Our interview with Alexander Lukashenko has won the Royal Television Society Network Interview of the Year award. An honour for us & a real team effort with my superb colleagues Will Vernon Matthew Goddard anton chicherov. Here’s an excerpt. Full interview bit.ly/3l750mK

I am quietly devastated. Actually just loved the way he loved words. Dark bleak and brilliantly funny. I grew up on #MartinAmis and will be forever grateful.

Congratulations to Rachel Tough who received the UEA AHRC Impact Acceleration Account grant to further engage Vietnamese audiences with field data collected under an AHRC/GCRF-funded research project ‘Archiving COVID-19 Heritage in Ho Chi Minh City’. imaginingfutures.world/projects/archi…

We turn 50! Celebrating 5 decades of positive impact worldwide, we're excited to unveil our new name: School of Global Development! Embracing a brighter future with a global perspective. #closeknitcommmunity #AFutureForEveryone #madein1973

Happy that a photo from my PhD fieldwork in Vietnam made the final 12. Thanks for the votes! 🗳️🗳️🗳️

What do #typography, #graphicdesign, and #anthropology have in common? They're all part of EMKP Grantee Rachel Tough's project to document the history and material knowledge systems of Ho Chi Minh City's iconic hand-painted advertising signs 🎨 Read more: ow.ly/vhE350QejCU

Aleksey Navalny was a fearless advocate for his beliefs who died unbroken by the tyranny he opposed. He fought corruption, inspired millions and never wavered in his insistence on free expression, the rule of law, and a Russia that is accountable to the people and not a dictator.

Wow! What a great first day of Writing Across Boundaries thinking about the norms, forms, trials and tribulations of ethnographic writing with my brilliant colleagues including @skylerehawkins Michael Crawley Sarah Winkler-Reid and hearing about so many inspiring PhDs.

Looking forward to this! 📚🇻🇳🇩🇪

The next issue of the EMKP #newsletter is here! Packed inside are updates about changes to the team, features on the work of our grantees, and new releases to EMKP digital repository! Click here to read: ow.ly/1fUe50S9AFu And don't forget to #subscribe!

Happy 50th birthday to Neil Young’s magnificent On The Beach, released on this day in 1974 ▶️🎧 open.spotify.com/album/3w5Hok05…

We interviewed James C Scott - on the sinister intent of Prussian Forestry and the wonder of Malaysian mango trees 😎just before he died. He was sharp, and profound as ever on the risks of knowledge. Everyone who knew him and read him will miss him so much bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Please share this fact sheet about Ukraine with anyone who needs it

This is no way to treat the leader of a country being pummelled by Russia. It’s quite upsetting. Trump and Vance gang up on Zelensky. No way for leaders to behave. Trying to intimidate Zelensky. Vance attacks Z then accuses him of disrespect because he answers back.

I can scarcely believe what I’m watching. Just a horrifying disgrace.

London. A meaningful and warm meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. During our talks, we discussed the challenges facing Ukraine and all of Europe, coordination with partners, concrete steps to strengthen Ukraine’s position, and ending the war with a just peace, along with

Keep Calm and Carry On

A Life in Folklore: Frank Proschan’s Community Work and New Internship Endowment | Folklife Magazine folklife.si.edu/magazine/frank… via SmithsonianFolklife

80,000 of us at London Stadium tomorrow!? ❤️🤯

''I think Bazball is dead.'' 💀 Aggers' stark assessment of England. #BBCCricket #Ashes