Gold Glimmers in the Amazon

Post date 13th December 2016
Post author By Jeffrey Hoelle, Michael Klingler, and Peter Richards
Post categories In English

For centuries, explorers have searched the Amazon for treasures. Today, gold lures thousands who dream of finding their own fortunes, or at least a better life.
Michael Klingler

Early in …

Post date 13th December 2016
Post author By Jeffrey Hoelle, Michael Klingler, and Peter Richards
Tags Culture, economics, environment, place

Does “Reasonable” = “Racist”?

Alma Gottlieb

What can anthropology contribute to the critical conversation about race in America, following the welcome jury decision in the Derek Chauvin trial? After they amassed and presented a…

Post date 26th April 2021
Post author By Alma Gottlieb
Post categories In English

Culture and Power

Dylan Kerrigan - Opeds

Culture shapes how we see the world, are we reading culture critically enough? Last time out, I suggested there are differences between how anthropologists understand culture and how…

Mapping USA electronics manufacturing pollution

Discard Studies

The US ‘tech sector’ has been a major source of toxicant releases. These interactive maps show the chemical legacy of electronic manufacturing in the US.

Post date 18th March 2019
Post author By Josh Lepawsky
Post categories In English

Fishing in the Shadow of Oil

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In the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, fishing communities have become part of a complex “assemblage” of human and natural worlds shaped by the global fossil fuel…

Post date 5th January 2023
Post author By Emily Sekine
Post categories In English

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