Irna Hofman
@irnahofman.bsky.social
Rural Central Asia | Tajikistan | Global China | Critical agrarian studies | Everyday geopolitics | Ethnography | Labour | Cotton | Running |
@unileiden.bsky.social https://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/staff/ihofman.html
@unileiden.bsky.social https://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/staff/ihofman.html
A new academic year, a new chapter!
Happy to share I have joined Leiden University's Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
Happy to share I have joined Leiden University's Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
August 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A new academic year, a new chapter!
Happy to share I have joined Leiden University's Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
Happy to share I have joined Leiden University's Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
I was delighted to speak at the seminar on water challenges in Central Asia at @clingendael.bsky.social on 17 April.
What are (some of) the everyday water challenges encountered at the microlevel?
Were you interested but unable to attend? Watch the recording:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV6g...
What are (some of) the everyday water challenges encountered at the microlevel?
Were you interested but unable to attend? Watch the recording:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV6g...
April 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I was delighted to speak at the seminar on water challenges in Central Asia at @clingendael.bsky.social on 17 April.
What are (some of) the everyday water challenges encountered at the microlevel?
Were you interested but unable to attend? Watch the recording:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV6g...
What are (some of) the everyday water challenges encountered at the microlevel?
Were you interested but unable to attend? Watch the recording:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV6g...
Looking forward to discuss water challenges in Central Asia at @clingendael.bsky.social coming Thursday. Join us in person or online!
April 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Looking forward to discuss water challenges in Central Asia at @clingendael.bsky.social coming Thursday. Join us in person or online!
Sometimes it is better to focus on the things you can control
April 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Sometimes it is better to focus on the things you can control
It was a real pleasure to lecture on "the rural everyday of geopolitics" to a wonderful group of PhD candidates at Wageningen University this week. Over the course of four days, we engaged in vibrant discussions about past & present dynamics & how to interpret & analyse them.
January 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It was a real pleasure to lecture on "the rural everyday of geopolitics" to a wonderful group of PhD candidates at Wageningen University this week. Over the course of four days, we engaged in vibrant discussions about past & present dynamics & how to interpret & analyse them.
On may way to Cambridge for an exciting workshop organised by the Second Cold War Observatory initiative @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social @ndloubere.bsky.social:
Look forward to talking about Tajikistan's cotton fields, where Russian, Chinese, and EU interests meet/compete
Look forward to talking about Tajikistan's cotton fields, where Russian, Chinese, and EU interests meet/compete
December 10, 2024 at 10:08 AM
On may way to Cambridge for an exciting workshop organised by the Second Cold War Observatory initiative @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social @ndloubere.bsky.social:
Look forward to talking about Tajikistan's cotton fields, where Russian, Chinese, and EU interests meet/compete
Look forward to talking about Tajikistan's cotton fields, where Russian, Chinese, and EU interests meet/compete
Chinese, Russian, and European involvement in Tajikistan's cotton sector: the country's farm fields and factory floors have turned into geopolitical sites
December 4, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Chinese, Russian, and European involvement in Tajikistan's cotton sector: the country's farm fields and factory floors have turned into geopolitical sites