Blog – Page 4 – Nazima Kadir, The October Anthropologist

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“Exchanging the Pith Hat for the Crow Bar,” Presentation at the Sense Loft, hosted by Sense Worldwide, London, March 2013

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Last week, I presented my doctoral research at a public event in the Sense Loft, hosted by Sense Worldwide, a consultancy. They even videotaped and audio recorded the event, so sometime in the future , I may be able to link to these recordings! This was a completely new experience for me because up to […]

Presentation on Anthropological Research Methods, University of Sussex, February 2013

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I recently presented my doctoral research in a class on activism for post graduate students in an MA course in Activism for Development and Social Justice at the University of Sussex. The class is taught by my friend, Paul Boyce, an anthropologist specializing in gender and sexuality studies, who is a lecturer in the Anthropology […]

Our Autonomous Life collective participates in forum with Silvia Federici, Amsterdam, NL, February 2013

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On Friday, February 1st, Casco is organizing a day long forum with Silvia Federici to explore the underlying concept of ‘the commons.’ The collective who produced and participated in Our Autonomous Life will engage with Silvia during both forums. I won’t be able to participate due to the drastic cutting of funding to the arts […]

Our Autonomous Life at the Center for Contemporary Art in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Winter 2013

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The Grand Domestic Revolution exhibition, of which Our Autonomous Life is part, is on the road! Its currently at the Center for Contemporary Art in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It premiered this past Friday, January 26th and the exhibition will close on March 23rd. I’m so curious if any of the sitcom’s themes resonate outside […]

Creating Worlds Workshop, Royal Holloway University of London, January 2013

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I’ve neglected this blog for nearly 2 months now. The darkness of winter overcame me so I spent all my time making and eating elaborate meals to compensate. I’ve lived in Northern Europe for nearly 8 years and I am still unaccustomed to the darkness of December. I’m a New York City girl and New […]

Temporary Autonomous Art, Squatted Art Fair, October 31-November 3 2012, London

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I recently randomly visited Temporary Autonomous Art London (TAA), a squatted art event that happens annually all over the UK. I was visiting my friend, Debra Shaw, in East London. Debra is a fun and brilliant Reader of Cultural Studies at the University of East London. She is also a fellow Sqekker and convenes the […]

“Lights, camera, research: A seminar on film as a political research tool”: reflections on presentation at University of Essex

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As per my last post, I presented at a seminar at the Center for Work, Organisation, and Society at the University of Essex on Halloween. The seminar was scheduled to last for 4 hours, in which presenters were to talk for 40 minutes each, followed by questions/answer/discussion. It was surreal being in Colchester. The seminar itself […]

Presentation at “Lights, Camera, Research: A seminar on film as a political research tool,” Wednesday, October 31st, 2012 at the University of Essex

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I’m feeling amazingly proud of myself because I’ve managed to post an event BEFORE it occurs rather than several weeks afterwards, which is my typical blogging practice. Maybe I’m a new me: reborn, more organized, purposeful, a blogging extrovert. Maybe not. I’ll be presenting at a seminar at the Center for Work, Organisation, and Society […]

Workshop, “Imagining the Grand Domestic Revolution in Munich” with members of Salong, self-organised group within the Art Academy in Munich October 16, 2012

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I recently spent 24 hours in Munich to conduct a workshop with members of der Salong, a self-organised group of students of the Art Academy in Munich. Binna, the Director of Casco, asked me to present at the seminar with her as well as give a public lecture on the second day. The timing for […]