danilynrutherford.bsky.social
@danilynrutherford.bsky.social
Anthropologist, author, supporter of other scholars’ work. Professor turned funder. Books on nationalism, sovereignty, and colonial state building in West Papua and disability and mystery in the US. Interested in everything.
So excited to be in conversation Anand Pandian and Ashanté Reese!

We had so much fun talking about Something Between Us that we decided to do it again.

Thanks to SAR for hosting us. You can register here:

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Beautiful Mystery: Living in a Wordless World - School for Advanced Research
Book Talk | Author Danilyn Rutherford will be joined in discussion by colleagues Anand Pandian, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University, and Ashanté Reese, Associate P...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM
My piece on Dagmar Herzog's wonderful book, The Question of Unworthy Life, and the Trump administration's assault on disabled people is featured today in Somatosphere! @dukepress.bsky.social

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The website of Somatosphere
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December 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I'm coming to Boulder a week from Friday to talk about Beautiful Mystery. Thanks to Kate Goldfarb for the kind invitation! @dukepress.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Really excited to see this piece out in the world, Alissa. Thanks so much for writing it!!
December 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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My latest piece for @theguardian.com on the sandwich generation, of which I am one, and how we became the triple sandwich generation in Trump 2.0 www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... @jillgrinberglit.bsky.social @economichardship.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social link in comments
I’m part of the triple-decker sandwich generation. You probably are as well
You’ve heard of caregivers in the sandwich generation. In this anti-compassion Trump 2.0 era, it’s more like a triple-decker sandwich. Alissa Quart has experienced this first-hand
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December 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Friends in Denver, and friends with friends in Denver, I’ll be coming to Bookies Bookstore on Saturday, December 13 to talk about Beautiful Mystery. So happy to have the worlds of people like her are under threat. @dukepress.bsky.social

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An Afternoon with Author Danilyn Rutherford | The Bookies Bookstore
Denver independent bookstore for children, families, and teachers!
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November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Really glad you and the families in your book will have this platform. Your work is so incredibly important.
November 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This morning I had a chance to talk to Emily Peck and Becky Pinsker about caregiving and how bad our society is at funding it. It's still airing around the country, but the recording will be here. Super grateful for this opportunity. @dukepress.bsky.social

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The financial burden of caregiving
Caregivers in the U.S. spend an average of $7,242 out of pocket each year.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Tomorrow at NYU! I'll be talking about Beautiful Mystery with Elayne Oliphant, a brilliant scholar and wonderful friend. You don't actually need an NYU ID to get in. @dukepress.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Really looking forward to the conversation with Summerson Carr next week in Chicago, where a bunch of my book takes place -- at the Seminary Coop, one of the best bookstores in the world! @dukepress.bsky.social

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Danilyn Rutherford - "Beautiful Mystery" - E. Summerson Carr | Seminary Co-op Bookstores
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November 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Just learned that you don't have to be in New York to attend my book talk on Wednesday. They're broadcasting it on Zoom! @dukepress.bsky.social
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November 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Just learned that you don't have to be in New York to attend my book talk on Wednesday! It will be broadcast on Zoom. Here's the link! columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/9786198924...
November 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Coming up this Wednesday! I'm really looking forward to being in conversation with the wonderful writer and thinker, Rachel Adams. Friends in New York, I'd love it if you could join us! @dukepress.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Excited to be sharing the stage with such amazing people!
October 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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On Oct. 31st, 12:00 PM Eastern check out the panel discussion on "Careers in Anthropology" hosted by the Society of Cultural Anthropology. zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
New York friends, join me this Thursday for a Beautiful Mystery book launch at the Graduate Center, in conversation with my brilliant friend and colleague, Dagmar Herzog. Thanks to my brilliant friend and colleague, Jeff Maskovsky, for hosting us! @dukepress.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Coming to Purdue on Monday! So excited to be in conversation with Sherri Briller. @dukepress.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I really did! It was a great visit.
October 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Beautiful Mystery, New York again! On November 10, I'll be speaking with my dear friend and colleague, the wonderful Elayne Oliphant, at NYU.
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October 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
And on November 5, I'll be in conversation with the brilliant writer and thinker Rachel Adams at Columbia!
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October 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Excited to be giving an Anthropologies of Tomorrow Lecture at Purdue on October 27. I'll be talking about Beautiful Mystery with Sherri Briller. It's open to the public! Thanks to Kali Rubaii for the kind invitation!
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October 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Beautiful Mystery in New York! I have three events coming up -- on October 30, I'll be at the Graduate Center in conversation with my brilliant friend, Dagmar Herzog. Thanks to Jeff Maskovsky for setting this up! @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
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October 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM