In 1980, Charles Wetli—a Miami-based medical examiner and self-proclaimed “cult expert” of Afro-Caribbean religions—identified what he called “excited delirium syndrome.” Soon, medical examiners began using the syndrome regularly…
War forced millions of Syrians from their homes. It also forced them to rethink the meaning of home itself. In 2011, Syrians took to the streets demanding freedom.…
As a growing area of inquiry in STS, maintenance studies brings two critical insights to the post-Actor Network Theory (ANT) landscape. First, relations are not a state of…
APLA Book Prize in Critical Anthropology recognizes work that best exemplifies creativity and rigor in the ethnographic exploration of politics, law, and/or … More
https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/between-self-and-community/9781978831384/ Hyemin Lee: Your book wonderfully illustrates the encounters between globally dominant socialization ideologies…
Black African women in former colonial centers such as London gesture to subversive ways of communicating with those imprisoned in archives across generations. ✽ despite the Maangamizi,( Maangamizi…
The Ethnographer’s Way: A Handbook for Multidimensional Research Design (Duke UP, 2024) guides researchers through the exciting process of turning an initial idea into an in-depth research project. Kristin…
To understand elders’ experiences of aging in place, sociologist Stacy Torres spent five years with longtime New York City residents as they coped with health setbacks, depression, gentrification,…
Graphic Gastronomy Bandes Dessinées, Comics, Mangas and Food Cultures through History 15th Conference of the European Institute for the History and Culture of Food 3 – 5 December…
By Suchismita Das, Assistant Professor, Ahmedabad University, India Late in the night of 3rd October 2023, the moraine holding the South Lhonak Glacial Lake in place, at 17,300…
By Mariachiara Ficarelli, PhD Student, Harvard University, United States “I am not here looking for votes, and I am not here as part of an election campaign. I…
It is only in recent years that sociologists and historians of the social sciences have given empire the attention it deserves in histories of the discipline. In this…
Abstract: Reviewing the Takhayyul Team’s long journey of ethics approvals by various institutional bodies, this paper questions the ethics of […] The post Ethics without the Ethics: The…
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How are psychedelics revolutionizing wellness, creativity, and leadership? In this episode of This Anthro Life, host Adam Gamwell speaks with Paul F. Austin, founder of Third Wave, about…
Announcement from SSJ-Forum: Produced by members of the rephoto lab at University of Tsukuba. The symposium and accompanying exhibition are funded by a Graphic Culture Research Grant from…
Héloïse Pillayre, postdoctoral researcher, Sciences Po, Lyon, in conversation with Fabien Provost, social anthropologist, French Research Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). In this episode, so…
Minny Lee We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2024 Christine Wilson graduate award is Minny Lee, for her essay entitled “Korean Buddhist Temple Food:…
In early 2024, Spain’s culture minister announced that the nation would overhaul its state museum collections, igniting a wave of anticipation—and controversy. ✽ WHEN SPAIN’S CULTURE MINISTER, E…
In the spirit of “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993) and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (Book by Dr. Seuss, 1957 and TV Special 1966)… I call…
Wandering through the central streets of Tehran, you will invariably come across the ubiquitous street booksellers and their stalls. As […] The post Street Books in Tehran: Collective…
Sophie Warth We are pleased to announce Sophie Warth as the winner of the 2024 Christine Wilson undergraduate writing award. She won with a paper entitled “First Meals…
After five years of research and writing, I am pleased to announce that my first book is under contract with University of Texas Press. Peer reviews came back…
Keywords: Feminism, emotion, methods, ethnography It was a hot sweltering Sunday afternoon in the bustling city of Karachi. I had […] The post The Ethics of Researching the…