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Why is Donald Trump dancing to "YMCA"? RTÉ Brainstorm
Dr Jamie Saris writes an opinion piece for RTÉ Brainstorm on why a camp 1970s' gay disco anthem has become an unlikely hit at the US president's Make America Great Again rallies
Date: Monday, 19 October 2020
Why does Kerry have a lower rate of Covid-19 - RTE Brainstorm article by Dr Ciarán Walsh
Opinion: does anthropology hold the answer to why the Kingdom has seen fewer infections than elsewhere in the country? There is a widely-held view that Covid-19 never got a hold in Kerry and Dr Ciaran Walsh explores if anthropology can help tell us why
Date: Tuesday, 06 October 2020
Dr. Thomas Strong, with collaborators in Sydney and Auckland, wins Rapid-Response Grant on Covid-19 and the Social Sciences from the Social Science Research Council.
Dr. Strong and his team will document how people imagine the pathogens of COVID-19, and how this kind of imaginary shapes both the everyday micropolitics of social interaction and the big picture policies adopted by governments in three settings: Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand.
Date: Wednesday, 23 September 2020
5 Reasons Why Greyhounds Make Great Pets - RTE Brainstorm
Anthropology PhD student, Chrissy Skelton, writes for RTE Brainstorm about why greyhounds are an increasingly popular choice as a pet.
Date: Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Family life during lockdown - RTE Brainstorm
This article written by Anthropology PhD student, Miriam Teehan, highlights the positive effects of seeing what life is like with both parents at home during lockdown. It is based off interviews with families from Dublin, Maynooth, Carlow, Wicklow, and Galway. These families have at least one parent working from home with children between the ages of one to 16 years.
Date: Tuesday, 15 September 2020
The Victorian Curator who railed against Racism and Imperialism
The Victorian curator who railed against racism and imperialism - article in www.independent.ie by Dr. Ciárán Walsh, Graduate of Dept of Anthropology
Date: Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Ethnographic Film Festivals go Online!
A doctoral student from the MU’s Anthropology Department, Matjaz Pinter, has been helping the German International Film Festival (GIEFF) to make the transition from a film festival, traditionally held at the University town of Göttingen, to an online streaming event.
Date: Tuesday, 05 May 2020
Dean’s Lecture on the realities of Globalization on the cusp of COVID-19 measures
Just two days before the announcement of university restrictions related to COVID-19, Professor Thomas Hylland Eriksen (University of Oslo), a foremost anthropologist of ethnicity, nationalism and globalization and a critical public commentator, delivered the Dean’s Lecture on the effects of accelerated global change.
Date: Tuesday, 31 March 2020
First Remote Anthropology VIVA!
Two weeks after the Covid-19 restrictions came into place, the Anthropology Department conducted its historic first remote doctoral Viva.
Date: Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Dr Abdullahi El-Tom wins Recognition Award for Outstanding MAP Academic Advisor
Dr Abdullahi El-Tom (former Head of Department) recently received an award from the Maynooth University Access Programme for the Most Outstanding Academic Advisor. His award was presented to him on Thursday 5th December in Renehan Hall.
Date: Friday, 06 December 2019