Episode 21. An Interview with Max Bolt, by Kevin Yildirim and Javier Ruiz
In November 2019, Max Bolt came to the department of Social Anthropology at Cambridge to deliver the weekly senior seminar. Kevin Yildirim spoke with him beforehand to learn more about his recent work...
27 Feb 202023min
Episode 20. Anthropology Beyond the Academy: Public Health
Alisi Mekatoa and Nina Fudge are health researchers. They came to Cambridge to speak about how their undergraduate anthropology degree has informed their careers in and outside of academia. They spoke...
5 Jun 201927min
Episode 19. Anthropology Beyond the Academy. Diplomacy
Gareth Ward visited Cambridge just before he began his appointment as British Ambassador to Vietnam. He spoke with David Sneath about how anthropology has informed his career in the diplomatic service...
20 Feb 201917min
Episode 18. Circus Stories, by Laura Byng
Tropes of 'running away' abound in popular notions of the circus, but how true is this to the lived experiences of circus folk? In this episode of the podcast, Laura Byng uses interviews with differen...
15 Nov 201826min
Episode 17. An interview with Michael Puett, by Beth Turk
In November 2017, Michael Puett, Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology at Harvard University, gave two talks at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) at ...
2 Feb 201816min
Episode 16. An interview with David MacDougall, by Rafael Dernbach
David MacDougall visited Cambridge University this year for a series of talks and screenings and to open an exhibition of stills from his films at King's College. After the opening Rafael Dernbach met...
24 Nov 201730min
Episode 15. An interview with Ilana Gershon, by Oliver Balch
Ilana Gershon visited Cambridge University this summer, and after her Senior Research seminar at the department, Oliver Balch caught up with her to talk about her research on new media and the contemp...
27 Okt 201723min
Episode 14. Thinking about Vision, by Harsha Balasubramanian
This podcast asks what vision means to those who describe theatre for blind and partially-sighted audiences. Harsha Balasubramanian shares some of the findings from her undergraduate dissertation, and...
10 Mar 201714min
