When the Ground Refuses to Settle: Living with Unfinished Landscapes in the Western Ghats
On the national highway that cuts across the lower slopes of the Western Ghats, the surface itself is rarely the […] The post When the Ground Refuses to…
On the national highway that cuts across the lower slopes of the Western Ghats, the surface itself is rarely the […] The post When the Ground Refuses to…
You are invited to an afternoon discussion on 11 February among (and with) Annelies Moors, Nadia Bouras, Sarah Bracke and Jeroen Geurts. This event brings together scholars and research leaders to ref…
ANTH 3354 – Anthropology of Hunting Spring 2026 As the instructor for this course, I reserve the right to adjust this schedule in any way that serves the…
A group of archaeologists and anthropologists have come together in a new publication to open up conversation about the state of academic publishing and how it can (and…
By Gijs Koopman – Paired with the failure to explain to my grandmother what it exactly is, I still wonder why I really chose anthropology. But when I…
Men are not trash. Perpetuating that narrative helps normalize rape culture by making it seem like it’s just inherent to their nature. It’s not, and we’ve gotta stop…
This essay by Sina Knecht traces my experience as a student-participant in the performative piece laut&LAUTER, staged as part of a seminar at the University of Münster. The…
Fragments on Trees & Ireland
By Shahram Khosravi “What should we do when the heaven turns away from us?” I was asked this some years ago by a childhood friend from our village…
Over the past several years, menstrual and hormonal cycles have gained significant public attention across the US and Europe, concurrent with growing skepticism towards biomedicine and an idealization…
I can’t stop thinking about anthropologist Michael Taussig’s book Shamanism, Colonialism and the Wild Man about the terror of the rubber trade in Colombia. In it, he describes…
Welcome back to a new year!Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in…
We are delighted to welcome Vaia (Yioula) Sigounas as the new co-chair of the Anthropological Responses to Health Emergencies (ARHE) SIG. Yioula brings deep experience and insight into…
Simmons, Dana. 2025. On Hunger: Violence and Craving in America, from Starvation to Ozempic. University of California Press. ISBN: 9780520412989 xiii + 234 pp. Acknowledgements, notes, bibliograp…
By Dr. Mahesh Chandra Pal, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, National Post Graduate College, Lucknow, India How might we teach epic narratives like the Ramayana in anthropology class…
https://www.ucpress.edu/books/borderland-circuitry/paper Shulan Sun: How would you introduce the main arguments of Borderland Circuitry in 2026, especially in light of the U.S. gover…
Gideon Levy. 2024. The Killing of Gaza: Reports on a Catastrophe. New York: Verso. In The Killing of Gaza: Reports on […] The post The Killing of Gaza: Reports…
America-the United States, is a multicultural, multi-ethnic country composed of Indigenous peoples and peoples who have emigrated here from every other country and land in the world. For…
Written by Jehron Muhammad West Africa’s “coup belt” widens as the continent confronts a striking resurgence of military attempts at …
We received a box of daikon (大根) from my wife’s brother in rural Aichi Prefecture… I documented the worn handicapped parking spot at our locl convenience store… I…
A set of news clippings from the 1870s is helping to hone in on where the Indian encampment was in Albany, OR. Previously, it was said to be…
Invitation to join a series of (virtual and in-person) gatherings Exhausted by academic writing that mistakes joyless seriousness for rigour? […] The post Ethnographies of Joy: A Definitionless…
I’m honored to share that I’ve joined the Board of Directors at OutCare Health. OutCare Health is doing critical work to advance LGBTQ+ health equity by supporting providers and…