Jamie Saris
@jamie-saris.bsky.social
I’m a medical anthropologist, based in Ireland. Professionally, I’m interested in poverty, mental illness, addiction and aging. My research is in Europe and Africa. I post a lot on politics bc health and society r intimately connected.
I’m at DataFest Africa in Kampala, Uganda, the culmination of regional satellite sessions in Nairobi, Amara and other places, under the theme of “Reclaiming Data Futures.” Today, we discuss “Framing the Data Status Quo, Shifting the Lens.”@maynoothuniversity.ie @agakhanuniversity.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I’m at DataFest Africa in Kampala, Uganda, the culmination of regional satellite sessions in Nairobi, Amara and other places, under the theme of “Reclaiming Data Futures.” Today, we discuss “Framing the Data Status Quo, Shifting the Lens.”@maynoothuniversity.ie @agakhanuniversity.bsky.social
My colleague and I @chrisbrunsdon.bsky.social from @maynoothuniversity.ie are at DataFest Africa: Reclaiming Our Data Futures at Aga Khan University, Nairobi. Maynooth University is a proud sponsor of this event.
October 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
My colleague and I @chrisbrunsdon.bsky.social from @maynoothuniversity.ie are at DataFest Africa: Reclaiming Our Data Futures at Aga Khan University, Nairobi. Maynooth University is a proud sponsor of this event.
A real treat as part of the Alumni Lunch at @maynoothuniversity.ie: the National Science Museum is open. It houses a wealth of early scientific instruments, going back to the early 19thC. One of the hidden gems on campus.
September 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A real treat as part of the Alumni Lunch at @maynoothuniversity.ie: the National Science Museum is open. It houses a wealth of early scientific instruments, going back to the early 19thC. One of the hidden gems on campus.
Tide is out on Dar es Salaam Bay on a beautiful Sunday.
August 31, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Tide is out on Dar es Salaam Bay on a beautiful Sunday.
Zuane’s has some of the best pizza in Dar es Salaam.
August 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Zuane’s has some of the best pizza in Dar es Salaam.
The gorgeous Tanzanite Bridge on a lovely morning in Dar es Salaam.
August 29, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The gorgeous Tanzanite Bridge on a lovely morning in Dar es Salaam.
My last day at @agakhanuniversity.bsky.social Nairobi, discussing the alliance with @maynoothuniversity.ie. I am very grateful for all the time shared with (and consideration shown to) me, but I want to especially thank Sally and Pam of the Global Engagement Office.
August 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
My last day at @agakhanuniversity.bsky.social Nairobi, discussing the alliance with @maynoothuniversity.ie. I am very grateful for all the time shared with (and consideration shown to) me, but I want to especially thank Sally and Pam of the Global Engagement Office.
Lily Lake in the Karura Forest in Nairobi. Hard to believe there’s a city of over 5.5 million right outside.
August 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Lily Lake in the Karura Forest in Nairobi. Hard to believe there’s a city of over 5.5 million right outside.
Since I landed in Nairobi, I have been craving goat. Thankfully, a friend recommended kienyejis.com. Great meal. You can even get termites in season. 😁
August 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Since I landed in Nairobi, I have been craving goat. Thankfully, a friend recommended kienyejis.com. Great meal. You can even get termites in season. 😁
As a cat-owner, this rings very true to me. 😊
August 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
As a cat-owner, this rings very true to me. 😊
The sun is splitting the rocks here in Maynooth. 😁
July 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The sun is splitting the rocks here in Maynooth. 😁
Dr Olusegun Morakinyo gives a very enlightening keynote talk, “Alice Stopford Green, the African Society, and African Studies in Ireland” for Africa Day at @ria.ie. Interesting connections between development of Irish and African Studies.
May 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Dr Olusegun Morakinyo gives a very enlightening keynote talk, “Alice Stopford Green, the African Society, and African Studies in Ireland” for Africa Day at @ria.ie. Interesting connections between development of Irish and African Studies.
Dinosaur spotted at Maynooth Harbor. 😊
May 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Dinosaur spotted at Maynooth Harbor. 😊
No doubt, some have seen Harvard’s response to Linda Mahon, Trump’s hemiglot Secretary of “Education”, threat letter. I did my Postdoc at Harvard. There’s much to criticize there, but it IS intellectually serious. In an anti-intellectual culture, they tend to play along, but don’t piss them off…
May 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
No doubt, some have seen Harvard’s response to Linda Mahon, Trump’s hemiglot Secretary of “Education”, threat letter. I did my Postdoc at Harvard. There’s much to criticize there, but it IS intellectually serious. In an anti-intellectual culture, they tend to play along, but don’t piss them off…
I found this on X. I have never seen a better depiction of that fascist insect.
April 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I found this on X. I have never seen a better depiction of that fascist insect.
I haven’t had the pleasure of working in Ireland’s National Library in Dublin for a while, so I missed this amazing Lego interpretation of the building. What a piece! @nlireland.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I haven’t had the pleasure of working in Ireland’s National Library in Dublin for a while, so I missed this amazing Lego interpretation of the building. What a piece! @nlireland.bsky.social
Found on X. Pretty much where those yahoos, with an emotional range bounded on one side by anxiety and on the other by wrath, (who r also fond of downmarket Nuremberg rallies) now find themselves. Shame about the rest of the country.
April 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Found on X. Pretty much where those yahoos, with an emotional range bounded on one side by anxiety and on the other by wrath, (who r also fond of downmarket Nuremberg rallies) now find themselves. Shame about the rest of the country.
I am about to lecture on Ageing in Africa in the Department of European and Global Studies at the Leipzig University in beautiful Leipzig. Thanks to the Arqus University Alliance for making this exchange possible.
April 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I am about to lecture on Ageing in Africa in the Department of European and Global Studies at the Leipzig University in beautiful Leipzig. Thanks to the Arqus University Alliance for making this exchange possible.
Just seen on X from someone trolling the Chemtrails conspiracy theory nuts. 😂
April 9, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Just seen on X from someone trolling the Chemtrails conspiracy theory nuts. 😂
Next time u interact with online medical misinformation merchants about vaccinations or masking in America, show them this blast-from-the-past ad from the parents of MAGA. This was a moment when ChristoFascism eagerly masked (despite what we all knew about HIV) to show their disgust of LGBQT folks.
April 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Next time u interact with online medical misinformation merchants about vaccinations or masking in America, show them this blast-from-the-past ad from the parents of MAGA. This was a moment when ChristoFascism eagerly masked (despite what we all knew about HIV) to show their disgust of LGBQT folks.
This is one of the better QElon critiques that I’ve seen in recent days. 😂
April 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
This is one of the better QElon critiques that I’ve seen in recent days. 😂
The modest lecture theatre in the Austrian Academy of Science. 😁Sure, they were politically problematic, but the Hapsburgs sure knew how to decorate public space.
March 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The modest lecture theatre in the Austrian Academy of Science. 😁Sure, they were politically problematic, but the Hapsburgs sure knew how to decorate public space.
A beautiful day in Vienna.
March 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A beautiful day in Vienna.
You gotta love Vienna. This is the quaint, unpretentious café in the midst of the Vienna Zoo. 😁
March 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
You gotta love Vienna. This is the quaint, unpretentious café in the midst of the Vienna Zoo. 😁
When money is tight
And is hard to get,
And ur horse also has ran.
When all u have
Is a heap o’ debt,
A pint of plain is ur only man.
And is hard to get,
And ur horse also has ran.
When all u have
Is a heap o’ debt,
A pint of plain is ur only man.
March 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
When money is tight
And is hard to get,
And ur horse also has ran.
When all u have
Is a heap o’ debt,
A pint of plain is ur only man.
And is hard to get,
And ur horse also has ran.
When all u have
Is a heap o’ debt,
A pint of plain is ur only man.