World Orders Old and New – Latin America
The Colossus of the South “When the resources of that vast country are taken into account,” the editors of the … More
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The Chomsky Chronicles – Wild Man in the Wings
Noam Chomsky is the quintessential pioneering linguist, intellectual and political activist of the last fifty years. He is an American, … More
Elizabeth and Stephen Ferry on Gold Mining in Latin America
I’m happy to announce a new podcast episode over at New Books Network. In this episode I interview brother and sister teams Elizabeth and Stephen Ferry. Elizabeth is…
Looking Forward, Looking Back
Looking Forward, Looking Back …
The Hidden World of Sh*t (a farewell to 2020)
Language warning. We use the word sh*t a lot in this episode, since it is, in fact all about poop. To wrap up this crappy, some may even…
End of Year Thoughts about Legitimacy in the Culture of Speed
A popular 2020 American meme reminds of us of the 1985 Robert Zemeckis science fiction film Back to the Future. In it Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) is…
B. J. Tria Kerkvliet, “Speaking Out in Vietnam: Public Political Criticism in a Communist Party-Ruled Nation” (Cornell UP, 2019)
Since 1990 public political criticism has evolved into a prominent feature of Vietnam’s political landscape. Over the last three decades, such criticism has become widespread around four main……
B. J. Tria Kerkvliet, “Speaking Out in Vietnam: Public Political Criticism in a Communist Party-Ruled Nation” (Cornell UP, 2019)
Since 1990 public political criticism has evolved into a prominent feature of Vietnam’s political landscape. Over the last three decades, such criticism has become widespread around four main…
New “New Books Network ” Author Page
Aloha all. Some quick final links to keep up to date on what I’ve been doing since September. This site has gone on for far too long without…
The Other Side of COVID-19: Ostracization and Guilt among Older Patients in India by Anindita Chatterjee
Neighbours together during the Autumnal festival (pre-COVID; Photo: A. Chatterjee Anamika landed in Dubai on an October 2020 afternoon, and called her mother, Arpita, to let her know…
Shaligram Interpretive Practice (The Basics)
It recently occurred to me that I haven’t spoken very much about the specifics of Shaligram identification. As such, I think I will start a series here on…
Medical Anthropology and Practice of Medicine in Health Issues by Awah Kum Tchouaffi
Abstract: It is known through anthropological literature that African countries are distinguished by a category of medicine that many specialists call ethnomedicine or traditional African medicine. F…
Wednesday Round Up #30
Dylan Thomas reads “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” This reading makes the poem come even more alive, to hear its rhythms in the voice of…
Michiel Baas, “Muscular India: Masculinity, Mobility & the New Middle Class” (Context, 2020)
The gyms of urban ‘new India’ are intriguing spaces. While they cater largely to well-off clients, these shiny, modern institutions are also vehicles of upward mobility for the…
Mark James Porter, “Ecologies of Resonance in Christian Musicking” (Oxford UP, 2020)
Mark Porter (@mrmarkporter) explores the relationship between music, sound, space, and spirit in his new book Ecologies of Resonance in Christian Musicking (Oxford University Press, 2020). Us… Visit New Books…
Mark James Porter, “Ecologies of Resonance in Christian Musicking” (Oxford UP, 2020)
Mark Porter (@mrmarkporter) explores the relationship between music, sound, space, and spirit in his new book Ecologies of Resonance in Christian Musicking (Oxford University Press, 2020). U… Visit New Books…
Michiel Baas, “Muscular India: Masculinity, Mobility & the New Middle Class” (Context, 2020)
The gyms of urban ‘new India’ are intriguing spaces. While they cater largely to well-off clients, these shiny, modern institutions are also vehicles of upward mobility for the…
The mask tan
People are intolerable. Absolutely insufferable beings that never do what they’re told. People do whatever they want and often don’t care because it’s one life right? Let’s live…
Top 10 Discard Studies articles of 2020
It’s time for reminiscing! And what better topic to think back on than a year’s worth of trashy insights? Here are the top ten posts from Discard Studies…
In the Journals, December 2020, Pt. 2 by Eliza Williamson
Medical Anthropology Quarterly This month’s edition of MAQ examines the Covid-19 pandemic and the role of medical anthropology in making sense of and responding to it. Medical Anthropolog…
Other Psychotherapies: Special issue of Transcultural Psychiatry by Eliza Williamson
This special issue of Transcultural Psychiatry explores the under-examined roots of Western psychotherapy, complicating the idea that it is, in the words of the issue organizers, “exclusively&#…
Sudden loss of a great research facilitator
This is dedicated to a long term and very good friend, Konstantin Ochepkov, who passed away in Siberia way too early yesterday, just a little over 50 years…
SAFN Award Winner Interviews
SAFN recently announced the 2020 winners of our student awards. The undergraduate Christine Wilson paper award went to Adele Woodmansee, for her paper “‘It is Pure Criollo Maize’:…
In the Journals, December 2020, Part 1 by Emmanuelle Roth
American Anthropologist Fitness Fanatics: Exercise as Answer to Pending Zombie Apocalypse in Contemporary AmericaKatie Rose Hejtmanek Physical fitness has a long history in the United Sta…