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Alessandro Rippa

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Anthropologist at the University of Oslo. China's borderlands, global circulations, the underground, hunting & memory in the Alps. ERC project AMBER: https://www.sv.uio.no/sai/english/research/projects/AMBER/

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Aeromobilities Guest Editors:Β  Peter Adey, Monash University Weiqiang Lin, National University of Singapore, Singapore Tina Harris, University of Amsterdam Jean-Baptiste FrΓ©tigny, CY Cergy Paris UniversitΓ© Kaya...

We've got a call for papers out for a special issue on Aeromobilities in Tourism Geographies! Abstract deadline 1 Sept. www.tgjournal.com/aeromobiliti...

07.07.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting (and discouraging) example of how PRC desperation to whitewash their policies in Xinjiang hurts its international relations and makes it harder for those trying to maintain engagement with China. A 🧡regarding Princeton Press' trip to Xinjiang:

29.06.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5
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Associate Professor in Environmental History (281801) | University of Stavanger Job title: Associate Professor in Environmental History (281801), Employer: University of Stavanger, Deadline: Thursday, August 7, 2025

We are hiring! Fully tenured associate professorship in environmental history! We are looking for someone who can be a strong contributor to the history group, to a new #envhum related MA program (if all goes well), and to @greenhouseuis.net. #envhist

26.06.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5
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Tenure-track position in contemporary Chinese society (283182) | University of Oslo Job title: Tenure-track position in contemporary Chinese society (283182), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, October 27, 2025

Tenure-track job in Chinese society in Oslo - can absolutely recommend department and city. Some restrictions apply: less than 5 years from PhD; max 1 year postdoc experience. Check it out: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

27.06.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

we're running an ecosemiotics field course in September, with Timo Maran from Tartu, so come by and say hello. particularly if you're an early career researcher in the Oslo area.

20.06.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Research Fellow in Conservation Humanities Ref: 40738 (Part Time, Fixed Term) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search

Research fellow job as Sussex, part of a project I'm also involved with on environmental and social change in rural Europe. It's a fantastic group of people to work with, consider joining us! :)

jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/ae276684...

11.06.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats Jess and Casey β€” wonderful to see this out 😊

02.06.2025 06:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Collection no. 013 | Roadsides Collection no. 013:Β Toxic Infrastructures Spring 2025 For decades, infrastructures have been widely seen as the backbone of modernity, a symbol of progress and development, and a manifestation of soci...

Roadsides 013: Toxic Infrastructures is done! Congratulations to all contributors and guest editors Janine Hauer and Nikolaos Olma. We will publish all articles over the next few days: roadsides.net/collection-n...

15.04.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This looks like an amazing opportunity to work in a great research environment with some truly wonderful people!

08.04.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PCF Talks - April 2025    PCF Talk #58 – Agenda Monthly Meeting – Hybrid This is a hybrid event, please join in person, or via the zoom link below! Zoom link  Theme: Everyday Infrastructures (PCF Themati...

I'll be giving a talk in Leiden on April 25 on my new AMBER project, as part of which I'll present a draft chapter of the book I'm trying to write on global amber circulations -- in case someone's around: www.portcityfutures.nl/agenda/2025-...

08.04.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New articles in Social Analysis: Otto on the attention economy in Denmark, Larsson on leading by obeying in Chiapas, Jiang on Chinese cosmopolitans in London, an essay on Modal Anthropology by Degani, and Knauft on the experiential turn in Anthropology www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...

01.04.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Consider sending in a paper for this conference in beautiful Vienna πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

26.03.2025 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Food and infrastructure -- a hugely important topic, for a journal open to all kinds of creative interventions, and edited by two amazing scholars. Share widely, and send us something πŸ™‚

25.03.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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198: Living with Wolves – The Complete Guide to Coexistence I feel like this episode is the ultimate guide to understanding coexistence with wolves. Once again I talk with ecological anthropologist Thorsten Gieser, this time about his excellent book β€œLiving…

If you're interested in human-animal relations in Europe this is very good episode of the Conservation & Science Podcast with Thorsten Gieser on his book β€œLiving with Wolves: Affects, Feelings and Sentiments in Human-Wolf Coexistence”: tommysoutdoors.com/2025/03/25/1...

25.03.2025 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rocks and racism? How geologists created and perpetuated a narrative of prejudice Kathryn Yusoff sparked a culture war with her latest book, suggesting slavery and white supremacy informed the work of geology’s founding fathers. Here, she and other experts suggest that attitudes ha...

Great to see Kathryn Yusoff's new book getting the attention it deserves (the good faith, engaged kind of attention, that is): www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

19.03.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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