Breakfast at 9pm?
I put the alarm clock on for 3.15 am, got up and fried two eggs, which I ate with bread, followed by fruit and water. Then at 4.00…
Mare Nullius at Bergen Summer Research School
Over the last couple of weeks, the University of Bergen has hosted the Bergen Summer Research School, bringing together PhD students and junior researchers from a wide range…
A Year Without Flying
As teaching finishes, the last of the marking is done and the exam boards wrap for the year I have a bit of time to reflect back on…
M. D. Foster and J. A. Tolbert, “The Folkloresque: Reframing Folklore in a Popular Culture World” (Utah State UP, 2015)
This volume introduces a new concept to explore the dynamic relationship between folklore and popular culture: the “folkloresque.” With “folkloresque,” Foster and Tolbert name the product created when……
M. D. Foster and J. A. Tolbert, “The Folkloresque: Reframing Folklore in a Popular Culture World” (Utah State UP, 2015)
This volume introduces a new concept to explore the dynamic relationship between folklore and popular culture: the “folkloresque.” With “folkloresque,” Foster and Tolbert name the product created when……
No disparen al turista: el turismo como colonización.
“El turismo es la quintaesencia del fetichismo de la mercancía. Es el último culto, la adoración de unos bienes que no llegan nunca, porque se les ha…
Right and Left? Nope.
HELGA INGEBORG VIERICH·SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2018 “..The watchwords of the nineteenth century have been, struggle for existence, competition, class warfare, commercial antagonism between nations, mi…
I’m too tired to read your work — on refusing HAU Journal
This weekend, PhD student Taylor Genovese drew attention to the fact that the former Editor in Chief of HAU journal was granted an opportunity to write a final editorial…
A Crisis Of (Feminist) Faith Through An Encounter In A Clinical Setting
Anthrodendum welcomes guest blogger Sreeparna Chattopadhyay. She is a Senior Research Scientist and Associate Professor at the Public Health Foundation of India. She finished her A.M. and Ph.D.…
Juan del Nido discusses his dissertation about Uber
Page 99 is home to one of the most linguistically precise segments of my dissertation, concerning the construction of a legal case against Uber in Buenos Aires, Argentina,…
The Horror of War – Part 3
Sometime in June 1971, an incident occurred that completely changed my attitude toward the US Army. In fact, I was never the same again. It all…
Arbeitslosigkeit im Kulturbereich
Heute erscheint ein Gastbeitrag von Mareike Menne auf www.kulturmanagement.net. Es geht um einen konstruktiven Umgang mit Arbeitslosigkeit. Lest hier weiter: Arbeitslosigkeit im Kulturbereich. …
Derek Sayer. Ethnographic fragments #23: erasing history in San Francisco, censorship Canadian-style, and two women of courage and conviction – coasts of bohemia
Derek Sayer invokes Humphrey Jennings “Pandemonium” as explanation of how he sees his fragments [I read trinkets] series working. In particular these latest few seem worth the entry…
Carolina Alonso Bejarano, “Decolonizing Ethnography: Undocumented Immigrants and New Directions in Social Science” (Duke UP, 2019)
Almost 30 years ago, following the lead of scholars and thinkers of color and from the global South, anthropologist Faye Harrison and some of her colleagues published Decolonizing…
Carolina Alonso Bejarano, “Decolonizing Ethnography: Undocumented Immigrants and New Directions in Social Science” (Duke UP, 2019)
Almost 30 years ago, following the lead of scholars and thinkers of color and from the global South, anthropologist Faye Harrison and some of her colleagues published Decolonizing…
Moderne Architektur, die altern darf
Die Kirche in Puchenau (Oberösterreich), 1975 neben die ab 1963 errichtete Wohnsiedlung gebaut, von dem Ex-Nazi-Architekten Roland Rainer, wie die Siedlung selbst. Rainer realisierte hier einen hervor…
Paying back or paying forward: What does it mean to give?
I was lucky to have Mexican friends to put me up, ferry me around, shower me with food and attention, without asking for a thing in return. It…
„Urheimat” der Chinesen. Die Sprachwissenschaft und die Suche nach „Wurzeln“
Nicht nur mit Blick auf die europäische Vorgeschichte zeigt sich, dass genetische und sprachwissenschaftliche Methoden immer enger zusammenwachsen. Und auch bei der Suche nach der „Urheimat“ der Chine…
Vitamins For Face Rejuvenation
Hyaluronic acid, collagen, vitamins, plants and mineral salts: discover how to choose supplements for the skin according to the needs of your skin. Supplements have been very popular…
Web Roundup: Abortion Bans, Heartbeat Bills, and the Future of Roe v. Wade by Whitney Arey
A year ago, I wrote about changes in abortion access globally, as countries like Ireland and Argentina were on a path to decriminalizing access to abortion services. While…
Goose Lessons
What can an anthropologist (who specializes in humans) learn from an unlikely species (like a goose)? Plenty, it turns out. My husband and I went goose-banding the other day,…
Google’s Empire: The Science Fiction of Power
“For as long as I can remember, I always wanted to make a film about libraries,” explains Ben Lewis, the director of Google and the World Brain (2013).…
Africa Today: The Legacies of Colonialism, by Henrietta Ezegbe
I960 often referred to as “The year of Africa” symbolized emancipation and a new dawn for the African continent. The Independence movement spread through the continent like wild…
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A young woman too shy to look at the camera at Nova Canaã shelter in Boa Vista, Brazil. (UNHCR/Genesis Andreina Lemus Guacaran) Hi all, I hope the latest…