2016 – Writing
So it’s now 2016 and all that, and apparently that means you’ve got to wrap up the previous year and make a change and so on. A…
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Traveling within the Case by Atsuro Morita
On a boat sailing through the still waters of the Noi River, a tributary of the Chao Phraya River in Thailand, Miura-san, a senior male engineer from a…
African Youth and Social Innovation
The light peering through the door from the adjacent room was dim. It was hard for me to read the notes I was trying to take. But I…
anthro in the news 1/4/16
Sidney Mintz: Founder of the anthropology of food Cultural anthropologist Sarah Hill, associate professor at Western Michigan University, published an article in the Boston Review detailing the work…
2016 – Writing
So it’s now 2016 and all that, and apparently that means you’ve got to wrap up the previous year and make a change and so on. A…
2016 – Writing
So it’s now 2016 and all that, and apparently that means you’ve got to wrap up the previous year and make a change and so on. A…
Remembering Sidney Mintz
Ellen Messer Tufts University Sid Mintz was the greatest food anthropologist of all time. A dedicated social-justice scholar-activist, he produced path-breaking studies of Caribbean sugar-cane worke…
AN Call for Proposals
Anthropology News invites contributions for two series that explore anthropological research and perspectives related to key topical events in 2016. The short calls below are intended to spark…
CfP: “Media anthropology’s legacies and concerns”
The EASA Media Anthropology Network is organizing a panel entitled “Media anthropology’s legacies and concerns” at the 14th European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) conf…
Trading on distortion
The lead researcher on a seminal work mapping the international traffic of e-waste responds to criticism of his research on material flows.
Will the Next Margaret Mead Please Stand Up? The SAPIENS-Allegra Competition to Discover New Public Anthropologists
The anthropologist is a peculiar creature. We study the world, yet too often do not share our insights with the world. Our work explores some of the most…
What FoodAnthropology is Reading Now: January 3rd Edition
January 3rd, 2016: Happy New Year, FoodAnthropology readers! Like every December and January, the internet is ringing in the year with lists–lists of old things, lists of new…
Anthropologist in the Cane
A great of Caribbean anthropology, Professor Sidney Mintz has passed away… Last week one of the greats of North American anthropology, Prof Sidney Mintz, passed away. Mintz was…
Anthropologist in the Cane
A great of Caribbean anthropology, Professor Sidney Mintz has passed away… Last week one of the greats of North American anthropology, Prof Sidney Mintz, passed away. Mintz was…
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Anthropologist in the Cane
A great of Caribbean anthropology, Professor Sidney Mintz has passed away… Last week one of the greats of North American anthropology, Prof Sidney Mintz, passed away. Mintz was…
2015 in Review: Geek Girls and Gender
By Emma Louise Backe For several years, TGA founder Marie-Pierre has been conducting research on the fraudulent phenomenon of “fake geek girls,” a category of women who ostensibly…
Intricacies of Universal Health Care
What are some of the primary concerns of Universal Health and access to quality health care? Among researchers doing studies in this area, these concerns have raised new…
The Making of Home
One of the strengths of this book—and part of its appeal to readers interested in archaeology and anthropology—is its long view, examining changes in cultural trends over the…
ISIS will fall
Stephen Walt has an astute analysis of the state of ISIS in Foreign Affairs.
Happy New Year!
The Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition wishes you a happy new year. May your 2016 be full of joy and delicious!
My top 5 trends of 2015 – and some predictions for 2016
With best wishes for a healthy and productive 2016! 1 – WHITE PRIVILEGE UNDER ATTACK Debates and struggles around race have taken centre-stage in 2015, with an intensity…
Web Roundup: 2015 by Lily Shapiro
As the year winds up, many publications around the web are doing “highlights of 2015”-type lists, so I thought I’d compile some of these to give a bit…