Alex Boudreault-F
@AlexandrineBF
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Assistant Professor, University of Victoria, A/V Anthropology, sound, media, infrastructure, Cuba. Editor-in-Chief / Rédactrice en chef Anthropologica
Victoria, British Columbia
Joined September 2016
2025 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: USF International Fellowships grant funding! 📢 Deadline: 16/07/25. This fully-funded program offers 3-9 month sabbatical research visits for urban scholars from the Global South. Read more & apply here: https://t.co/vhV7GgqwQ1
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New: #Thesociallifeofinflation ed by @sianlazar, Evan van Roeckel and Ståle Wig with texts by Steffen Köhn, Alexandrine Royer, @HarrygPettit, @sianlazar & Dolores Señorans, Eva van Roekel, @AlexandrineBF & Mélissa Gauthier, @rudnyckyj and Quirin Rieder
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Editors: Sian Lazar, Eva Van Roekel, and Ståle Wig After a period of relatively low inflation in many economies in the Global North, inflation has once again become a major world concern. The...
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Our take on #inflation as pressure in #Cuba based on the price of eggs and other proteins https://t.co/Q0q9icByHF
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Image 1: Snapshot of Yoani Sanchez’s Twitter post, December 16, 2020. Source: “Mecardo negro en Cuba ya da señales de inflación: un carton de huevos a 300 pesos cubanos
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The latest issue of Anthropologica is out! Vol. 66 No. 1: Global Vaccine Logics https://t.co/v9KYA6lRMa Janice Graham, Oumy Thiongane @AlexandrineBF @CASCATweet @CASCAmedanth
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Anthropologica Vol. 66 No. 1 : Logique mondiale des vaccins est publié! https://t.co/XRbOfZbseg Janice Graham, Oumy Thiongane @AlexandrineBF @CASCATweet @CASCAmedanth
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Décadas de falta de inversión, tanto en plantas de generación como en redes y una dependencia casi total de la generación fósil (gas y, sobre todo, diésel y fuelóleo, ambos importados) han convertido a Cuba en uno de los países más frágiles de la región
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Más del 95% de la generación depende todavía de los combustibles fósiles. La isla pugna por recuperar el servicio casi 24 horas después del apagón
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I was asked by Nature to contribute to a piece on Black women in academia. I discussed stats on Black women professors and the current Black-lash where research funders/unis are rowing back on pledges to tackle anti-Black racism made in 2020. It is up now, open access!
Don’t miss this powerful piece by @Chem_Diva, Monica McLemore, @PaperWhispers and @curly_scientist “They acknowledged anti-Black racism for a day, posted black squares on their social media, then rowed back on their pledges substantially over the years that followed.”
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📆Thursday, 24 October, 15:00 - 16:30 (CET) ANTHSEAS hosts a talk by Paula Uimonen, Professor at the Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. "Living with the Sea in Swahili Ocean Worlds" (abstract in the comments) Link:
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I love the storytelling power of qualitative methodologies and the impact of this work on society. Bad faith attacks often amount to a toxic blend of racism, jealousy and a superiority complex. Love this piece on the power of tuned in methods.
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This is actually why we plant mangroves tress 🌳 🏡 🌊
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#Cuba El secreto para hacer de la despreciada habichuela un manjar inigualable https://t.co/a5wJj1WT3B 👉🏼Pese a la impopularidad de esta hortaliza en Cuba, su precio se ha multiplicado por seis en cinco años
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Pese a la impopularidad de esta hortaliza en Cuba, su precio se ha multiplicado por seis en cinco años
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All Fredric Jameson articles are now open access until the end of October. https://t.co/BV532jyAc4
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Bill Brown For those inhabiting the world of literary theory and cultural criticism, the loss of Fredric Jameson (1934–2024) comes as a disorienting blow like no other. In part this is because his …
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This is quite possibly the first cover of @TheAtlantic magazine ever (in 167 years!) to be published without a headline or typography describing the stories inside. Here is The Atlantic's October cover:
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🇺🇸 | Portada de la revista Time: "Las cosas están oscuras." Los demócratas entran en pánico por el desempeño de Joe Biden en el debate y por lo que sucederá después.
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🚨 Join us for the launch of a new EASA network at #EASA2024 in Barcelona 🚨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 (𝐂𝐀𝐍) #creativeanthropology #anthrotwitter
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🔥 The HEAT Issue is out NOW from @news4anthros who turn their attention to heat of all kinds, delving into resource insecurity on an increasingly hot planet, showcasing artistic engagements with changing landscapes & climates, and more. Read it here ⤵️ https://t.co/HIHqwarEwY
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The Social Experience of Heat: Urban Life in the Indian Anthropocene | The India Forum
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Climate change has upset time-honed ways of coping with heat. The new way of keeping cool is impossible without dispossession, devastation, and pollution in distant regions.
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This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Cuba Ethnographic Field School offered by @UVicAnthro More than 96 students participated to this field school since its first edition. It has been a life changer for some, an amazing and challenging experience for others @UVicSocialSci
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