"Cuenta, pajarita, cuenta": un cuento palestino de sumud.
“Si los cuentos representan una radiografÃa de nuestra cultura, entonces, el tratamiento que en ellos se hace de la figura femenina contiene grandes dosis de realidad.” Sharif Kanaana,…
Scott Wallace, “The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes” (Broadway Books, 2012)
Journalist Scott Wallace talks about a 2002 FUNAI expedition to find the Arrow People, one of the last uncontacted tribes in the world. Wallace is a writer and…
Anne Balay, “Semi Queer: Inside the World of Gay, Trans, and Black Truck Drivers” (UNC Press, 2018)
In this multi-layered ethnography that centers truck drivers, Semi Queer: Inside the World of Gay, Trans, and Black Truck Drivers (University of North Carolina Press, 2018) describes both…
Scott Wallace, “The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes” (Broadway Books, 2012)
Journalist Scott Wallace talks about a 2002 FUNAI expedition to find the Arrow People, one of the last uncontacted tribes in the world. Wallace is a writer and…
Anne Balay, “Semi Queer: Inside the World of Gay, Trans, and Black Truck Drivers” (UNC Press, 2018)
In this multi-layered ethnography that centers truck drivers, Semi Queer: Inside the World of Gay, Trans, and Black Truck Drivers (University of North Carolina Press, 2018) describes both…
On Being Declared Missing in the Himalayas
Neither the Fulbright Commission overseeing my work nor the US Embassy in Kathmandu could contact me and, in the interim, the three other visitors to Mustang had all…
Vom Gerichtsurteil zur Gleichstellung: Taiwans Ehe für Alle
Mitte Mai bestätigte das taiwanische Parlament eine Gesetzesänderung, durch die die Heirat von gleichgeschlechtlichen Paaren erlaubt wird. Der Weg dorthin war nicht einfach – und auch jetzt gibt es…
Rethinking difference: Muslim and Christian lives in comparative perspective
Image credit: David Evers, Flickr, Creative Commons. By Daan Beekers, Hansjörg Dilger and Daniel Nilsson DeHanas. In recent decades, the anthropology of religion has produced detailed and d…
The Horror of War – Part 2
It was Christmas Eve and it just so happened that I pulled guard duty. The post I was assigned to was a 30-foot tower that stood…
Das langgestreckte Eirund
Eine Kirche von Rudolf Schwarz, ausnahmsweise nicht im Rheinland, sondern 1960 im oberösterreichischen Linz entstanden: Ein stahlbetonbewertes Gerüst, mit Ziegel aufgefüllt, die innen unverp…
Links & Contents I Liked 327
Hi all, We just received a record number of 26 MA theses that need grading, I managed to publish a new book review & there’s plenty #globaldev stuff…
Links & Contents I Liked 327
Hi all, We just received a record number of 26 MA theses that need grading, I managed to publish a new book review & there’s plenty #globaldev stuff…
Humanitarian Wars? (book review)
It does not happen often, but I think a German word actually captures the essence of Rony Brauman’s book Humanitarian Wars? Lies and Brainwashing best: The word is…
Humanitarian Wars? (book review)
It does not happen often, but I think a German word actually captures the essence of Rony Brauman’s book Humanitarian Wars? Lies and Brainwashing best: The word is…
Andrea Ballestero’s new book! A future history of water
If, like me, you’ve been waiting for this title, it will be out next month. Details below on Andrea Ballestero’s fascinating research: From Duke University Press here: Based…
Anthropology and History: summer school 5-11 August
Colleagues from Russia put together a really interesting programme to revisit the relation of anthropology and history, particularly in Russia and post-socialist countries. Their summer school announc…
Indonesian Homecoming Quotes 2018 (Catatan Mudik)
Mudik is traditional practiced by Indonesian people every year. Out its place of origin will be back in every Idul Fitri. Is way and creative way will bikers…
Indonesian Homecoming Quotes 2018 (Catatan Mudik)
Mudik is traditional practiced by Indonesian people every year. Out its place of origin will be back in every Idul Fitri. Is way and creative way will bikers…
APLA Supports Turkish Scholars
The Association for Political and Legal Anthropology unequivocally condemns the sentencing in Turkey of Professor Ayşe Gül Altınay to 25 months in prison for having signed…
White Fans, Liberal Ideologies, and the Erasure of Black Stories in Gaming
Last month, the highly anticipated video game Mortal Kombat 11 (MK11) was released to an excited yet wary fighting game community. Game studio NetherRealm’s newest incarnation received praise…
In the Journals May, 2019
Welcome back to In the Journals, a brief look at just a few articles that have been published in previous months on policing, law, and governance. These readings…
In the Journals – May 2019 by Livia Garofalo
Here is the journal round-up for May! A very interesting batch of articles this month, including the very timely section in Cultural Anthropology on Reproductive Rights in the…
Practicing Heritage Means Life or Death in Rwanda
Community engagement and participation in heritage have become buzzwords for heritage scholarship. Both community engagement and participating in heritage have promised not only a path out of uneth…
Eat Right To Improve Your Body’s Skin
A beauty cream applied daily is essential to keep your face young and radiant, but have you ever considered taking care of your diet to help your skin?…