

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Serendipity and the Craft of Anthropology
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 04:15 pm – Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 05:15 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Professor Emma Tarlo explores serendipity, writing, and lived anthropology - from global hair trade to friendship in London.About this EventJoin Us for Serendipity and the Craft of Anthropology!The University of Edinburgh is delighted to host Emma Tarlo as part of .In this lecture, Emma Tarlo reflects on her long-term engagement in the craft of anthropology and her experiments with developing new forms of anthropological non-fiction writing and exhibition making. Drawing on experiences which range from tracking the global trade in human hair across different continents to sharing food and friendship with two men living without shelter near her home in central London, she argues for the importance of serendipity in anthropological research and shares what she has learned about putting anthropological ideas into practice both in writing and in life.Tarlo is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her recent books include Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair (Victor Turner Prize 2017) and Under the Hornbeams. She was a Cullman Fellow at the New York Public Library (2024–25).Chair on behalf of The University of Edinburgh:Janet Carsten, Professor Emerita of Social and Cultural AnthropologyEvent timing:15:45-16:15 Arrival and registration16:15-17:00 Professor Emma Tarlo's Lecture17:00-17:15 Audience Q&amp;A17:15-18:15 Drinks reception
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Edinburgh
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI), The University of Edinburgh
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- **full address**: Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI), The University of Edinburgh, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 04:15 pm (+01:00)
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