anthro in the news 1/2/17
Source: Google Images too much complexity The Guardian carried an op-ed arguing that greatly increased social complexity and global connections are recipes for disaster: “…the endless marketisation a…
Author: Culture In Global Affairs
anthro in the news 12/26/16
Roma in Poland, Source: The New Yorker blaming Roma Al Jazeera published an op-ed by Andrzej Mirga, anthropologist and chair of the Roma Education Fund, and a…
anthro in the news 12/19/16
Source: Getty Images beware the messenger The Herald (Zimbabwe) published a piece about recent CIA reports on Russian hacking by social anthropologist David Price, professor at St. Martin’s…
anthro in the news 12/12/16
Comet Ping Pong restaurant in DC, site of recent fake news about child trafficking prompting an armed man to “self-investigate” on December 4Source: Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS sex panic and…
anthro in the news 12/5/16
better voting projections with ethnography Anthropologist and writer for the Financial Times, Gillian Tett argues that U.S. election polling would have benefited from ethnography: “…poll…
GW event today Nov 30
Join the Sigur Center for Asian Studies today at the GW Elliott School of International Affairs for Partition Stories: Memory, History, and Legacies of the 1947 Partition of…
anthro in the news 11/28/16
dear “comrade” Quartz published an article about the changing use and meaning of the term tongzhi, “comrade,” in China. Originating in the early Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.E), the…
anthro in the news 11/21/16
two views on the Trump win: class or region? An article in The Minneapolis Star Tribune included commentary from two social anthropologists at the annual conference of the…
anthro in the news 11/14/16
anthropology in the time of Trump Cultural anthropologist Paul Stoller, professor at West Chester University, published an essay in The Huffington Post revisiting his article of March 2016,…
anthro in the news 11/7/16
not all hair is equal BBC News reported on the research of social anthropologist Emma Tarlo tracing the global industry in human hair, especially wigs, weaves, and…
Event in DC on November 5th
The George Washington University (GW) will be hosting their 24th annual Hahn Moo-Sook Colloquium in the Korean Humanities this Saturday, November 5th, 2016, from 9am–2pm. The event will focus…
anthro in the news 10/31/16
Source: Creative Commons Tweeting hate USA Today reported on the surge in hate speech on Twitter during the U.S. presidential campaign especially via social media. The article…
Anthro in the News 10/24/16
It is now accepted, even by the UN, that UN Peacekeeping forces in Haiti from Nepal brought cholera with them in 2010. Before that, Haiti was cholera-free. Interview…
Anthro in the News 10/17/16
Cholera threat in Haiti Haitians displaced by Hurricane Matthew, Source: Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters ABC News says relief efforts in Haiti are “ramping up” one week after Hurricane M…
Anthro in the news 10/10/16
Land rights are key in Colombia Indigenous people want land rights. Source: Bluedotpost.com The Washington Post published an op-ed by cultural anthropologist Omaira Bolaños, Latin America program dire…
Anthro in the news 10/3/16
UN ineffectiveness in Middle East peace Source: Google Images The Tehran Times carried an interview with cultural and linguistic anthropologist, William Beeman, head of the anthropology department at…
Anthro in the news 9/26/16
Mother, mother: On police violence and race in the U.S. At the 50th Anniversary JFK March in 2014. Source: Google Images/Creative Commons The Huffington Post carried an article…
Anthro in the news 9/19/16
Trump’s chimp-style displays A chimpanzee at the Taronga Zoo, Sydney, as Jane Goodall gives a press conference. Source: Getty Images/Jan Waldie Several media, including The Huffington Post, reported…
Anthro in the news 9/12/16
Having no remains of loved ones adds to the loss Memory site. Source: Creative Commons/Pixabay NBC News reported about the ongoing grief of 9/11 families whose relatives were…
Anthro in the news 8/22/16
African slave heritage underwater Slave Wrecks Project team members with Thiaw, center. Source: The Washington Post/Jane Hahn An article in The Washington Post describes efforts of the Slave…
Anthro in the news 8/15/16
Anthropologist walks into the World Bank… World Bank headquarters in DC. It is a bank, after all. Source: Creative Commons What happens when an anthropologist/physician becomes president of the…
Anthro in the news 8/8/16
Olympic sports vs. favela life Rio’s Rocinha favela in the foreground. Source: Wikipedia An article in The Chicago Tribune juxtaposed the lavish display of competitive sports at the…
Anthro in the news 8/1/16
Listen to the data: Police in the U.S. fatally shoot more blacks than whites Source: Creative Commons, Lorie Shaull The Chronicle of Higher Education carried an article describing…
Anthro in the news 7/25/16
Mass killings are local and global Source: Creative Commons Nancy Scheper-Hughes, professor of medical anthropology at the University of California Berkeley, published an article in Counterpunch (U.S….