Welcome Guest Blogger Loomnie

I’d like to welcome our new guest blogger, Olumide Abimbola who bloggs under the name Loomnie. Loomnie is a PhD candidate at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Germany. He has a BA in Communication and Language Arts (Ibadan, Nigeria) and an MA in Development Studies (Uppsala, Sweden). His ongoing dissertation follows the international trade in second-hand clothing from the UK to Benin, and from Benin to Nigeria (the Nigerian government bans the importation of second-hand clothing).

During his stint as a guest blogging on Savage Minds Loomnie will be discussing commodities, things, and anthropology in present-day Africa.

Welcome Loomnie!

P. Kerim Friedman is an assistant professor in the Department of Ethnic Relations and Cultures at National Dong Hwa University, in Taiwan, where he teaches linguistic and visual anthropology. He is co-director of the film Please Don't Beat Me, Sir!, winner of the 2011 Jean Rouch Award from the Society of Visual Anthropology. Follow Kerim on Twitter.