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Economy and Environment in Post-Mining Mongolia and the Future of Mongolian Studies After a lengthy Covid-19 hiatus, the Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit (MIASU) resumed its public engagement activities by launching the inaugural Cambridge Mongolia Forum (CMF) on 15-16 December 2022. Convened by Professor Uradyn E...

We were sad to learn of the death of Susan Drucker Brown, who died peacefully in her sleep at the Arthur Rank Hospice in Cherry Hinton, Cambridge in the morning of May 1, 2023. Susan Drucker Brown was a familiar face at our Senior Research Seminar, and it was lovely to see here there just a few weeks ago. Dr. Susan Drucker...

Philomathia 5th Annual Symposium is convened by five Philomathia Fellows in the Philomathia Research Programme, School of Social Sciences at the University of Cambridge The Department of Social Anthropology is delighted to announce the details for the Philomathia 5th Annual Symposium on April 27 th in Cambridge. Two of the...

Anthropology at times overlooks immorality in its study of ethics, privileging ‘the good’ and people’s positive practices of self-cultivation. This elision reflects a broader disciplinary tendency towards viewing social life as inherently positive or benign. Edited by Tom Powell Davies and Corinna Howland, this special...