Olga Ulturgasheva

@olgault.bsky.social

Anthropologist, Expert in Arctic studies, Environmental Anthropology, Climate Change Studies

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

This is a harrowing look at Epstein's connections to academia. It shows how Epstein was able to woo high-profile scholars with witty banter, promises of research funding, and help from a well-connected literary agent, despite not having a degree himself. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Nine More Higher Ed Names in the Epstein Files

Through coffees, phone calls and private flights, at least nine more academics are linked to Jeffrey Epstein in the latest disclosure of documents from the Justice Department.

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I have accidentally looked at Epstein files that are open access and anyone can look at them at will. Goodness gracious, the scale of how abhorrent and ghastly they are. It’s not only individuals, entire institutions and funding bodies like Guggenheim Fund are involved.

Jeremy Corbyn@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Today, I am thinking of the countless victims of Epstein’s vile abuse. The files are an appalling reminder of a rotten political system that shields the rich & powerful from accountability. We need to build a new kind of politics — one that protects the safety & dignity of all.

We’re baaaack! So grateful to @rickharp.bsky.social for putting it all together and @zoestodd.bsky.social for organizing this event that the new episode dives into. Great to be back in conversation with Rick and @kimtallbear.bsky.social

MEDIA INDIGENA@mediaindigena.bsky.social · 9mo ago

NEW 🎙️ Our return to all-new podcasts opens our series of reflections on “Sovereignty First: Tackling the White Possessive in an Era of ‘Collaboration’.” First up, @candiscall.bsky.social on concurrence of Indigenous movements w/the rise of Indigenous people working in media HEAR👇 pod.fo/e/373201

I thank my Indigenous fellow decolonial thinkers, Rick Harp, Candis Callison, Zoe Todd and Kim TallBear whose solidarity mean the world to me. It is always a pleasure to share space with you: to challenge coloniality and explore more generative ways of living and working otherwise.

MEDIA INDIGENA@mediaindigena.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🎙️ NEW AUDIO: In Part 3 in our series on 'the White Possessive,' our roundtable reflects on talk by @olgault.bsky.social about others’ misappropriation + misrepresentation of her personal stories and observations, a case study in "epistemological extractivism" 📻 PLAY👇 pod.fo/e/3827a7

It was an honour to be part of the plenary for the 9th meeting of Portuguese Anthropological Association held in Viana do Castelo. If it was not an invitation by Prof Cristiana Bastos, President of the Association, I would not have ever discovered the stunning city of Viana do Castelo 🙌❤️

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Just found out Zohran Mamdani said he’d arrest Netanyahu if he lands in NYC—because no war criminal should be above the law. That’s the kind of courage we need in a mayor. A city that stands for human rights, not genocide.

“Science has no passport, no gender, no ethnicity, no political party.” EC President Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a €500M initiative to attract top global talent. In a fractured world, science remains a unifying force – rooted in diversity, driven by curiosity, and shared by all humanity.

My chapter on “Arctic worlds in Southern Anthropocenes” is part of this exciting volume edited by increadibly generous and intellectually stimulating editor, Casper Bruun Jensen. It is coming out on October 1st this year #Arctic #pluriverse #Anthropocenes #ArcticAnthropology

CCasper Bruun Jensen@cbruunjensen.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm exceedingly pleased to let you know that the webpage for the massive edited volume Southern Anthropocenes is up and running at www.routledge.com/Southern-Ant.... It will be out in October 2025 and if you're into STS, anthropology, and ecological/anthropocene/gaian/decolonial stuff it is for you.