Conference timetable Time Thu 31st Fri 1st Sat 2nd Sun 3rd 09:00-09:30 09:30-10:00 Panel & Laboratory session 3 Panel & Laboratory session 6 Panel & Laboratory session 8 10:00-10:30 10:30-11:00 Coffee break Coffee break Coffee break 11:00-11:30 11:30-12:00 PanelConference & Laboratory session timetable 4 Panel & Laboratory session 7 Panel & Laboratory session 9 12:00-12:30 12:30-13:00 Lunch Lunch 13:00-13:30 ‘Meet the editors’ WGF grants workshop Registration (starts 13:00) (starts 13:00) Lunch Sociologus reception 13:30-14:00 Network convenors’ meeting (starts 13:00) (starts 13:00) 14:00-14:30 14:30-15:00 Panel & Laboratory session 1 Plenary A Members’ forum Plenary C 15:00-15:30 Coffee break Coffee break 15:30-16:00 Coffee break Coffee break American Ethnologist presen- Brill reception tation 16:00-16:30 Panel & Laboratory session 16:30-17:00 Panel & Laboratory session 2 Panel & Laboratory session 5 Plenary B 10 17:00-17:30 Break Break 17:30-18:00 Break Pluto Press reception Berghahn reception 18:00-18:30 18:30-19:00 Welcome & Keynote Network meetings Network meetings 19:00-19:30 19:30-20:00 Sport and public diplomacy: Welcome reception Banquet (19:30-22:00) world in e-motion 20:00-20:30 (till 22:00) Salsa night (till late) Party (21:30-) (19:35-22:15) EASA2014 Collaboration, Intimacy & Revolution – innovation and continuity in an interconnected world European Association of Social Anthropologists 13th Biennial Conference Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Estonian Institute of Humanities, Tallinn University, Estonia 31st July - 3rd August, 2014 With thanks to our funders ... EASA executive committee Noel B. Salazar, University of Leuven, President Jeanette Edwards, University of Manchester, Vice-President Alberto Corsín Jiménez, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Secretary Rachael Gooberman-Hill, University of Bristol, Treasurer Susana Narotzky, Universitat de Barcelona, Networks liaison Mark Maguire, National University of Ireland, Maynooth Journal Co-Editor Hana Cervinkova, University of Lower Silesia Abdullahi El-Tom, National University of Ireland, Maynooth Scientific committee Hana Cervinkova, Carlo Cubero, Jeanette Edwards, Karolina Follis, Franz Krause, Kristin Kuutma, Patrick Laviolette, Noel B. Salazar Local committee Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Estonian Institute of Humanities, Tallinn University: Aet Annist, Carlo Cubero, Marje Ermel, Patrick Laviolette, Laur Kiik, Franz Krause, Joonas Plaan, Polina Tserkassova Estonian Institute of Humanities, Tallinn University: Tõnu Viik (director) Institute of Culture Studies and Arts, Faculty of Philosophy University of Tartu: Kristin Kuutma Faculty of Communications, Rīga Stradiņš University: Klāvs Sedlenieks Conference organisers Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Estonian Institute of Humanities, Tallinn University Tallinn University Conference Centre: Kerli Kangro, Sirli Peda, Karin Org, Katri Dremljuga-Grüner Tallinn University Marketing and Communication Office The Centre of Excellence in Cultural Theory (Supported by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund) NomadIT: Eli Bugler, Megan Caine, Darren Edale, James Howard, Rohan Jackson, Triinu Mets, Elaine Morley Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following organisations for their generous support of this event: British Embassy in Tallinn, Eesti Humanitaarinstituudi Teadusfond, Eesti Kultuurkapital (Cultural Endowment of Estonia), Hasartmängumaksu Nõukogu, Tallinn University, Tallinn University Rector’s Office, Tallinn University Student Union, Sisekaitseakadeemia, US Embassy in Tallinn, Wenner-Gren Foundation. We would also like to thank the following individuals for the time and effort they have put into making EASA2014 a success: Enrico Barone, Ester Eggert, Maarja Kaaristo, Kerli Kangro, Kerstin Karu, Francisco Martinez, Krista Must, Sorin Onica, Hannes Palang, Taimi Paves, Tuuli Piirsalu, Mariliis Rannama, Hugo Reinert, Kaija Rumm, Georgeta Stoica, Marko Uibu. Table of Contents Conference timetable ................................................................ inside cover Welcome addresses .................................................................................... 7 Theme ....................................................................................................... 11 Practical information ............................................................................... 13 Events and meetings ................................................................................ 21 Excursions in Tallinn and Estonia ........................................................... 27 Daily timetable ........................................................................................ 29 Plenary, panel and paper abstracts ........................................................... 57 Laboratories ........................................................................................... 217 EASA2014 film programme ................................................................... 225 AMCE film programme ......................................................................... 231 List of convenors, chairs, discussants, presenters and filmmakers ....... 233 Conference planner................................................................................. 253 Maps ................................................................. inside & outside rear cover Notes 6 Welcome Welcome from the President of EASA Dear EASA members and conference guests On behalf of the executive committee of the European Association of Social Anthropologists, I welcome you warmly to our 13th biennial conference. After Coimbra (Portugal), Prague (Czech Republic), Oslo (Norway), Barcelona (Spain), Frankfurt (Germany), Krakow (Poland), Copenhagen (Denmark), Vienna (Austria), Bristol (UK), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Maynooth (Ireland) and Nanterre (France), this time we convene in Tallinn (Estonia). Thanks to the tireless efforts of the scientific committee and the local team at our host institution, Tallinn University, we are proud to present you with a truly exciting academic programme. The theme of this year’s conference is a mouthful: Collaboration, intimacy & revolution – innovation and continuity in an interconnected world. The keynote speech, three plenaries, eight invited panels, 109 panels, 13 laboratories, 17 films, 19 network meetings and various social events offer you plenty of opportunity to explore the multiple ways in which the key concepts of collaboration, intimacy and revolution are connected to one another. Apart from the usual scholarly and social treats that make EASA conferences so pleasurable, we wanted to make this edition a memorable one. We have a very good reason for doing so because we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of EASA’s inaugural meeting in 1989 in Castel Gandolfo (Italy). One plenary will evaluate the history of our association and discuss the role we envision for the future of EASA. We are also thrilled this year to introduce ‘laboratories’, spaces constituted through experimentation, collaboration, interaction and improvisation. Be sure to participate in one of the thirteen possible options and to experience innovative and interdisciplinary ways to engage with the theme of the conference. While in Tallinn, I would strongly recommend you to become more actively involved in EASA. There are numerous ways of doing so. By attending the Members Forum, you become aware of the inner workings of the association and you help the executive committee to decide the direction in which EASA should be evolving. There are 24 thematic networks and their business meetings (spread over Friday and Saturday early evenings) are the right moment for you to establish contact. On Saturday, there is a special lunch meeting to tell you everything about our journal, Social Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale and about the EASA Book Series. Talking about publications, make sure to visit the stands of the many publishers to discover the latest in anthropological research. On Friday, the Wenner-Gren Foundation will hold a special workshop explaining the various grants to which you can apply. EASA conferences are not only the right place to enrich yourself intellectually but also the perfect occasion to meet with colleagues and to make new friends from across Europe (and beyond). To facilitate this, we have included sufficiently long lunchtime and coffee breaks in the programme. As additional social ‘tools’, we offer you a welcome reception, live entertainment, a fabulous conference dinner and a dance party to close the meeting! Let me end by thanking our conference organisers, NomadIT, and all local and international institutions that made this meeting possible by offering logistical or financial help. Thanks to a generous conference grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, EASA was able again to support the attendance of many young or unfunded scholars, making our gathering as inclusive as possible… Wishing you a very fruitful conference and a wonderful time in Tallinn. Noel B. Salazar President, EASA University of Leuven, Belgium 7 Welcome Welcome from the Rector of Tallinn University Dear Colleagues and Guests I am very pleased and honoured to welcome you to the 13th biennial EASA conference in Tallinn University, Estonia. On behalf of Tallinn University, I extend greetings and welcome to all EASA members, guest speakers, participants and everyone else attending this important event. Tallinn University is an institution that is proud