Photo/Stories from the field: The computer in the room
Dr Christos Varvantakis describes the impact of technology, computer games, and mobile phones on childhood games across the Connectors Study
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Photo/Stories from the field: A dog’s statue (and the story behind it)
On modern fables and story-telling in public space: Christos Varvantakis shares an excerpt from the field
Photo/Stories from the field: To part with one’s dolls
Dr Christos Varvantakis explores ‘coming of age’ tropes and temporalities in childhood play, and how ethics and anonymity are understood and enacted
Photo/Stories from the field: Who drew that castle?
One of the things we’ve been interested in the connectors are negotiations: practices, strategies and techniques employed by children to negotiate their wants, their time, play, food, obligations etc. The […]
The referendum in Greece and the reflexes of social scientists
Melissa Nolas and Christos Varvantakis question some of the epistemological issues of social scientists reacting immediately to public events
The orator on the bus
Sevasti-Melissa Nolas describes public transport being used as a site for political talk
Research Encounters with Activism and Solidarity Movements in Athens
Since I came to Athens and started fieldwork for the Connectors Study, I have been engaged into researching (and trying to make sense of) activism and solidarity movements here. There are […]
Primary Education and Austerity Cuts in Greece
Our field visit in Athens (with Sevasti-Melissa Nolas) took off with a couple of very constructive meetings. We ‘ve met and discussed our project sampling and methodology with our local advisory […]
Athens, in the Midst of Crisis
The socio-cultural effects of the financial crisis have also reanimated an active engagement in public life and political talk