Toxicity, Waste, Detritus: An Introduction by Pamila Gupta
Planet Earth has entered the time of the Anthropocene. For natural scientists, this means that human activity, taken as a whole, has come to rival geological and biophysical…
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A Tale of Two (Ad) Campaigns
For a while, the mega-global corporation, Unilever — owner of Dove beauty products — spoke thoughtfully to the world’s women. The 13-year-long “Real Beauty” campaign that…
Rethinking Beauty and Race at Dominican-American Hair Salons
A Dominican immigrant cuts the hair of a customer at her New York City salon. Seth Wenig/Associated Press This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been republishe…
What mysteries could be unlocked by new Antikythera shipwreck finds?
Excavation has revealed fragments of bronze sculpture and raises the possibility of several buried statues in the area. So what do these discoveries tell us? The shipwreck at…
What mysteries could be unlocked by new Antikythera shipwreck finds?
Excavation has revealed fragments of bronze sculpture and raises the possibility of several buried statues in the area. So what do these discoveries tell us? The shipwreck at…
Is it time for Finnish celebrities to save the black girls of a “developing country”?
Is it time for Finnish celebrities to save black girls of a “developing country”? This is the question that might occur to someone familiar with post-colonial studies observing…
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, October 9, 2017
David Beriss A brief digest of food and nutrition-related items that caught our attention recently. Got items you think we should include? Send links and brief descriptions to…
anthro in the news 10/9/17
Territories of the United States. Credit: Wikipedia colonies of the U.S. The Washington Post published a piece by David Vine, associate professor of anthropology at American University. He…
How subversive artists made thrift shopping cool
Over the past 100 years, visual artists probably deserve the most credit for thrift shopping’s place in the cultural milieu.
Citizen aid – and why ordinary people are founding their own development projects
By Anne-Meike Fechter At the height of the European refugee crisis, volunteers delivered goods to makeshift camps in Calais, set up soup kitchens, and helped recent arrivals on…
Did Columbus Sail to South America by Accident?
Columbus had a rich maritime history to draw from for his voyages. How did this impact his routes? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
On My Shelf: What’s Love Got to Do With It?
The latest installment of On My Shelf takes us into sex tourism in the Dominican Republic. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Rhetoric of Foreclosure and Eviction in Detroit
Analyzing the rhetoric around blight, foreclosure, and eviction in Detroit reveals a lot about local attitudes towards/concepts of ownership, poverty, race, and social justice. Over the last two…
fishing for answers
SDSU anthropologist Matthew Lauer with local fishermen (Credit: Matthew Lauer) San Diego State University anthropologist Matthew Lauer is teaming up with scientists and islanders alike to figure out…
#EVENTS: Spaces, surfaces and borders
You guessed it: it’s yet again time for events! This month, we bring you a selection of exciting events addressing vulnerability, borders, spaces and surfaces. From conferences to…
In The Journals – September 2017, part I by Christine Sargent
Hi everyone! September was full of publications, so we’ll take last month in two parts. American Anthropologist “The Campesino Was Born for the Campo”: A Multispecies Approach to Territorial Pe…
Contested Narratives: Charlottesville and the Caribbean in Perspective
By Kimberley McKinson, Post-Doctoral Research and Teaching Associate, University of Georgia As I witnessed the horrific images of white supremacy and raw hate coming out of Charlottesville, Virginia…
Why The World Needs Anthropologists: Powering the Planet
By Simone Abram Why does the world need anthropologists? This is the question posed at an annual meeting of the Applied Anthropology Network of the European Association of…
Were Peace Medals the Price of Loyalty?
Gift-giving is common to all human societies; it’s one of the behaviors that makes us human. We give gifts to celebrate holidays, birthdays, and weddings, not to mention…