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What Does Fieldwork Look Like for a Philosopher?

Posted on: October 16, 2026

Nada Mohamed, ICGC scholar and PhD student in Philosophy reflects on how everyday conversations and utterances lead to silencing others. 

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In Texts, In Lives, In Histories: Archival Visits and Questions

Posted on: October 9, 2026

Shaiq Ali, PhD Student in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and an ICGC Scholar on spending a summer delving into historical archives in India and the US.

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The Social Life of Kerala’s Labor Lines

Posted on: October 9, 2026

Malay Kotal (Geography, Environment and Society; ICGC Scholar) reflects on his fieldwork investigating the daily lives of migrant laborers in India.

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Snippets from a Summer in the Savannas of Vietnam

Posted on: October 16, 2026

Chau Pham (Department of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior; ICGC Scholar) shares their essay on a summer fieldwork studying the history of fire in the deciduous dipterocarp savanna of Central Vietnam.

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Meditations with a Pine Tree

Posted on: September 30, 2026

Pranav Menon (Department of Anthropology; ICGC Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellow 2023-24) shares a poem that is also field notes.

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