Marxist Political Economy and Tourism
Article by R V Bianchi: Marxist Political Economy and Tourism “The dearth of Marxist theorising in tourism remains something of a mystery, not least given that it has…
Article by R V Bianchi: Marxist Political Economy and Tourism “The dearth of Marxist theorising in tourism remains something of a mystery, not least given that it has…
Using an original poetic form, a poet chips away at a difficult history—becoming an agent of her own remaking and more than just an estranged daughter. “Debitage” is…
There are many books giving advice about research methods on the market, but The Art and Craft of Comparison (Cambridge UP, 2019) is the first monographic marriage of comparative and interpretive…
Revolutions in technology are fundamentally transforming what it means to be human. Or are they? As Webb Keane points out, before humans consulted ChatGPT, they propitiated oracles. Before they fell…
Sideways Migration: Being French in London (Routledge, 2025) examines the relationship between migration and socioeconomic status. In particular, it charts a set of middle-class aspirations that lead people to…
Boy Scout . The image above is on repeat – uncanny since now they’ve all got patched in – the ‘same’ publicity photo was again released by HS…
When Only God Can See: The Faith of Muslim Political Prisoners (Pluto Press, 2024), uncovers the unique experiences of Muslim political prisoners held in Egypt and under US custody at…
How to dwell in a forest alongside giants, avoid disturbing a living god, assist an animal with their manners, and help an elephant cross the road. The Presence of…
Written by Adeoluwa Chukwu During an age where the flame of Pan-Africanism has been severely dimmed by the wave of …
By Sandy Smith-Nonini, Affiliated Research Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill As I write, President Trump rolls out more executive orders, many ignoring federal rul…
By Eric Hirsch, Associate Professor, Franklin & Marshall College Readers of this post are likely to be familiar with the Maldives’ recent history of climate advocacy. In 2009,…
ByTalia J Lyn-CookBSc Anthropology hyperfeminine. soft girl. chic girl. *that girl.* ~ modern phrases we use to describe ourselves ruler. apple. pear. hourglass. ~ **objects** we use to…
by Freek Colombijn and Marjo de Theije – Renowned anthropologist James (Jim) Ferguson passed away on 14 February 2025 at 65. He obtained his PhD in Social Anthropology…
I submitted my slightly revised short review of Jason Stearns’ The War That Doesn’t Say Its Name – The Unending Conflict in the Congo to Global Responsibility to…
Last year, I submitted an abstract for a conference about the future of authoritarianism with the title ‘knowledge production and […] The post In times like these appeared…
The Japan Anthropology Workshop (JAWS) and the Anthropology of Japan in Japan (AJJ) joint conference will be held in Kobe from April 4th (Friday) to April 6th (Sunday),…
Work on Artificial Intelligence writ large has moved past laudatory excitement to one of vast critique. This recent scholarship has demonstrated the various racist and sexist biases embedded…
Community members are speaking out or joining the conversation about attributing their knowledge and recognizing their roles in research.
The Roti Collective, a community-based research project, explores the layered histories that brought a flatbread from the Indian subcontinent around the world. THE PERFECT BITE Roti, an unleavened…
Of all the mental illnesses, schizophrenia eludes us the most. No matter the strides scientists have made in neurological research nor doctors have made in psychiatric treatment, schizophrenia…
Writing on the ways the changes in museum display can be understood as a record of political and economic, especially colonial, articulation (without insisting there are any direct…
Santa Fe, NM – February 25, 2025 – The School for Advanced Research (SAR), a nationally and internationally le…
New analyses from Iron Age burials reveal that women remained in their natal communities and provided the key to kinship. The findings offer essential clues about gender roles…
How do young people participate in democratic societies? Youth Participation and Democracy: Cultures of Doing Society (Bristol UP, 2024) introduces the concept of ‘doing society’ as a new theory of…