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Timothy Heffernan, Ph.D.
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Anthropologist at Australian National University researching the nexus between crisis, recovery, kinship & social identity. Lover of good stories, better questions, and rethinking the status quo. He/him ⚡🧠 🏳️‍🌈
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At a time of rising authoritarianism, Steindl-Kopf’s work is vital, showing how citizens reclaim space & agency through protest & collective ambiguity.

📖 In The Anthropology of Ambiguity. Out now from @manchesterup.bsky.social. #Anthropology #Activism

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June 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Thank you to Intan Rosita et al. for their recent review of 📚The #Anthropology of #Ambiguity, published in the journal 'Reviews in Anthropology' 👀 Check it out for a thorough overview of the book.
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A screenshot of the book review, beginning with: Mahnaz Alimardanian and Timothy Heffernan’s edited volume, The Anthropology of Ambiguity: Theory, Praxis, and Critique (2024), ventures into the intricate terrain of ambiguity as a core human condition, examining its multifaceted presence across sociocultural and existential experiences. The book’s primary focus is the interplay between ambiguity and the anthropological lens, addressing how uncertainty, contradiction, and indeterminacy shape individual and collective lifeworlds. Grounded in ethnographic rigor, the contributors collectively emphasize the productive potential of ambiguity, challenging its conventional framing as a mere obstacle to clarity. Instead, ambiguity is celebrated as a dynamic force that underpins knowledge production, societal negotiation, and meaning-making across cultural contexts.
February 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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The #anthropology of #ambiguity edited by Mahnaz Alimardanian and I, published by @manchesterup.bsky.social

🔗https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526173843/the-anthropology-of-ambiguity/
Book cover for th evolume "The anthropology of ambiguity", with a light gray background, image of the book cover, and text saying "Out now"
November 17, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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Introducing the ✨Disaster Recovery Almanac✨

What do you think is the most pressing issue in disaster recovery that we need to be paying attention to?

HowWeSurvive (UNSW Sydney) took this question to 12 people with first-hand experience of disaster recovery, and have published their responses
November 17, 2024 at 7:27 AM