Out of Sight: Exploring Social (Im)perceptibility

Date

06 may 2026 14:00 - 14:40

[ ONLINE ]

Online conference by Don Kulick, Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology at Uppsala University in Sweden and Visiting Professor of Anthropology at the University of Hong Kong, and fellow for a one-month writing residency in May 2026 at the Paris IAS as part of the "Paris IAS Ideas" series.

The "Paris IAS Ideas" online talk series features short and stimulating presentations from fellows of the Paris Institute for Advanced Study, marking the beginning of 1-month writing residencies.

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Presentation

The research project aims to investigate social invisibility by comparing people who are made invisible against their will (for example, many migrants and refugees) and people who actively engage in willed invisibility (such as courtroom interpreters or academic peer reviewers). What do different kinds of invisibility tell us about how social invisibility is choreographed and accomplished? How is it related to power—and pleasure?

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06 May 2026, 14:00 - 14:40

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Fellows

Don Kulick, Uppsala University, Sweden (writing residency)

Research project

Out of Sight: Exploring Social (Im)perceptibility

Dates of stay

01 May 2026 - 31 May 2026