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Franz Krause
04/08/26
An Anthropology of the Hydrosocial Anthropocene
Towards a Decolonial Perspective on Global Water Crises
Water is one of the key elements through which the Anthropocene is experienced. From droughts and floods to melting ice and polluted rivers, contemporary environmental crises are increasingly shaped by the intertwined and historically grown dynamics of ecology, politics and infrastructure. This blog post argues that understanding these crises requires a “hydrosocial” perspective that sees water not as […]
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Alestine AndreFranz Krause
16/10/25
The Intimate Relations of Creating Knowledge Together
Introduction: Skin to Skin When philosopher Barbara Schellhammer travelled to the Canadian Arctic to visit the community of Ulukhaktok in 2006, she was invited to join an ice fishing trip. Barbara was interested in Inuit philosophy. She knew that this philosophy is not a matter of abstract thought, but engrained in meaningful activities like travelling, […]
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Franz Krause
30/05/17
HOW CAN WE (NOT) COMPARE WITH CULTURAL RELATIVISM?
The excellent contributions to this blog have demonstrated beyond doubt how relevant and indeed necessary cultural relativism is, not only for contemporary anthropological research, but also for countering recent xenophobic, racist and populist trends in European politics and practices. I see the preceding posts as a great resource with potentials for undergraduate teaching and non-specialist […]
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