Early morning Yirralka-ŋura
Bukmak Yolŋu’yulŋu baḏak ŋorra yukurra, Everyone is still asleep, wäwa walala, all [our] brothers waku walala, all [our] children gutharra walala, gaminyarr walala,…
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Critical Medical Humanities – A special feature of Medical Humanities by Elizabeth Lewis
The June issue of Medical Humanities includes a special feature section entitled “Critical Medical Humanities.” This collection opens with a piece by William Viney, Felicity Callard, and A…
Joyce B. Flueckiger, “When the World Becomes Female: Guises of a South Indian Goddess”
Joyce B. Flueckiger‘s new book When the World Becomes Female: Guises of a South Indian Goddess (Indiana University Press, 2013) is a rich and colorful analysis of the goddess…
“Words of Witness” Captures The Ambiguity of The Egyptian Revolution
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Words of Witness, Mai Iskander’s compelling account of the aftermath of Egypt’s 2011 revolution in Tahrir Square that led to the resignation…
Why do Young Men from Lower Socio-Economic Classes prefer Shopping Online?
Photo by Shriram Venkatraman Most of us on social media have noticed the static advertisements that are displayed on the side panels or the advertisements that intrude upon…
Disability Fieldnotes Week in Review: June 26-July 2
Here is a curated collection of last week’s disability news. Enjoy! History: “Laura’s World” (Louis Menand) New Yorker feature story on Laura Bridgman, the first deafblind chil…
#Review: Money From Nothing, Part 2 of 2
This post represents the final part of our special review section on Money From Nothing: Indebtedness and Aspiration in South Africa. Check out the first installment here. The legacy…
Communication without Metapsychology
This is an excellent book. I cannot think of another on this topic that matches its clarity, concision, accessibility, comprehensiveness, and argumentative rigor. I’m quite amazed that Scott-Phillips…
In the Journals, June 2015 – Part I by Elizabeth Lewis
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Deaf Bodies and Corporate Bodies: New Regimes of Value in Bangalore’s Business Process Outsourcing Sector Michele Friedner This article ethnographically …
A closer look at communication among our closest relatives
I am writing this while conducting fieldwork in Zambia, with only very limited access to the internet. Therefore, I could not read already existing posts and the corresponding…
Summer Writing: Practice Community
Savage Minds welcomes guest blogger Lindsay Bell In the middle of the teaching term, summer is the far away season where you imagine that all of your academic,…
“Torture Is Part Of State Policy” In Egypt
Karim Hamdy was arrested at his home and turned up dead in a police station less than 72 hours later. This photograph circulated widely on Twitter. “Violence and…
New Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein Documentary on Birth Control
Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, the duo who brought us the ever popular Business of Being Born, are back together. They are planning a new documentary called Sweetening…
New Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein Documentary on Birth Control
Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, the duo who brought us the ever popular Business of Being Born, are back together. They are planning a new documentary called Sweetening…
New Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein Documentary on Birth Control
Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, the duo who brought us the ever popular Business of Being Born, are back together. They are planning a new documentary called Sweetening…
New Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein Documentary on Birth Control
Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, the duo who brought us the ever popular Business of Being Born, are back together. They are planning a new documentary called Sweetening…
Review of Danny Hoffman’s ‘The War Machines: Young Men and Violence in Sierra Leone and Liberia’, by Jacqueline Knörr (2014)
Hoffman, Danny (2012): The War Machines: Young Men and Violence in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Durham and London: Duke University Press. Critique of Anthropology 34: 124 (2014). Hoffman’s…
Review of Danny Hoffman’s ‘The War Machines: Young Men and Violence in Sierra Leone and Liberia’, by Jacqueline Knörr (2014)
Hoffman, Danny (2012): The War Machines: Young Men and Violence in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Durham and London: Duke University Press. Critique of Anthropology 34: 124 (2014). Hoffman’s…
AAA Applauds Decision to End Controversial HTS Program
In 2008, the AAA took a leadership position among social science organizations in questioning the ethics and effectiveness of a U.S. Army program known as the Human Terrain…
Dagelijks leven in het vluchtelingenkamp van Kobani in Suruc, Diyarbakir, april 2015
Deel twee van een foto essay door Edien Bartels, Trudie Visser (tekst) en Marije Koudstaal (© foto’s). (Deel één) Zij schreven eerder een blog over de problematiek van de Ezidi…
REDUX: Dimitris Dalakoglou on State, Violence, Infrastructures and Public Spaces in the European periphery
Worried by the current crisis affecting the Eurozone and many other parts of the world, we also sometimes feel disempowered by our lack of deeper understanding of the…
Anthropology Major Jobs: Advice for Undergraduate Majors
Please help a recent high school graduate who desperately wants to be an anthropology major but worries about the anthropology major jobs after graduation: Hi Jason, I’ve recently…