
ERC-funded 5-year project ETHNO-ISS: An Ethnography of an Extra-terrestrial Society: the International Space Station | based at @UCLAnthropology
Low Earth Orbit / Terra Firma
Joined November 2019
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Exhibition Closing Party and Q&A 'ARCHIVE AD ASTRA: Objects of Space Enthusiasm'
12 Dec 6pm @UCLanthropology
Co-curated by @adryonsk & participants, an ethnographic exhibition of personal belongings of space enthusiasts, object biographies & interviews
ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advan…
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I was there too to wrap up the day with a presentation about the frontier myth, space enthusiasts and creators and their labour of imagination in Boca Chica, Texas.
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And now Karlijn Korpershoek about her research plans and the reality on the ground in French Guiana
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Next up is Chakad Ojani @chakadojani, talking about science fiction, infrastructure and co-emergence of Earth space and outer space
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Replying to @ARIESanthro @ETHNOISS
Kicking off the session on methods was ARIES' Peter Timko @oort_crowd speaking about doing research and dealing with secrecy in the new space industry
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this is today! i'm going to talk about access, exclusion, and why researching new space sometimes feels like working the gossip pages of a tabloid rag
Extra-terrestrial ethnographies: Fieldwork for the new space age
18 September 2023–19 September 2023, 9am-6pm
An international symposium of cutting-edge research in the anthropology of outer space, hosted at UCL
ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advan…
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The ARIES team is in London🇬🇧 today, speaking at the workshop on extra-terrestrial ethnographies, hosted by @ETHNOISS 🛰️
So what is the fieldwork for the new space age about? 🧐Tune in to find out: ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advan…
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Our @ARIESanthro team will be there!
SYMPOSIUM: Extra-terrestrial ethnographies: Fieldwork for the new space age
18 and 19 September 2023
In-person at @UCLanthropology, London
Co-hosted by @ETHNOISS and @ssosnetwork
Register and find further info below 🛰️
@UCLOuterSpace @UCLSpaceDomain
ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advan…
SYMPOSIUM: Extra-terrestrial ethnographies: Fieldwork for the new space age
18 and 19 September 2023
In-person at @UCLanthropology, London
Co-hosted by @ETHNOISS and @ssosnetwork
Register and find further info below 🛰️
@UCLOuterSpace @UCLSpaceDomain
ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advan…
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Exhibition launch 'Archive Ad Astra: Objects of Space Enthusiasm'
7 June 6-8pm @UCLanthropology
This co-curated ethnographic exhibition gathers together a selection of objects and their biographies from the personal collections of space enthusiasts.
ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advan…
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The event tomorrow is being pushed back by two hours to 12pm BST! Our apologies for this last minute change.
Why do we build temples in space? On 24th May, join @FabioGygi and I on zoom for a presentation by Reverend Nakata Junei, chief priest of the @DaigoHonzan, and Kitagawa Sadahiro, director of @terraspace_jp, about their future space temple! Register @ soas.ac.uk/about/event/why-d…
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Save the date!!
On 7 June at 6pm, my exhibition, co-curated with members of the space community I've had the absolute privilege of working with, launches online and in-person at @UCLanthropology in London, with a wine reception and presentation.
@UCLOuterSpace @UCL_IAS

ALT ARCHIVE AD ASTRA: Objects of Space Enthusiasm. Exhibition Launch: 7 June 2023 from 6pm. A community-curated ethnographic exhibition of the personal belongings of space enthusiasts. UCL Anthropology. 7 June - 15 December 2023. Three logos: the blue hexagon ETHNO-ISS, black octagon of Centre of Outer Space Studies, and IAS Octagon Small Grants Fund. Blue background with stars and a faint outline of a person's face, with a white band along the bottom.
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ONLINE TALK: Why do we build temples in space?
私達はなぜ宇宙にお寺をたてるのか?
Wed May 24, 10-11:30 BST
A presentation by Reverend Nakata Junei, chief priest of @DaigoHonzan, and Kitagawa Sadahiro, director of @terraspace_jp, on their space temple.
soas.ac.uk/about/event/why-d…
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Why do we build temples in space? On 24th May, join @FabioGygi and I on zoom for a presentation by Reverend Nakata Junei, chief priest of the @DaigoHonzan, and Kitagawa Sadahiro, director of @terraspace_jp, about their future space temple! Register @ soas.ac.uk/about/event/why-d…
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Are you a fan of sci-fi radio sitcoms featuring hapless astronauts and plucky robot sidekicks? Of course you are! Meet OMNISPACE.
Join us at 7pm on May 3rd for a live dramatic scene written for this event, followed by a Q&A by the directors.
Book now!🤖
ucl.ac.uk/institute-of-advan…
CALL FOR PAPERS
Extra-terrestrial ethnographies: Fieldwork for the new space age
18 and 19 Sept 2023
Symposium hosted by ETHNO-ISS at @UCLanthropology in conjunction with @ssosnetwork
250-word abstracts due 23 June to Giles Bunch
ethnoiss.space/cfp-sept-symp…














