Anthropological Legacies and Human Futures
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Anthropological legacies and human futures 14th EASA Biennial Conference. Department of Human Science for Education ‘Riccardo Massa’ Department of Sociology and Social Research at University of Milano-Bicocca 20-23 July, 2016 Timetable Friday 22 July 08:30-19:00 Reception desk open 09:00-10:45 Panel session 5 10:45-11:15 Coffee/tea 11:15-13:00 Alexander Street’s multimedia resources workshop 11:15-13:00 Panel sesion 6 13:00-14:30 Lunch 13:15-14:30 #PrecAnthro: toward a transnational Anthropological Union Wednesday 20 July 14:30-16:30 Plenary B 12:00-18:30 Reception desk open 16:30-17:00 Coffee/tea and Berghahn reception 14:30-16:15 Panel session 1 17:00-18:45 Member's forum 16:15-16:45 Coffee/tea 18:45-19:00 BAGS drinks reception 16:45-18:30 Panel session 2 19:00-20:30 Network meetings 18:30-19:00 Break 19:00-20:30 The voice of the people II 19:00-20:30 Keynote and opening 19:00-20:30 Writing ERC Grant Proposals 20:30-21:30 Welcome drinks reception 19:00-20:30 The teaching of Anthropology in European secondary schools 19:30-20:30 Lab 14 Thursday 21 July 08:30-19:00 Reception desk open Saturday 23 July 09:00-10:45 Panel session 3 08:30-17:00 Reception desk open 10:45-11:15 Coffee/tea 09:00-10:45 Panel session 7 11:15-13:00 Panel session 4 10:45-11:15 Coffee/tea 13:00-14:30 Lunch 11:15-13:00 Panel session 8 13:15-14:30 'Meet the Editor' with 13:00-14:30 Lunch Anthropological Theory 14:30-16:30 Plenary C (ESCF) 13:15-14:30 Network convenors meeting (closed) 16:30-17:00 Coffee/tea and Pluto Press book launch 14:30-16:30 Plenary A 17:00-18:45 Closing session of P134 and Lab09; 16:30-17:00 Coffee/tea and SIEF2017 Roundtable: The anthropologist as conference launch/drinks curator 17:00-18:45 Network meetings 20:00-22:45 Banquet 17:00-18:45 The voice of the people I 23:00-late Final party 17:00-18:45 Getting your article published EASA2016 Anthropological legacies and human futures 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association of Social Anthropologists Department of Human Science for Education ‘Riccardo Massa’ Department of Sociology and Social Research University of Milano-Bicocca 20-23 July, 2016 1 EASA Executive Committee 2015 and 2016 President: Thomas Hylland Eriksen (University of Oslo) Vice-president: Hana Cervinkova (University of Lower Silesia and Czech Academy of Sciences) Secretary: Alberto Corsin Jimenez (Spanish National Research Council - CSIC) Treasurer: Rachael Gooberman-Hill (University of Bristol) Networks liaison: Valeria Siniscalchi (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Marseille) Journal Co-Editor: Patrick Laviolette (Tallinn University) Niko Besnier (Universiteit van Amsterdam) Paolo S. H. Favero (University of Antwerp) EASA2016 Conference convenors Silvia Vignato, Simone Ghezzi, Alice Bellagamba EASA2016 Scientific Committee Alice Bellagamba, Simone Ghezzi, Silvia Vignato (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca); Thomas Hylland Eriksen (University of Oslo); Paolo S. H. Favero (University of Antwerp); Alessandro Monsutti (The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva); Susana Matos Viegas (Universidade de Lisboa, ICS); Valeria Siniscalchi (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Marseille) EASA2016 Local Committee Department of Human Sciences for Education ‘Riccardo Massa’ at Università degli Studi di Milano- Bicocca: Matteo Alcano, Silvia Barberani, Ivan Bargna, Alice Bellagamba, Antonio De Lauri, Ugo E.M. Fabietti, Marco Gardini, Corinna Guerzoni, Roberto Malighetti, Claudia Mattalucci, Manuela Tassan, Mauro Van Aken, Silvia Vignato Department of Sociology and Social Research at Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca: Simone Ghezzi, Vincenzo Matera, Luca Rimoldi Conference administrators NomadIT: Eli Bugler, Darren Edale, James Howard, Rohan Jackson, Elaine Morley, Triinu Mets Acknowledgements for financial and institutional support We would like to thank the following institutions for their generous support of this event: Wenner-Gren Foundation and University of Milano-Bicocca We would also like to thank the following individuals for the time and effort they have put into making EASA2016 a success All the students who volunteered to ensure the efficient delivery of the conference; the Department of Human Science for Education “Riccardo Massa” and its Director Professor Mariagrazia Riva; special thanks to the administration for their generous support; the Department of Sociology and Social Research and its Director Professor Giampaolo Nuvolati; Information Systems Area (Area Sistemi Informativi) of the University of Milano-Bicocca; Paolo Pirillo, Barbara Veronesi, Claudio Castenedoli, and all the staff of “Room Management Service” (Gestione delle aule); and all those who directly or indirectly contributed at different moments and to different aspects of the organisation. 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Contents Conference timetable ................................................................. inside front Welcome addresses ..................................................................................... 5 from Thomas Hylland Eriksen, President of EASA .............................. 5 from Maria Cristina Messa, Rector of University of Milano-Bicocca .. 7 from the Local Committee of EASA2016 ............................................. 8 Theme ....................................................................................................... 11 Practical information .............................................................................. 13 Events and meetings ................................................................................ 31 Book exhibit ............................................................................................ 39 Daily timetable ........................................................................................ 41 Wednesday 20 July .............................................................................. 41 Thursday 21 July ................................................................................. 50 Friday 22 July ...................................................................................... 59 Saturday 23 July .................................................................................. 69 Plenaries .................................................................................................. 79 Labs .......................................................................................................... 83 Audiovisual programme ........................................................................... 93 Third ethnographic film and media programme of the AMCE .............. 101 Panel and paper abstracts ........................................................................105 List of participants .................................................................................. 313 Panel grid ................................................................................................ 350 Conference planner................................................................................. 352 Notes 4 Welcome from the EASA President Dear EASA members, conference delegates and guests, It is my great pleasure, on behalf of the EASA Executive committee and the Scientific Committee, to welcome you all to the 14th biennial EASA conference at Milan-Bicocca University from 20 to 23 July 2016. The EASA has come a long way since a small group of thoughtful, committed anthropologists (to paraphrase Margaret Mead) came together in Castel Gandolfo in 1989, deciding to form a European association bridging national differences and facilitating new forms of intellectual synergies and collaborations. While initially focusing on boundaries of the north–south kind, or perhaps Germanic– Romance divides, the east–west dimension almost immediately became a major concern for the new association, the end of state socialism in Central and Eastern Europe coinciding almost to a day with the formation of EASA. 27 years on, we have come a long way in using EASA and its currently 29 specialised networks to build connections, collaborations, dialogue and mutual enrichment across borders which would have been more visible and less permeable without EASA. We have done so through ‘the organisation of diversity’ rather than ‘the replication of homogeneity’ (to quote Anthony Wallace’s view of culture). After all, we’re anthropologists. Today, anthropology is faced with numerous challenges, both internal and external. On the one hand, we are fighting against downsizing, reduced research funding and a modest public visibility in most countries. On the other hand, there is a strong enthusiasm across the continent for what we do, and not just among ‘a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens’. Interest in this EASA conference has been spectacular, and we regret not having been able to accommodate more of the proposed panels. We are nevertheless proud of the overall quality of the programme, and in addition to panels and plenaries, we have a great audiovisual programme showcasing different formats rather than just a film stream; we continue the previous success with labs; and there are many other events worth attending, from book launches to network meetings. In confronting