Key Words for Understanding the Germany Economy
We often speak of “capitalism” or “the market” as if they are singular things. We are comfortable talking about how the economy is doing, if “it” is up…
We often speak of “capitalism” or “the market” as if they are singular things. We are comfortable talking about how the economy is doing, if “it” is up…
Photo: @PrensaComunitar Recent protests in Guatemala–organized through social media and that successfully forced the Vice- president to resign–recall the Arab Spring of 2011. Known as the “Land of…
LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW HERE ON WELLCASTSTed Fischer, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies, discusses the “Good Life,” and why…
You may have noticed the Anthsisters have been very quiet lately.. spending all our time writing and finishing our Master’s thesis’ hasn’t left much time for blogging! However,…
Paraguay can’t catch a break. It is where a 19th century war wiped out half the male population; one of the poorest and most unequal countries in the…
Americans are drinking much less coffee than they did in the 1940s and 1950s — down by almost half from a peak in 1946. And such changing trends…
In a recent interview on Wisconsin Public Radio, I made the case that our happiness depends on the happiness or the well-being of people around us. We often…
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Name: Jan Kohlmeyer Zeitraum: 06.08.2014 – 17.02.2015 Ort: Seoul, Südkorea “Survival of the Fittest“ in der Ubahn 20.12.2014; 12.54 Uhr; Bomun U-Bahn-Station, Seoul: Neben mir ein freier Platz…
Meine drei Monate in Kerala sind fast vorbei, in 2 Tagen geht es zurück nach Deutschland, höchste Zeit ein Fazit zu ziehen: Vieles lief nicht wie gedacht, doch…
Arthur Demarest, professor of archaeology at Vanderbilt and a student of the collapse of civilizations, says that in looking at our own society: “we are in trouble.” Arthur…
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. The end of the year is always a time of reflection of what we have done…
Madagaskar – Artenreich, aufregend, aber arm Da sich der Abflug um zwei Wochen verschoben hatte, Grund dafür war ein Pilotenstreik der Air France, sind nun erst drei Wochen…
Part 1 of this series focused on how a more deliberate quantification of productivity and health impacts, as well as the larger social costs associated with the built environment,…
Zoe Todd identifies herself as “many things: a blue-eyed and red-haired Metis, an academic, a storyteller, an amateur songwriter, ardent pedestrian, train-lover, adequate bannock-baker, apprentice fis…
Und plötzlich haben wir 3000 neue Schwestern Nachdem wir unseren sechswöchigen Tamil-Sprachkurs des PILC (Puducherry Institute of Linguistics and Culture) in Pondicherry beendet hatten, begaben wir uns…
Unsere Tage in Pondicherry begannen um acht Uhr morgens, denn um neun mussten wir pünktlich in der Schule sitzen! In der ersten Stunde wurde jeden Tag Grammar unterrichtet,danach…
Der erste Monat meines (leider) nur zweimonatigen Aufenthaltes an der Sambalpur University in Odisha ist nun vergangen. Meine Reise begann in Frankfurt mit einer erfreulichen (und kostenlosen) Umbuchu…
Hands up if you have ever told someone what you are studying and have been hit with the response…”Anthropology… what kind of job will you get with that?”…
Books like Jimmy Nelson’s are important because they highlight the inner battle that occurs when consuming content that is simultaneously problematic and enjoyable. On the surface, this book…
Part 1 of this series focused on how a more deliberate quantification of productivity and health impacts, as well as the larger social costs associated with the built…