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Climate Wars
Fiji’s human history is directly linked to the ebbs and flows of climate change—particularly of sea-level rise. Throughout the Pacific Islands, fluctuating environmental conditions resulting from…
Kirk A. Denton, “Exhibiting the Past: Historical Memory and the Politics of Museums in Postsocialist China” (U. of Hawaii Press, 2014)
Kirk A. Denton‘s recent book explores the role of the state in China in shaping particular visions of the past through work in and with museums. Focusing on…
Dance the City
How might an anthropologist use dance to study cities? How about dance ethnography as method? The Liquor Store Theatre project (LST) is a series of choreographed dance performances…
Anthropology Newspaper (beta)
If you felt a little overwhelmed by the wonderful (and extensive!) variety of current anthro blogs posted in the 2016 Anthropology Blog Report last week, you might want to check…
Storage and stockpiling as techniques of preparedness: Managing the bottlenecks of flu pandemics by Frédéric Keck
In the last twenty years, influenza has been considered by global health experts as a model for the emergence of new pathogens from animal reservoirs. In the logic…
An Interview with Rachel Tavaras, Indiana University Graduate and Collections Manager at the Museum of Miniature Houses in Carmel, Indiana
Rachel Tavaras grew up in the Chicago area and earned undergraduate degrees in History and Anthropology, both in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University (IU),…
D.A.T.T. Critical Thinking Series
Last summer was the first time that I decided to run the freedom school. I designed a syllabus, held the twitter chats, & I and my comrade Arash…
Ramadan Diaries: Week One
Ramadan Diaries takes you into the Ramadan experience of two students of anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis, Oguz Alyanak and Dick Powis. They will be fasting…
Tools for Dismantling the Master’s House
This entry is part 7 of 7 in the Decolonizing Anthropology series. By Daniel M. Goldstein “The master’s tools,” Audre Lorde (1984) famously said, “will never dismantle the…
A Food Anthropologist at the John Dewey Kitchen Institute
Rachel Black President, Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition Connecticut College Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the John Dewey Kitchen Institute at the University…
The Prominence of Consent
Is understanding consent as “simple as tea?” Increasingly, we have begun to think that it is common sense to see rape and other forms of sexual assault almost…
Vortrag: Mikroserielles Erzählen bei Heinrich von Kleist
„Mikroserielles Erzählen“: Prof. Torsten Hoffmann untersucht in seinem Vortrag die Selbstthematisierung des Narrativen in Heinrich von Kleists „Unwahrscheinliche Wahrhaftigkeiten“. 16. Juni, 18 Uhr, R…
DNA Discovery and Taking a Trip around the World
There is a very interesting project happening through Momondo right now. It’s called the DNA Journey. As explained on Bloghizzle‘s website:We are currently populating an earth that is…
Did Women and Children Exist in Prehistory?
Stone tools, like Acheulean hand axes, remain well-preserved for eons because they are stones first, tools second. Fired ceramics remain well-preserved for millennia because they are, in essence,…
Vortrag: Das Kinderzimmer als mythischer Ort des Pop
Im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung „Spielarten der Populärkultur – ästhetische und didaktische Perspektiven“ spricht der Literaturwissenschaftler Prof. Heinz Drügh am 14. Juni „über einen mythischen Or…
Around the Web Digest- Week of May 5
I apologize for the delay! Here are some readings for this week! Again feel free to leave article suggestions at smechong@gmail.com With the first week of Ramadan complete,…
Anthro in the news 6/13/16
Anthropologist jailed in Iran without charge Hoodfar speaking at George Washington University in 2015. Source: Barbara Miller/GW The National (Abu Dhabi) reported that sociocultural anthropologist Hom…
Review: Borderland Biashara Report (2016)
Image 1: Traders and Transport Options on the Border of Kenya and Uganda. Photo credit: Niti Bhan. Upon reading the Emerging Future's Lab newly released report Borderland Biashara…
Review: Borderland Biashara Report (2016)
Image 1: Traders and Transport Options on the Border of Kenya and Uganda. Photo credit: Niti Bhan. Upon reading the Emerging Future's Lab newly released report Borderland Biashara…
Review: Borderland Biashara Report (2016)
Image 1: Traders and Transport Options on the Border of Kenya and Uganda. Photo credit: Niti Bhan. Upon reading the Emerging Future's Lab newly released report Borderland Biashara…
Excavating the Chesapeake: Exploring the Intersecting Geological, Political, and Technical Layers that Constitute a Watershed
By Jeremy Trombley, University of Maryland, College Park § My research looks at the entities and interactions that constitute the Chesapeake Bay watershed – specifically the role that computational mo…
Review: Borderland Biashara Report (2016)
Image 1: Traders and Transport Options on the Border of Kenya and Uganda. Photo credit: Niti Bhan. Upon reading the Emerging Future's Lab newly released report Borderland Biashara…
Co-designing with machines: moving beyond the human/machine binary
Letter from the Editor: I am happy to announce Welcome to the The Co-Desinging with Machines edition. As someone with one foot in industry redesigning organizations to flourish in a…