Victoria Kumala Sakti

Anthropologist @agemig_MPI working on ageing, displacement, care and (im)mobilities | Conflict & Repair | Southeast Asia | Mamademia. All views my own.

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

I'm late to the game, but I'm moving this profile over to bluesky. I hope to connect with you there!

[MPI MMG Göttingen @mpimmg]

Congratulations to Maike Isaac for successfully defending her PhD: "Men Came: "Refugee Men" Who Do Care Work In Germany". She tells the stories of men who migrated to Germany from West Asia & Africa & became elder care workers. #citizenship #racism #manhood #integration #CareWork

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

Thank you, University of Northern Sumatera, for your hospitality! It was a wonderful, intensive couple of days speaking with program managers, lecturers, students and admi staff of the social and political studies faculty. Such a privilege to be part of the accreditation team.

[Ageing in a Time of Mobility @agemig_MPI]

Inspired by rich conversations reflecting on the field of ageing and migration studies, reconnecting with dear colleagues and celebrating seven years of @agemig_MPI @mpimmg 🎉🥂🙏🏽

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

@EButterfill I really enjoy following your project in Indonesia, Elizabeth. Such important work! Looking forward to seeing you in Berlin soon.

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

@FranziscaZ @ERC_Research Congratulations! Such an important topic 👏

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

@dsdora21 @ERC_Research Yes! So happy for you Dora 😘

[Rita Padawangi @ritapd]

BEYOND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE: What the Pope’s visit really means for Indonesia
https://t.co/jx7GRubxuO

Pope Francis @Pontifex is in Indonesia. He will preside Mass at Gelora Bung Karno National Stadium Jakarta today, Thurs 5 Sept 2024.

A THREAD

#popefrancis2024
#PopeinIndonesia

[Andreas Harsono @andreasharsono]

In Indonesia, fears of a constitutional crisis grow after the government and the judiciary find themselves on opposing sides on President Jokowi's intention to have his younger son running for office despite his age at 29 https://t.co/diHmGoLh9F

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

@kasmani_o @DukePress @BloomsburyPak Oh my, what a meaningful prize! C
ongratulations, Omar!

[AE/AES - Come join us at @amethno.bsky.social ! @AmEthno]

Check out Magdalena Zegarra Chiappori's @magazch Introduction to //Aging Globally: Challenges and Possibilities of Growing Old in an Unsettling Era//, a new AES essay collection edited by Magdalena Zegarra Chiappori
#anthrotwitter #aging

Read it here: ⤵️
https://t.co/OnpVbMCiuC

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

A wonderful collection of essays on Aging Globally in American Ethnologist 🧡 See more about our contributions here 👇 @age

[Ageing in a Time of Mobility @agemig_MPI]

We are so excited to be a part of this wonderfully-curated collection of essays on ‘Aging Globally’ in American Ethnologist, in the company of brilliant scholars! Check out essays by @VictoriaSakti and @meghaamrith @mpimmg in the thread below https://t.co/NLJPgNOqWY

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

Thank you, terima kasih, Kota Kita @kotakitaorg for welcoming me yesterday to discuss urban ageing in Indonesia. Your work is truly inspiring! Matur nuwun 🙏

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

@socionature Charite Virchow Klinikum? *tebak2an*

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

2nd day at #ICAS13 in Surabaya. It's such a privilege to meet and talk with lots of inspiring #AsiaScholars. I will talk about "Aspiring from the Margins: Ageing, Care abd Borders," on Weds, 31 July, 2pm. Feel welcome to drop by if these themes interest you 🙏

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

5 days arriving in Jakarta and my luggage is still missing @TurkishAirlines @TK_HelpDesk. Indonesian loss baggage office has found + delivered one bag, but still missing another one. Please help!

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

@JasonDanely @culanth I was one happy reader of this article of yours Jason!

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

@ChrMLang @IMISCOE Congratulations 🎊 Christine and Elisabeth!!

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

On the wall today at the national library in Berlin. "When I look inside myself, I discover sociology and emptiness."

[Victoria Kumala Sakti @VictoriaSakti]

An important thread on why anthropology matters, and why universities should listen up

[Pauline von Hellermann 🌳🌴🌹🌻🌍 @PHellermann]

The decimation of Anthropology at UK universities (Kent 😭; us at Goldsmiths facing becoming unviable due to rendundancies) is incredibly short-sighted.

A short 🧵 giving 8 reasons why the world needs anthropology and anthropologists, now more than ever 1/9: