Wissenschaftliche Sprache ist künstlich kompliziert, vielleicht besonders auf Deutsch, und vielleicht besonders in den Geisteswissenschaften, auf jeden Fall in der Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie. Auc…
Seit kurzem ist die altehrwürdige Zeitschrift für Ethnologie frei zugänglich. Alle Artikel der neueren Ausgaben (ab 2023) sind gratis zu lesen. Doch so gut wie alle Artikel sind…
Flyer zur Kundgebung am 14.7.2025 (GEW) Mein erster Post nach langer Zeit ist alles andere als erfreulich: Der Berliner Senat will weniger Geld für Bildung ausgeben und kürzt…
After a long silence, there is finally some activity on antropologi.info! The blogging software I had been using since 2005 (!) is no longer maintained. It is called…
In June 2004, I bought the domain antropologi.info, and this website with blogs in English, German, and Norwegian soon became part of a steadily growing anthropology online community.…
That’s how antropologi.info looked like in 2004 In June 2004, I bought the domain antropologi.info, and this website with blogs in English, German, and Norwegian soon became part…
Bis vor etwa fünf bis zehn Jahren habe ich regelmäßig hier auf antropologi.info über Nachrichten aus dem Fach berichtet. Aufgrund Änderungen privater und beruflicher Natur blieb in den…
UPDATES: He was released by presidential decree on July 30, 2022 and now has successfully defended his Master’s thesis :Following Unjust Imprisonment, Ahmed Samir Santawy Completes Master’s Stud…
UPDATES: He was released by presidential decree on July 30, 2022 and now has successfully defended his Master’s thesis :Following Unjust Imprisonment, Ahmed Samir Santawy Completes Master’s Studies…
Kareem Ahmady: “I just simply left”. Photo: Ahmady’s website One month ago I have written about anthropologist Kareem Ahmady, who has researched child marriage, female genital mutila…
Kareem Ahmady: “I just simply left”. Photo: Ahmady’s website One month ago I have written about anthropologist Kareem Ahmady, who has researched child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM)…
(via FocaalBlog) In the general public, academics are often viewed as being part of an elite, who lives comfortable lives. In reality this is only true for a…
(via FocaalBlog) In the general public, academics are often viewed as being part of an elite, who lives comfortable lives. In reality this is only true for a…
Magdalene Fjord, Svalbard. Photo: Ashok Boghani, flickr Most people can hardly imagine that it is possible to enjoy life up in Northern Norway, in Tromsø for example where…
Magdalene Fjord, Svalbard. Photo: Ashok Boghani, flickr Most people can hardly imagine that it is possible to enjoy life up in Northern Norway, in Tromsø for example where…
Who is crazy? Who is normal? Describing somebody as “not normal” has serious implications for this person, can destroy her life. From an anthropological perspective, there is nothing…
Who is crazy? Who is normal? Describing somebody as "not normal" has serious implications for this person, can destroy her life. From an anthropological perspective, there is nothing…
Takket være vinterens lockdown i Tyskland (der jeg har bodd siden 2017) har jeg begynt igjen å blogge om antropologi i mediene. Det var mye interessant jeg fant…
Not only when we are reading the news, but also when we are on Zoom-conferences, sending messages with Whatsapp, playing silly games on our mobile or when we…
Not only when we are reading the news, but also when we are on Zoom-conferences, sending messages with Whatsapp, playing silly games on our mobile or when we…
Do you wear a mask when you meet your friends? Do you? Recently I often had to think of an observation of a Twitter user in Germany: She…
Do you wear a mask when you meet your friends? Do you? Recently I often had to think of an observation of a Twitter user in Germany: She…
What are the connections between climate change, global capitalism, xenophobia and white supremacy? Marc Schuller does in his new book something rather unusual: He asks big questions. Humanity’s…
What are the connections between climate change, global capitalism, xenophobia and white supremacy? Marc Schuller does in his new book something rather unusual: He asks big questions. Humanity’s…