Tom Yarrow
@tomyarrow.bsky.social
Anthropology professor @ Durham University | Ethnography of heritage, conservation, buildings, architecture, expertise, knowledge, time, bureaucracy... | Less and less certain.
The Object of Conservation (2022, Rouledge)
Architects (2019, Cornell)
The Object of Conservation (2022, Rouledge)
Architects (2019, Cornell)
Really pleased my paper (with Paolo Heywood) 'On the problem of continuity' just got accepted by JRAI. It proposes a theory of culture beyond the inventive assumptions that often dominate analyses and over-determine ethnography. DM or email if you're interested to see the accepted draft.
August 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Really pleased my paper (with Paolo Heywood) 'On the problem of continuity' just got accepted by JRAI. It proposes a theory of culture beyond the inventive assumptions that often dominate analyses and over-determine ethnography. DM or email if you're interested to see the accepted draft.
I seem to buy books in inverse proportion to my time for reading
February 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I seem to buy books in inverse proportion to my time for reading
Absolutely loved archaeologist Rose Ferraby's R3 programme Earthworks -- a lovely, lyrical exploration of materials with thoughtful reflections on time, craft and the traces people leave, and told with so much humanity.
January 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Absolutely loved archaeologist Rose Ferraby's R3 programme Earthworks -- a lovely, lyrical exploration of materials with thoughtful reflections on time, craft and the traces people leave, and told with so much humanity.
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Adam Reed's new book just arrived and looks terrific -- an ethnography of animal protection, which opens out new ways of thinking about human-animal relations, activism, expert knowledge and imperatives of moral action.
January 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Adam Reed's new book just arrived and looks terrific -- an ethnography of animal protection, which opens out new ways of thinking about human-animal relations, activism, expert knowledge and imperatives of moral action.
Admittedly hot take but IMO Sycamore Gap is a more interesting place without the sycamore. And the social significance of its absence seems on balance to be greater than the presence of the tree itself (not that I condone those who cut it down and with all sympathies to those who grieve its loss!)
December 12, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Admittedly hot take but IMO Sycamore Gap is a more interesting place without the sycamore. And the social significance of its absence seems on balance to be greater than the presence of the tree itself (not that I condone those who cut it down and with all sympathies to those who grieve its loss!)
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Our final editorial for #MedicalAnthropology - reflecting on the state of the sub discipline - is now out, with free imprints for the first 50 takers: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/8KVSQ... #anthropology
Medical Anthropology Past, Present, and Future: The State of the Art
Published in Medical Anthropology: Cross-Cultural Studies in Health and Illness (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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December 9, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Our final editorial for #MedicalAnthropology - reflecting on the state of the sub discipline - is now out, with free imprints for the first 50 takers: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/8KVSQ... #anthropology
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Durham Anthropology would like to invite you to this years Layton Dialogue!
This year’s theme is ‘Multispecies ethnography as a forum for dialogue in anthropology’ and will feature Prof Marianne Lien and Dr Kerry Dore with Dr Simona Capisani as discussant! 📚🎓
This year’s theme is ‘Multispecies ethnography as a forum for dialogue in anthropology’ and will feature Prof Marianne Lien and Dr Kerry Dore with Dr Simona Capisani as discussant! 📚🎓
December 6, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Durham Anthropology would like to invite you to this years Layton Dialogue!
This year’s theme is ‘Multispecies ethnography as a forum for dialogue in anthropology’ and will feature Prof Marianne Lien and Dr Kerry Dore with Dr Simona Capisani as discussant! 📚🎓
This year’s theme is ‘Multispecies ethnography as a forum for dialogue in anthropology’ and will feature Prof Marianne Lien and Dr Kerry Dore with Dr Simona Capisani as discussant! 📚🎓
Lunch and a walk along the Tyne with @chikaw.bsky.social , Hannah Knox and Adam Reed a lovely way to mark the end of our JRAI editorship. Thanks to all who submitted, reviewed and helped to make it all happen!
December 6, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Lunch and a walk along the Tyne with @chikaw.bsky.social , Hannah Knox and Adam Reed a lovely way to mark the end of our JRAI editorship. Thanks to all who submitted, reviewed and helped to make it all happen!
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Once more with feeling!....House Beautiful 1999 starring @beccyscottuk.bsky.social & Dave Hall
December 4, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Once more with feeling!....House Beautiful 1999 starring @beccyscottuk.bsky.social & Dave Hall
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Really happy to be in such wonderful company in Environmental Humanities #envhum! Huge thanks to @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social and Franklin Ginn for their guidance and patience throughout the editorial process. Thread on the full issue below
The Environmental Humanities November 2024 issue came out a week ago, but I haven't had a chance to post a thread on it yet! I wanted to bring this massive amount of new #envhum scholarship to your attention.
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A thread...
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A thread...
December 2, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Really happy to be in such wonderful company in Environmental Humanities #envhum! Huge thanks to @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social and Franklin Ginn for their guidance and patience throughout the editorial process. Thread on the full issue below
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Just out! Why are anthropologists interested in microbes? Are we witnessing a turn to a new object of study for #anthropology? Find out what I think in this long review of three recent books on the topic in the JRAI rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Microbial turns
Click on the article title to read more.
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December 3, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Just out! Why are anthropologists interested in microbes? Are we witnessing a turn to a new object of study for #anthropology? Find out what I think in this long review of three recent books on the topic in the JRAI rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Colin Renfrew passing on is a major moment in archaeology; time to revisit his contributions.
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Professor Lord Colin Renfrew – 1937-2024 | University of Cambridge
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November 25, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Colin Renfrew passing on is a major moment in archaeology; time to revisit his contributions.
www.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
www.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...
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Welcoming our Professor of Digital Heritage, Prof Stuart Jeffrey to BlueSky! @stuartjeffrey.bsky.social
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#DigitalHumanities #HeritageVisualisation #Archaeology #CoDesign
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#DigitalHumanities #HeritageVisualisation #Archaeology #CoDesign
Prof Stuart Jeffrey
Professor of Digital Heritage, Programme Leader Heritage Vis at the Innovation School, Glasgow School of Art
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November 13, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Welcoming our Professor of Digital Heritage, Prof Stuart Jeffrey to BlueSky! @stuartjeffrey.bsky.social
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#DigitalHumanities #HeritageVisualisation #Archaeology #CoDesign
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#DigitalHumanities #HeritageVisualisation #Archaeology #CoDesign
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Seems like a fitting title for our times… I’ve got a chapter in here on death anxiety and fossil fuels
October 27, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Seems like a fitting title for our times… I’ve got a chapter in here on death anxiety and fossil fuels
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Out today, and open access, 'The melody that's sweetly played in tune', my photo essay with @alexanderboyd.bsky.social in @landscaperesearch.bsky.social journal! Ardeer, and an archaeology of photography, they're important!! doi.org/10.1080/0142...
October 23, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Out today, and open access, 'The melody that's sweetly played in tune', my photo essay with @alexanderboyd.bsky.social in @landscaperesearch.bsky.social journal! Ardeer, and an archaeology of photography, they're important!! doi.org/10.1080/0142...
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Putting this out there again with some more detail: this is really an article about the futility of trying to construct total archives and histories, and the question of what a useful analytical frame for the history of fields like Egyptology and archaeology might be.
I wrote a review article on the history of Egyptology (open-access): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
No More Heroes: What Is the History of Egyptology Actually For? - William Carruthers, 2024
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October 21, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Putting this out there again with some more detail: this is really an article about the futility of trying to construct total archives and histories, and the question of what a useful analytical frame for the history of fields like Egyptology and archaeology might be.
Thanks @mw-m.bsky.social for this useful resource!
I’ve tried to put together a non-exhaustive list of anthropologists on bluesky together. Did I miss anyone? Should I add you? go.bsky.app/GYEM3YK #anthropology #anthrosky
October 20, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Thanks @mw-m.bsky.social for this useful resource!
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Holding something you’ve lived with and worked toward for 14 years is a surreal experience. Grateful to the folks at UChicago Press, to friends and mentors who helped shape me, and to dear ones in Baltimore who taught me everything. Happy 📚🎉 day everyone!
April 16, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Holding something you’ve lived with and worked toward for 14 years is a surreal experience. Grateful to the folks at UChicago Press, to friends and mentors who helped shape me, and to dear ones in Baltimore who taught me everything. Happy 📚🎉 day everyone!