The Possibility of Anthropological Micropublishing
As one of the longest-running anthropology blogs around, Anthrodendum has been a space where many conversations about open access, and alternative forms of publishing and communication have taken…
Author: Jeremy Trombley
Studying Up in the Age of Trump
In the recent months and weeks since Donald Trump was elected and inaugurated as our 45th president, I’ve seen a lot of anthropologists questioning “what can we do?,”…
Metaphors of Power
the idea of upward anthropology depends on a spatialized metaphor for power. Power increases as you move up the scale and decreases as you move down. It’s a…
The Upward Within
This past Wednesday, we hosted another workshop session , this time at the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) annual meeting. It was not well attended, possibly due to…
Where do we go from here?: The Future of Upward Anthropology in the Wake of AAA2014 and the Failure of Justice
First, I want to thank everyone who attended our meeting at Sankofa last Thursday, and for making the AAA conference so amazing. It was a challenging experience for…
AAA 2014 Tonight!
Today is the day! If you’re attending AAA 2014, we will be having a meeting at Sankofa tonight from 6-7pm. After the meeting we will head in the…
Upward Anthropology at AAA 2014
As most of you probably know, the American Anthropological Association annual meeting is being held in our home town of Washington DC December 3-7. As promised, we will…
Anthropology at Work
I would venture to bet that the vast majority of us – perhaps in the range of 99% – work for and in powerful institutions. This is obviously…
AU PAC 2015 Recap
This past weekend we held our one year anniversary workshop at American University’s Public Anthropology Conference. It was a great session, with many participants (and it was our…
Ferguson and the Founding of Sovereign Violence
The following is a post by one of our members, Mike Roller – a modified version of the talk he will present at the upcoming Public Anthropology Conference.…
Public Anthropology – This Weekend!
This is just a reminder that we will be at the Public Anthropology Conference at American University this weekend to stir up some trouble and crack open the…
Upward Allegory: Yertle the Turtle
“That plain little turtle below in the stack, That plain little turtle whose name was just Mack That plain little turtle did a plain little thing He burped…