Scholars of religion have mostly abandoned the concept of “syncretism” in which certain apparent deviations from “standard” practice are believed to be the result of a mixture of…
Menstruation as a subject of study is not new. Margaret Mead, Mary Douglas, Chris Bobel, Miren Guillo, and Karina Felitti, among many others, have discussed how menstruation has…
Before we get started some small print: This is (ideally) a weekly update about events in Porgera. Before we get started a few caveats: I’m not in Porgera…
John Work Journal 1834 The journal of John Work[1], a chief fur trader with the Hudson’s Bay Company offers many unique perspectives on the valley
Here’s Why We Think It’s Amazing I’m incredibly excited to award Calm Tech certification to reMarkable Paper Pro, an innovative paper tablet with a color display. I recently completed the…
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18, 2024—Birthed from the land and shaped by a millennium of skillful hands, Pueblo pottery is one of America’s most enduring art forms. An exhibition…
by Yannick van Druijten – When Matús first called Petržalka a ‘concrete jungle’, I laughed. At that moment I had not fully understood what he meant. Matús had…
BCG joins many others in articulating that female consumer / patient needs aren’t being met. This is a market ripe for innovation, disruption, and even aggregation. And hopefully,…
Somatosphere welcomes you to the second part of December edition of “In the Journals.” Scroll through our monthly round up of new research across anthropology, STS and social…
At the end of the semester, a couple of student presentations in one of my classes dealt with drinking in Japan. To be honest, both seemed sterotypical and…
How Is It Between Us?: Relational Ethics and Care for the World (HAU Books, 2023) offers a new theory of relational ethics that tackles contemporary issues. In How Is It Between…
Ross Perlin‘s Language City explores the global crisis of endangered languages by focusing on the extraordinary linguistic diversity of New York City. Weaving history and linguistics with human…
This post is part of a series on the SEEKCommons project; read the Introduction to the series to learn more. On a cool autumn day in Vancouver, I…
This is the Introduction post to our new SEEKCommons series. The posts in this series are forthcoming, and will be linked here in this Introduction as they are…
Encountering a Party of Kalapuya People South of the Long Tom River This encounter occurred in the Mountains Between the Willamette and Umpqua, the Calapooia
Selections from: Dana Journal- This journal was challenging to read as it was in light pencil and a difficult penmanship. He writes in a notation
Henry Eld Journal– September 9th 1841- (at the Willamette Mission settlement leaving Turner’s house)- Our route has been through what might be called a hilly
Colvocoresses has a limited account, his journal ends in the Umpqua Valley. Four years in the Government Exploring Expedition by George M. Colvocoresses, Fairchild, NY,
Journal of Lieutenant George Foster Emmons[1] (Officer of the Peacock) August 7, 1841-The country becoming smoky from the annual fires of the Indians- who burn
Over the 15 years operational history in Ghana, the ASG power plant has established a certain level of credit, which is recognized by the Ghanaian and Chinese side.…
Wer erwartet hatte, ein deutsches Arbeitsgericht wäre kein Ort für Gerichtsaal-Dramen, wurde am vergangenen Dienstag eines Besseren belehrt. Fast fünf Stunden lang tagte das Arbeitsgericht Halle am 10…
https://www.dukeupress.edu/disability-worlds This interview took place on Zoom rather than email, and has been edited to reflect our vibrant conversation Bridget Bradley: Having followed yo…
In this interview with Anna D’Alton, Sarah Kerr discusses her new book, Wealth, Poverty and Enduring Inequality: Let’s Talk Wealtherty. The book argues that to tackle inequality today,…