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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
“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).…
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…
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…
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…
The social history of Turkey across the twentieth century has produced a tension between state governance and religion. This history informs and shapes modern subjects as they try…
The social history of Turkey across the twentieth century has produced a tension between state governance and religion. This history informs and shapes modern subjects as they try…
Welch einfache Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten es doch gibt: Der zweckmoderne Balkon bekommt eine Gitterstruktur, die ein wenig an Sprossenfenster und somit an einen anderen Stil erinnert und die rote Farbe…
Here are a selection of articles from June. The topics include issues of translation in social studies of medicine, access to health care, and many others. American Anthropologist…
Just out in History and Anthropology. Not my usual kind of thing, but experiments that might lead to a new thing… The first fifty 35 people to email me can…
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I am booking a removals company to move some stuff and reading their contract. Only one of the following prohibited items applies to this blog, but this is…
Last night my friend and I were texting each other during the Democratic debate. He mentioned a concept I wasn’t … More
‘Do no harm’ is the first principle in both research ethics and bioethics, conveying an inherent ambiguity in the biomedical imperative to create healthier and longer human lives.…
More than 70 percent of enslaved people today are women and girls—such as this woman from Nepal, who was sold by her parents as a child. Jonas Gratzer/Getty…
(Nota: Esta publicación está disponible en español aquí.) In early June 2019, news began to break concerning the death of a Salvadoran transgender woman, Johana Medina León, of…
Anthrodendum welcomes guest blogger Chelsey Carter (Twitter @chelsitabonita7). She is an MPH/PhD candidate in Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis (USA) with a graduate certificate in Wo…