The Perils and Privileges of an Amazonian Hallucinogen
As practices associated with the use of ayahuasca grow in popularity, so do concerns about the appropriation of Indigenous traditions. Barbara Fraser Jens Kossmagk gazed into the darkness…
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Anthropologists Visualizing Data: Packaging Anthropological Knowledge Part Three
In line with the post from earlier this week, Anthro Everywhere! is revisiting the topic of visualizing data in accessible (i.e. easily consumable) ways. What do I mean…
What Foodanthro is Reading Now, August 3, 2017
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 dberiss@gmail.com or…
Bollywood and women
For the reminder files, an email response to a student met doing Capital in India proposing a PhD on women in Bollywood. I'm not sure I'm the one…
Using Emotional Intelligence to Crack the Job Interview Code
Interviewing? Your skills are important, but it may come down to your emotional intelligence — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Ku Klux Klan and the Value of Shame
A recent Ku Klux Klan rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, drew close to 1,000 counterprotestors. Steve Helber/Associated Press On July 8, Charlottesville, Virginia, witnessed the value of…
New Zealand Symposium of Gastronomy Deadline Extension
A quick update! The deadline for submissions to the 11th New Zealand Symposium of Gastronomy has been extended to August 15, 2017. Everyday: New Zealand Symposium of Gastronomy Christchurch, No…
Summer break
Standplaats Wereld will be back in September. Enjoy the Summer!
Beyond ABC: sexual mobility in Uganda
Beyond ABC: sexual mobility in Uganda By Esther Platteeuw Quote on a classroom wall in Wairaka – From January to March 2017 I conducted my fieldwork in Uganda to…
Web Round Up: Time to Chill? Egg Freezing and Beyond by Moira Kyweluk
A focus on age-related fertility decline, and exploration of ways to expand the timeline and options for biological parenthood have been consistent cultural and web-wide fixations. The $3…
Mess in the Middle East
Many people throughout the Western world do not understand what is happening in the Middle East. Much of the confusion stems from a misunderstanding of the complicated relations…
Ethnographic Films: A Family of Resemblances
This is the third post in my series on the definition of “ethnographic film.” In the first post I laid out the basic approach I am using: one…
The Short Political Career of Strawberries
This unassuming plant can teach us a great deal about politics and colonialism — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
‘Shamanism, Discourse, Modernity’ by Thomas Karl Alberts
Thomas Karl Alberts. Shamanism, Discourse, Modernity. 286 pp., refs., index. New York: Routledge, 2016. $122 (hardback), $54.95 (e-book). First published 2015 by Ashgate. Alberts, of Cape Town, South…
MMWC Practicum Student Successes: Summer 2017
At the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, we are excited about the work that the museum’s first cohort of Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation interns are doing. You…
Robert M. Netting Best Student Paper Prize
Check out this opportunity for money and publication from our friends at the C&A section of the AAA’s for their student paper competitions. Feel free to apply or…
anthro in the news 7/31/17
Anthony Thomas, the two millionth Eagle Scout, addresses a crowd of over 45,000 at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. Credit: Cherie Cullen, U.S. Department of Defense/Wikimedia a letter…
The Packaging Anthropological Knowledge Part Two
As an anthropologist teaching technical communications, I often reflect on the merits of active, concise, and accessible communication styles that I didn’t learn while studying my undergraduate or…
Stepping Down from Savage Minds
I’m sad to announce that I am leaving Savage Minds. Long-time readers have noticed that I have posted less and less frequently over the years, with my last…
Cleaning up toxic sites shouldn’t clear out the neighbors
Notions of “sustainability” and “urban greening” ought to include values of justice and equity. Otherwise, important projects like the Blue Greenway will build sustainable waterfronts for the urban…