Catherine Whittaker
@cwhittaker.bsky.social
Author, WATCHFUL LIVES | social anthropology prof @ Goethe University Frankfurt | writing about borderland security cultures, militarization & marginalized masculinities, GBV & violent love, Indigenous feminist & pluriversal struggles
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Watchful Lives in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
Watchfulness shapes many Chicanxs’ and other People of Color’s everyday lives in San Diego. Experiencing racist discrimination can lead to becoming vigilant, which frames their subjectivity. Focus...
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3 publications to get to know me:
1. The Open Access co-authored book "Watchful Lives in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands" by myself, E. Dürr, J. Alderman and C. Luiprecht, with art by Nanzi Muro
Free download here: https://degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110985573/html
1. The Open Access co-authored book "Watchful Lives in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands" by myself, E. Dürr, J. Alderman and C. Luiprecht, with art by Nanzi Muro
Free download here: https://degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110985573/html
"Ein systematischer Einfluss von Migration auf Kriminalität ist nicht nachweisbar." - Dr. Jean-Victor Alipour, ifo-Institut
Neue Studie über Kriminalität durch Ausländer: Wohnort spielt sehr große Rolle (ZDF)
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Neue Studie über Kriminalität durch Ausländer: Wohnort spielt sehr große Rolle (ZDF)
www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...
Kriminalitätsstudie: Warum Ausländer überrepräsentiert sind
In der Polizeilichen Kriminalstatistik sind Ausländer überrepräsentiert. Woran liegt es? Laut neuer ifo-Studie vor allem am Wohnort.
www.zdf.de
February 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"Ein systematischer Einfluss von Migration auf Kriminalität ist nicht nachweisbar." - Dr. Jean-Victor Alipour, ifo-Institut
Neue Studie über Kriminalität durch Ausländer: Wohnort spielt sehr große Rolle (ZDF)
www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...
Neue Studie über Kriminalität durch Ausländer: Wohnort spielt sehr große Rolle (ZDF)
www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...
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“Politics does not reflect majorities, it constructs them.” Stuart Hall
February 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“Politics does not reflect majorities, it constructs them.” Stuart Hall
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The new issue of American Ethnologist (@amethno.bsky.social, 52.1, Feb 2025) features a forum titled "I was Wrong" featuring contributions from Veena Das, Hugh Gusterson, Carole McGranahan, Gil Hizi, Erin Routon, Meredith G. Marten, and Laura A. Meek. 1/3
#AnthroSky #Anthropology
#AnthroSky #Anthropology
American Ethnologist | AAA Ethnology Journal | Wiley Online Library
Click on the title to browse this issue
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February 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The new issue of American Ethnologist (@amethno.bsky.social, 52.1, Feb 2025) features a forum titled "I was Wrong" featuring contributions from Veena Das, Hugh Gusterson, Carole McGranahan, Gil Hizi, Erin Routon, Meredith G. Marten, and Laura A. Meek. 1/3
#AnthroSky #Anthropology
#AnthroSky #Anthropology
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Mein Buch «Die Rhetorik der Rechten» ist leider sehr aktuell. Ich schaffe es zeitlich nicht, eine überarbeitete Neuauflage zu veröffentlichen. Das Buch ist mittlerweile vergriffen.Ich habe mich entschieden, es gratis zum Download zur Verfügung zu stellen: www.franziskaschutzbach.com/die-rhetorik...
January 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Mein Buch «Die Rhetorik der Rechten» ist leider sehr aktuell. Ich schaffe es zeitlich nicht, eine überarbeitete Neuauflage zu veröffentlichen. Das Buch ist mittlerweile vergriffen.Ich habe mich entschieden, es gratis zum Download zur Verfügung zu stellen: www.franziskaschutzbach.com/die-rhetorik...
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Merz zündelt! Die Aberkennung der Staatsbürgerschaft wäre ein Bruch mit der histor. Verantwortung. Aus guten Gründen ist das im GG nicht möglich. Juden/Oppositionelle waren unter den ersten Ausgebürgerten 1933. Nun das bei dopp. Staatsbürgerschaft zu tun, ist völkische Politik
January 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Merz zündelt! Die Aberkennung der Staatsbürgerschaft wäre ein Bruch mit der histor. Verantwortung. Aus guten Gründen ist das im GG nicht möglich. Juden/Oppositionelle waren unter den ersten Ausgebürgerten 1933. Nun das bei dopp. Staatsbürgerschaft zu tun, ist völkische Politik
Vigilance cultures meet Christmas
December 25, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Vigilance cultures meet Christmas
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This is what I keep telling students: you think AI is producing "good writing" and that it "thinks" because you have not actually learned what good writing and what critical thinking is, and if you want to survive in this hellscape, you have to learn these without AI.
The drum we need to keep beating: if students don't learn how to do things better than AI does, AI will take their jobs. The only way to learn that is *without using AI in the learning process*.
December 19, 2024 at 3:56 PM
This is what I keep telling students: you think AI is producing "good writing" and that it "thinks" because you have not actually learned what good writing and what critical thinking is, and if you want to survive in this hellscape, you have to learn these without AI.
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I love this. I wish I saw this earlier when I was trying to give similar advice to a grad student.
First drafts are not about perfection.
First drafts are not about perfection.
“I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shovelling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.”
― Shannon Hale
― Shannon Hale
December 20, 2024 at 1:40 AM
I love this. I wish I saw this earlier when I was trying to give similar advice to a grad student.
First drafts are not about perfection.
First drafts are not about perfection.
Join us!
📢 Call for Papers: We invite submissions for the roundtable "Who is Afraid of Anti-Racism? Intersectional Justice and Inclusive Futures in Anthropology" at the DGSKA Conference (Sept 29–Oct 2, 2025, Cologne). Submit by Jan 15. Details: tagung.dgska.de/en/workshops... @mihiress.bsky.social
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December 13, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Join us!
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WE'RE HIRING
Fulltime Postdoctoral Research Position
Apply online by January 10th, 2025
More infos:
* www.ls-ska.uni-bayreuth.de/en/index.html
* anthropologyofglobalinequalities.com
Fulltime Postdoctoral Research Position
Apply online by January 10th, 2025
More infos:
* www.ls-ska.uni-bayreuth.de/en/index.html
* anthropologyofglobalinequalities.com
December 13, 2024 at 2:58 PM
WE'RE HIRING
Fulltime Postdoctoral Research Position
Apply online by January 10th, 2025
More infos:
* www.ls-ska.uni-bayreuth.de/en/index.html
* anthropologyofglobalinequalities.com
Fulltime Postdoctoral Research Position
Apply online by January 10th, 2025
More infos:
* www.ls-ska.uni-bayreuth.de/en/index.html
* anthropologyofglobalinequalities.com
Das Schöne an der deutschen Sprache ist die Doppeldeutigkeit eines Begriffs wie "Wissenschaftsfreiheit" 🙃
Eine umstrittene Preisverleihung des Netzwerks Wissenschaftsfreiheit hat eine hitzige Diskussion um „Cancel Culture“ und demokratische Werte im Wissenschaftsbetrieb ausgelöst. Wie positioniert sich die #Wisskomm? Eine Chronik der Kontroverse 👇
www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/ringen-um-di...
www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de/ringen-um-di...
Ringen um die Wissenschaftsfreiheit
Eine umstrittene Preisverleihung des Netzwerks Wissenschaftsfreiheit hat eine hitzige Diskussion um „Cancel Culture“ und demokratische Werte im Wissenschaftsbetrieb ausgelöst. Eine Chronik der Kontrov...
www.wissenschaftskommunikation.de
February 15, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Das Schöne an der deutschen Sprache ist die Doppeldeutigkeit eines Begriffs wie "Wissenschaftsfreiheit" 🙃
Happy holidays to all who are celebrating!
December 24, 2023 at 2:33 PM
Happy holidays to all who are celebrating!
"Und immer, wenn Deutsche sich einig und sicher sind, wird es für irgendjemand gefährlich."
#ZDFmagazin mit einer Prise Adorno
#ZDFmagazin mit einer Prise Adorno
December 15, 2023 at 11:04 PM
"Und immer, wenn Deutsche sich einig und sicher sind, wird es für irgendjemand gefährlich."
#ZDFmagazin mit einer Prise Adorno
#ZDFmagazin mit einer Prise Adorno
November 19, 2023 at 1:24 PM
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Bemerkenswertes "wir". Dazu gehören also nach Fleischhauer weder Jüdinnen noch "Araber". Von der rassistischen Sprache ganz zu schweigen, das erinnert schon sehr an völkische Vorstellungswelten. Voller Allmachtsgefühle, zu entscheiden, wer bleiben darf.
November 11, 2023 at 8:22 PM
Bemerkenswertes "wir". Dazu gehören also nach Fleischhauer weder Jüdinnen noch "Araber". Von der rassistischen Sprache ganz zu schweigen, das erinnert schon sehr an völkische Vorstellungswelten. Voller Allmachtsgefühle, zu entscheiden, wer bleiben darf.
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Signal doing the work, again. Great app, fab folks.
PSA: if you take or edit photos of crowds or strangers with Signal, you can use our face blur tool to quickly hide people's biometric face data.
You can then export the photo from Signal if you want to post it publicly.
More on this feature here:
https://signal.org/blog/blur-tools/
You can then export the photo from Signal if you want to post it publicly.
More on this feature here:
https://signal.org/blog/blur-tools/
Blur tools for Signal
Right now, people around the world are marching and protesting against racism and police brutality, outraged by the most recent police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. At Signal, we support the people who have gone into the streets to make their voices heard. We believe that something ...
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November 4, 2023 at 10:59 AM
Signal doing the work, again. Great app, fab folks.
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Es wäre eine facettenreiche, anspruchsvolle Konferenz über Erinnerungskultur geworden. Die Absage durch die Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung: verstörend 👇🏾
Hier auch die Stellungnahme von Candice Breitz und Michael Rothberg dazu.
October 24, 2023 at 7:24 PM
Es wäre eine facettenreiche, anspruchsvolle Konferenz über Erinnerungskultur geworden. Die Absage durch die Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung: verstörend 👇🏾
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Es gäbe so viel zu tun, Olaf...
October 20, 2023 at 1:42 PM
Es gäbe so viel zu tun, Olaf...
When we think of a war's death toll, we also need to consider indirect deaths - an important reminder from Brown University's Costs of War project
youtu.be/aVr0MSEW2SU?...
youtu.be/aVr0MSEW2SU?...
Costs of War: the Human Toll of the Post-9/11 Wars
The Costs of War Project at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs illustrates the human toll of the post-9/11 wars in Iraq...
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October 14, 2023 at 2:55 PM
When we think of a war's death toll, we also need to consider indirect deaths - an important reminder from Brown University's Costs of War project
youtu.be/aVr0MSEW2SU?...
youtu.be/aVr0MSEW2SU?...
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What's old is new again: left is 2023 and the right, 1901. A political campaign to create panic over refugee Jews coming to Vienna under the antisemitic mayor, Karl Lueger.
September 23, 2023 at 5:28 PM
What's old is new again: left is 2023 and the right, 1901. A political campaign to create panic over refugee Jews coming to Vienna under the antisemitic mayor, Karl Lueger.
Exciting to see ulama (Mesoamerican hip ball) in the news again!
I love that this report centers culture & kinship but I wonder if it's a coincidence that it sidesteps the #decolonization topic - unlike the earlier kpbs clip... #HispanicHeritageMonth
www.10news.com/news/local-n...
I love that this report centers culture & kinship but I wonder if it's a coincidence that it sidesteps the #decolonization topic - unlike the earlier kpbs clip... #HispanicHeritageMonth
www.10news.com/news/local-n...
Ancient sport of Ulama being revived in Chicano Park
The sport of Ulama was created by Mayan and Aztec civilizations 3,500 years ago. A local group of players has decided revive the ancient sport with exhibitions in Chicano Park
www.10news.com
September 21, 2023 at 10:06 AM
Exciting to see ulama (Mesoamerican hip ball) in the news again!
I love that this report centers culture & kinship but I wonder if it's a coincidence that it sidesteps the #decolonization topic - unlike the earlier kpbs clip... #HispanicHeritageMonth
www.10news.com/news/local-n...
I love that this report centers culture & kinship but I wonder if it's a coincidence that it sidesteps the #decolonization topic - unlike the earlier kpbs clip... #HispanicHeritageMonth
www.10news.com/news/local-n...
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update: more than 53,500 users joined Bluesky yesterday, setting a record for new signups on the site in a single-day
roughly 5% of Bluesky's entire user base joined the platform just 24 hours after Elon Musk said he would charge all Twitter / X users a fee to use the service
roughly 5% of Bluesky's entire user base joined the platform just 24 hours after Elon Musk said he would charge all Twitter / X users a fee to use the service
one day after Elon Musk said he would start charging all users for X, Bluesky is seeing its biggest single-day in new user signups mashable.com/article/blue...
Bluesky sees record signups day after Musk says X will go paid-only
The day isn't even over yet Bluesky has already seen its biggest influx of new users in a single-day
mashable.com
September 20, 2023 at 2:34 PM
update: more than 53,500 users joined Bluesky yesterday, setting a record for new signups on the site in a single-day
roughly 5% of Bluesky's entire user base joined the platform just 24 hours after Elon Musk said he would charge all Twitter / X users a fee to use the service
roughly 5% of Bluesky's entire user base joined the platform just 24 hours after Elon Musk said he would charge all Twitter / X users a fee to use the service
I was today years old when I learned that my late nonno was a forced laborer under Nazis on Monte Baldo, province of Verona in the spring of 1945. He never spoke about it.
We need to break the silences surrounding recent history - silences in public memory & in our own families.
We need to break the silences surrounding recent history - silences in public memory & in our own families.
September 19, 2023 at 4:27 PM
I was today years old when I learned that my late nonno was a forced laborer under Nazis on Monte Baldo, province of Verona in the spring of 1945. He never spoke about it.
We need to break the silences surrounding recent history - silences in public memory & in our own families.
We need to break the silences surrounding recent history - silences in public memory & in our own families.