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Unit for Biocultural Variation and Obesity (UBVO) seminars
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349 Creative Commons Is Obesity a Disease? Paul Griffiths, Charles Perkins Center, University of Sydney, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series. Paul Griffiths 16 Feb 2015
348 Obesity and time urgency Peter Whybrow gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series, part of the Welfare Regimes Hypothesis. Peter Whybrow 16 Feb 2015
347 Creative Commons Political ecology of obesity Stanley Ulijaszek gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series, part of the Welfare Regimes Hypothesis Stanley Ulijaszek 16 Feb 2015
346 Inequality and obesity Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, Welfare Regimes Hypothesis, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series on 27th November 2009. Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett 16 Feb 2015
345 Creative Commons The history of the obesity epidemic Thorkild Sørensen (University of Copenhagen) gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series on 27th November 2009 Thorkild Sørensen 01 Feb 2015
344 Creative Commons Behavioral biology and obesity Trent Smith (Washington State University) gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series on 27th Novmber 2009 Trent Smith 01 Feb 2015
343 Can there be an anthropology of Hinduism? A discussion of the anthropology of Hinduism and the difficulties of categorizing religion. Anthropology Departmental Seminar by David Gellner of Oxford (5 December 2014) David Gellner 29 Jan 2015
342 Cleaning up and moving on A discussion of Kazakhstan's 'nuclear renaissance' and the transformation of the region from nuclear test site to wasteland to a centre for civilian research. Anthropology Departmental Seminar by Catherine Alexander of Durham (28 November 2014) Catherine Alexander 29 Jan 2015
341 Biosecurity practices in labs and museums: sentinels, simulation, stockpiling A discussion of the relationship between the anthropology of biosecurity and the rationality of risk as well as the anthropology of human-animal relationships. Anthropology Departmental Seminar by Frédéric Keck, Musée de quai Branly (21 November 2014) Frédéric Keck 29 Jan 2015
340 Ways of speaking, ways of knowing A discussion of the ethnolinguistic identity of the Inugguit based on 12 months of fieldwork in NW Greenland. Anthropology Departmental Seminar by Stephen Leonard of the University of Oxford (14 November 2014) Stephen Leonard 29 Jan 2015
339 On forms of mental discipline and understanding of national psyche in contemporary Serbia An ethnography of mental hygiene and neuro-security in contemporary Serbia. Anthropology Departmental Seminar by Maja Petrović-Šteger of the ISRF and Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (31 October 2014) Maja Petrović-Šteger 29 Jan 2015
338 Martyrs, militants and emotions A discussion of Albanian radicalisation in Kosovo begore 1999. Anthropology Departmental Seminar by Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers of the University of Bournemouth (17 October 2014). Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers 29 Jan 2015
337 Creative Commons Climate change and migration: how are they linked? Dina Ionesco International Organization for Migration and Alex Sutton UK Climate Change & Migration Coalition give a talk for the COMPAS Breakfast Briefing series. Dina Ionesco, Alex Sutton 18 Dec 2014
336 Anthropology, Childhood, and Obesity Stanley Ulijaszek, ISCA, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the Unit for Biocultural Variation and Obesity and Karolinska Institutet Workshop: Developmental Frameworks of Childhood Obesity. Stanley Ulijaszek 17 Dec 2014
335 Creative Commons Evidence of the effectiveness of health-related food taxes Peter Scarborough, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the Michaelmas Term UBVO Seminar series. Peter Scarborough 17 Dec 2014
334 Creative Commons It's not fat - it’s bioprene: marathon swimming and heroic fatness Karen Throsby, Leeds University, gives a talk for the Michaelmas term UBVO seminar series. Karen Throsby 17 Dec 2014
333 Creative Commons Rodent Models of Obesity-Reductionist Approaches to Understanding the Basis of a Complex Human Trait Neil Docherty, University College Dublin, gives a talk for the Michaelmas Term UBVO Seminar Series. Neil Docherty 17 Dec 2014
332 Creative Commons Exploring critical geographies of obesity and fatness: environments, bodies and activism Rachel Colls, Durham University, gives a talk for the Michaelmas Term UBVO seminar series. Rachel Colls 17 Dec 2014
331 From denial to corporate social responsibility: rhetoric of the food industry on obesity prevention Amadine Garde, Liverpool University, gives a talk for the Michaelmas Term UBVO seminar series. Amadine Garde 17 Dec 2014
330 Why are westerners drawn to fight with IS in Syria and Iraq? And what can we do in response? Rachel Briggs (Institute for Strategic Dialogue) and Peter Neumann (International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation) give a presentation for the COMPAS Breakfast Brefiing Series. Rachel Briggs, Peter Neumann 18 Nov 2014
329 How did the UK national press portray Bulgarians and Romanians prior to the lifting of transitional controls on 1 January 2014? William Allen, Migration Observatory, COMPAS, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the COMPAS Breakfast Briefing series. William Allen 27 Oct 2014
328 Water, human evolution and diet This public lecture on the role of water in human evolution took place at Somerset House in London as part of its 'Month of Water'. 17 June 2014. Stanley Ulijaszek 02 Oct 2014
327 Marett Memorial Lecture 2014: How to capture the wow. Awe and the study of religion Professor Birgit Meyer delivered the 2014 Marett Memorial Lecture on the interplay of religious things and bodily sensations. Introduced by James Grant. 2 May 2014 Birgit Meyer 02 Oct 2014
326 Creative Commons Choreographing lived experience: the stories that dancing bodies tell This Anthropology seminar looks at the role of dance and movement of the body as a theme in itself; using dance to understand embodied experience. 21 February 2014 Rosie Kay, Karin Eli 02 Oct 2014
325 Creative Commons Models, muddles and metaphors This seminar, on the theme of Models in Anthropology, draws on examples from the fields of Amazonian and obesity studies. 9 May 2014 Elizabeth Ewart, Stanley Ulijaszek 02 Oct 2014
324 Creative Commons Social anthropology of the arts: expression, genre and agency This seminar, on the theme of Art and Creativity, explores the anthropology of artistic and imaginative processes, a field that is interdisciplinary by nature. 23 May 2014. Caroline Potter, Ramon Sarró, Zuzanna Olszewska, Clare Harris 02 Oct 2014
323 Creative Commons Intersections: an ethnography of everyday togetherness and intensified diversity in Elephant and Castle This Anthropology seminar, on the theme of Diasporas and Migration, presents emerging findings from a collaborative ethnography in a 'super-diverse' South London area. 30 May 2014 Mette Berg, Ben Gidley, Hiranthi Jayaweera, Ramon Sarró 02 Oct 2014
322 Decade of Migration, Session 4: How are changing patterns of globalisation manifested in shifts in global wealth and power? In the fourth panel of the Decade of Migration conference Nicholas Van Hear, Robin Cohen and John Burry look at geopolitical influences and global shifts in power and how it affects migrants. Nicholas Van Hear, Robin Cohen, John Burry 24 Sep 2014
321 Decade of Migration, Session 3: Mobility and the global labour market: What can the past tell us about the future? In the third panel of the Decade of Migration conference Martin Ruhs, Monique Kremer, and Roger Waldinger gave different insights into mobility and the global labour market. Martin Ruhs, Monique Kremer, Roger Waldinger 24 Sep 2014
320 Decade of Migration, Session 1: How does the growth of the world’s cities reframe our understanding of the social, the economic and the political? In the first panel of the Decade of Migration conference Ash Amin and Vicki Bell focus on cities. Ash Amin, Vicki Bell 24 Sep 2014
319 Decade of Migration, Introduction Michael Keith, Paul Boyle, and Andrew Hamilton introduce the conference "Decade of Migration" and discuss the challenges and hopes for the topics and discussions. Michael Keith, Paul Boyle, Andrew Hamilton 24 Sep 2014
318 "We're all excluded together": work-related conditionality and the welfare entitlements of UK, EEA and non-EEA citizens Based on a project conducted by LSE and COMPAS Isabel Shutes talk examines inclusion and exclusion with regards to welfare rights. Isabel Shutes 29 Jul 2014
317 "The next day you are on the street": The tactics of time in managing welfare support to young people subject to immigration control as they make the transition to adulthood Part of the COMPAS Seminar Series Trinity 2014- Borders of the welfare state: Exploring the tensions between migration enforcement and welfare state entitlements Elaine Chase, Jenny Allsopp 29 Jul 2014
316 Feeding a xenosceptic culture: legal and administrative penalties for being European Part of the COMPAS Seminar Series Trinity 2014- Borders of the welfare state: Exploring the tensions between migration enforcement and welfare state entitlements Charlotte O'Brien 29 Jul 2014
315 Provision of welfare to irregular migrants: exploring the borders of the Norwegian welfare state Jacobsen, Bendixsen and Karlsen outline findings from the project PROVIR, examining the access to welfare and its limitations for irregular migrants in Norway. Christine M. Jacobsen, Synnøve Kristine Nepstad Bendixsen, Marry-Anne Karlsen 29 Jul 2014
314 Becoming less illegal: Deservingness frames and undocumented migrant incorporation COMPAS Seminar Series Trinity 2014- Borders of the welfare state: Exploring the tensions between migration enforcement and welfare state entitlements Sébastien Chauvin 29 Jul 2014
313 The fundamental social rights of irregular migrants under the European Social Charter: Central or marginal to their access to services in Europe? COMPAS Seminar Series Trinity 2014- Borders of the welfare state: Exploring the tensions between migration enforcement and welfare state entitlements Colm O’Cinneide 29 Jul 2014
312 How to strike a balance between mainstream and targeted efforts for immigrant integration in Europe? Liz Collett and Milica Petrovic from the Migration Policy Institute give a talk Liz Collett, Milica Petrovic 14 Jul 2014
311 What is the role of NGOs in the assisted voluntary returns of asylum seekers and irregular migrants? Derek McGhee and Claire Bennett, University of Southampton, give a talk for the COMPAS Breakfast Breifing series Derek McGhee, Claire Bennett 14 Jul 2014
310 What shapes migrant destitution and what can be done about it? Sue Lukes former member of the Housing and Migration Network and John Perry former member of the Housing and Migration Network and Policy Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Housing and manager of housing rights give a talk for the COMPAS Series Sue Lukes, John Perry 14 Jul 2014
309 The Disenchantment of the Plate John Coveney, Flinders University, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series John Coveney 30 Jun 2014
308 What would the British food system look like if it took ecological public health at its heart? Geof Rayner gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series Geof Rayner 30 Jun 2014
307 Bodies of water Amy Sharrocks, Artist, filmmaker and sculptor, gives a talk forhe UBVO seminar series Amy Sharrocks 30 Jun 2014
306 Microbes matter: metabolism and chronic disease in contemporary biomedicine Nadine Levin, Exeter University, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series Nadine Levin 30 Jun 2014
305 How many bodies? The clinic, the kitchen and the context of obesity Emily Yates-Doerr, Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, gves a talk for the UBVO seminar series Emily Yates-Doerr 30 Jun 2014
304 Obesity in the news media life cycle: ethics, responsibility, and stigmatisation Catriona Bonfiglioli, Media Studies, Social and Political Change Group, University of Technology Sydney, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series Catriona Bonfiglioli 30 Jun 2014
303 Creative Commons Migration and Human Rights: Trends and Priorities for Action This talk was hosted by COMPAS and the University of Oxford's Human Rights Hub. It was chaired by Dr. Sarah Spencer (COMPAS) and comments provided by Dr. Cathryn Costello (Director, Human Rights Hub). Nils Muiznieks 03 Jun 2014
302 Creative Commons Photo archives as historical resources: the Jeffrys and Dalrymple archives compared Professor Verkijika G. Fanso of Yaounde University in Cameroon compares two photo archives both taken around the same time, which are now held in Cambridge and South Africa Verkijika Fanso 29 Apr 2014
301 Creative Commons Fifty years of Cameroon unification: controversies and archival echoes A special lecture in Oxford by Professor Verkijika G. Fanso from the University of Yaounde in Cameroon Verkijika Fanso 29 Apr 2014
300 Creative Commons Inspirations for publications - ISCA Anthropology Book Launch Anthropologists from ISCA discuss the research and inspiration behind six recent publications Stanley Ulijaszek, Hélène Neveu-Kringelbach, Iain Morley, Mette Berg 29 Apr 2014
299 Creative Commons 'Native Life', or, Being outside the carbon imagery Professor Elizabeth Povinelli of Columbia University examines contemporary scientific discussions of the Anthropocene and climate change and theoretical theories of New Vitalism, New Animism and Relational Ontology Elizabeth Povinelli 29 Apr 2014
298 Inequality, insecurity and obesity A seminar for the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism by Professor Stanley Ulijaszek of ISCA, Oxford Stanley Ulijaszek 29 Apr 2014
297 Creative Commons Cultural understandings of roles and responsibilities in addressing obesity Emily Henderson of Durham University discusses the causes of obesity, those responsible for it and how it should be addressed. Emily Henderson 29 Apr 2014
296 Creative Commons Culture and motivation: long distance running in Japan and the UK Anthropologist Emma Coleman-Jones and distance runner Mara Yamauchi compare their experiences of running in the UK and Japan Emma Coleman-Jones, Mara Yamauchi 29 Apr 2014
295 Intellectual property and informal economy: a commodity chain from China to Brazil through Paraguay Rosana Pinheiro-Machado (of ODID, Oxford)'s anthropology departmental seminar focuses on the transmission of diverse goods in a commodity chain that was formed in the 1980s. Rosana Pinheiro-Machado 29 Apr 2014
294 Creative Commons Claiming resources, honouring debts: miners, herders and the land masters of Mongolia Rebecca Empson of UCL discusses the form of capitalism emerging in Mongolia's mineral economy. An anthropology departmental seminar. Rebecca Empson 29 Apr 2014
293 Do not resuscitate orders in a UK hospital: an ethnography of the future-present Simon Cohn of Cambridge University looks at the ways health professionals and their activities construct an understanding of the human body according to particular temporal framings. An anthropology departmental seminar. Simon Cohn 29 Apr 2014
292 The sharia as a vocation: Islam, law and civility in Lebanon This discussion of sharia discourse in different contexts focuses on the experiences of four individuals. An anthropology departmental seminar by Morgan Clarke (ISCA, Oxford) Morgan Clarke 28 Apr 2014
291 Victor Turner, anthropology and Christianity Timothy Larsen (Wheaton College, Illinois) discusses the impact of Christianity on the research and careers of Victor and Edith Turner, looking in particular at their work in Rhodesia. An anthropology departmental seminar. Timothy Larsen 28 Apr 2014
290 Discovering 'justice': the magic of law in the Upper Amazon An anthropology departmental seminar on legal anthropology in lowland South America given by Harry Walker of the LSE. Harry Walker 28 Apr 2014
289 The end of history? What follows the demographic transition? An overview of the demographic transition, and the demographic regime, since its development in the 1940s. An anthropological departmental seminar by Chris Wilson of ISCA (Oxford) Chris Wilson 28 Apr 2014
288 Creative Commons How can far-right extremism be tackled through policy? Lessons from 10 EU countries In recent years, many European countries have been grimly reminded of the threat from far-right violence motivated by hatred towards migrants and minorities. This talk explores how 10 European countires are attempting to address this. Vidhya Ramalingam, Nicola Perry, Sarah Pinnock 14 Apr 2014
287 Creative Commons 'We don't want to be sent back and forth all the time': Chagossian reflections on compulsion and choice in the context of forced displacement, onward migration, and prospective return This talk draws on a case study of forced displacement, onward migration, and prospective return within the living memory of one community, and explores questions of freedom and force ethnographically: Laura Jefferey 14 Apr 2014
286 Creative Commons Forced marriage and immigration policies: understanding diversity or punishing difference? Geetanjali Gangoli, University of Bristol, gives a talk for the COMPAS seminar series on forced marriage and its implications on immigration and human rights Geetanjali Gangoli 14 Apr 2014
285 Creative Commons Conceptualizing and Measuring Immigration Policies: The Immigration Policies in Comparison (IMPIC) Index This seminar discusses the Immigration Policies in Comparison (IMPIC) Index. This project builds a dataset on immigration policies in all OECD countries for the period 1980-2010. Marc Helbling 14 Apr 2014
284 Creative Commons Brief interventions for weight management in primary care Amanda Lewis Department of Primary Care Health Science, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series Amanda Lewis 22 Mar 2014
283 Creative Commons Comparative political ecologies of food and diet: systems of provision in Trinidad and Cuba Marisa Wilson, University of Edinburgh, gives a talk for the UBVO semianr series Marisa Wilson 22 Mar 2014
282 Creative Commons The intimacies of the celebrity chef industry: affects, effects and the mediation of eating Emma-Jayne Abbots University of Wales, Trinity St David, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series Emma-Jayne Abbots 22 Mar 2014
281 Creative Commons Obesity and physical activity: from behaviour to environment Jean-Michel Oppert Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine (CRNH), Paris, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series Jean-Michel Oppert 22 Mar 2014
280 Creative Commons Liminal living: eating disordered embodiment and the reconfiguring of social being Karin Eli, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series Karin Eli 22 Mar 2014
279 Creative Commons Roads of separation: infrastructure politics, "creeping migration" and de facto delimitation in rural Central Asia Part of the COMPAS Seminar Series Michaelmas 2013: Rebordering: reflections in relation to (post)socialism Madeleine Reeves 11 Mar 2014
278 Creative Commons Everyday practices at the Russia - China - Mongolia border Part of the COMPAS Seminar Series Michaelmas 2013: Rebordering: reflections in relation to (post)socialism Caroline Humphrey 11 Mar 2014
277 Creative Commons Postsocialist subject as a new other: global coloniality, border thinking and decolonial option Part of the COMPAS Seminar Series Michaelmas 2013: Rebordering: reflections in relation to (post)socialism Madina Tlostanova 11 Mar 2014
276 Creative Commons Survival Migration: Failed Governance and the Crisis of Displacement Alexander Betts, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the COMPAS seminar series Alexander Betts 03 Mar 2014
275 Precarious outcomes to the Pursuit of Happiness: Lifestyle migration and liminality Karen O'Reilly, University of Loughborough, gives a talk for the COMPAS seminar series Karen O'Reilly 03 Mar 2014
274 Creative Commons A matter of convention? Drawing lines between slavery and freedom, and between forced and voluntary migration Julia O'Connell Davidson considers historical notions of slavery and how they can or cannot be applied to modern situations of forced migration. Julia O'Connell Davidson 03 Mar 2014
273 Creative Commons The Political Economy of Tied Migrant Labour Martin Ruhs, COMPAS, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the COMPAS podcast series Martin Ruhs 03 Mar 2014
272 Creative Commons Where does migration sit within the debate over the future of the UK and Scotland? Allan Findlay, David McCollum and Jakub Bijak give a talk on migration and Scotland Allan Findlay, David McCollum, Jakub Bijak 03 Mar 2014
271 Creative Commons Political ecology of disease This lecture by Professor Stanley Ulijaszek of ISCA, the University of Oxford, is part of the Disease Ecology series and was delivered on 22 November 2013 Stanley Ulijaszek 03 Feb 2014
270 Creative Commons Disease transitions This lecture by Professor Stanley Ulijaszek of ISCA, the University of Oxford, is part of the Disease Ecology series and was presented on 13 November 2013. Stanley Ulijaszek 03 Feb 2014
269 Generational change and continuity amongst British mothers Angela Davis of the University of Warwick discusses the sharing of beliefs, knowledge and practice amongst British mothers between 1940 and 1990 (a Fertility and Reproduction seminar from 14 October 2013) Angela Davis 03 Feb 2014
268 Creative Commons Contextualising the 'new parenting culture' Charlotte Faircloth of the University of Kent presents historical and sociological perspectives on adult-child relations (a Fertility and Reproduction seminar from 21 October 2013) Charlotte Faircloth 03 Feb 2014
267 Creative Commons Caring and being cared for in north-western Amazonia Elizabeth Rahman of the University of Oxford discusses the perinatal practices of a small group of Amazonian Indians with whom she lived (a Fertility and Reproduction seminar from 4 November 2013) Elizabeth Rahman 03 Feb 2014
266 'Don't worry, you'll be a grandmother soon!' In this Fertility and Reproduction seminar from 18 November 2013, Robert Pralat of the University of Cambridge investigates how non-heterosexual people discuss becoming a parent with their own parents Robert Pralat 03 Feb 2014
265 Creative Commons 'I did not know how to tell my parents, so I thought I would have to have an abortion' Ekaterina Hertog of the University of Oxford explores the negotiations between premaritally pregnant women and their parents in Japan (a Fertility and Reproduction seminar from 25 November 2013) Ekaterina Hertog 03 Feb 2014
264 Creative Commons Be(com)ing papa: kinship senescence and the ambivalent inward journeys of ageing men in the Antilles Adom Philogene Heron of the University of St Andrews investigates grandfatherhood in the Antilles (a Fertility and Reproduction seminar from 2 December 2013) Adom Philogene Heron 03 Feb 2014
263 Of untold riches and unruly homes: gender and property in neoliberal middle-class Kolkata In this Anthropology departmental seminar from 1 November 2012, Henrike Donner of Oxford Brookes University looks at how different kinds of property and ownership arrangements affect relationships between people among the urban middle classes of Kolkata Henrike Donner 03 Feb 2014
262 Experimenting with field experiments: moving the lab into the field in ethnographic research In this Anthropology departmental seminar from 8 November 2013, Dimitris Xygalatas (Aarhus and Masaryk Universities) investigates ritual behaviour, bringing it into the lab, to work out why people put themselves through such ordeals Dimitris Xygalatas 03 Feb 2014
261 New York stories: the lives of other citizens In this Anthropology departmental seminar from 22 November 2013, Andrew Irving of the University of Manchester investigates memories, thoughts and reminiscences about New York City. Andrew Irving 03 Feb 2014
260 The adoption of modern contraception in rural Ethiopia: a biocultural approach A School of Anthropology departmental seminar from 29 November 2013 by Alexandra Alvergne of ISCA, University of Oxford Alexandra Alvergne 03 Feb 2014
259 Creative Commons What choices and constraints do undocumented migrants experience in the labour market? Alice Bloch, University of Manchester, gives a talk for the COMPAS Breakfast Breifing series Alice Bloch 27 Jan 2014
258 Creative Commons More migrants, fewer rights?: How shall we balance openness and rights in labour immigration policy? Martin Ruhs, COMPAS, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the COMPAS Breakfast Breifing series Martin Ruhs 27 Jan 2014
257 Creative Commons What are the social and public service impacts of international migration at the local level? Jon Simmons, Home Office Migration and Border Analysis, gives a talk for the COMPAS Breaskfast Breifing series Jon Simmons 27 Jan 2014
256 Creative Commons Biocultural perspectives on globalizing fat stigma Professor Alexandra Brewis, Director of Human Evolution and Social Change and ASU-Mayo Obesity Solutions, gives a talk for the UBVO Seminar series Alexandra Brewis 09 Dec 2013
255 Creative Commons Tropical Medicine Obesity, systems and complexity Harry Rutter. Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series Harry Rutter 09 Dec 2013
254 Creative Commons Feeding the Elderly: A study of political, societal and individual practices regarding food for the elderly in Denmark 1880-2013 Jenna Jensen, University of Copenhagen, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series Jenna Jensen 09 Dec 2013
253 Creative Commons Behavioural economics and eating habits Michèle Belot, School of Economics, University of Edinburgh, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series. Michèle Belot 09 Dec 2013
252 Gift, sacrifice, and deadly rumours (3 May 2013) In this seminar, Dr Julien Bonhomme (École normale supérieure, Paris) discusses the cultural significance of rumours of deadly alms and gift giving that first appeared in Senegal in 2010. Julien Bonhomme 13 Nov 2013
251 Geology, potentiality, speculation: on the indeterminacy of natural resources (10 May 2013) In this seminar, Dr Gisa Weszkalnys (London School of Economics) focuses her study of the indeterminacy of natural resources on the small island state of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea. Gisa Weszkalnys 13 Nov 2013
250 Creative Commons Conceptualizing new age and neopagan ritual (17 May 2013) In this seminar, Professor Michael Houseman (l'École pratique des hautes études, Paris) presents a brief analysis of several small ceremonies to make a theoretical argument about ritual in a new age and neopagan context. Michael Houseman 13 Nov 2013