About Kerim

P. Kerim Friedman (傅可恩) is a professor in the Department of Ethnic Relations and Cultures at National Dong Hwa University (NDHU) in Taiwan. His research explores language revitalization efforts among Indigenous Taiwanese, looking at the relationship between language ideology, indigeneity, and political economy.

An ethnographic filmmaker, he co-produced the Jean Rouch award-winning documentary, ‘Please Don’t Beat Me, Sir!’ about a street theater troupe from one of India’s Denotified and Nomadic Tribes (DNTs).

Kerim was a co-founder of the anthropology blog anthro{dendum} (formerly Savage Minds). He now blogs at Keywords and runs the Triptych newsletter. He also maintains a Digital Garden, which is a sort of personal wiki.

What you will find on this site

• Kerim's Works - Academic and non-academic publications, interviews, and films.
• Kerim's Teaching - Course syllabi.
• 傅可恩 - 這個頁面的中文版本。 Chinese version of this page.

Contacting Kerim

Email: [email protected]
Signal: fulaoshi.82

Bluesky: @kerim.oxus.net
Threads: @kerimfriedman
Mastodon: @[email protected]