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About Alexander Diamond

Alex Diamond is a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at the University of Texas, Austin.

NBN Episodes hosted by Alexander:

Ethnographic Marginalia June 10, 2021

Talking Ethnographic Fiction

A Discussion with Alexandros Plasatis

Alexandros Plasatis

Hosted by Alexander Diamond
What does ethnography look like when presented as fiction? In this episode, we talk with Alexandros Plasatis, author of the new book Made by Sea and Wood, in Darkness (Spuyten Duyvil …
Ethnographic Marginalia April 23, 2021

The Ethnography of Immigration

In Conversation with Dr. Tahseen Shams

Tahseen Shams

Hosted by Alexander Diamond
How are immigrants’ lives shaped by cultural and political dynamics in their homeland, hostland, and “elsewhere” countries whose geopolitical dynamics affect their experiences (such as South Asian Muslims who are …
Ethnographic Marginalia March 17, 2021

Police Reform in Argentina

A Discussion with Leslie MacColman

Leslie MacColman

Hosted by Alexander Diamond
This episode of Ethnographic Marginalia features Dr. Leslie MacColman, a Postdoctoral Scholar in Sociology at The Ohio State University who studies crime and policing in Latin America. Leslie explains how …
Ethnographic Marginalia February 12, 2021

Front of the House, Back of the House

Race and Inequality in the Lives of Restaurant Workers

Eli Revelle Yano Wilson

Hosted by Alexander Diamond
How can ethnographic research shine light on the reproduction of social inequality in upscale Los Angeles restaurants? In today’s episode we talk with Dr. Eli Wilson, Assistant Professor of Sociology …
Ethnographic Marginalia January 4, 2021

Doing Ethnography in Buenos Aires

A Discussion with Javier Auyero

Javier Auyero

Hosted by Alexander Diamond
Today we speak with Javier Auyero, Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, about his 25 years of experience studying marginalized communities in Buenos Aires ethnographically. Javier …
Ethnographic Marginalia December 21, 2020

Fieldwork in Ecuador

A Discussion with Maricarmen Hernandez

Maricarmen Hernandez

Hosted by Alexander Diamond
What is it like to do research in a marginalized community in the shadows of Ecuador’s largest oil refinery? On today’s episode we talk with Maricarmen Hernandez, assistant professor of …