Around the Web Digest: April 24
As my internet connection is finally back after a cat-induced Wi-Fi disruption, I come with more readings for the week. By the time this goes live, May Day…
Author: Edward Chong
Around the Web Digest- March 27
As the buds start popping out on the northern hemisphere, I emerge with your readings for the week. As contemporary travel writing continues to perpetuate colonialist ideas and…
Around the Web Digest- March 19
As spring begins to rear its head, I come bearing the fruits of internet. Buenos Aires, anarchism, and pastries. If a similar movement in bakeries happened in the U.S.,…
Around the Web Digest- February 20
Yesterday was Fat Tuesday and in old Chicago tradition, I tried to grab a paczki from my favorite bakery. Unfortunately, in my own personal tradition, I came back…
Around the Web Digest- February 13
It is 66ºF in the middle of February in Chicago and I am appreciating the warmth while writing this before climate change destroys us all. With that I…
Around the Web Digest: February 5
As I continue dealing with the crushing weight of anxiety on my journey to graduate school and the fetid assault on human dignity we call contemporary U.S. politics, I return…
Around the Web Digest- January 15
I hope all of our readers are riding the waves of energy that came from all the actions and demonstrations the past week in order to fight fascism.…
Around the Web Digest- January 8
To start this post off, I want to remind readers of our Read-In on January 20, 2017 where we will read Michel Foucault’s lecture eleven of “Society Must…
Around the Web Digest: 2016 in Review
I cannot say I will be nostalgic this Sunday morning, but Savage Minds and our incredible contributors never stopped writing and confronted every step with a critical eye.…
Around the Web Digest- November 28
I hope the students and professors that are finishing up their terms in the coming weeks are surviving the last wave of work before taking a well-deserved break.…
Around the Web Digest- November 21
So after a week of visiting family for Thanksgiving and slowly accepting the crushing weight of neoliberalism that came crashing down in 2016. I come back with readings…
Around the Web Digest: November 7
I am slowly recovering from the emotions of realizing a racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, and noted reality TV star will be the U.S. president for four long years. The…
Around the Web Digest- October 31
I live in Chicago and the screams of Cubs fans assured me of no sleep for the rest of the night. So here I am bringing you some…
Around the Web Digest- October 17
As the days get longer, the temperature drops, the midterm workload grows larger; I offer distractions from the stress of the week! Feel free to share this handy…
Around the Web Digest- October 3
As I continuously wait for the US to abolish Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, here are your readings for the week. All throughout Mexico, indigenous knowledge surrounding…
Around the Web Digest- September 25
As anthropologists in the U.S. prepare for the barrage of racist costumes at the end of October, we here at Savage Minds offer you some readings for the week!…
Around the Web Digest- September 12
Hello everyone! Hope the first few days of Fall are treating you well. Here are some readings to keep you company as the temperature drops. The fashion industry…
Around the Web Digest- September 4
As Fall begins to creep around the corner in the Northern hemisphere, I present you with this week’s readings. As big data continues to permeate every facet of…
Around the Web Digest- August 28
Hope readers in the U.S. are having a great Labor Day (aka your annual state-mandated day off from the crushing reality of capitalism)! Here are your readings for…
Around the Web Digest- August 21
Hi everyone! Hope your first days of class are going well! (If your first week of class is not going as well as you hope…may I suggest becoming…
Around the Web Digest- August 14
Hey everyone! Hope you are enjoying the last few days of summer before the academic grind starts for another year. Here are your readings for the week. Akemi…
Around the Web Digest- July 31
Hi everyone, hope the first week of August is not beating down on you too hard! Here are your readings for the week. As the 2016 Summer Olympic…
Around the Web Digest- July 24
Hi everyone, I apologize for the delay but here is this week’s readings for you! With Hamilton, the musical sensation soon traveling to different cities in the U.S., Current Affairs questions…
Around the Web Digest- Black Lives Matter
Hello everyone. I woke up this morning feeling heavy with sadness. Alton Sterling was killed by police in Baton Rouge, Mississippi. A day after Philando Castile was murdered…