Collecting Skulls in Western Oregon
In the history of the 19th century there was a tradition among scientists to collect human remains from burial sites. It was a large worldwide operation and was…
In the history of the 19th century there was a tradition among scientists to collect human remains from burial sites. It was a large worldwide operation and was…
Hamaad Mahmood, Monte Vista High School and Las Positas College I started Atlas Research Institute when I was fourteen. The idea was initially simple: teach high school students…
Reminded of this from late last year and wonder if the algorithm throws up skynet referenced in late August because anniversaries still matter? Still? OK, happy 29th. Just…
https://www.ucpress.edu/books/experimental-times/paper Aditi Surie: Experimental Times: Startup Capitalism and Feminist Futures in India (University of California Press 2025) is a compelling a…
Stafettpinnen går videre i Månedens antropolog! Dette er en spalte som løfter frem bredden, engasjementet og mangfoldet i norsk antropologi, både innenfor og utenfor akademia. Hver måned vil…
A few months ago, I underwent four surgeries to remove two wisdom teeth. Long and painful, they took from me solid parts with strange shapes — a friend,…
There were thunderstorms threatening to cancel the classic contest between the beloved Tigers and the dreaded Giants. But the rain stopped right before the ball game started and…
„Ich lass‘ mich nicht verurteilen!“ Solche Formulierungen ziehen sich durch aktuelle Song-Lyrics, hallen aber auch in Alltagsgesprächen, Ratgebern und Kommentarspalten wider. Warum meinen so viele, si…
By Noemi Arnaboldi – I love watching the leaves of trees on days like this. When at a superficial glance they might seem still, yet to anyone who…
The programme for the Anthropology Friday Visiting Seminar has been published! Welcome to the opening session with Professor Emerita Liisa Malkki on 4 September 2026 at 14.15-15.45. We…
Sessions led by: Kirin Narayan on writing ethnography (in-person) Suvi Rautio and Wah-Ming Chang collaborate to talk about sequencing images and text in visual storytelling (in-person) Solveig Qu-S…
I was clicking through a game studio’s website when an image caught my eye. In a warm, cozy office, several people sit in front of their laptops, heads…
Fåglarna kvittrar, bilarna brummar. Jag står i en korsning i centrala Köpenhamn. Trafikljusets röda gubbe slår om till grönt och signalerar att det är dags att ta sig…
ByEwan Martin-KaneMSc Social and Cultural Anthropology Dr. Jonathan Loh is a life enthusiast, that much is clear. He was one of the minds leading the WWF’s Living Planet…
Somatosphere welcomes you to the August edition of “In the Journals.” Scroll through our monthly round up of new research across anthropology, STS and social science journals. Sociology…
Hva betyr det å drive jordbruk i Alaska i en tid preget av klimaendringer og matusikkerhet? I denne episoden av Antro-podden har vert Kenneth Bo Nielsen besøk av…
In Feeding the World as if People Mattered, Andrew Flachs critiques the capitalist global food system which commodifies agriculture, wastes food and leaves many hungry. He calls for…
„Die jungen Leute wollen nicht mehr arbeiten.“ Kaum ein Satz verdichtet die gegenwärtige Kritik an jungen Menschen so stark wie dieser. Er fällt in politischen Debatten, in Talkshows,…
In January of 2026, I found myself as an instructional assistant in a fifth-grade English Language Arts class, where I would work with small groups to improve students’…
The School for Advanced Research adds far-reaching expertise in public policy, business, philanthropy, technology, global health, Indigenous leadership, and the arts as the Santa Fe no…
Ledig stilling som redaksjonssekretær for Norsk Antropologisk Tidsskrift med oppstart 01.01.2027 Kvalifikasjonskrav: Redaksjonen i Norsk Antropologisk Tidsskrift (NAT) søker en ryddig, nøyakti…
Edited by Claire – but if you need the pdfs and cannot get them through the usual ways, email me to send em. Robinson Crusoe: After the Island
In light of knowledge about the perpetrators of far-right extremist attacks in Norway, Alida Skiple questions the Norwegian strategy to prevent radicalisation and identifies a distinct set of…