A magic dwells in every ending
It’s always quite exciting in the beginning in a new place, when streets do not yet lead towards Whitehawk, Ovingdean or Kemp Town, but mysteriously around a corner and towards unknown places; when I still take the time to look up while walking down the street to see not only what a house looks like on ground level but also on the first and second floor; when I get out my camera for a graffiti and wonder about a peculiar smell or a certain shade of light. However, now that I know I’m leaving, again I feel a glimpse of this initial amazement that had efficiently been covered under the sticky layer of day-to-day life.
Meet the b(w)ankers: an anthropological study of the City
So what is a Dutch anthropologist doing talking to bankers in the City of London? is the first question Joris Luyendijk asks in the introduction to his Guardian-blog “Bankers: an anthropological study”. Finance directly affects everyone’s interests [...], he continues, the financial world is too important to leave to the bankers [...]. The people in this powerful sector are worth learning more about.
Leaflet, Brixton Underground
