Steven Van Wolputte

Flyer for a book talk at KU Leuven by Richard Ivan Jobs and Steven Van Wolputte on their new graphic history 'In the Land of the Lacandón'.

Attn anyone in the Brussels/Leuven area: @stevenvanwolputte.bsky.social and I are giving a book talk in one week at KU Leuven in conversation with @baldwinvangorp.bsky.social and Nadia Lie

Tuesday 13 January 7-9pm. A rare occasion for both authors to be in the same place at the same time!

I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.

You are not going to let this go, will you?

This is what you could have been, dear friend.

Did they read our little book? And what questions did they have?

Can’t beat that… happy they liked our little book!

Interview: Richard Ivan Jobs on how IN THE LAND OF THE LACANDÓN explores 'the history of knowledge production' Richard Ivan Jobs on how In the Land of the Lacandón explores "who gets to speak, who gets to tell stories, and who gets to make histories."

Congratulations to @comicsbeat.bsky.social and Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social which won an Eisner Award last night for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism!

Sound on!

Have a good one!

In the Land of the Lacandón: A Graphic History of Adventure and Imperialism tells the story of French explorer's search for the “lost” Maya, deep in the Mexican jungle.

With 50 pages of graphic illustration, as well as photos, drawings, and a map, it's an impressive work.

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My pet theory: part of the young-men-to-far-right pipeline today stems from the decline of punk rock as a subculture.

In earlier generations, a lot of angry, disaffected dudes got socialized into punk’s anti-corporate, lefty ethos.

Now, It’s YouTube and gaming spaces that often skew right.

“We wore crazy wigs & crazy outfits. So we were never trying to be glamourpusses. But we didn’t have a leader & we all contributed equally. I’m happy if anyone wants to think of me as eye candy nowadays.”
Wishing #KatePierson the biggest slice of happy today.
#HBD #KatePierson #TheB52s

@richardivanjobs.bsky.social :) :) :) thanks! Had quite a laugh when opening the box!!

List of names for acknowledgments for In the Land of the Lacandón.

Book cover for 'In the Land of the Lancandón: A Graphic History of Adventure and Imperialism.'

Our thanks to those who helped us along: @rpanchasi.bsky.social @rebeccapscales.bsky.social @richardckeller.bsky.social @julesboykoff.bsky.social @elliottyoung.bsky.social @eandreweditor.bsky.social @nimishabarton.bsky.social @michaelgvann.bsky.social @llmunro.bsky.social @profpeabs.bsky.social

Today in the mail: the first copies of “In the land of the Lacandón: a graphic history of adventure and imperialism”, by Richard Ivan Jobs and yours truly.

Available at: www.mqup.ca/in-the-land-...

Met ananas? Just asking…

Gananath Obeyesekere, 95, Dies; Anthropologist Bridged East and West His wide-ranging work drew on field research in his native Sri Lanka as well as his extensive study of English literature and Christian mysticism.

In memoriam: Gananath Obeyesekere, an anthropologist who bridged East and West www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/w...

Une enquête choc mais peu convaincante sur l’ONG African Parks Le journaliste néerlandais Olivier van Beemen décrit une organisation dirigée par des Blancs sud-africains qui n’hésitent pas à violer les droits humains pour protéger la nature. Mais dans son réquisitoire, le point de vue des Etats africains qui traitent avec l’ONG est absent.

Une enquête choc mais peu convaincante sur l’ONG African Parks

Cover of The Future of Futurity: Affective Capitalism and Potentiality in a Global City by Purnima Mankekar and Akhil Gupta. Cover has a black and dark gray background. The title is written in blue capital letters. The author's names are written in green capital letters. The subtitle is written at the bottom in a small white font.

Save 30% on #NewBook "The Future of Futurity" by Purnima Mankekar & Akhil Gupta, which examines the lives and experiences of call center agents in India’s business process outsourcing industry, who live in Bengaluru and work for customers in the Global North. #SouthAsianStudies
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In the Land of the Lacandón: A Graphic History of Adventure and Imperialism A Graphic History of Adventure and Imperialism

Alice Conklin, historian & author of 'In the Museum of Man' & 'A Mission to Civilize' says

“This captivating graphic history is a wonderful teaching tool, showing how historians today can work with unpalatable materials inherited from colonialism.”

Preorders help! 🗃️

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So true!

Bernard Perley, UBC Indigenous anthropologist, author and illustrator of 'Going Native' says:
“Its intertextual strength lies in the comic genre, the historical analysis, and the Indigenous contributions.”
Preorders help! 🗃️
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Vogels zijn in het diepst van hun wezen transgene dinosauriërs, beste Jogchum. Woke als de pest.

Meta used five of my books for AI training, including one about an alligator that joins the Air Force and another about Jose Canseco travelling through time.

We’re Scholars Who Study Africa. The Cybertruck Looks Kind of Familiar. Elon Musk was growing up in Pretoria when the Casspir patrolled the townships.

How can you nazi these similarities?

Ik vermoed, zingen met dat @# vibrato.

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🔦 Highlights | What does it mean to do anthropology like a friend? Marie Odgaard explores the ethics, tensions, and radical possibilities of friendship in ethnographic practice in this piece

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#Anthropology #Ethics #Friendship

CfP for an international conference on the anthropology of sport at KU Leuven, Belgium

In the Land of the Lacandón A Graphic History of Adventure and Imperialism

Seattleites! @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social is trying to setup a book talk at the Elliott Bay Book Company this summer. Preorders would help!
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