Bataille and anti-fascist politics.
Pretty happy to see this taken seriously. Its like I was waiting for someone to reach for the falling penny. When it happens, its come with a whole…
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When “Voluntary” Return Is Not a Real Option for Asylum-Seekers
Wrestling with the themes of violence, hope, and resilience, Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi often makes delicate use of red—the color of blood. Imran Qureshi “Love Me, Love Me…
Covid-19 and Vaccine Inequalities in South Africa: The Second Year
Lerato Coulter, Nunu Dlamini, Jonathan Govender, Sarah-Jayne Du Plessis, Ryan Harries, Khanyisile Maphalala, Dineo Mtetwa, Katso Sebina, Hannah Sunpath, Storm Theunissen and Lenore Manderson Unive…
How Political Corruption Impacts Culture
How Political Corruption Impacts Culture From a traditional perspective, when people think of South America, many think of a group … More
Michèle Hayeur Smith, “The Valkyries’ Loom: The Archaeology of Cloth Production and Female Power in the North Atlantic” (UP of Florida, 2020)
Marianne Hem Eriksen (Associate Professor, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester) speaks with Michèle Hayeur Smith (Research Associate, Haffenreffer Museum of Ant… Visit New Books in…
ARCHAEOASTRONOMY – THE COSMIC LANDSCAPE
“We are a way for the universe to know itself. Some part of our being knows this is where we came from. We long to return. And we…
Centavitos Against Food Insecurity: Structural Violence, Charity, and Technical Fixes in Guatemala
On March 23rd, 2021, the 2020 yearly results for the “Gran Cruzada Nacional por la Desnutrición” (Great National Crusade for Malnutrition) were presented in a press conference held…
Humans are funny
When Judge Gen, creator of the universe, reflected on the world, she tried to see what she could change. Her verdict was this: "Obviously earth is cancelled… all…
Jane Goodman on her book, Staging Cultural Encounters
Interview by Janina Fenigsen https://iupress.org/9780253049629/staging-cultural-encounters/ Janina Fenigsen: You’ve written a fascinating account of the 2016 US tour of the Algerian the…
The Dirt
Discard Studies is a young field of research that takes systems of waste and wasting as its topic of study, including but beyond conventional notions of trash and…
Gunung Kawi Puncak Batu Tulis
Ngapain jalan kaki keluar masuk hutan? Aktivitas yang melelahkan badan saja. Itu pandangan umum dari beberapa orang yang belum pernah merasakan kenikmatan dari sebuah trip mendaki. Selepas peraya…
Bernard E. Harcourt, “Critique and Praxis: A Critical Philosophy of Illusions, Values, and Action” (Columbia UP, 2020)
Critical philosophy has always challenged the division between theory and practice. At its best, it aims to turn contemplation into emancipation, seeking to transform society in pursuit of…
Special ANSA Collaboration: Hanne Worsoe & Romy Listo on Fieldwork Trauma in & Outsider Witnessing
The Familiar Strange · Special ANSA Collaboration: Hanne Worsoe and Romy Listo on Fieldwork Trauma and Outsider Witnessing This week we bring you a special collaboration between The…
Guest Post: On Changes in the American Folklore Society Annual Meeting Program
I am very happy to share this guest post by Tim Lloyd. The American Folklore Society’s annual meeting is the high point of the professional year for the…
‘Race,’ ‘Diversity,’ and the University
If this was a good time for Canadian academia, you would not be able to tell from the blanket of almost absolute silence that has been pulled over…
Wednesday Round Up #51
“The Descent of Man,” 150 years on “The Descent of Man” is one of the most influential books in the history of human evolutionary science. We can acknowledge…
How Early Humans Shaped the World With Fire
Ancient humans used fire for warmth and food preparation, but also as a tool to shape the physical environment. Jessica Thompson This article was originally published at The…
Links & Contents I Liked 408
Hi all, Our teaching term is slowly coming to an end and I feel a little bit like this melon vendor in Afghanistan surrounded by student essays &…
Hannah Hoechner, “Quranic Schools in Northern Nigeria: Everyday Experiences of Youth, Faith, and Poverty” (U Cambridge Press, 2018)
In a global context of widespread fears over Islamic radicalization and militancy, poor Muslim youth, especially those socialized in religious seminaries, have attracted overwhelmingly negati… Visit New Books…
Rethinking National Parks
Post by SAR president, Michael F. Brown Anthropologist, novelist, and SAR’s Katrin H. Lamon resident scholar of 2015–1…
The Good American (book review)
Imagine if I told you a story about a high school drop-out without any formal credentials who moved into a career with more humanitarian front line work and…
Writing Life No. 12: An interview with Sienna Craig by Yana Stainova
Image 1. Photo of Rauner Special Collections library at Dartmouth College, taken from the perspective of Sienna’s favorite table. Photo by Eli Burakian, 2014. Sienna Craig is a writer…
No-Till: A Win-Win for Soil Conservation?
No-till is a soil conservation practice that has been widely adopted by Midwestern farmers. Many have described it as a “win-win” for soil conservation because it offers benefits…