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sociocultural anthropologist - infrastructure, tech, media, history, politics, ethnography - https://t.co/EDukWH9E6T

Vienna, Austria
Joined March 2008
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Philipp Budka
6 months
Interested in findings of my recent 4-year project? A summary of results can be found in this report (PDF): "Infrastructural #Sovereignty in #Churchill, #Manitoba: #Transport Entanglements & Community #Futures:" https://t.co/N2MC4L3dNu #Canada #infrastructure #anthropology
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Philipp Budka
9 months
"Elon #Musk is erratic and self-interested, enables hate speech on X and is aligned with a government that wants to annex #Canada." https://t.co/lywLuNtOTX
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thetyee.ca
The risks of election interference, misinformation and attempts to support a US takeover are too great.
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Philipp Budka
9 months
“As democracy is perfected, the office [of president] represents, ..., the inner soul of the people... On some ... day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” H. Mencken (1920)
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Adam Schwarz
9 months
Justin Trudeau: "Today, the US launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying murderous dictator. Make that makes sense."
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@InfraNorthERC
InfraNorth: Building Arctic Futures
9 months
📢 #CallforPapers! Join us at the #conference “Beyond #Infrastructure? (Un-)built Environments in the #Anthropocene,” Sep. 22–24, 2025, @univienna! 🗓️ Submit your proposals by 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. We look forward to your contributions! 🔗 Learn more:
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infranorth.eu
International Conference, September 22 - 24, 2025, at the University of Vienna. Extended deadline for submissions: April 21, 2025. Infrastructure is often seen as solid, fixed, and inevitable while...
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@CalltoActivism
CALL TO ACTIVISM
10 months
Donald Trump claims his desire for Canada to become the 51st state is real. Canada has already spoken and their answer is for Trump to go fuck himself.
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Philipp Budka
11 months
After almost 17 years with #Twitter, I am really looking forward to a new micro-blogging experience with #Bluesky. I will not leave, but I will reduce my activities here.
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Philipp Budka
11 months
New Year's resolutions? Support institutions that truly contribute to an open & collaborative #internet. Like @Wikipedia & @internetarchive. Guten Rutsch!
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Philipp Budka
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@InfraNorthERC
InfraNorth: Building Arctic Futures
1 year
✨Thanks to everyone who joined our after-work gathering on Tuesday! It was great to share insights into ongoing research projects over gløgg and cookies with colleagues from the #anthropology department @univienna and our guest Erik Henriksen from @UiTNorgesarktis! #InfraNorth
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Philipp Budka
1 year
I'm really looking forward to presenting snippets of my research on the intersection between media #anthropology, digital #ethnography & archival studies at today's joint @LCF_DALab & @DEIVienna workshop. The event will be open & online:
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Monika Palmberger
1 year
📢 2 open positions #migration #digitalethnography #digitalanthropology in project: Enacting (digital) citizenship from below: A study on care and the uses of digital infrastructure by refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina @Migration_D https://t.co/hIiOejxJRr https://t.co/lxXCmz8Qqy
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@DEIVienna
Digital Ethnography Initiative
1 year
DEI (@univienna) will meet with @LCF_DALab to share & discuss research in digital #anthropology & #ethnography. Join us online ⬇️ https://t.co/tialBLghIF
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InfraNorth: Building Arctic Futures
1 year
🔀 How, what and why to compare? At the recent #InfraNorth workshop in Stockholm, we explored ways to move beyond particular case studies and arrive at meaningful comparative perspectives across different ethnographies. Read more in our latest blog post:
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By Cristóbal Adam & Ria-Maria Adams Comparison – a method so essential in anthropology, shapes our understandings of humans, societies, environments, and the diversity of cultures, yet it goes so...
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