#48 The Nature of Anthropology: Andrew Kipnis on China, Funerals, Ethnographic Socialising & Academic Speech
“I think you’d be crazy to go into something like anthropology if you want to learn how to say whatever other people tell you to say – you…
Sonido, Música y Ciudad: Una Investigación sobre el ruido en Mérida, Yucatán
El problema y el proyecto En 2017, mientras yo conducía un curso sobre sonido y cultura, se recrudeció la controversia alrededor del ruido en la ciudad de Mérida,…
Tut um Gottes Willen etwas Tapferes. Plädoyer für ein Reformations-Rashomon
Verfilmungen von geschichtlichen Ereignissen sagen etwas darüber aus, wie „Geschichte“ gedacht wird. Wird sie als eindeutige und lineare Entwicklung gedacht, von wichtigen Personen gemacht, mit denen …
Knowing Sheep: Anatomical models
Manufactured by Somso, Germany, c 1910Hand-painted plaster & papier mâché in nine parts Manufactured by Hauptner, Germany, early-mid 20th centuryHand-painted plaster in…
Mass protests in Ecuador: what news media don’t report
By Caroline van Slobbe This week, I have experienced the specific scent and feel of teargas for the first time. It is in first instance itchy, as if…
Atmospheric Commons
ATMOSPHERIC COMMONS This text was jointly composed by the AIR group: Hanna Husberg, Agata Marzecova, Liu Xin, Taru Elfving, Nerea Calvillo, Adam Fish & Nicolas Maigret as part…
Organic Waste and the Looming Putrecene
As an urban compost coordinator I have supervised efforts to increase compost collection both commercially and residentially in New York City over the past five years. The job…
Two new podcasts: Charles King and Don Kulick
It’s been a very busy time of year for me and so I’ve done a bad job publicising my podcasts for New Books Network, and this despite my…
De donkere wolk die Scriptie heet (en de vruchtbare grond na de regenbui)
Door Sara Pilic Ik moet het toegeven: alle clichés over het schrijven van een scriptie zijn waar. Tijdens het hele proces ben ik door verschillende fases heen gegaan.…
Staging Seizure: The Chronic Contingency of Epilepsy Diagnosis by Megh Marathe
Epilepsy is a chronic illness and disability characterized by recurrent, unpredictable seizures. Epileptic seizures are transient events during which people lose control over all or parts of body-min…
Florida’s Indigenous Heritage Faces a Watery Grave
Six ancient Native American mounds lie in Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park near Tallahassee, Florida. Ebyabe/Wikimedia Commons This article was originally published at The Co…
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Hi all, Unfortunately, this week features a lot of difficult reads: Mercy Corps is involved in a long-term abuse scandal, the de-facto prostitution of Iraqi child brides, the…
Pearls before Swine
Pearls, in the Parish of St. Andrew’s, Grenada, just up the road from the main town of Grenville, is a unique place that sits at the intersection of two…
ERC Research Group Indigeneities in the 21st Century: 2 Postdoctoral Fellowships and 1 Doctoral Position
Via Philipp Schorch, Munich Available from 1 April 2020 for the duration of 3 years (with the possibility of extension) at salary grade TVL 13 (Postdoc 100 %, Doctoral…
Welcome to #MDGcomics: Mzungus in Development and Governments!
Welcome to #MDGcomics: Mzungus in Development and Governments! A Phd turned Graphic novel about Mzungus in Development and Governments. Meet Omar, the one with the fake beard. Omar…
Understanding the Digital Infrastructure of Photo-sharing in China: Notes on Tuchong as an Example
Yunchang Yang, PhD Candidate, UCL Anthropology A photo of my working space, showing my laptop, notebook, IC card for working with images On 3rd July 2019, I caught up…
Neanderthal Legs and Feet—Suited to Sprinting
If you’re like me, you view long-distance running as a somewhat unrealistic aspiration and see those people who do it well as remarkable creatures. The truth, though, is…
Et boligsystem i endring?
Gjesteinnlegg av Mari Løken, master i samfunnsgeografi Boligmarkedet i Oslo er oppe til revurdering. Terskelen for å komme inn på boligmarkedet – som vi så snedig benevner selveiermarkedet…
Jugaad y Jua Kali: la necesidad, la madre de todas las invenciones.
“Jugaad” o “jugaard” en hindi, consiste en soluciones improvisadas de baja o nula tecnología, con pocos recursos, nacidas de la ingeniosidad y la inteligencia de personas económicamente pobres…
The Inspiration for the History of Anthropology Newsletter
A few years ago when the History of Anthropology Newsletter (HAN) relaunched as an online publication, a number of articles described how it was started by George Stocking in 1973. Mo…
Nico Besnier in anthropology Friday seminar
Nico Besnier (University of Amsterdam / Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies) will present the paper “Utopia Modern: Palm Springs in the American Imaginary” in the Anthropology Friday s…
The value of anthropology in Design Thinking
It seems like everybody is talking about Design Thinking these days. In case you havent, design thinking is a methodology that has become very popular in contexts of…
Sensitivity Reading: Gegen Diskriminierung – für Vielfalt in der Buchszene.
von Anna Helene Lemke Ob Kiezdeutsch, das generische Femininum oder auch das Thema Sensitivity Reading (oder Diversity Reading): Wenn es um Sprache in Deutschland geht, gehen die Meinungen…
“Ain’t no future in your future”: Temporalities of Recovery and Resilience in Flint, Michigan
By Talia Gordon, University of Chicago § A future full of possibilities starts by drinking pure quality water – Nestlé “Pure Life®” Bottled Water In October 2018, Mayor…