Contents

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Introduction
The Sea as an Eminently Human Affair
Markus Balkenhol and Michiel Swinkels
7
Thalassographies of Departure, Disaster and Rescue
Fishermen and Undocumented Mobility
Heidrun Friese
13
Negotiating the Indian Ocean
Opportunities in the Process of Recovery in Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka
Arvid van Dam
37
Living on the Edge
The Resilience of Marginal Beings in Environmentally Precarious Times
Luciana Lang
53
Religion under Water
Jojada Verrips
75
Placating the Sea Goddess
Analysis of a Fisher Ritual in Tamil Nadu, India
Maarten Bavinck
89
The Social Life of Sea-Cucumbers in Madagascar
Migrant Fishers’ Household Objects and Display of a Marine Ethos
Frank Muttenzer
101
Humpback Johannes (a.k.a. Johanna)
A Dutch Tragicomedy Featuring a Hyperreal WhaleRob van Ginkel
123
 When Participation Begins With an Occupation
Some Thoughts on the Revolt Against the Neoliberal University of Amsterdam
Oskar Verkaaik
 143