Lindsey A. Freeman

Post date 24th December 2016
Post author By CIE co-curator
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I’m an Assistant Professor in the Sociology & Anthropology Department at Simon Fraser University and I received my PhD in Sociology and Historical Studies at the New School for Social Resear…

Post date 24th December 2016
Post author By CIE co-curator

An anthropologist walks into… a gym

anthro everywhere!

Katie Hejtmanek is a cultural anthropologist who studies the culture of strength sports (powerlifting, weightlifting, CrossFit) in the United States. Her articles for BarBend offer not only interesting…

Post date 5th July 2016
Post author By Rhiannon Mosher
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Repair and Software: Updates, Obsolescence, and Mobile Culture’s Operating Systems

Discard Studies

What is the role of software in planned obsolescence and waste? It may play a greater role than hardware…

Post date 28th April 2017
Post author By guestauth0r
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The Color of Protection: Greening Port Cities in an Era of Rising Tides

Leiden Anthropology Blog

Among the many things we need to make 'greener' are our infrastructures, including those protecting ports from sea level rise. But greening our coastlines has its own challenges,…

What is the difference between a generalisation and a stereotype?

Global Social Media Impact Study

All anthropologists would agree that stereotypes cause harm and should be avoided. Yet anthropology mainly consists of generalisations about groups of people: the Nuer do this, the Trobriand…

Post date 5th January 2016
Post author By Daniel Miller
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