Anthropology roundup: “Mobile apps and the material world…

Ephemeral Layers: Coffee, Snapchat, and Violence Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog by Uzma Z. Rizvi For decades, ephemeral layers at archaeological sites have been the bane of my existence. The moment I read, hear, or have to confront it at an excavation, my soul does a smh. How can we … Read more

Literati roundup: ” the Longlist for 2015 Man Booker Prize.. “British Library releases over a million public domain images

British Library releases over a million public domain images  Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder The British Library uploaded over one million scanned images to Flickr, designating them as public domain for all to share and use. Quartz has an article about the project. Five American Authors Make the Longlist for 2015 Man Booker Prize Writerswrite.com’s Writer’s Blog … Read more

KONDA Research (@kondaarastirma): The Gezi Report is now available for download in English

    KONDA – The Gezi Report is now available for download in English. 

Hopefully regular EFD posting will start by Friday…

I have been following Turkey news since March 9 while looking at this view outside. I have been in an Eramus IP project in which 7 European universities cooperate with 70 students, 10 per each. Our study place is close to Cascais and instructors stay at the center of this beautiful town. It has been … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: Facebook IPO, World?s first Wikipedia town and more..

Monmouthpedia: The World?s first Wikipedia town, is set to go live from The Next Web by Jamillah Knowles The Internet of things is becoming easier to grasp as household appliances, pot plants and other objects are connected to the Internet to let us know more about them or update on environmental changes. Though the appearance … Read more

Workshop at Boğaziçi U: “New Ethnographies of Turkey in Transformation

Ordering the Social ? Producing Change: New Ethnographies of Turkey in Transformation   Information Titel Ordering the Social ? Producing Change: New Ethnographies of Turkey in Transformation Date 24. – 25.06.11 Location Boğaziçi University, Department of Sociology, Istanbul Downloads (PDF) Workshop Ordering the Social Abstracts Program Flyer Poster Boğaziçi University, Department of Sociology, Istanbul, June … Read more