In this episode we asked Paridhi Gupta, what her current research project at the ISEK UZH is about. She first told us about her interdisciplinary background: Paridhi holds a BA in Human Development and Childhood Education, a MA in Sociology, and a MPhil in Women’s Studies as well as a PhD in Gender Studies. For her PhD she used the methodology of Social Mapping, predominantly known in the field of Human Geography, as a new approach to analyze feminist-activist spaces in India. The research project that she’s embarked on now in Zurich builds on this new methodological approach: Looking at the feminist movement in Zurich, she’s interested to see how the activists feel towards the unique Streikhaus as a physical space with and for them, but also how the house is perceived by antagonists. Paridhi shares her activist experiences and her goal to contribute to an easier entry into feminist - or in general social activist - spaces. People interested in joining social movements should find support to ease them into the world of protests of any kind. We also talked about long term aims and needs for social anthropology and academia in general: making knowledge more accessible to everyone by turning away from heavy jargon use and distributing it using other forms of publishing than the traditional monograph. This episode is surely interesting for anyone who wants to know more about activist / feminist anthropology, but Paridhi also shares her PhD experience: discussing care work, what it means for social science researchers that many disciplines are chronically underfunded and reflecting on the privilege to be able to go through with an academic career. We end the podcast with two recommendations: the movie “Banshees of Inisherin” and the book “Never Let Me Go” from Kazuo Ishiguro. Thank you Paridhi for the interesting talk! The Podcast Series "Was forscht eigentlich...?" puts the spotlight on the diverse careers and researches of the people working at ISEK at the University of Zurich.