Being Intelligent About American Intelligence in the Middle East and Africa
In an era of global complexity in which social and political problems in places like Egypt could have serious ramifications, it would make sense for our most senior…
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Being Intelligent About American Intelligence in the Middle East and Africa
In an era of global complexity in which social and political problems in places like Egypt could have serious ramifications, it would make sense for our most senior…
Suchman: anthropology as square peg to business’ round hole?
UCL hosted eminent (commercial) anthropologist and definitively NOT the inventor of the green photocopier button Lucy Suchman on Monday. Having tired of working at Xerox a while ago and…
Suchman: anthropology as square peg to business’ round hole?
UCL hosted eminent (commercial) anthropologist and definitively NOT the inventor of the green photocopier button Lucy Suchman on Monday. Having tired of working at Xerox a while ago and…
Suchman: anthropology as square peg to business’ round hole?
UCL hosted eminent (commercial) anthropologist and definitively NOT the inventor of the green photocopier button Lucy Suchman on Monday. Having tired of working at Xerox a while ago and…
Suchman: anthropology as square peg to business’ round hole?
UCL hosted eminent (commercial) anthropologist and definitively NOT the inventor of the green photocopier button Lucy Suchman on Monday. Having tired of working at Xerox a while ago and…
Social Upheaval and the Structure of Poverty in Africa
Beyond the speculation on whether social unrest will spread to other nations in the Arab world lies the fact that some 40 percent of the Egyptian population lives…
Social Upheaval and the Structure of Poverty in Africa
Beyond the speculation on whether social unrest will spread to other nations in the Arab world lies the fact that some 40 percent of the Egyptian population lives…
Academics hate being stupid.
[look who didn’t drink his coffee this morning] Let’s begin with a pessimistic idea. People are stupid [insert ignorant, arrogant, whatever] and academics are people. And a hundred…
Elizabeth Edwards and the Problem with Metaphors for Cancer
Serious illnesses like cancer are seen as adversaries that we must defeat. We battle cancer. We fight our illnesses. We should never give up. But Elizabeth Edwards’s example…
Elizabeth Edwards and the Problem with Metaphors for Cancer
Serious illnesses like cancer are seen as adversaries that we must defeat. We battle cancer. We fight our illnesses. We should never give up. But Elizabeth Edwards’s example…
Ann Fabian, “The Skull Collectors: Race, Science and America’s Unburied Dead” (University of Chicago, 2010)
What should we study? The eighteenth-century luminary and poet Alexander Pope had this to say on the subject: “Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper…
Concentration and the Internet
A few tips to quickly share. I am easily distracted, and easily inspired. As a result I’ll be in the middle of a thesis paragraph when I’ll jump…
WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge
Our diplomats are dedicated civil servants. But you can’t expect people to become experts of anything in a matter of months or years — especially something as nuanced…
WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge
Our diplomats are dedicated civil servants. But you can’t expect people to become experts of anything in a matter of months or years — especially something as nuanced…
The Ritual Season
Those who seek power have understood the political punch of myth and ritual. They have always manipulated these central components of social life to further their interests —…
The Ritual Season
Those who seek power have understood the political punch of myth and ritual. They have always manipulated these central components of social life to further their interests —…
Anthropology and Science
A recent Inside Higher Ed article, “Anthropology Without Science”, discusses the American Anthropological Associations recent changes to its’ “vision” (not definition for…
Chapter 3 v2 now online!
Just a quick note to let a few interested parties know that Chapter 3 v2 has been posted. The thesis is coming around second base now and well…