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The Real News of Anthropology
These are hard times in the humanities and social sciences, times made much worse — at least in the world of the media — by the latest anthropological…
The Real News of Anthropology
These are hard times in the humanities and social sciences, times made much worse — at least in the world of the media — by the latest anthropological…
Los árboles de La Argentina Blanca
En la década kirchnerista se ha consumado la mayor devastación de árboles de la historia argentina. Sólo en el año 2012, más de cuarenta millones de árboles han…
Brass band fixations
The first episode of the Norwegian documentary series Korpsfiksert (Band fixated) was shown on NRK TV a few days ago, and is now available on NRK net-tv. The…
Future Conversations
Confronting an incredibly seductive array of “devices” we sometimes forget that the foundation of any society is the ability of its members to interact, communicate, and compromise for…
Future Conversations
Confronting an incredibly seductive array of “devices” we sometimes forget that the foundation of any society is the ability of its members to interact, communicate, and compromise for…
Future Conversations
Confronting an incredibly seductive array of “devices” we sometimes forget that the foundation of any society is the ability of its members to interact, communicate, and compromise for…
Future Conversations
Confronting an incredibly seductive array of “devices” we sometimes forget that the foundation of any society is the ability of its members to interact, communicate, and compromise for…
Future Conversations
Confronting an incredibly seductive array of “devices” we sometimes forget that the foundation of any society is the ability of its members to interact, communicate, and compromise for…
Future Conversations
Confronting an incredibly seductive array of “devices” we sometimes forget that the foundation of any society is the ability of its members to interact, communicate, and compromise for…
Anthro field gear review: Cocoons OveRx photochromic eyewear
A few months ago, I embarked on a series of posts reviewing online retailers of high index (read: strong) prescription eyeglasses. The result was an unexpectedly detailed 5-part…
Using art and audiovisual methods with migrants in Spain: an interview with Francesco Bondanini
Francesco Bondanini, a University of Kent alumnus, uses participatory visual methods to explore and empower the lives of migrants and detainees in Spain and Germany. In the interview…
EPIC 2013
EPIC 2013, London 15th-18th September EPIC 2013 is coming. The Call is out and can be found here. Tickets will be going on sale in March.
Who Do We Write For?
As anthropologists, who do we write for? Scholarly articles are typically written for one’s fellow academics. But what about books? Book-length ethnographies are the cornerstone of anthropology. These…
From Dr. Anton W. Niewenhuis Expedition
Die Expedition in Long Bagung (Mai 1899) Quer Durch Borneo book written by a colonial era ethologist Dr. Anton W. Niewenhuis was noted there has been a scientific…
From Dr. Anton W. Niewenhuis Expedition
Die Expedition in Long Bagung (Mai 1899) Quer Durch Borneo book written by a colonial era ethologist Dr. Anton W. Niewenhuis was noted there has been a scientific…
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From Dr. Anton W. Niewenhuis Expedition (Introduction)
Die Expedition in Long Bagung (Mai 1899) Quer Durch Borneo book written by a colonial era ethologist Dr. Anton W. Niewenhuis was noted there has been a scientific…
From Dr. Anton W. Niewenhuis Expedition (Introduction)
Die Expedition in Long Bagung (Mai 1899) Quer Durch Borneo book written by a colonial era ethologist Dr. Anton W. Niewenhuis was noted there has been a scientific…
Cultural fundamentalism. A step forward
“cultural fundamentalism/essentialism does not reify culture, but it is in reality about relationships between cultures as understood and bounded, internally homogeneous, integrated and exclusive sets…
Anthropologists to study humanity’s biggest crises
A new research project looks at how some of our world’s most serious crises are interconnected and what can be done about them. “It is about time that…
In the secret capital
“Our village? If the revolution ever reaches our village, then there really is a revolution in Egypt.” These are the words of Mahrus, a supporter of the revolution…
In the secret capital
“Our village? If the revolution ever reaches our village, then there really is a revolution in Egypt.” These are the words of Mahrus, a supporter of the revolution…