D.A.T.T. Critical Thinking Series
Last summer was the first time that I decided to run the freedom school. I designed a syllabus, held the twitter chats, & I and my comrade Arash…
Last summer was the first time that I decided to run the freedom school. I designed a syllabus, held the twitter chats, & I and my comrade Arash…
Ramadan Diaries takes you into the Ramadan experience of two students of anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis, Oguz Alyanak and Dick Powis. They will be fasting…
This entry is part 7 of 7 in the Decolonizing Anthropology series. By Daniel M. Goldstein “The master’s tools,” Audre Lorde (1984) famously said, “will never dismantle the…
Rachel Black President, Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition Connecticut College Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the John Dewey Kitchen Institute at the University…
Is understanding consent as “simple as tea?” Increasingly, we have begun to think that it is common sense to see rape and other forms of sexual assault almost…
„Mikroserielles Erzählen“: Prof. Torsten Hoffmann untersucht in seinem Vortrag die Selbstthematisierung des Narrativen in Heinrich von Kleists „Unwahrscheinliche Wahrhaftigkeiten“. 16. Juni, 18 Uhr, R…
There is a very interesting project happening through Momondo right now. It’s called the DNA Journey. As explained on Bloghizzle‘s website:We are currently populating an earth that is…
Stone tools, like Acheulean hand axes, remain well-preserved for eons because they are stones first, tools second. Fired ceramics remain well-preserved for millennia because they are, in essence,…
Im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung „Spielarten der Populärkultur – ästhetische und didaktische Perspektiven“ spricht der Literaturwissenschaftler Prof. Heinz Drügh am 14. Juni „über einen mythischen Or…
I apologize for the delay! Here are some readings for this week! Again feel free to leave article suggestions at smechong@gmail.com With the first week of Ramadan complete,…
Anthropologist jailed in Iran without charge Hoodfar speaking at George Washington University in 2015. Source: Barbara Miller/GW The National (Abu Dhabi) reported that sociocultural anthropologist Hom…
Image 1: Traders and Transport Options on the Border of Kenya and Uganda. Photo credit: Niti Bhan. Upon reading the Emerging Future's Lab newly released report Borderland Biashara…
Image 1: Traders and Transport Options on the Border of Kenya and Uganda. Photo credit: Niti Bhan. Upon reading the Emerging Future's Lab newly released report Borderland Biashara…
Image 1: Traders and Transport Options on the Border of Kenya and Uganda. Photo credit: Niti Bhan. Upon reading the Emerging Future's Lab newly released report Borderland Biashara…
By Jeremy Trombley, University of Maryland, College Park § My research looks at the entities and interactions that constitute the Chesapeake Bay watershed – specifically the role that computational mo…
Image 1: Traders and Transport Options on the Border of Kenya and Uganda. Photo credit: Niti Bhan. Upon reading the Emerging Future's Lab newly released report Borderland Biashara…
Letter from the Editor: I am happy to announce Welcome to the The Co-Desinging with Machines edition. As someone with one foot in industry redesigning organizations to flourish in a…
This past weekend, Orlando, Florida witnessed the worst mass shooting in America’s recent history. This violent, planned attack in a public place is tragic, and our hearts go out…
My heart goes out to the victims of the Orlando shooting. I hope people in the area continue to donate blood and that people nationwide give money and…
Anthropology Clubs (AnthroClubs) is an official student program for undergraduate members of the American Anthropological Association that works to foster community among those majoring, minoring, or …
Are solutions to marital problems always best solved through legal means? Should alternative dispute resolutions be celebrated? In her latest book The Trouble with Marriage: Feminists Confront Law…
In “The Dos and Don’ts of Cultural Appropriation” (2015, The Atlantic), author Jeni Avins argues that cultural appropriation can actually be a positive thing. Heavily focused on the…
Introduction When I began my graphic memoir series, Aliceheimers, it focused just on life with my mother Alice before and during dementia. But the revelatory insight that she…
by Gemma Harvey When pharmaceutical giant GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) recently announced that it will not be filing for patent protection for new medications in Least Developed and Low Income…