This is Nat's temporary website until she can start self-hosting. I am an anthropologist based in so-called Vancouver, Canada. My research interests include social creativity, refusal, luck, the gift, and disaster.
I have written about zines, Midwestern hip-hop clowns, and urban gift economies in Vancouver. I'm currently working on my MA at Simon Fraser University, exploring the relationship between tea plantations and landslides in South India.
I am a native English speaker and have been learning Tamil since Summer 2024. நான் தமிழ் அரிச்சுவடி படிக்க முடியும்!
You can read my full CV here (updated June 2025).
I make videos sometimes at www.youtube.com/@Wethervane. You can contact me at nat_begg@sfu.ca. Consider sending a PGP-encrypted message!
I do not enjoy making a website in Gemtext.