Benjamin Schmidt‘s beautiful new book argues that a new form of exoticism emerged in the Netherlands between the mid-1660s and the early 1730s, thanks to a series of…
The amateur film is becoming a global visual lingua franca, a consequence of the conjuncture of the digital with new and widely accessible film technologies (notably the camera…
An event with Professor Anthony Shelton Thursday 21 May 2015, 6pm, Room G01, School of Arts, Birkbeck, University of London, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD Between the…
Photomontage realised by Vento Ribelle and posted on their Facebook page on the 20 April 2015 and shared by left-wing individuals in Grano. This post is prompted by the…
Nicholas B. Dirks‘ Autobiography of an Archive: A Scholar’s Passage to India (Columbia University Press, 2015) is a wonderful collection of essays, loosely arranged along the line’s of…
Disenchantment and British politics Emma Crewe, social anthropologist and research associate at SOAS, the University of London, published an op-ed in the Times Higher Education (U.K.) on how…
The recent #Caribbeanfutureforum silenced a large volume of voices. Here’s how and why Power has many definitions. One way anthropologists talk about power is the “power matrix,…
It was the most complicated of things, a love triangle involving young professionals who were meant to collaborate, and who did, but whose contrasting personalities and diverging agendas…
It was the most complicated of things, a love triangle involving young professionals who were meant to collaborate, and who did, but whose contrasting personalities and diverging agendas…
Tabea Schnepf „Was ich mir wünschen würde ist eine gleiche Behandlung wie ein deutscher Assistenzarzt, die werden jedoch ganz offensichtlich und gar nicht elegant bevorzugt. Im Endeffekt…
It was the most complicated of things, a love triangle involving young professionals who were meant to collaborate, and who did, but whose contrasting personalities and diverging agendas immediately…
As more cultural commodities enter the market, cultural distinctions will become muted to suit the appetites of a wider clientele — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
In recent weeks, as part of Operation Decisive Storm, a military coalition of ten predominantly Sunni states led by Saudi Arabia has been shelling military installations, arms stockpiles,…
By Christine Tomlinson To read Tom Boellstorff’s introduction to this book reviews series, head over to The Book Review as Conversation. T. L. Taylor. 2006. Play Between Worlds: Exploring Online…
There is a nicely done satire by Sean McFate on how to take over a small country. Check it out here. Note: Only the rich may apply.
Hi all, The busy end-of-term weeks are approaching fast, so I sort of skipped one link review and focused on other content instead (see below).But it also means…
The idea of setting up a blog dedicated to multispecies engagements emerged in the course of conversations at an ESRC-funded Scottish Training in Anthropological Research (STAR) workshop, and…
The signfiicance of selling a personal substance in the public market. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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…
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…
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…
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…