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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Eine Kirche von Rudolf Schwarz, ausnahmsweise nicht im Rheinland, sondern 1960 im oberösterreichischen Linz entstanden: Ein stahlbetonbewertes Gerüst, mit Ziegel aufgefüllt, die innen unverp…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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?…
International Research Workshop Critical understanding of racialization in the era of global populism Workshop program Workshop theme 3-4 June, 2019 Venue: Aalborg University, Campus in Copenhage…
In a previous blog post, we mentioned the subcultures originated around the consumption of a particular product or brand. We also mentioned how some events or activities can…
Am 9. Mai wurde in Darmstadt Frau Clarissa Agricola M. A. der Eduard-Anthes-Preis 2019 verliehen. Es handelt sich dabei um den wichtigsten Archäologiepreis für herausragende Dissertationen in Deutschl…