Join anthropologist Roanne van Voorst and her guests during fieldwork in Inuit villages in Greenland, poor riverbank-settlements in Indonesia, or the buzzling city of Amsterdam. While she shares the wisest lessons that she learned in the field – often from unexpected teachers -, you will hear the sounds that surround her: chirping snow, a street musician playing the guitar, singing birds, or a noisy traffic road.

In anthropology, the ‘emic’ perspective means the insider’s perspective. During fieldwork, anthropologists try to understand the perspective of the people who live within a specific group, or subculture in society.

The podcast includes guest episodes from fellow anthropologists, or other listeners: if you want to share your ’emic’ moment (see below for an explanation), you may send Roanne a 5 minute audio recording of your story – the most beautiful ones are produced by Roanne and her team into a radioplay, where we will add sounds to your voice! Send the clip to info@roannevanvoorst.com with ‘Emic guest episode’ in your title. Sharing the audio clip means that you agree with us using and broadcasting your story as part of this podcast.

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