My Nonbinary Child
[no-caption] Andrew Hasson/Getty Images “Mom, how do you know you’re a woman?” Sarah, my only child, startled me by asking this question during a telephone conversation this spring.…
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F. Henry and D. Plaza, “Carnival Is Woman: Feminism and Performance in Caribbean Mas. (UP of Mississippi, 2019)
Through a feminist perspective, Carnival Is Woman: Feminism and Performance in Caribbean Mas (University Press of Mississippi, 2019) examines the presence of women in contemporary Carnival by… Visit…
Amelia Moore, “Destination Anthropocene: Science and Tourism in The Bahamas” (U California Press, 2019)
Despite being a minor contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, like many other small island nations, The Bahamas’s ecology and society are especially vulnerable to current and expected……
Pandemic Bakers Bring the Past to Life
Experimental archaeologist Farrell Monaco re-creates the baking techniques of ancient Romans to produce classic breads such as the panis quadratus. Farrell Monaco Around 2000 B.C., a bake…
In Honor of Ganesh Chaturthi 2020, the Ganesh Shaligram!
In honor of the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival in just two days time, today’s Shaligram discussion will be a re-visitation of the Ganesh Shaligram! One of my favorites,…
A College Community of (COVID) Consociated Contemporaries
Anthrodendum welcomes back guest blogger Christian Elliott, a recent graduate in cultural anthropology at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. A College Community of (COVID) Consociated Contemp…
Upcoming Deadlines
Hello Food Anthropologists, The deadline to submit a presentation for the virtual AAA meetings, Raising our Voices is fast approaching – August 25th. See the email sent by…
In the Vault: Perfectly Balanced – Zuni Earrings
Story by IARC collections assistant Molly Winslow In our recent In the Vaults series, we are sharing some of our staff favorites from the I…
Intimate connections and singular embodiments: disability in times of the Covid-19 pandemic by Helena Fietz
In Brazil, most state governors and city mayors in Brazil have been following the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines and, in defiance of federal government protocol, have adopted…
Wednesday Round Up #11
What a Korean Teenage Fashion Trend Reveals About the Culture of Mask-Wearing In 2009, you could immediately spot the cool kids at my middle school in Seoul based…
REDUX: The Privileged Discomfort of Border Crossings
First published December 6, 2018 As social scientists our work often directly grows out of our personal journeys—journeys that are physical, emotional, intellectual and political. However, this is…
How to Study Meaning at Scale: AI and Big Data Ethnography, Microcultures and the Future of Innovation w/ Ujwal Arkalgud
BOOK GIVEAWAY!! We’ve got 20 copies of Ujwal’s book Microcultures to give away to listeners. The first 20 people to email me at thisanthrolife@gmail.com requesting a copy will…
Call for Nominations: Editor(s) of Political and Legal Anthropology Review (PoLAR)
The APLA Board of Directors seeks nominations for the next editor(s) of the Political and Legal Anthropology Review (PoLAR). We aim to announce the appointment by February 2021.…
The Dead Must Be Counted
Crosses bear the names of the dead and the missing along a migrant trail connecting Mexico to Arizona. Christina Felschen In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, disputes…
The new Anthropology Journal Ticker (beta): Get updated with recent open access journal articles!
How do you stay up to date with the most recent journal articles in anthropology? How do you navigate the growing amount of texts? How do you find…
C. Besteman and H. Gusterson, “Life by Algorithms: How Roboprocesses Are Remaking Our World” (U Chicago Press, 2019)
How can we understand computerization as a social process? Life by Algorithms: How Roboprocesses Are Remaking Our World (University of Chicago Press, 2019) is a timely and welcome…
“Islands in a sea of disbelief” – Militant activism in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany
It took us six years, but I’m very pleased to announce that, at last, our book: Islamic Militant Activism in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany – ‘Islands in…
Beirut Blast: A port city in crisis
On 5 August 2020, the Lebanese capital and port city, Beirut, was rocked by a massive explosion that has killed hundreds and injured thousands more, ravaging the heart…
Beirut Blast: A port city in crisis
On 5 August 2020, the Lebanese capital and port city, Beirut, was rocked by a massive explosion that has killed hundreds and injured thousands more, ravaging the heart…
STS and Electoral Politics
In the context of the upcoming US presidential election and increasing evidence of the importance of voting infrastructure, this week we revisit past posts that highlight the key…
What the experience of Covid-19 tells us about disability, work, and accessibility by Bernardo Oliveira
The ‘new normality’ in the world of work: Bernardo, one of the authors of this piece, has Larsen’s Syndrome, a rare genetic disease. Because of this, he has…
Ethics Are for Everyone: Anthropologists talk shop on ethics [webinar recording]
I really enjoyed participating in this discussion on July 22, 2020, with Adam Gamwell, Angela Ramer, and “John Anon”, on what it means to practice ethically in the…
Call for Pitches: FOOD
Image description: Four yellow doughnuts with pink frosting and multicolored sprinkles rest next to one another. One is whole; next to that is an apparently half-eaten doughnut with…
Justine Buck Quijada on her book, Buddhists, Shamans, and Soviets
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/buddhists-shamans-and-soviets-9780190916794 Interview by Claudia Lahr Claudia Lahr: What makes the subject of time – be it linear or recursive – so important i…