Voluntary Isolation in the Age of Coronavirus
As governments around the world decide on public health measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, indigenous peoples across the Amazon, from …
Allegro vivace… the Italian laboratory, for better or for worse
This little essay was conceived wandering in the Swiss countryside. I’m on sabbatical leave and my whole work and travel program has …
The National Lynching Memorial Speaks to My Black ’Bama Body OR Imma Be Here Forever, You Gon’ Remember This
A young African American man visits the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. Bob Miller/Getty Images There was a …
Emotions, Affects, and Care Migration
A blog post from Marek Pawlak about emotions and migration research – and differences between Polish and Norwegian nursing homes.
Sich der Pandemie hingeben. Schreiben und Nervosität in Zeiten von Covid-19 (#WitnessingCorona)
Hide Press Release (2 Less Words) Janina Kehr „Ich glaube, es gibt bei vielen ein ähnliches Verlangen, nicht anfangen zu müssen; …
Great Books: Denis Hollier on Lévi-Strauss’ “Tristes Tropiques”
Claude Lévi-Strauss’ Tristes Tropiques is one of the great books of the 20th century: intellectually bold, morally capacious, and it aims to …
Oliver Kaplan, “Resisting War: How Communities Protect Themselves” (Cambridge UP, 2020)
Reporters and scholars often focus on violence and victimization: “if it bleeds, it leads.” But unarmed civilians around the world often protect …
The militarization of life under war, “post-conflict,” and the COVID-19 crisis
Overlapping experiences of confinement Like many others in Colombia, Nairys[1] is a campesina for whom the experience of confinement has been one …
CFP: AAA 2020 in St. Louis, MO
ATTN SAFN MEMBERS: DEADLINES EXTENDED, Plan and submit your sessions for AAA 2020 in St. Louis, MO! The time has come to …
Elizabeth Falconi and Kathryn Graber’s edited Storytelling as Narrative Practice
https://brill.com/view/title/38668 Interview by Dilara Inam Dilara Inam: As you say you blur many taken-for-granted distinctions between spontaneous and rehearsed or quotidian and …
APLA Graduate Student Paper Prize 2020
The APLA Board invites individuals who are students in a graduate degree-granting program (including M.A., Ph.D., J.D., LL.M., S.J.D. etc.) to send papers …
Soziologische Impulse während Corona — Editorial
von Leonard Mach Die Bib ist zu, das E-Mail-Postfach quillt förmlich mit neu ankommenden Emails über und ich sitze mit einem Kaffee …
J. S. Hirsch and S. Khan, “Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus” (Norton, 2020)
The fear of campus sexual assault has become an inextricable part of the college experience. Research has shown that by the time …
COVID-19 Forum II: Introduction by Christos Lynteris
Since the first installation of Somatosphere’s COVID-19 Forum was published on March 6, the cases of confirmed COVID-19 have risen more than …
Plaudern über Palladio I
Der einflussreichste Architekt aller Zeiten ist heute nicht mehr sonderlich bekannt: Andrea Palladio. Er lebte im 16. Jahrhundert in Norditalien und baute …
Who Should Be Concerned? Zika as an Epidemic About Mosquitoes and Women (and some reflections on COVID-19) by Luísa Reis-Castro
For English click here. Quem deve se preocupar? Zika como uma Epidemia de Mosquitos e Mulheres (e algumas reflexões sobre o COVID-19) …
Dart Introduces the Clackamas Treaty to the US Senate
Anson Dart departed from Oregon in late 1851 after completing the negotiation of 19 treaties in Oregon with tribes. Dart had replaced …
Coles Valley settlers want the Resources on the Umpqua Reservation, 1854
The following two letters are an example of how the settlers could not live with the tribal people having any resources. The …
The Umpqua River Indians Prepare for Removal
William Martin, the Sub-Indian Agent of the Umpqua and Coos Bay was appointed to the position by Jole Palmer in June 1853. …
Ep #55 Doing Right by Others: Robert Borofsky on the Value of Anthropology
“Realistically there’s many people – maybe most anthropologists – are caught up in their own world, like many people are, trying to …
Vietnam – Brazil
Comparative. Who’d have thought to do this one – but, its done, and there’s an intriguing and generous review – of J. …
→Trinketization: answers to all questions about trinkets, and Capital.
Die Tücken der Technik
Als klar war, dass wir auf digitale Kommunikation umsteigen müssen, brach als erstes einmal die existierende Infrastruktur der Wissenschaft zusammen. Die Webkonferenz …
Die Tücken der Technik
Als klar war, dass wir auf digitale Kommunikation umsteigen müssen, brach als erstes einmal die existierende Infrastruktur der Wissenschaft zusammen. Die Webkonferenz …
El Virus: A Contagion of Racism & How Networks of Care Can Stop It by Argenis Hurtado Moreno
My mother FaceTimed me a month ago and asked if I needed her to ship me hand sanitizer from Phoenix to Oregon. …