Tom Boellstorff

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The Digital That Will Be

Theorizing the Contemporary

The Digital That Will Be

Given word limits I obviously cannot summarize the rich and varied reflections in this series on digital ontology, all of them drawn from broader research proje... More

Queer Futures

Theorizing the Contemporary

Queer Futures

This series brings together a cohort of anthropologists to reflect on queer anthropology as a historically situated intellectual formation and research communit... More

Introduction: The Production and Reproduction of Queer Anthropology

Theorizing the Contemporary

Introduction: The Production and Reproduction of Queer Anthropology

Historically, anthropologists have paid a high price for conducting dissertation research on a queer topic. With some notable exceptions like Esther Newton’s (1... More

Emergent Coherences

Theorizing the Contemporary

Emergent Coherences

Life is long, and not everyone researches one thing their whole life. We all know anthropologists who work in one fieldsite for their entire career, and others ... More

A Question from Bruno Latour

Theorizing the Contemporary

A Question from Bruno Latour

I would like to know how the “no future” in the title of your roundtable currently resonates with queer anthropology. You have mentioned something that is very ... More