Pauvre Paris. Reflections in the aftermath of November 13, 2015
When I lived in Paris (1986), young Algerians, especially men, were the most despised members of the city’s society. They hung out, smoking cigarettes on streets and trying…
Author: Ethnographer | Ecographer
50 major public research organisations in Europe adopt four new common principles on Open Access Publisher Services
Originally posted on News Service: In a press release published yesterday, 50 Science Europe members agreed on 4 new common principles expected for publisher members when providing payments/subsidies…
JASON ANTROSIO’s 1st response to the Anthropology-Haters
Jason Antrosio, author of the Living Anthropologically blog, wrote a great response to the flurry of neo-liberal detractors who began declaring anthropology as a poor option for university…
Metrics: An Addendum on RAE / REF
Originally posted on The Disorder Of Things: We have had overwhelming support from a wide range of academics for our paper on why metrics are inappropriate for assessing…
A 5-Step Approach to Reading Scholarly Literature and Making Notes
Reading academic literature is a skill that all college and university students must acquire, but as professors, we don’t always think about how that happens. Equally, making usable…
Sand in My Syllabus; Teaching Anthropology ‘Way Off Campus
In December 2012, I was invited to Oslo to give a presentation on pedagogy. This is what I said: I’ve taught anthropology in university classrooms; a lot. Many…
Anthropology Students Show their Creativity (and courage)
Set Them Free, They’ll Grow Wings I occasionally teach a course at the University of Alberta. It’s called Anthropology 207: Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology. The class…
Make the Dangerous Choice to Dissent – Umair Haque – Harvard Business Review
This is my first ‘re-blogging’. While I may retweet, I generally prefer to speak my own words. But Umair Haque has captured my sentiments so well that I…