Zareena Grewal – By the Dawn’s Early Light: Chris Jackson’s Journey to Islam
We often regard 9/11 as the pivotal moment in which people’s views about Islam and Muslims changed. Notwithstanding the fact that it was indeed a huge moment, the…
We often regard 9/11 as the pivotal moment in which people’s views about Islam and Muslims changed. Notwithstanding the fact that it was indeed a huge moment, the…
Hi all, You’ll notice the new layout; there have been a few problems with Blogger’s dynamic themes so I switched to a more traditional one. The blog loads…
Hi all, You’ll notice the new layout; there have been a few problems with Blogger’s dynamic themes so I switched to a more traditional one. The blog loads…
The construction of a proposed natural gas pipeline in Puerto Rico’s Jobos Bay would threaten one of the island’s largest estuaries and the people who depend on it.…
What do you do when a global cooperation pollutes your hometown, while the owners live on a different continent? Who can you complain to when your job is…
What do you do when a global cooperation pollutes your hometown, while the owners live on a different continent? Who can you complain to when your job is…
What do you do when a global cooperation pollutes your hometown, while the owners live on a different continent? Who can you complain to when your job is…
3 May marks the annual World Press Freedom Day. The Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research (Nordicom) which hosts the UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Expression,…
3 May marks the annual World Press Freedom Day. The Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research (Nordicom) which hosts the UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Expression,…
Once upon a time, Americans didn’t know what to do with "alligator pears." Now we can’t get enough — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What kind of object is a planet? Lisa Messeri‘s new book asks and addressed this question in a fascinating ethnography that explores how scientific practices transform planets into…
I love the customer reviews posted on The Three-Headed Dog‘s Amazon page and wish there were a reply-function so I could talk with the writers. Take E Silheit,…
By Maria Menegaki Based on the paper ‘When Science Fiction meets Religion: The Case of Jediism’ which I presented in Piran, Slovenia in 2015 in terms of the…
With the recent increase in folks’ throwing shade and swastikas on other people’s ethnicities, I thought I’d take a moment to remind us all that racial purity is…
Kelly Alexander Breaking news from the world of U.S. food policy: President Trump’s new ag secretary Sonny Perdue moves to loosen federal school lunch legislation, thereby slowing healthy food…
Two old friends, the anthropologists, Paul Stoller, an American and Emile Martin, a Frenchman, are having lunch in Paris
Two old friends, the anthropologists, Paul Stoller, an American and Emile Martin, a Frenchman, are having lunch in Paris
Some modern militaries distribute leaflets, such as the ones these Iraqi boys are reading, in an attempt to convince people to believe certain things or behave in a…
Who do we commemorate? Every year, the same questions pop up during the first days of May. Who do we commemorate on 4 May (Remembrance of the Death)?…
Credit: Transcultural Studies, University of St. Gallen Conference report on the anniversary conference: ‘Transfigurationen: Medizin macht Gesellschaft macht Medizin’, 17-18 February 2017, organised…
Two old friends, the anthropologists, Paul Stoller, an American and Emile Martin, a Frenchman, are having lunch in Paris
Two old friends, the anthropologists, Paul Stoller, an American and Emile Martin, a Frenchman, are having lunch in Paris
This conference explores the socio-material interfaces where waste meets politics in the present. 2 June 2017 – 3 June 2017, Cambridge, UK.