Thiago P Barbosa
@thiago-barbosa.bsky.social
anthropologist & STS scholar, postdoc & academic advisor at Leipzig University. Author of "Iru: The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve" (2024) and "Racializing Caste" (2025)
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Read this in preparation of the roundtable of the task force anti-racism of the @dgska.bsky.social
By @thiago-barbosa.bsky.social
Sina Emde
@mihiress.bsky.social &
@cwhittaker.bsky.social
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Tuesday, 30 September, 2-3:30 & 4-5:30 pm
By @thiago-barbosa.bsky.social
Sina Emde
@mihiress.bsky.social &
@cwhittaker.bsky.social
Join the roundtable: nomadit.co.uk/conference/d...
Tuesday, 30 September, 2-3:30 & 4-5:30 pm
September 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Read this in preparation of the roundtable of the task force anti-racism of the @dgska.bsky.social
By @thiago-barbosa.bsky.social
Sina Emde
@mihiress.bsky.social &
@cwhittaker.bsky.social
Join the roundtable: nomadit.co.uk/conference/d...
Tuesday, 30 September, 2-3:30 & 4-5:30 pm
By @thiago-barbosa.bsky.social
Sina Emde
@mihiress.bsky.social &
@cwhittaker.bsky.social
Join the roundtable: nomadit.co.uk/conference/d...
Tuesday, 30 September, 2-3:30 & 4-5:30 pm
so happy to have been reunited w/ my co-author, living legend and friend Umi Deshpande in Berlin, the city where we met for first time and the story of our book "Iru" began. Thanks FHXB Museum for hosting us + Manuela Bauche & Lisette Jong for the conversation! 🤍Fotos: Mike Bielski & Feven Keleta.
September 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
so happy to have been reunited w/ my co-author, living legend and friend Umi Deshpande in Berlin, the city where we met for first time and the story of our book "Iru" began. Thanks FHXB Museum for hosting us + Manuela Bauche & Lisette Jong for the conversation! 🤍Fotos: Mike Bielski & Feven Keleta.
📣 new book alert 🚨
🤩 This summer brought us two exciting new volumes in our series with the @ghilondon.bsky.social
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September 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
📣 new book alert 🚨
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Fr 12.9., 18:30 h im Museum FHXB: Lesung u Diskussion mit Urmilla Deshpande, Thiago Pinto Barbosa u Lisette Jong über „Iru“ - die Biografie von Irawati Karve (1905-1970), indische Anthropologin zwischen Ausbildung in „Rassenanthropologie“ u feministischen Perspektiven.
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Lesung mit Urmilla Deshpande und Thiago Pinto Barbosa - „Iru: The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve“
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September 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Fr 12.9., 18:30 h im Museum FHXB: Lesung u Diskussion mit Urmilla Deshpande, Thiago Pinto Barbosa u Lisette Jong über „Iru“ - die Biografie von Irawati Karve (1905-1970), indische Anthropologin zwischen Ausbildung in „Rassenanthropologie“ u feministischen Perspektiven.
@thiago-barbosa.bsky.social
@thiago-barbosa.bsky.social
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BOOK DISCUSSION | Friday, 12. September, 18:30 | FHXB-Museum (& online)
A Reading and Discussion of the Book “Iru: The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve” (2024), with authors Urmilla Deshpande and Thiago Pinto Barbosa, in conversation with Lisette Jong.
A Reading and Discussion of the Book “Iru: The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve” (2024), with authors Urmilla Deshpande and Thiago Pinto Barbosa, in conversation with Lisette Jong.
August 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
BOOK DISCUSSION | Friday, 12. September, 18:30 | FHXB-Museum (& online)
A Reading and Discussion of the Book “Iru: The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve” (2024), with authors Urmilla Deshpande and Thiago Pinto Barbosa, in conversation with Lisette Jong.
A Reading and Discussion of the Book “Iru: The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve” (2024), with authors Urmilla Deshpande and Thiago Pinto Barbosa, in conversation with Lisette Jong.
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The Haunting Legacy of Racism in Anthropology: The Ghosts of Human Remains Identification Methods
by Thiago P. Barbosa @thiago-barbosa.bsky.social & Amanda Domingues @mandadomingues.bsky.social
This article examines the enduring legacies of colonialism and...
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by Thiago P. Barbosa @thiago-barbosa.bsky.social & Amanda Domingues @mandadomingues.bsky.social
This article examines the enduring legacies of colonialism and...
www.at-commons.com/pub/x2v2mu1j...
The Haunting Legacy of Racism in Anthropology: The Ghosts of Human Remains Identification Methods
www.at-commons.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Haunting Legacy of Racism in Anthropology: The Ghosts of Human Remains Identification Methods
by Thiago P. Barbosa @thiago-barbosa.bsky.social & Amanda Domingues @mandadomingues.bsky.social
This article examines the enduring legacies of colonialism and...
www.at-commons.com/pub/x2v2mu1j...
by Thiago P. Barbosa @thiago-barbosa.bsky.social & Amanda Domingues @mandadomingues.bsky.social
This article examines the enduring legacies of colonialism and...
www.at-commons.com/pub/x2v2mu1j...
I’ve been thinking a lot about ghosts and racism in anthropology. See what colleagues and I wrote on the topic of ghosts in these short pieces :
Ghostly Lessons: New Forum at Anthropology Theory Commons @anthrotheory.bsky.social led by Emma Kowal & Amanda Domingues
Right on time before the 2025 AAA Meeting on "Ghosts" in November @americananthro.bsky.social
Essays are short but deep (including mine)! www.at-commons.com/ghosts
Right on time before the 2025 AAA Meeting on "Ghosts" in November @americananthro.bsky.social
Essays are short but deep (including mine)! www.at-commons.com/ghosts
Ghostly Lessons · Anthropological Theory
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August 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I’ve been thinking a lot about ghosts and racism in anthropology. See what colleagues and I wrote on the topic of ghosts in these short pieces :
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We cordially invite you to the workshop “Transnational Entanglements of Racial Anthropology: History and Legacy”, which will take place in Berlin and online on September 11-13, 2025.
See program, more information and online attendance links in our institute’s website (link in bio).
See program, more information and online attendance links in our institute’s website (link in bio).
August 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We cordially invite you to the workshop “Transnational Entanglements of Racial Anthropology: History and Legacy”, which will take place in Berlin and online on September 11-13, 2025.
See program, more information and online attendance links in our institute’s website (link in bio).
See program, more information and online attendance links in our institute’s website (link in bio).
so nice to be in conversation about my new book “Racializing Caste”. You can listen to the podcast below. We talked about the hauntings of German scientific racism in India, the shortcomings of biological anthropology, and the problems of geneticists researching on the so-called “Aryan migration”.
My conversation with dear @thiago-barbosa.bsky.social on his wonderful book, Racializing Caste (@degruyterbrill.bsky.social), is out on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social!
Check it out 👇
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Check it out 👇
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Thiago P. Barbosa, "Racializing Caste: Anthropology Between Germany and India and the Legacy of Irawati Karve (1905-1970)" (de Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2025) - New Books Network
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June 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
so nice to be in conversation about my new book “Racializing Caste”. You can listen to the podcast below. We talked about the hauntings of German scientific racism in India, the shortcomings of biological anthropology, and the problems of geneticists researching on the so-called “Aryan migration”.
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How do colonial-era racial theories continue to influence modern science in India?
In our latest GHIL #podcast interview we're exploring this question by examining new research which traces the transnational connections between Germany and colonial India in the field of racial science. 🎧
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In our latest GHIL #podcast interview we're exploring this question by examining new research which traces the transnational connections between Germany and colonial India in the field of racial science. 🎧
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June 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
How do colonial-era racial theories continue to influence modern science in India?
In our latest GHIL #podcast interview we're exploring this question by examining new research which traces the transnational connections between Germany and colonial India in the field of racial science. 🎧
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In our latest GHIL #podcast interview we're exploring this question by examining new research which traces the transnational connections between Germany and colonial India in the field of racial science. 🎧
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My full support and solidarity to the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at FU Berlin
At a time when there is a shift to right-wing and authoritarian forces and an increasing hostility towards the social sciences and humanities, social and cultural anthropology is more important than ever:
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Institute of Social & Cultural Anthropology at FU Berlin receives overwhelming support from students and colleagues in the face of massive budget cuts
At the beginning of last week, I received some devastating news: the President’s Office at Freie Universität Berlin has proposed eliminating the third professorship at the Institute of Social and Cult...
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May 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
My full support and solidarity to the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at FU Berlin
Happpy to share some insights on my new book, “Racializing Caste” ⬇️
New on the #GHIL blog! 📇
Thiago P. Barbosa (@thiago-barbosa.bsky.social), winner of the GHIL Dissertation Prize 2023, introduces his book ‘Racializing Caste: Anthropology between Germany and India and the Legacy of Irawati Karve (1905-1970)’,
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Thiago P. Barbosa (@thiago-barbosa.bsky.social), winner of the GHIL Dissertation Prize 2023, introduces his book ‘Racializing Caste: Anthropology between Germany and India and the Legacy of Irawati Karve (1905-1970)’,
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May 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Happpy to share some insights on my new book, “Racializing Caste” ⬇️
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We warmly invite you to join us on Monday, May 12, for the third lecture of "Matters of Life and Death":
"A Refusal to Go Quietly" by Dr. Melody Howse of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology.
"A Refusal to Go Quietly" by Dr. Melody Howse of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology.
May 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We warmly invite you to join us on Monday, May 12, for the third lecture of "Matters of Life and Death":
"A Refusal to Go Quietly" by Dr. Melody Howse of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology.
"A Refusal to Go Quietly" by Dr. Melody Howse of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology.
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Lecture "Echoes of Ebola: Infrastructure and Insecurities in Bat Sampling for Epidemic Preparedness".
Dr. Emmanuelle Roth (Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society) discusses the human-animal labor behind disease surveillance in post-Ebola Guinea.
Dr. Emmanuelle Roth (Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society) discusses the human-animal labor behind disease surveillance in post-Ebola Guinea.
May 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Lecture "Echoes of Ebola: Infrastructure and Insecurities in Bat Sampling for Epidemic Preparedness".
Dr. Emmanuelle Roth (Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society) discusses the human-animal labor behind disease surveillance in post-Ebola Guinea.
Dr. Emmanuelle Roth (Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society) discusses the human-animal labor behind disease surveillance in post-Ebola Guinea.
Call for papers extended until May 10th :)
📢 Last Call for Papers!
Panel: (Anti-)Racism & its Legacies in Anthropology
WAU Congress 2025 | Nov 3–8 | Antigua & Online
🌍 Critical perspectives on racism, decoloniality & justice
Deadline: May 3
Info & submission 👉 www.waucongress2025.org/panel/?id=607
#WAU2025 #Anthropology #AntiRacism
Panel: (Anti-)Racism & its Legacies in Anthropology
WAU Congress 2025 | Nov 3–8 | Antigua & Online
🌍 Critical perspectives on racism, decoloniality & justice
Deadline: May 3
Info & submission 👉 www.waucongress2025.org/panel/?id=607
#WAU2025 #Anthropology #AntiRacism
Panel – World Anthropological Union Congress 2025
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May 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Call for papers extended until May 10th :)
📢 Last Call for Papers!
Panel: (Anti-)Racism & its Legacies in Anthropology
WAU Congress 2025 | Nov 3–8 | Antigua & Online
🌍 Critical perspectives on racism, decoloniality & justice
Deadline: May 3
Info & submission 👉 www.waucongress2025.org/panel/?id=607
#WAU2025 #Anthropology #AntiRacism
Panel: (Anti-)Racism & its Legacies in Anthropology
WAU Congress 2025 | Nov 3–8 | Antigua & Online
🌍 Critical perspectives on racism, decoloniality & justice
Deadline: May 3
Info & submission 👉 www.waucongress2025.org/panel/?id=607
#WAU2025 #Anthropology #AntiRacism
Panel – World Anthropological Union Congress 2025
www.waucongress2025.org
April 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
📢 Last Call for Papers!
Panel: (Anti-)Racism & its Legacies in Anthropology
WAU Congress 2025 | Nov 3–8 | Antigua & Online
🌍 Critical perspectives on racism, decoloniality & justice
Deadline: May 3
Info & submission 👉 www.waucongress2025.org/panel/?id=607
#WAU2025 #Anthropology #AntiRacism
Panel: (Anti-)Racism & its Legacies in Anthropology
WAU Congress 2025 | Nov 3–8 | Antigua & Online
🌍 Critical perspectives on racism, decoloniality & justice
Deadline: May 3
Info & submission 👉 www.waucongress2025.org/panel/?id=607
#WAU2025 #Anthropology #AntiRacism
Today in Frankfurt:
April 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Today in Frankfurt:
📣 Invitation: Lecture Series – Matters of Life and Death
🕔 Mondays, 5–7pm
📍 Lecture Hall 12, Leipzig University + Zoom
Hosted by the Institutes of Anthropology & African Studies at Leipzig University, the series explores how boundaries of life/death are made, challenged & lived.
🕔 Mondays, 5–7pm
📍 Lecture Hall 12, Leipzig University + Zoom
Hosted by the Institutes of Anthropology & African Studies at Leipzig University, the series explores how boundaries of life/death are made, challenged & lived.
April 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
📣 Invitation: Lecture Series – Matters of Life and Death
🕔 Mondays, 5–7pm
📍 Lecture Hall 12, Leipzig University + Zoom
Hosted by the Institutes of Anthropology & African Studies at Leipzig University, the series explores how boundaries of life/death are made, challenged & lived.
🕔 Mondays, 5–7pm
📍 Lecture Hall 12, Leipzig University + Zoom
Hosted by the Institutes of Anthropology & African Studies at Leipzig University, the series explores how boundaries of life/death are made, challenged & lived.
❤️ My first academic book is finally out 🙌🏼 See thread below 👇🏼
Happy publication day to Thiago P. Barbosa (@thiago-barbosa.bsky.social), the winner of of our 2023 Dissertation Prize! 🎉
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April 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
❤️ My first academic book is finally out 🙌🏼 See thread below 👇🏼
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Thanks to Svenja van Jan for her insightful review of Iru by Urmilla Deshpande and @thiago-barbosa.bsky.social for @hsozkult.bsky.social
Rez: U. Deshpande u.a.: Iru
https://www.hsozkult.de/publicationreview/id/reb-146367
U. Deshpande u.a.: Iru
https://www.hsozkult.de/publicationreview/id/reb-146367
U. Deshpande u.a.: Iru
www.hsozkult.de
March 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Thanks to Svenja van Jan for her insightful review of Iru by Urmilla Deshpande and @thiago-barbosa.bsky.social for @hsozkult.bsky.social
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@thiago-barbosa.bsky.social ‘s book is truly an excellent introduction to the first female Indian anthropologist, Irawati Karve (1905-1970). Her work challenges both colonial academia and the current Hindutva view. I look forward to learning more.
February 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
@thiago-barbosa.bsky.social ‘s book is truly an excellent introduction to the first female Indian anthropologist, Irawati Karve (1905-1970). Her work challenges both colonial academia and the current Hindutva view. I look forward to learning more.
Bangalore, our last stop in this beautiful trip: join our book talk at Champaca bookstore this Saturday 💫
February 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Bangalore, our last stop in this beautiful trip: join our book talk at Champaca bookstore this Saturday 💫
Kochi: Join our book talk today at the Kerala Museum 🧡
February 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Kochi: Join our book talk today at the Kerala Museum 🧡
Bombay: Join our book talk this Monday 💫
February 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Bombay: Join our book talk this Monday 💫
Writing “Iru: The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve” was as joyful as it was hard. How can one fit a whole life, with all its contradictions, into a few hundred pages? Now, I am looking forward to talking about our book with readers, friends, and scholars in India.
February 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Writing “Iru: The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve” was as joyful as it was hard. How can one fit a whole life, with all its contradictions, into a few hundred pages? Now, I am looking forward to talking about our book with readers, friends, and scholars in India.