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The Yin and Yang of Design Anthropology with Dr. Elizabeth Dori Tunstall
In this Conversations episode of This Anthro Life, Adam Gamwell and guest host/TAL correspondent Matt Artz explore the world of Design Anthropology with the help of Dr. Elizabeth…
The Paranoid Style of Climate Change Denial
How Conspiracy-driven theories help the Trump administration reject science. After the unprecedented flooding in Houston due to Hurricane Harvey, Michael Mann, a leading scientific voice on climate ch…
Beyond ABC: Sexual Mobility in Uganda
by Esther Platteeuw
“Born again” – Interview mit den Herausgebern des Handbuchs Evangelikalismus
Die Religionswissenschaft als Disziplin folgte zur Zeit ihrer Entstehung einem Kompromiss mit den christlichen Theologien, der auch den missionswissenschaftlichen Interessen der letzteren geschuldet …
How ancient lentils reveal the origins of social inequality
Lentils might not sound like a spectacular archaeological find but at the prehistoric site of Gurga Chiya in Iraqi Kurdistan they hold the clues to social transformation I…
Reflections on “The Future of Central Asian Studies”
The workshop “The Future of Central Asian Studies” was organized by Judith Beyer and Madeleine Reeves at the University of Konstanz and held on the 11-13th of September…
How ancient lentils reveal the origins of social inequality
Lentils might not sound like a spectacular archaeological find but at the prehistoric site of Gurga Chiya in Iraqi Kurdistan they hold the clues to social transformation Related:…
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…
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