re-name the Streets. Toponymic Struggles and Civic Belonging in Murcia (Spain) and Johannesburg (South Africa) Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Toponymic struggles are about forms of civic belonging that street names…
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Engaging in Postconflict Violence: Militant Trajectories of Young Republican Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland

Engaging in Postconflict Violence: Militant Trajectories of Young Republican Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This article is based on an ethnographic study of young…
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Utilizing Ethnographical Approaches to Study the Abstract, Intimate, and Dynamic Topic of Trust

Utilizing Ethnographical Approaches to Study the Abstract, Intimate, and Dynamic Topic of Trust Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. There is an increased need to acquire a more holistic…
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The Show Must Go On! An Autoethnography of (Re)socialization into Senior Policing in England and the Prominence of “Leadership Theatre”

The Show Must Go On! An Autoethnography of (Re)socialization into Senior Policing in England and the Prominence of “Leadership Theatre” Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. This unique autoethnographical…
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The Dilemma of Consumerist Masculinity in Capitalist West Africa: Men Navigating Gender, Class, and Romance in Sierra Leone’s Informal Economy

The Dilemma of Consumerist Masculinity in Capitalist West Africa: Men Navigating Gender, Class, and Romance in Sierra Leone’s Informal Economy Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. In urban Sierra…
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“We Have Two Engines, and We Must Keep Them Both Running”: The Combination of Institutional and Symbolic Resources in the “Socio-Emotional Organizing” of Solo Self-Employed Workers

“We Have Two Engines, and We Must Keep Them Both Running”: The Combination of Institutional and Symbolic Resources in the “Socio-Emotional Organizing” of Solo Self-Employed Workers Journal of Contemporary Ethnography,…
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Studying ‘closed’ workplaces: ‘Embedded-actualised’ ethnography and reflections on ‘embeddedness’ from the remote UK oilfields

Studying ‘closed’ workplaces: ‘Embedded-actualised’ ethnography and reflections on ‘embeddedness’ from the remote UK oilfields Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Energy-ethnographies of ‘closed’ workplaces detail practices for achieving robust, authentic research. However,…
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When fieldwork is forbidden: Ontological dilemmas, subjectivity and moral imperatives as constraints in the field

When fieldwork is forbidden: Ontological dilemmas, subjectivity and moral imperatives as constraints in the field Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Undertaking fieldwork in a remote location with limited health care and…
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Organizational value streams as multiteam systems: an ethnographic case study

Organizational value streams as multiteam systems: an ethnographic case study Organizational value streams as multiteam systems: an ethnographic case studyErik Eduard Cremers, Petru Lucian CurșeuJournal of Organizational Ethnography, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, paper aims…
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Killed For Good: Hunters, Biologists, and the Ethical Paradoxes of Wildlife Management in North America

Killed For Good: Hunters, Biologists, and the Ethical Paradoxes of Wildlife Management in North America Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Built over the 20th century, the North American…
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Dangerous Fieldwork: Reflections on Ethnographic Research with Irregular, Nigerian Streetwalkers and Madams in Spain

Dangerous Fieldwork: Reflections on Ethnographic Research with Irregular, Nigerian Streetwalkers and Madams in Spain Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Ahead of Print. Recent calls have been made to investigate the lived…
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