What does it mean to do an ethnography of anthropology's "repugnant others"? What does it allow and what does it foreclose? americanethnologist.org/features/refle…

Stormzy taking 100,000 Glastonbury fans to church with a full gospel choir and a direct message of diversity and faith. This is black British Christianity on the biggest stage. Incredible!

Thank you again to Society for the Anthropology of Religion for organising this year's student paper prize and mentorship scheme. Very proud to have been selected as a finalist and to receive valuable feedback on my paper. It was great to meet other SAR student and faculty members! #AAACASCA

Congratulations to our runner-up, Bahram Naderil (Northwestern University), and to our three finalists, Tom Fearon (University of London), Amin El-Yousfi أمين اليوسفي (University of Cambridge), and Suzanne van Geuns (University of Toronto). #AAACASCA American Anthropological Association

It is a Christmas miracle! Not one, but two responses this week! This new one comes to us from Christine E. Crouse-Dick, and is a response to our podcase between Ben Manripeem & @dmcconeghy on the straight white American Jesus. tinyurl.com/t6pav89

youtu.be/q_Xv4z7Bc6Y Watching this Talking Heads doc. Thinking about David Byrne's preacher performance as pastiche rather than parody and the similar ways evangelical Christianity enables renewal by integrating disperate forms...but still remaining the 'same as it ever was'?

theguardian.com/artanddesign/2… Many churches in London already share secular spaces, especially those who do not own property. How this might work out with non-mainline or black majority churches? I'm sure prospective buyers in Hackney would be the first to complain about the 'noise'

🚨 It's here! My first ever BBC World Service documentary 🤩 presented by me, produced by @julia__paul, it's the first in a 4-part series on Religion in the Digital Age 🚨 Here's a ✨ thread ✨ you never knew you needed on religion apps ⬇️ bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Not only is cylicng good for health but when riding along Old Kent Road- London's 'Pentecostal mile'- the different church names inspire new ideas for thesis writing! #writing

We are a new account set up to support PHDs during the pandemic. We will circulate links to resources, chats, webinars & SUAW sessions. Supervisors please tell your PhDers they have a global scholarly support community. #VirtualNotViral #phdpandemic

In this piece, Dr Xavier Moyet asks what the role of #Pentecostal churches in #Nigeria is during our current public health crisis #CoronavirusPandemic #religion #research religioninpublic.com/2020/04/03/pen…

Stopped for a while to admire my favourite church (architecturally) in London. Westminster Cathedral. Permanence in a state of flux or a relic of times past? Until the doors re-open, who knows?

So begins our virtual picket line: Goldsmiths, University of London Frances Corner #saveourjobs #toxicgoldsmiths #wearegoldsmiths #sackfrancescorner #cutcorner #reclaimradicalgoldsmiths #sackmanagement #goldsmithssowhite facebook.com/events/7123505…

Casualised lecturers at Goldsmiths are holding a virtual picket against job cuts today. Tweet your solidarity using the hastag #saveourjobs. More info facebook.com/events/7123505…

Feeling a little emotional as we recorded the last episode of the Afro Historyscapes podcast. There are still 5 more episodes to drop over the coming weeks. The metrics are amazing with listeners from countries on all continents around the world. Thx Tom Fearon Horniman Museum and Gardens

I can't believe it - we now have listeners in over 30 countries around the world inc Belize, Eswatini & others. Our latest episode featuring the incredible Johanna Z-Sharp and her work on milk dropped today podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/afr… - also on Spotify & the Horniman Website. Tom Fearon