Chasing the Myths of Mexico’s “Superrunners”
Surrounded by torch-bearing supporters, runners kick a ball as part of a traditional rarajípare racing event practiced by the Rarámuri people of Mexico. Marcos Ferro On a mesa…
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Gavin Van Horn and John Hausdoerffer, “Wildness: Relations of People and Place” (U Chicago Press, 2017)
Whether referring to a place, a nonhuman animal or plant, or a state of mind, wild indicates autonomy and agency, a unique expression of life. Yet two contrasting ideas about…
David Arditi, “Getting Signed: Record Contracts, Musicians, and Power in Society” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020)
How does the record industry work? In Getting Signed: Record Contracts, Musicians, and Power in Society (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020), David Arditi, Associate Professor in Sociology and Anthropo… Visit New Books in Anthropology for…
Todne Thomas, “Kincraft: The Making of Black Evangelical Sociality” (Duke UP, 2021)
Kincraft: The Making of Black Evangelical Sociality (Duke University Press, 2021) by Todne Thomas takes a deep dive into the social and religious lives of two black evangelical churches…
Removal of Four Tribes from the Umpqua Reservation 1855-1856
Between the time of the formation of the Umpqua Reservation in the Umpqua basin (1854) and the removal of the four tribes to Grand Ronde Reservation, in late…
Review: Animal, Vegetable, Junk
Mark Bittman. Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of food, From Sustainable to Suicidal. Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt, Boston and New York: 2021. ISBN: 9781328974624. pp.364. Richard Zimmer (S…
Not “just tools”: The framework of equivalence and cochlear implants in Jordan by Timothy Y. Loh
“Should all deaf children learn sign language?” This seemingly innocuous question was the theme of a roundtable article published in the influential journal Pediatrics in 2015, which compiled…
Deaf and Incarcerated in the U.S.
Deaf incarcerated people may have trouble accessing prison programming and educational opportunities due to a lack of necessary accommodations. Michael Williamson/The Washington Post/Getty Im…
Miss Tampon Liberty
In the 1980s, when menstruation was generally considered taboo, artist Jay Critchley made art out of discarded plastic tampon applicators washed up and collected on local beaches. With…
Megan Carney, “Island of Hope: Migration and Solidarity in the Mediterranean” ( U of California Press, 2021)
With thousands of migrants attempting the perilous maritime journey from North Africa to Europe each year, transnational migration is a defining feature of social life in the Mediterranean…
Eviatar Zerubavel, “Taken for Granted: The Remarkable Power of the Unremarkable” (Princeton UP, 2018)
Why is the term “openly gay” so widely used but “openly straight” is not? What are the unspoken assumptions behind terms like “male nurse,” “working mom,” and “white…
Entrepreneurship and Emergent Technologies: From Predicting to Creating the Future
“What is the motivator, what inspires us?” Stephen discusses with his teammate. “The reason is contribution, contribution to the world and to the future. It is about the…
On borrowed time: Living with chronic terror in the United States’ insulin crisis by Erin V. Moore
As the United States began closing its borders in March 2020, Americans with diabetes, already under threat from the coronavirus, faced another pandemic hazard: pharmacies were regularly running…
Visualising solidarity
At the occasion of the open access launch of his book Ironies of Solidarity: Insurance and Financialisation of Kinship in South Africa (Zed Books, 2020), Erik Bähre reflects…
Visualising solidarity
At the occasion of the open access launch of his book Ironies of Solidarity: Insurance and Financialisation of Kinship in South Africa (Zed Books, 2020), Erik Bähre reflects…
Ep #76 The Sounds of Fieldwork & Choosing Your Field Site: This Month on TFS
The Familiar Strange · Ep #76 The Sounds of Fieldwork & Choosing Your Fieldsite: This Month on TFS This week we’d like to introduce a new Familiar Stranger,…
Psychiatric Becomings in Times of War. A Short History
Dr Ukshini, her back turned towards us in her white doctor’s coat, was busy preparing Turkish coffee over a small gas cooker. Laughing she remembered how American psychiatrists…
Showing Our Strength: Resilience and Compassion in the Indigenous Southwest
Free virtual event explores resilience and perseverance across…
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Hi all, 22 of our ComDev students presented great theses last week, the semester is slowly winding down & your favorite weekly #globaldev review is back with news,…
Political Ecology and Power Generation in North London
ByRachel ParsonsMSc Anthropology, Environment, and Development On a mild day, upwind, there’s not much that would give it away. Only the small, thin puffs of white smoke floating…
Your Life is Data – Wie erleben Studierende die Pandemie? (#WitnessingCorona)
Hide Press Release (2 Less Words) Laura Siebert Mein Leben als Material für meine anthropologische Forschung? Genau diesen Ansatz verfolgt die sogenannte Autoethnographie. Dabei bilden die autobiograp…
Manon Garcia, “We Are Not Born Submissive: How Patriarchy Shapes Women’s Lives” (Princeton UP, 2021)
We are here today with Manon Garcia, the author of We Are Not Born Submissive: How Patriarchy Shapes Women’s Lives, published this year, 2021, by Princeton University Press. The book…
Alice Elliot, “The Outside: Migration As Life in Morocco” (Indiana UP, 2021)
The Outside: Migration as Life in Morocco (Indiana UP, 2021) traces how migration has come to occupy a striking place in the lives of many Moroccans. A full 10 percent…