Fieldnotes

Welcome to Fieldnotes! In this space, students and alumni can share their views and experiences of anthropology in the form of short, non-university graded articles. We encourage our readers to leave their thoughts and share their personal experiences by commenting on the posts. Let's have a conversation!

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Part two: Taking care of your mental well-being

Miriam van den Berg & Tamar Oderwald

18 hours ago
7 min

Part two: Taking care of your mental well-being

I (Tamar) remember learning about the different stages of fieldwork. There’s the honeymoon phase when everything is new and exciting. You...

Miriam van den Berg & Tamar Oderwald

Sep 27
8 min

Part one: Preparations

For an anthropology student, fieldwork is arguably the most anticipated part of the curriculum. It’s equally exciting and scary...

Insanity at the Edge of the World: Werner Herzog’s Ecstatic Truth

Sunil Raj

Jul 7
4 min

Insanity at the Edge of the World: Werner Herzog’s Ecstatic Truth

We at SCAJ had the distinct honor of being invited to the EYE Film Museum for the press opening of the new Werner Herzog exhibit...

Sunil Raj

Feb 10
4 min

First Day in Patient Visits

The major component of my fieldwork was volunteering at Pallium, India. Pallium is a volunteer-run cooperative that provides home...

Humor: The elephant in the ethnographic room

SCAJ

Jun 10, 2022
4 min

Humor: The elephant in the ethnographic room

You've just arrived in Algeria to conduct fieldwork and you've tried your very best to learn the local language. On the streets you...

Borbála (Borcsi) Jáger

Mar 16, 2022
4 min

Anthropologing

Since I am studying anthropology, I dare to play more with the connection of art and science - therefore I chose the poem format to...

Tamar Oderwald

Feb 25, 2022
5 min

Photo Elicitation and Phenomenology

Photo elicitation, also known as participatory photography, is a visual ethnographic method in which research participants are asked to...

Max Wilbers

Dec 30, 2021
5 min

Reflections on Online Interviews

I tend to be on my computer 30-20mins in advance to prepare for my incoming video call. This preparation involves turning on the kettle...

Illustrating Anthropology: The first encounter

Iepke Rijcken

Sep 28, 2021
3 min

Illustrating Anthropology: The first encounter

Many anthropologists have made sketches and illustrations during their fieldwork. However, visual representations, including drawings...

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