Expulsions
Attempting to bring emerging systemic dangers to our attention, Sassen documents the edges of expulsion and extreme cases of devastation through a series of well-researched c…
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Postgraduate research in the Caribbean
Whose side are we on? “Whose side are we on?” is a famous and pertinent question asked of social science research by sociologist Harold Becker in a 1967…
Benedict Anderson About Nationalism (In mijn vaders huis, 1994)
In 1994 Dutch TV host Anil Ramdas (1958-2012) interviewed Benedict Anderson who wrote Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origins and Spread of Nationalism (London, New York: Verso, 1983,…
Honoring America’s Love of Beer
As with most things in a narcissistic anthropologists life, our emerging passions become contextual obsessions of sorts. We believe that if we have an affinity for something, then…
William Bunsen Professor of Anthropology at Hudson University
I am so sorry to be a day late making this announcement, but I want to share with you the exciting news of my new appointment as the…
Then and Now: April Fools’ Day—How did we get here?
Where is here exactly? Here is a tired, eye-roll inducing pseudo-holiday that we endure with a grimace every year. Hopefully you have room for one more article about…
Cheating all around
The correct and inevitable guilty verdict in the sad case of the “Atlanta Cheating Scandal” is a reminder that the current system of high-stakes testing drives all particip…
Notes from the Field: When Breastmilk Isn’t Enough
Veronica and 4 month old Paulo Today’s post is a guest article from anthropologist Veronica Miranda. Veronica’s “Notes from the Field” appeared in the most recent Council on…
Notes from the Field: When Breastmilk Isn’t Enough
Veronica and 4 month old Paulo Today’s post is a guest article from anthropologist Veronica Miranda. Veronica’s “Notes from the Field” appeared in the most recent Council on…
Notes from the Field: When Breastmilk Isn’t Enough
Veronica and 4 month old Paulo Today’s post is a guest article from anthropologist Veronica Miranda. Veronica’s “Notes from the Field” appeared in the most recent Council on…
Notes from the Field: When Breastmilk Isn’t Enough
Veronica and 4 month old Paulo Today’s post is a guest article from anthropologist Veronica Miranda. Veronica’s “Notes from the Field” appeared in the most recent Council on…
Capitalism and the exquisite choice: anti-economics from Alice Waters and Steve Jobs
Alice Waters opened her restaurant Chez Panisse in 1971. Steve Jobs started selling his Apple I computer in 1976. From these beginnings, and in a relatively brief period,…
Confrontational Self-Organization: Some Reflections from Oakland and San Francisco
We live in tumultuous times. Not equally tumultuous for everyone to be sure, but tumultuous nonetheless. Since September 2014, I have been living in Oakland, California working on…
Anthropology is Taking Over the World
The first clue that anthropology is taking over the world is in the March 2015 issue of American Anthropologist, where Virginia Dominguez writes that she is Taking Over…
17. Digital rights in Southeast Asia and beyond: a review of RightsCon 2015
Update 1 April 2015: See also PDF version. Last week I was in Manila to attend the 4th meeting of the RightsCon series, held on 24-25 March 2015.…
AAA & CASCA To Hold Joint Conference in 2019
AAA & CASCA To Hold Joint Conference in 2019. #AAA2019 The American Anthropological Association annual conference will be held in conjunction with the Canadian Anthropology Society/Société canadie…
Fighting an Invisible Enemy in Liberia: the Use of Popular Culture Against Ebola
Two boys manifest the importance of dance in Liberian culture. Dressed in their best attire they shake their legs and tap their feet, with their faces composed throughout…
Can anthropology defeat self-deception to build better apps?
Last September, I participated in the relaunch of Ignite NYC. These mini-presentations test your game by only allowing you five minutes and 20 slides to share your idea…
Falsely Accusing Iran of "Backing Away" from Nuclear Deal–New York Times
David Sanger and Michael Gordon of the New York Times have done it again. They have managed to accuse Iran of acting in bad faith on the nuclear…
The Happiness Paradox of Latin America
Paraguay can’t catch a break. It is where a 19th century war wiped out half the male population; one of the poorest and most unequal countries in the…
The Happiness Paradox of Latin America
Paraguay can’t catch a break. It is where a 19th century war wiped out half the male population; one of the poorest and most unequal countries in the…
Vocal fry, and what we can do about it
Many people have remarked on the inclination of some young women in the US to use “up-talk” in everyday speech. You’ve heard this, I know. It’s that rising…
Fieldwork notes on Mali, Part 2
Back in the states, I read works by anthropologist Robert Desjarlais, known for his sensuous writing and research to try and understand my own experience. To this day…