Clarendon-Lienhardt Associate Professor of the Anthropology of Africa @oxford_anthro. Tutorial Fellow @StHughsCollege. He/him. Find me on the skysite.

Joined March 2009
My monograph, The Work of Repair: Capacity after Colonialism in the Timber Plantations of South Africa. Out of 6 June 2023, published by @FordhamPress @FUPThinkingFE bit.ly/3VZn4Aq
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📚📚📚 New Book Review! 📚📚📚 Agata A. Konczal @agata_konczal reviews //The Work of Repair: Capacity after colonialism in the timber plantations of South Africa// by Thomas Cousins @thomcous 2023 @FordhamPress Find it here: ⬇️ anthrosource.onlinelibrary.w…
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We are delighted to announce @alpashah001 as Statutory Professor in Social Anthropology and Fellow of All Souls College from 1 October 2024. We look forward to welcoming her to @UniofOxford! Read more 👇 anthro.web.ox.ac.uk/article/…
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Thomas Cousins retweeted
Terrific first Evans-Pritchard lecture by @DrMutaru in All Souls College (@LibAllSouls) on 30/4/24, in his series on 'Naming the Witch, Housing the Witch, and Living wtih Witchcraft'. The second, in person or online, will be on 7/5/24. @Oxford_Anthro asc.ox.ac.uk/Evans_Pritchard…
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My book on the Lévy-Bruhl family has just come out at Hau Books. It is a genealogy of preparedness through a family of socialist experts who developed an ambivalent relation with the State since the Dreyfus Affair. Free download. haubooks.org/how-french-mode…
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Many of our members have asked we make the Anthropology Southern Africa statement on Israeli state violence in Gaza available online in easily shareable form. We have listened. You can now download and easily share the statement on social media through our journal. 🙏🏿
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So excited and grateful to be in the wonderful hands of @modjaji_bks !! Looking forward to the launch in Feb! @FUPThinkingFE
The 1st title in our brand new imprint, Pulani Press, is on our website. The Work of Repair by @thomcous published in SA under licence from @FordhamPress Due out in Feb 2024. modjajibooks.co.za/titles/th…
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📚 Book launch! 📚 Join us tomorrow to celebrate 'The Work of Repair' by Dr Thomas Cousins @thomcous 🔗anthro.web.ox.ac.uk/event/bo… 📅 10 Nov ⏰ 5.15pm 📍 Old Tylor Library, 51-53 Banbury Road Discover Dr Cousin's research in this video collab with @_OxCo_⬇️youtube.com/watch?v=bVaGV4Bl…
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It's officially out! Karma & Grace will be available for sale at the @AmericanAnthro meetings @IngramAcademic book booth. During the@AARWebconference, you'll find it @ColumbiaUP book booth! paperback, hardback, & e-book available. Use discount code CUP20 for online purchases.
Now available! "Neena Mahadev’s book is a fascinating, innovative work of religious anthropology that explores the historical co-formation of modernity and religion in Sri Lanka. "–Sudipta Kaviraj buff.ly/3Rrq7RS
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New review: @thomcous "The Work of Repair: Capacity after Colonialism in the Timber Plantations of South Africa" reviewed by Thomas Hendriks, author of "Rainforest Capitalism: Power and Masculinity in a Congolese Timber Concession" antipodeonline.org/category/… @FordhamPress @DukePress
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💥💥BREAKING BREAKING BREAKING BREAKING💥💥 TB ACTIVISM WINS TODAY!!! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 "Johnson & Johnson Confirms Intent Not to Enforce Patents for bedaquiline) for the treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in 134 Low- and Middle-Income Countries" jnj.com/johnson-johnson-conf…
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Competition Commission in SA has just launched an INVESTIGATION into @JNJNews for: 1⃣Excessive pricing on bedaquiline (TB). 2⃣Exclusionary conduct (patent "evergreening"). This is unprecedented & welcomed!
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Happy to share with you the articles published in Vol 42 Issue 4 of Medical Anthropology! tandfonline.com/toc/gmea20/4…
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Congratulations to TFE co-editor @AOBrandel on the release of his new book! Out now from @utpress
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