By Suchismita Das, Assistant Professor, Ahmedabad University, India Late in the night of 3rd October 2023, the moraine holding the South Lhonak Glacial Lake in place, at 17,300…
By Mariachiara Ficarelli, PhD Student, Harvard University, United States “I am not here looking for votes, and I am not here as part of an election campaign. I…
It is only in recent years that sociologists and historians of the social sciences have given empire the attention it deserves in histories of the discipline. In this…
Abstract: Reviewing the Takhayyul Team’s long journey of ethics approvals by various institutional bodies, this paper questions the ethics of […] The post Ethics without the Ethics: The…
With the launch of Calm Tech Certified™ and the holiday shopping season here, I’m excited to share this directory of great products and devices that prioritize customer well-being.…
How are psychedelics revolutionizing wellness, creativity, and leadership? In this episode of This Anthro Life, host Adam Gamwell speaks with Paul F. Austin, founder of Third Wave, about…
Announcement from SSJ-Forum: Produced by members of the rephoto lab at University of Tsukuba. The symposium and accompanying exhibition are funded by a Graphic Culture Research Grant from…
Héloïse Pillayre, postdoctoral researcher, Sciences Po, Lyon, in conversation with Fabien Provost, social anthropologist, French Research Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). In this episode, so…
Minny Lee We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2024 Christine Wilson graduate award is Minny Lee, for her essay entitled “Korean Buddhist Temple Food:…
In early 2024, Spain’s culture minister announced that the nation would overhaul its state museum collections, igniting a wave of anticipation—and controversy. ✽ WHEN SPAIN’S CULTURE MINISTER, E…
In the spirit of “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993) and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (Book by Dr. Seuss, 1957 and TV Special 1966)… I call…
Wandering through the central streets of Tehran, you will invariably come across the ubiquitous street booksellers and their stalls. As […] The post Street Books in Tehran: Collective…
Sophie Warth We are pleased to announce Sophie Warth as the winner of the 2024 Christine Wilson undergraduate writing award. She won with a paper entitled “First Meals…
After five years of research and writing, I am pleased to announce that my first book is under contract with University of Texas Press. Peer reviews came back…
Keywords: Feminism, emotion, methods, ethnography It was a hot sweltering Sunday afternoon in the bustling city of Karachi. I had […] The post The Ethics of Researching the…
The Eastern edges of the European Union stand as landscapes of transformation and socioeconomic and cultural flux, situated between shifting empires and layered histories. Their in-betweenness mirrors…
A team of archaeologists working in Southeast Asia is pushing toward a deeper understanding of history that amplifies Indigenous and local perspectives to challenge traditional archaeological timeline…
A fascinating interspecies relationship can be seen among the horse breeding pastoralists in the Altai and Saian Mountains of Inner Asia. Growing up in a community with close…
Farming Fantasies “There will come a day,” proclaims the player character’s grandfather in the popular video game Stardew Valley, “when you feel crushed by the burden of modern…
When the Grand Ronde Reservation was created some 32 tribes were moved, or resettled, onto the reservation. Conditions on the reservation were not good for
Have you ever felt successful on the outside but empty on the inside? In this episode of This Anthro Life, host Adam Gamwell speaks with Dr. Nethra Samarawickrema…
4th Conference on Food & Communication Food for All: Media, Communication and Food Democracy University of Lille, France, 10-12 September 2025 The 4th Conference on Food & Commu…
I wish I could say the 99th page of my dissertation was somehow at least partiallyilluminating about what I tried to say with my doctoral research, but alas.…
A 19th-century prophetess reportedly bore a serious message from the ancestors to her Xhosa people amid British colonial assault. The written archives judged her—but much still remains unknown…