Why Not “Je Suis Lassana”?
Much of the Western world has expressed solidarity with the right to publish offensive cartoons by identifying with the cartoonists at the iconoclastic weekly, Charlie Hebdo, who were…
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OJT=UWI’s Cepep
The phenomenon of “Bullshit Jobs” in Trinidad… A common complaint I hear informally from some graduates at the UWI concerns the disconnect between what they know and the…
For those Who Decry the Degraded State of the English Language
Racist claims to the contrary (as in the Urban Dictionary’s definition of Ebonics as “A poor excuse for a failure to grasp the basics of English”), it’s good…
Are We Stuck in the ‘Fifties?
This set of fourteen offensively sexist ads from the 1950s is so over-the-top, it’s easy to dismiss them, relegating them to a “Thank goodness we’re beyond this and…
Human Economy Book: People, Money and Power in the Economic Crisis
We are proud to present the edited collection People, Money and Power in the Economic Crisis: Perspectives from the Global South, edited by Keith Hart and John Sharp,…
Open Access and the academic gift economy
No, I’m not arguing that everything should be free. Just academic articles. And I mean really free, in most senses of the word. Last week, the University of…
Open Access and the academic gift economy
No, I’m not arguing that everything should be free. Just academic articles. And I mean really free, in most senses of the word. Last week, the University of…
Open Access and the academic gift economy
No, I’m not arguing that everything should be free. Just academic articles. And I mean really free, in most senses of the word. Last week, the University of…
Amazonian ayahuasca tourism and millenarian imperialism: The story of the Ethnobotanical Stewardship Council
[Abstract] This essay explores proposals that have been made for the political economy of Amazonian ayahuasca shamanism by the Western-based NGO Ethnobotanical Stewardship Council (ESC). The discourse…
Annual Review of Anthropology, Climate Change, Anthropocene
This is a guest post by Sean Seary, a Hartwick College graduate interested in understanding human interactions with biological and social environments, and how anthropology can use that…
The World According to Quinoa w/ Adam Gamwell – This Anthro Life
Today we dive into the world of food! Come hungry as we introduce the world of food studies and explore the changing roles and meaning food has had…
How Humans Cope – This Anthro Life
How do humans cope in the face of uncertainty, challenges, and trauma. Join your friendly neighborhood co-hosts Adam and Ryan as we explore coping across time, scales and…
Genderless Gingerbread Figures and the Custom of Costumes – This Anthro Life
Ryan and Adam explore genderless gingerbread cookies in Australia – do these cookies reveal something about shifting gender paradigms? Also, we explore a bit about how and why…
Riots, Rage and Populism: Voices from the Austere City
Greetings from Naples. Photo by Maurizio Albahari. Pope Francis for President. It’s the latest provocation of Italian comedy sketches, but it generates bitter laughter. It speaks to the…
State of the Union/States of Fear
For this cultural critic, it is interesting to consider what was left unsaid during SOTU’s repartee of call and response. Here are a few issues that are perhaps…
State of the Union/States of Fear
For this cultural critic, it is interesting to consider what was left unsaid during SOTU’s repartee of call and response. Here are a few issues that are perhaps…
Why reading minds is not like reading words
Written by Brent Strickland and Pierre Jacob In a recent review paper in Science (2014. 344-6190) entitled “The cultural evolution of mind reading,” Cecilia Heyes and Chris Frith argue…
State of the Union/States of Fear
The State of the Union (SOTU) address is a striking example of dramatic political theater that features mythic rhetoric in a lofty setting. It is certainly compelling to…
State of the Union/States of Fear
For this cultural critic, it is interesting to consider what was left unsaid during SOTU’s repartee of call and response. Here are a few issues that are perhaps…
State of the Union/States of Fear
For this cultural critic, it is interesting to consider what was left unsaid during SOTU’s repartee of call and response. Here are a few issues that are perhaps…
State of the Union/States of Fear
For this cultural critic, it is interesting to consider what was left unsaid during SOTU’s repartee of call and response. Here are a few issues that are perhaps…
State of the Union/States of Fear
For this cultural critic, it is interesting to consider what was left unsaid during SOTU’s repartee of call and response. Here are a few issues that are perhaps…
State of the Union/States of Fear
For this cultural critic, it is interesting to consider what was left unsaid during SOTU’s repartee of call and response. Here are a few issues that are perhaps…
State of the Union/States of Fear
For this cultural critic, it is interesting to consider what was left unsaid during SOTU’s repartee of call and response. Here are a few issues that are perhaps…