Radical Anthropology Group

Anthropology asks one big question: what does it mean to be human?

If you live in London, why not come to our regular Tuesday evening talks? Admission is free.

Next evening talk

Martin Holbraad

How Revolutions Create Worlds: An Anthropologist Reflects On The Cuban Revolution
Tuesday, May 29, 2018 - 18:45
Daryll Forde Seminar Room, Anthropology Building, 14 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW. Tube: Euston Square. map

Martin Holbraad's main field research is in Cuba, where he focuses on Afro-Cuban religions and revolutionary politics. Having completed in 2002 his doctoral thesis on the role of oracles and money within the diviner cult of Ifà in socialist Cuba, his research since has focused on such topics as the relationship between myth and action, the consecration of objects, and, more broadly, the relationship between cosmology, politics and other forms of social invention.

Upcoming talks

5 Jun The Politics Of Eros: How Hunter-Gatherer Women Assert Solidarity And Power Morna Finnegan
12 Jun Did Gender Egalitarianism Make Us Human? Camilla Power
19 Jun On Earth As It Is In Heaven: An Introduction To Archaeoastronomy Fabio Silva
26 Jun Velimir Khlebnikov: Prophet And Poet Of The Russian Revolution Chris Knight
3 Jul Doctors Of The Dreaming: How The Shamans Of 'primitive' Communism Offer Us A Key To The Communism Of The Future Alan Cohen

Recent talks

Many of our past talks are available as video.