Proshant Chakraborty, PhD
@proshant.bsky.social
@frontlineanthro on Twitter | applied anthropologist | PhD in anthropology | infrastructure | gender | violence | movies | otherwise basic taste in pop culture | he/him/his
Another boom goes the dynamite review on my Letterboxd for #Bugonia, which means I am obligated to tag @davechen.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Another boom goes the dynamite review on my Letterboxd for #Bugonia, which means I am obligated to tag @davechen.bsky.social
Thought @davechen.bsky.social might appreciate this. #boomgoesthedynamite
August 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Thought @davechen.bsky.social might appreciate this. #boomgoesthedynamite
In the Lutherian tradition, doctoral candidates at my university “nail” their theses in the main building prior to the defence.
And in the PhD tradition, I suppose one nails their thesis before it nails them.
#PhDSky #AcademicSky
And in the PhD tradition, I suppose one nails their thesis before it nails them.
#PhDSky #AcademicSky
May 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In the Lutherian tradition, doctoral candidates at my university “nail” their theses in the main building prior to the defence.
And in the PhD tradition, I suppose one nails their thesis before it nails them.
#PhDSky #AcademicSky
And in the PhD tradition, I suppose one nails their thesis before it nails them.
#PhDSky #AcademicSky
Hot off the press! Still a long way to do with the defence (and impending unemployment), but so glad this exists.
Let’s remember the ones who care for, and fix, our broken world in a time of global crisis and violence.
#AcademicSky #AnthroSky #PhD
Let’s remember the ones who care for, and fix, our broken world in a time of global crisis and violence.
#AcademicSky #AnthroSky #PhD
May 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Hot off the press! Still a long way to do with the defence (and impending unemployment), but so glad this exists.
Let’s remember the ones who care for, and fix, our broken world in a time of global crisis and violence.
#AcademicSky #AnthroSky #PhD
Let’s remember the ones who care for, and fix, our broken world in a time of global crisis and violence.
#AcademicSky #AnthroSky #PhD
This Orwellian nightmare nauseates me.
May 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This Orwellian nightmare nauseates me.
April 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Finally getting to watch this gem, which just released in Sweden!
March 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Finally getting to watch this gem, which just released in Sweden!
Telling a situationship apart from a nanoship is going to replace “telling a wink from a twitch” as the new anthropological shorthand for thick description. #AnthroSky
January 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Telling a situationship apart from a nanoship is going to replace “telling a wink from a twitch” as the new anthropological shorthand for thick description. #AnthroSky
Still waiting to watch All We Imagine As Light, but here’s my best of 2024! #letterboxd
January 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Still waiting to watch All We Imagine As Light, but here’s my best of 2024! #letterboxd
Finally got around to putting down my favourite songs of 2024.
December 30, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Finally got around to putting down my favourite songs of 2024.
December 27, 2024 at 10:09 AM
December 25, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Guess this typical Göteborg fog qualifies as White Christmas! 🎄🤍
December 25, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Guess this typical Göteborg fog qualifies as White Christmas! 🎄🤍
Really want @davechen.bsky.social to read my boom goes the dynamite review of Mufasa on the Filmcast.
December 24, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Really want @davechen.bsky.social to read my boom goes the dynamite review of Mufasa on the Filmcast.
I adored T-Blockers! Alice Maio Mackay has such a spunky, fresh take on horror genres.
This is arguably the Gen Z equivalent of Evil Dead—a throwback to B-movies; but unmistakably of its time, especially in its ferocious critique of fascism!
#GöteborgFilmFestival
This is arguably the Gen Z equivalent of Evil Dead—a throwback to B-movies; but unmistakably of its time, especially in its ferocious critique of fascism!
#GöteborgFilmFestival
February 4, 2024 at 8:45 PM
I adored T-Blockers! Alice Maio Mackay has such a spunky, fresh take on horror genres.
This is arguably the Gen Z equivalent of Evil Dead—a throwback to B-movies; but unmistakably of its time, especially in its ferocious critique of fascism!
#GöteborgFilmFestival
This is arguably the Gen Z equivalent of Evil Dead—a throwback to B-movies; but unmistakably of its time, especially in its ferocious critique of fascism!
#GöteborgFilmFestival
The Missile lulls you in with its quirky Nordic comedy, but holds your attention while exploring horrors that have globe-spanning and deeply intimate consequences.
One of the best films at the festival, and perhaps of the year!
#GöteborgFilmFestival #NordicCompetition
One of the best films at the festival, and perhaps of the year!
#GöteborgFilmFestival #NordicCompetition
February 1, 2024 at 5:00 PM
The Missile lulls you in with its quirky Nordic comedy, but holds your attention while exploring horrors that have globe-spanning and deeply intimate consequences.
One of the best films at the festival, and perhaps of the year!
#GöteborgFilmFestival #NordicCompetition
One of the best films at the festival, and perhaps of the year!
#GöteborgFilmFestival #NordicCompetition
When the thesis topic comes too close to home (or, in this case, work) #repair #maintenance #infrastructure
January 29, 2024 at 2:07 PM
When the thesis topic comes too close to home (or, in this case, work) #repair #maintenance #infrastructure
Ernst de Geer’s Hypnosen (The Hypnosis) might be the standout from this year’s Göteborg Film Festival. Watching this in a sold out screen, with the cast and makers present, is a highlight of the year already. Loved the lead performances by Asta Kamma August and Herbert Nordrum!
January 28, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Ernst de Geer’s Hypnosen (The Hypnosis) might be the standout from this year’s Göteborg Film Festival. Watching this in a sold out screen, with the cast and makers present, is a highlight of the year already. Loved the lead performances by Asta Kamma August and Herbert Nordrum!
My review of Handling the Undead, which had its European premier at Göteborg tonight, and is in contention for the Draken Prize at the Nordic Competition.
A deeply meditative film that's equally about horror, hope, and letting go of the (un)dead.
#GöteborgFilmFestival
A deeply meditative film that's equally about horror, hope, and letting go of the (un)dead.
#GöteborgFilmFestival
January 26, 2024 at 9:58 PM
My review of Handling the Undead, which had its European premier at Göteborg tonight, and is in contention for the Draken Prize at the Nordic Competition.
A deeply meditative film that's equally about horror, hope, and letting go of the (un)dead.
#GöteborgFilmFestival
A deeply meditative film that's equally about horror, hope, and letting go of the (un)dead.
#GöteborgFilmFestival
“Can You Hear The Music?” is the track of the year for me.
Göransson’s Oppenheimer and TENET scores have seeped into the very fabric of my PhD dissertation.
Göransson’s Oppenheimer and TENET scores have seeped into the very fabric of my PhD dissertation.
November 29, 2023 at 9:48 PM
“Can You Hear The Music?” is the track of the year for me.
Göransson’s Oppenheimer and TENET scores have seeped into the very fabric of my PhD dissertation.
Göransson’s Oppenheimer and TENET scores have seeped into the very fabric of my PhD dissertation.
Watched Killers of the Flower Moon today.
Honestly, my admiration for this film—and it is a sprawling, epic masterpiece, mind you—is matched by a sense of profound puzzlement.
Not sure if Scorsese & Roth’s adaptation choices necessarily translate what was great about the book.
Honestly, my admiration for this film—and it is a sprawling, epic masterpiece, mind you—is matched by a sense of profound puzzlement.
Not sure if Scorsese & Roth’s adaptation choices necessarily translate what was great about the book.
October 21, 2023 at 9:56 PM
Watched Killers of the Flower Moon today.
Honestly, my admiration for this film—and it is a sprawling, epic masterpiece, mind you—is matched by a sense of profound puzzlement.
Not sure if Scorsese & Roth’s adaptation choices necessarily translate what was great about the book.
Honestly, my admiration for this film—and it is a sprawling, epic masterpiece, mind you—is matched by a sense of profound puzzlement.
Not sure if Scorsese & Roth’s adaptation choices necessarily translate what was great about the book.
Fall-ing 🍂🍁🎃
October 7, 2023 at 4:10 PM
Fall-ing 🍂🍁🎃
Ah, @bcmerchant.bsky.social's new book arrived in the mailbox today! Super excited to read it as part of my planned literature list on infrastructural/machinic care and labour politics for the next semester!
October 6, 2023 at 4:03 PM
Ah, @bcmerchant.bsky.social's new book arrived in the mailbox today! Super excited to read it as part of my planned literature list on infrastructural/machinic care and labour politics for the next semester!
Book haul from the Göteborg Bokmässan.
Really wish I was at least proficient in reading Swedish, so I could buy more Nordic titles, but these titles are pretty neat—especially the IKEA-inspired horror store/story!
Really wish I was at least proficient in reading Swedish, so I could buy more Nordic titles, but these titles are pretty neat—especially the IKEA-inspired horror store/story!
October 1, 2023 at 1:42 PM
Book haul from the Göteborg Bokmässan.
Really wish I was at least proficient in reading Swedish, so I could buy more Nordic titles, but these titles are pretty neat—especially the IKEA-inspired horror store/story!
Really wish I was at least proficient in reading Swedish, so I could buy more Nordic titles, but these titles are pretty neat—especially the IKEA-inspired horror store/story!