Gold fever in Sakolabada, Mali
Sakolabada is a new town which completely depends on gold mining. Officially, it doesn´t exist, it doesn´t show on any official administrative map. However, in this non-existent town,…
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Virtual Roundtable: ALESSANDRO MONSUTTI’S RESPONSE #PoliticalAgency
1. To what extent does the notion of political agency help to understand political change? I started my ethnographic career in the Pakistani city of Quetta in the…
Is Lapis Lazuli Fuelling Conflict in Afghanistan?
by Magnus Marsden **Republished from Hurst.** A recent Global Witness report has brought much-needed attention to the plight of Afghanistan’s lapis lazuli and tourmaline mines, located in the…
Web Roundup: Controversy and Commerce by Sara M Bergstresser
There have been many controversies about substantial and sudden jumps in pharmaceutical prices, the most memorable/infamous surrounding Martin Shkreli, the [widely despised and thoroughly unrepentant]…
My final week in Cuba: A new layer of asphalt for Obama and the Rolling Stones
By Caroline van Slobbe. Now, it is all over. I went to Cuba, wrote my MA thesis, and in July received an email that I graduated. Wow, that…
This is your brain on Li-Lo: Ayahuasca in the Twenty-First Century
The genie is out of the bottle, tweeting about the next shamanic bodywork leadership seminar, and the bottle; well, check and see if it isn’t in the back…
This is your brain on Li-Lo: Ayahuasca in the Twenty-First Century
The genie is out of the bottle, tweeting about the next shamanic bodywork leadership seminar, and the bottle; well, check and see if it isn’t in the back…
This is your brain on Li-Lo: Ayahuasca in the Twenty-First Century
The genie is out of the bottle, tweeting about the next shamanic bodywork leadership seminar, and the bottle; well, check and see if it isn’t in the back…
This is your brain on Li-Lo: Ayahuasca in the Twenty-First Century
The genie is out of the bottle, tweeting about the next shamanic bodywork leadership seminar, and the bottle; well, check and see if it isn’t in the back…
Emergent Brazilians comment the impeachment of the president
This is one of the memes circulating among low income Brazilians in reference to the impeachment of President Dilma. The top comment says: “Gosh, is this true?” Below…
Decline of Brazil’s Middle Class
Although he was a left-wing, socialist president for two consecutive terms, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva demonstrated that a left-wing administration…
Fear and Loathing in Truth or Consequences
Neoliberalism, Colonialism, and the Lineage of the Frontier at Spaceport America The Spaceport Operations Center (SOC) at Spaceport America. Photo: Taylor R. Genovese I race south down I-25 from…
Islam Karimov is dead
As I noted in an earlier post — which you should read if you’re interested in Uzbekistan — I have been studying Uzbekistan extensively for over a decade.…
A wall against open minds
For the Globe and Mail, I wrote about Trump’s trip to Mexico and his horrifying immigration speech: The proposed Mexican wall is fantastical. It is as fantastical as…
MMWC September, Continued
Its September and I am wondering why some of my friends are not on the email list for the Mathers Museum of World Cultures. Its easy and free,…
Minneapolis is Awesome
William O. Beeman shares some of his favorite things to do in Minneapolis. Minneapolis is one of the most beautiful cities in America along the banks of the…
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Hi all, Development news: UN’s humanitarian balancing acts in Syria; Basra, a dystopian city; NIKE & the women in Vietnam; is paying workshop participants wrong?; how to develop…
Global Health Education: When (and How) Global Health Issues Should Be Introduced to Youth by Emily Mendenhall
How do we foster empathy in our children? (Particularly empathy for people living in poverty – both in countries far away and neighborhoods closer to home?) We ask…
Thomas Marchione Award
The September 10 deadline is fast approaching! Don’t miss this opportunity for fame and glory (and a prize). FoodAnthropology Thomas Marchione Award: Recognizing Outstanding Student Research H…
How immigrants to America become “white”
For De Correspondent, I wrote on the white supremacist movement surrounding the Trump campaign, and the complicated history of “whiteness” in America. An excerpt on Polish-Americans: Here…
Language, Power, and Pot: Speaking of Cannabis as Medicine
By: Elisa (EJ) Sobo The US cannabis landscape is shifting quickly, and so is the way we talk about the plant and its uses. The push to end…
The Problem With Heritage
Last week, a variety of news outlets covered the International Criminal Court’s successful prosecution of Islamic extremist Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi for destroying nine historic mausoleums in 2012 at…