Dave Yachkawa becomes Tualatin Chief 1864
Information about the inner lives of the tribes in the 1860s is very sparse. A few federal reports exist but not a …
Cultures of Health and Sickness in the COVID Era – Le Monde Diplomatique
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WHO project on cultural contexts of health and well-being adopted in the United States
WHO project on cultural contexts of health and well-being adopted in the United States: WHO/Europe is pleased to announce that the cultural …
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Hi all, It was a very intensive week so I’m lacking the energy for a witty introduction right now… Enjoy! My quotes …
The Two Singapores: On The Ground (from Home) by Wahid Al Mamun
“The Two Singapores” is an ongoing interview miniseries run by Somatosphere to interrogate Singapore’s COVID-19 response, in particular in its handling of …
Friday seminar 25.9.: Loretta Ieng Tak Lou’s talk on freeganism and freecycling in Hong Kong
The Friday anthropology seminars are finally coming back on September 25th. We are beginning with Loretta Lou’s talk on freeganism and freecycling …
Rachel V. González, “Quinceañera Style: Social Belonging and Latinx Consumer Identities”
A quinceañera is a traditional fifteenth birthday celebration for young women (though in contemporary times, it can also be for young men) …
David Livingstone Smith, “On Inhumanity: Dehumanization and How to Resist It” (Oxford UP, 2020)
The Rwandan genocide, the Holocaust, the lynching of African Americans, the colonial slave trade: these are horrific episodes of mass violence spawned …
Bioethical and Biopolitical Considerations Concerning Racism and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chile
RAÚL VILLARROEL Given the great shockwaves caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which in recent months has shaken the whole world, there …
New (free!) book on Blue Ethics: Ethical Perspectives on Sustainable, Fair Water Resources Use and Management
This open access book, available in French or English, is pitched at the intersection of policy and ethics. A description below and …
Call for reviews: Anthropology of Death and Mourning
The global pandemic has brought death uncomfortably near for many of us. The way our governments, economists, scientists, and fellow citizens have …
Todo lugar es lugar de memoria
La foto es de Yanidel Comentario para Tulio Argante, doctorandoTODO LUGAR ES LUGAR DE MEMORIAManuel DelgadoDecir “lugar de memoria” es decir “lugar …
Presencia de la familia
La foto es de Matt Weber Reseña de Antropologia histórica de la familia, de Martine Segalen (Taurus, Madrid, 1992, 265 p.). Publicada …
Wednesday Round Up #15
America Is Trapped in a Pandemic Spiral Army ants will sometimes walk in circles until they die. The workers navigate by smelling …
The Bright Future
Today, I initially planned on writing about breastfeeding and Black feminism, and was going to wait until the later part of the …
How COVID-19 Is Changing People’s Relationships With Houseplants
“Since when did people start naming plants?” my mother asked me. We were at the dining room table, scrolling through pictures of …
Jack Santino, “Public Performances: Studies in the Carnivalesque and Ritualesque” (UP Colorado, 2017)
Public Performances: Studies in the Carnivalesque and Ritualesque (University Press of Colorado) offers a deep and wide-ranging exploration of relationships among genres …
Ann-elise Lewallen, “The Fabric of Indigeneity: Ainu Identity, Gender, and Settler Colonialism in Japan” (U New Mexico Press, 2016)
The Fabric of Indigeneity: Ainu Identity, Gender, and Settler Colonialism in Japan (University of New Mexico Press) is a recent addition to …
Evocació i elogi de l’anarcoleninisme
Néstor Makhno Nota als col·legues de l’OACU, enviada el 17 d’agost de 2011 EVOCACIÓ I ELOGI DE L’ANARCOLENINISME Manuel Delgado A tall …
Das Internet – Buchdruck der Moderne?
Die Erfindung des Internets könnte einmal als größte Errungenschaft der Menschheit in die Geschichte eingehen. So wie dies dem Buchdruck und der …
Endlich fertig – Rückblick auf drei Monate Bachelorarbeit
Wer ein Bachelorstudium erfolgreich abschließen will, muss sich ihr früher oder später stellen: der berüchtigten Bachelorarbeit. Aber wie fühlt sich das eigentlich …
The Two Singapores: Rethinking Migrant Domestic Care Work in COVID-19 by Wahid Al Mamun
“The Two Singapores” is an ongoing interview miniseries run by Somatosphere to interrogate Singapore’s COVID-19 response, in particular in its handling of …
Lesvos, drawn in the field
From a distance we watch as desperation grows and in awe we witness how people attempt to build new shelters on harsh …
Brotgelehrte-Transparenz: August-Statistik
Es war Urlaubszeit – wir merkten ein wenig Flaute, vielleicht auch Krisenermüdung. Im August hatten wir Download-Einnahmen netto: 0 Summe freiwillige Zahlungen: …