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Talk On — Debates in Anthropology

Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
Gleaning
Indeterminate Property
Sovereign Accumulation
Soviet Economy
Non-Religion
Germany
Migration
Bengal Delta
Temptations In Ruin, Sovereign Accumulation and the Making Of Post-Genocide Turkey
Berlin
Willkommenskultur (willkommenskultur)
Sea Level Rise
Private Security Industry
Karl Marx
Use-Value
Distributed Disaster
Climate Displacement

“Talk On — Debates in Anthropology” is a podcast of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Saale), Germany. In each episode of this podcast, one of our three hosts, Christoph Brumann, Xenia Cherkaev, or Jovan Maud, talks to the guest about their publications, research, and current debates in social anthropology.

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In this episode, Jovan Maud and Arne Harms discuss Arne's book 'Enduring Erosions: Environmental Displacement and Relocation on India’s Sinking Coasts', based on his ethnographic research in the Indian part of the Bengal Delta. This low-lying island ... more

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In this episode of Talk On, Xenia Cherkaev speaks with Amiel Bize about their forthcoming special issue, 'Who Gets the Remainder? The Ethics and Politics of Gleaning'. They explore gleaning—the gathering and reuse of leftovers—as both a material prac... more

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In this Episode of Talk On, Jagat Sohail discusses his research on the experience of refugees in Germany during and after the "long summer of migration" in 2015. His research sheds light on the unexpected wave of hospitality towards refugees that ch... more

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In this episode, Xenia Cherkaev speaks with Alice von Bieberstein about her book ‘Temptations in Ruin: Sovereign Accumulation and the Making of Post-Genocide Turkey’. The book develops the concept of sovereign accumulation to analyse the political-ec... more

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Arne Harms
Senior researcher in the department Anthropology, Politics and Governance
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
Episode: Enduring Erosions w/ Arne Harms
Amiel Bize
Assistant Professor at Cornell University
Cornell University
Episode: Who Gets the Remainder? Xenia Cherkaev w/ Amiel Bize
Jagat Sohail
Post-doctoral researcher in the department Anthropology of Economic Experimentation
MPI-SO Berlin? (based on conversation)
Episode: Shadows of the Long Summer w/ Jagat Sohail
Alice von Bieberstein
Professor, teaches at Humboldt University, Department for European Ethnology
Humboldt University
Episode: Temptations in Ruin w/ Alice von Bieberstein
Mascha Schulz
postdoctoral researcher in the department, the anthropology of politics and governance
University of Zurich / MPI Social Anthropology context from conversation
Episode: Labor on the Line w/ Anna-Lena Wolf

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Christoph Brumann
Host of the show; affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology.
Jovan Maud
Co-host and interviewer; researcher/academic connected to anthropological debates.

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This show engages scholarly conversations in anthropology, often pairing experienced researchers or authors with guests who present ethnographic work, theoretical framings, and contemporary debates. Episodes frequently center on topics like climate displacement, migration and care economies, non-religion, heritage and sovereignty, and the politics of property and leftovers. Guests share fieldwork insights, methodological reflections, and provocative angles on global social issues, with a strong emphasis on how institutions, markets, and states shape everyday life. Listeners can expect rigorous ethnography, interdisciplinary linkages, and nuanced discussions that push readers to rethink categories like citizenship, memory, and legitimacy. A ... more

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2. Amiel Bize
3. Jagat Sohail
4. Alice von Bieberstein
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