Diagnosing trachoma for elimination by Emma Harding-Esch
WHO simplified grading system for trachoma diagnosis. These photographs are reproduced with permission from the WHO Programme for the Prevention of …
Web Roundup: Death, Life, and the Immortal Brain by Kathleen Lynch
Among the many tech-focused booths at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) early this year, one stood out in particular: an exhibition of …
Thesis 11 on Adorno
Just catching up on Thesis 11 after many years, (ht Trevor Hogan). Articles: Antinomies of culture and critique of modernity: Evaluating György …
At(tending) to Anthropological Language
The way anthropologists write and speak to each other about our work is a lot like memes. By memes I mean those bits …
Contributions of William and Almira Raymond to Native Administration in Oregon
William Raymond was a sub-Indian agent from 1851 until at least 1857. He administered the tribes first at the Astoria sub-agency, then …
Assembling the early 1990s again in Melbourne
There was a time when the Clever Country was the buzzword – in a time of buzzwords – the multifunction polis and …
What the Archaeology of Night Reveals
[no-caption] Culture Exclusive/Lost Horizon Images/Getty Images As recently as a few decades ago in the Western world, stars dazzled humans with their …
Links & Contents I Liked 278
Hi all, I think this week’s review has all the features of yet another enjoyable read-if I say so myself 🙂 !There …
Jenny Reardon, “The Postgenomic Condition: Ethics, Knowledge and Justice after the Genome” (U Chicago Press, 2017)
How do we create meaning after the genome? Such a profound question is at the center of the recently published book by …
#EVENTS: GETTING READY FOR THE SUMMER!
As the weather is getting warm and sunny (for some of us at least) and the spring semester is winding down, it …
122 – Making Alternate Worlds (feat. Ganzeer & Jeff VanderMeer)
After Cymene and Dominic take a moment to call out for profit academic publishing and cheerleading, this week’s podcast brings you (16:00) …
A new meaning to New Year, New Me
As I was browsing Netflix in search of a new show – an extremely terrible idea with finals’ season approaching – a …
The Mallet: Making a Maul in a Baiku Yao Community
This guest post by Jon Kay, Curator of Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures provides Jon with …
Letting Silence Have a Voice in #MeToo
On December 9, 2017, #MeToo ralliers in New York City, many of whom are survivors of sexual violence, took a stand against …
Saba Mahmood: A tribute
Today marks 40 days since Saba Mahmood’s passing. In my family culture and tradition, 40 days after death is an important marker of …
Kevin Poperl and Ida Susser: Inventing a technological commons: Confronting the engine of Macron
This post is part of a feature on “How Capitalists Think,” moderated and edited by Patrick Neveling (University of Bergen) and Tijo …
Destruction at the ancient site of Mari in Syria
The ancient city was one of the first archaeological sites to be occupied by Islamic State. Now new photos are revealing the …
New Review Technologies: An Announcement and Invitation by Emily Yates-Doerr
This post announces the launch of a book. It is also an invitation. The book, The Ethnographic Case: Telling Stories, Shaping Knowledge, …
Can you imagine? Reflections on the SL elections and implications for penal policy and practice, by Andrew Jefferson and Luisa Schneider
Sierra Leone has a new president. And despite being challenged prior to the elections, the two party-system dominated once again. After two …
What if people stop funding the U.S.?
What happens if the US runs out of money? This post is a part of a series examining the possibility of a …
When the Roads in Grand Ronde Were Paved
Until about 1923, all roads on the Grand Ronde Reservation were “improved roads.” They were originally trails used for horse and …
The Basics of Mass Suicide
Mass suicide is not as uncommon as you’d think nor is it a modern phenomenon or even an event confined to crazed …
What Do We Owe the Informants Whose Data we Don’t Use?
Ana provided me with generous amounts of knowledge, time, and care. She knew I was doing a doctorate, and the understanding between …
Laboratory capacity building and the open hardware movement by Louise Bezuidenhout
Through my work in African laboratories I am regularly made aware of the challenging equipment shortages faced by research laboratories in many …