Beyond the data: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on BAME groups
PETER BICCAREGUI Calling for a follow up report. On the 5th April 2020, almost a year ago to the day I’m writing this letter, Belly Mujinga died at only 47…
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April Sizemore-Barber, “Prismatic Performances: Queer South Africa and the Fragmentation of the Rainbow Nation” (U Michigan Press, 2020)
At his 1994 inauguration, South African president Nelson Mandela announced the “Rainbow Nation, at peace with itself and the world.” This national rainbow notably extended beyond the bounds…
Robert Brooks, “Artificial Intimacy: Virtual Friends, Digital Lovers, and Algorithmic Matchmakers” (Columbia UP, 2021)
What happens when the human brain, which evolved over eons, collides with twenty-first-century technology? Machines can now push psychological buttons, stimulating and sometimes exploiting th… Visit New Books…
Suchitra Samanta, “Kali in Bengali Lives: Narratives of Religious Experience” (Lexington Books, 2021)
In Kali in Bengali Lives: Narratives of Religious Experience (Lexington Books, 2021), Suchitra Samanta examines Bengalis’ personal narratives of Kali devotion in the Bhakti tradition. These p… Visit New Books…
Alice Beban, “Unwritten Rule: State-Making through Land Reform in Cambodia” (Cornell UP, 2021)
Why do so many Cambodian small landholders live in fear? How did the issuance of official land titles contribute to growing indebtedness in rural areas? Why did the government…
Sorting It Out: Sustainability in Higher Education
by Kathy Zhang In May of 2021, I graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a combined degree in Environmental and Sustainability Studies and Art. I…
Hege Høyer Leivestad: The Port Revisited—Cargo capitalism at the Strait of Gibraltar
https://aoe.fi/api/download/hegehyerleivestadt-1636961958864.m4a Hege Høyer Leivestad (Stockholm University) gave on 12.11.2021 a paper entitled “The Port Revisi…
30 Minute Methods – TDTU, Vietnam
30 minute methods’ seminar series [online in November] in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanites, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam. 1. Tuesday November 16, 2021, at 4pm…
Food Anthropology Graduate Student Mixer!
SAFN is pleased to announce that in conjunction with the Graduate Association of Food Studies (part of the Association for the Study of Food and Society) we will…
Ep #84 Activist Anthropology & Becoming Humanitarian Victims: This month on TFS
The Familiar Strange · Ep #84 Activist Anthropology & Becoming Humanitarian Victims: This month on TFS This week the strangers are joined by Kathryn Allan! Kathryn is currently…
Representation matters
It may seem obvious to some, but when I came out 35 years ago, I never saw relationships like mine the way we see them now in advertising,…
Links & Contents I Liked 424
Hi all, This week’s review features insights from Uganda, Madagascar, North Africa, Afghanistan, Mexico, India, Brazil, Australia, UK, the UN system & the World Bank! So enjoy your…
Intersections of Political Power, Religion, and Public Health in Africa: Covid-19, Tanzanian President Magufuli, and Nigerian Prophet T. B. Joshua by Laura A. Meek
This is the final piece in the Contested Truths series, which has been edited by Jia Hui Lee, Laura A. Meek, and Jacob Katumusiime Mwine-Kyarimpa. This series analyzes…
Surfing in Color
“Surfing in Color” is part of the collection Lead Me to Life: Voices of the African Diaspora. Read the introduction to the collection here. Floating, my gaze and…
PhD scholarship Canada community economic development
Colleagues from the University of Manitoba have shared this generous scholarship opportunity. If you are interested in economics of Communities in the Canadian North, and would like to…
On Chicken Soup and Justice
The author’s matzoh ball soup. Photo courtesy of the author, all rights reserved. Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of postings by students in a graduate…
Nestucca Accounts of the Great Fire of 1845 and First Encounters with White Men
There are numerous oral histories from tribal people in Oregon about catastrophic events, fires, volcanic eruptions, floods, tsunamis. Many of these stories are fantastically imagined and are likely…
Welcome Back to the Teaching Culture Blog!
After a two-year hiatus, we’re delighted to announce the relaunching of UTP’s Teaching Culture blog. We are mindful of the incredible changes and challenges that have occurred and/or…
The Sisters of Loretto Share a Kinship With the Earth
The Sisters of Loretto, a women’s religious community, prioritize environmental stewardship at their working farm in rural Kentucky. Cody Rakes This month, global delegates have been gath…
This school and cultural institution in rural Uganda will level the playing field for women and girls
I first heard about InteRoots’ work in Uganda through recent articles that featured their work in connection with decolonizing philanthropy and ethical storytelling, so I happily agreed to…
Researching Islamic Manuscripts
Mahmoud Zaki has assembled a major resource on sources for the study of Islamic manuscripts, including links to major digital collections and publications. It can be accessed here.…
Professor Thomas Hylland Eriksen received an honorary doctorate from Charles University
Marek Jakoubek One of the most famous and influential social anthropologists of the last decades, professor of anthropology at the University of Oslo, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, received an…
Book Review: Decay edited by Ghassan Hage
In Decay, Ghassan Hage brings together contributors to explore the mechanisms, conditions and temporalities of social and material decay in a variety of settings across the globe. Encouraging…
Wondering How to Design a Qualitative Study?
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. Dana Malone’s inspiration for researching in her own backyard, why she chose to do qualitative research…