Steven Sampson: Angry white males as suffering subjects

“They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.&#8…

Anthrocasts: some things I learned starting an anthropology podcast

The Familiar Strange

If you can, cultivate relationships with some people who will give you honest feedback, always make it clear to your listeners that you welcome their point of view,…

Post date 4th November 2018
Post author By Ian Pollock
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Shit’s getting real in more than one language

Grant Jun Otsuki

Back in March, I wrote a short piece analyzing the COVID-driven toilet paper hoarding phenomenon from an anthropological perspective. Since then, it’s become my most visited post, and…

Post date 28th September 2020
Post author By Grant Otsuki
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Gavin Smith: Peru: the Uncertain State

FocaalBlog

Zavaleta: “[Apparent states] appear to be Western… in all respects but somehow they are not. What misfires here is a structural concept of sovereignty that is ultimately incompatible…

Post date 3rd March 2023
Post author By focaal_admin
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Desires in Gear: The Politics of Kinky Sexuality and Consumption in the Gear Fetish Community

The Familiar Strange

When you think of an expensive outfit, what comes to mind probably won’t be a hazmat diving suit designed to keep your entire body out of contaminated water.…

Post date 8th November 2022
Post author By The Familiar Strange
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