Fieldnotes

Welcome to Fieldnotes! In this space, students and alumni can share their views and experiences of anthropology in the form of short, non-university graded articles. We encourage our readers to leave their thoughts and share their personal experiences by commenting on the posts. Let's have a conversation!

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Miriam van den Berg & Tamar Oderwald

Nov 1, 2023
4 min

Part six: Money, money, money

Must be funny, in the rich man’s world. Miriam and I (Tamar) were out one day running some errands and chatting about fieldwork (as we do...

Miriam van den Berg & Tamar Oderwald

Oct 25, 2023
6 min

Part five: Embracing self-reflection

As an anthropologist, there is nothing you’ll do more than reflect on the things you’ve seen, and experienced, or what you’ve yet to do...

Miriam van den Berg & Tamar Oderwald

Oct 18, 2023
10 min

Part four: Administrative work

Fieldwork is exciting, eye-opening, and intriguing. Each experience and conversation is one you would otherwise never have. But fieldwork...

Part three: Maintaining boundaries and staying safe

Miriam van den Berg & Tamar Oderwald

Oct 11, 2023
9 min

Part three: Maintaining boundaries and staying safe

Let us get straight to the point: Your personal safety is ALWAYS more important than your research. Especially if you are part of a...

Part two: Taking care of your mental well-being

Miriam van den Berg & Tamar Oderwald

Oct 4, 2023
8 min

Part two: Taking care of your mental well-being

I (Tamar) remember learning about the different stages of fieldwork. There’s the honeymoon phase when everything is new and exciting. You...

Miriam van den Berg & Tamar Oderwald

Sep 27, 2023
8 min

Part one: Preparations

For an anthropology student, fieldwork is arguably the most anticipated part of the curriculum. It’s equally exciting and scary...

Insanity at the Edge of the World: Werner Herzog’s Ecstatic Truth

Sunil Raj

Jul 7, 2023
4 min

Insanity at the Edge of the World: Werner Herzog’s Ecstatic Truth

We at SCAJ had the distinct honor of being invited to the EYE Film Museum for the press opening of the new Werner Herzog exhibit...

Sunil Raj

Feb 10, 2023
4 min

First Day in Patient Visits

The major component of my fieldwork was volunteering at Pallium, India. Pallium is a volunteer-run cooperative that provides home...

Humor: The elephant in the ethnographic room

SCAJ

Jun 10, 2022
4 min

Humor: The elephant in the ethnographic room

You've just arrived in Algeria to conduct fieldwork and you've tried your very best to learn the local language. On the streets you...

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