anthro in the news 4/3/17
credit: Creative Commons, The Blue Diamond Gallery cultural anthropologists make great politicians The Huffington Post published an article by Debra Rodman, associate professor of cultural anthropolo…
Author: Culture In Global Affairs
understanding conflict in Central African Republic: q&a with anthropologist louisa lombard
Source: stock.adobe.com Beginning in 2012, fighting between various factions in the Central African Republic (CAR) caused widespread bloodshed and displaced hundreds of thousands in the Texas-sized na…
anthro in the news 3/27/17
Source: Heatlhextent.com TB is winning In a piece in The New York Times, medical anthropologist and professor at Harvard University, doctor, and health care advocate Paul Farmer writes:…
anthro in the news 3/20/16
celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2013 Source: thepipe26, Wikimedia holidays and sociality The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA) carried an article about local celebrations of St.…
anthro in the news 3/13/17
Source: Google Images Commons not all lives are equal Al Jazeera published an op-ed by Alex Shams, anthropology doctoral student at the University of Chicago: “Earlier this week,…
presentation explores dangers of crossing the border
A young Mexican national climbs on a section of old pedestrian barrier fencing on the U.S. and Mexico border near Rancho Anapra, Chihuahua Mexico Tuesday, May 6, 2008.…
anthro in the news 3/6/17
Source: Google Images Commons science education K-12 must include humans The Idaho Statesman published an op-ed by John Ziker, chair of the anthropology department at Boise State University…
anthropology professors to teach trump 101 class this spring quarter
Two anthropology professors will lead a “Trump 101” class this spring quarter. Kaushik Sunder Rajan and William Mazzarella will use the 100-person lecture course to examine President Trump’s…
anthropologist psychiatrist sees global health through a cultural prism
Dr. Ippolytos Kalofonos Source: Peggy McInerny/UCLA As a pre-med major at UC San Diego studying biochemistry, Ippolytos Kalofonos discovered his future career while listening to a guest lecturer…
anthro in the news 2/27/17
Multiculturalism. Source; True Tube U.K. assault on multiculturalism The Huffington Post published an article by Paul Stoller, professor of anthropology at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. St…
anthro in the news 1/20/17
not “beautiful” A letter to the editor by Charles Thompson appeared in The New York Times. He is professor of cultural anthropology and documentary studies at Duke University…
object lesson: dolls on an anthropologist’s shelf
You can learn about a culture by looking at iconic artwork or inspiring architecture — and also by examining seemingly mundane cultural products like dolls. Dana Professor of…
anthro in the news 2/12/17
Contemporary version of a blue-eyed doll Source: covermyfb dolls in international relations The Japan Times published an op-ed by Hirokazu Miyazaki, professor of anthropology at Cornell University and…
on cinematic anthropology, the use of sensation in ethnographic filmmaking
Professor Lisa Stevenson at the event. Source: Claire Avisar To most people, the image of a farm on the outskirts of Montreal, the routine of a professional bodybuilder,…
best cultural anthropology dissertations of 2016
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Syrian refugee family thrives in American south
Courtesy of Square, Inc. by Lesli Davis A short film produced by Square, Inc. tells the story of a refugee family living in Knoxville, TN. Yassin Falafel, as some…
anthro in the news 2/6/17
Bet for Nothing. Source: Hapal. Flickr Creative Commons trumped-up conflict with Iran The Berkeley Daily Planet published an opinion piece by William Beeman, professor of cultural anthropology at…
chimps’ behavior following death disturbing to ISU anthropologist
Iowa State Anthropologist Jill Pruetz describes the disturbing behavior following the death of a chimpanzee at her research site in Senegal. She and her colleagues captured what happened…
the U.S. inauguration 2017 from the ground through foreign eyes
The blue ticket for the 2017 Inauguration Source: Crystal H. Rie On January 20th 2017, Donald J. Trump became the 45th President of the United States. This was…
anthro in the news 1/30/17
Paul Farmer, physician and medical anthropologist, at a Partners in Health clinicSource: Bending the Arc website documenting care and hope As reported in the Salt Lake Tribune the…
anthro in the news 1/13/17
Graffiti in Lisbon, 2009Source: Dan Benton, Flickr Commons public anthropology in the time of Trump Paul Stoller, professor of anthropology at West Chester University, published a piece in…
anthro in the news 1/17/17
Friday the 13th fears The Apopka Voice (Florida) carried an article about the roots of fear surrounding the date of Friday the 13th. The article includes commentary from…
Why we throw coins in fountains: a cultural explanation
by Peter Wogan Why do so many of us get pleasant, uncanny sensations when we throw a coin in a fountain and see it resting in the water…
anthro in the news 1/11/17
Toman Sasaki, a genderless danshi, at a Japanese shopping mall where he performed with his band, XOX. source: Ko Sasaki for The New York Times gender blending in…