OCTOBER Where US–Canada relations were concerned, as well as Trump’s trade strategy, NAFTA was the leading event opening the month of October. The US–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) On Monday,…
It was my second night at the University Housing complex of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The metal frame and grid of the bed creaked so much it…
David Beriss A brief digest of food and nutrition-related items that caught our attention recently. Got items you think we should include? Send links and brief descriptions to…
JULY June was a month so heavily saturated with key turning point events, that it seemed like the longest month of the year—but then July came. Already, on…
APRIL The Trade War Begins? April continued many of the same themes from March, beginning with the apparent start of a trade war between China and the US…
The Material Vernaculars book series, published by the Indiana University Press in partnership with the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, is maturing. Four titles have now appeared and…
This book is about storytelling and music video – well, also politics and terror, performance and television. HUTNYK_PANTOMIME TERROR The book tunes into music in three acts. I…
Christmas Tree in Milan, ItalySource: Wikipedia Hi all, I’m leaving some great readings here for the holidays. Aidnography will take a short break and I’ll be back with…
In der Reihe „Einblicke“ werde ich immer wieder kurze Einblicke in mein empirisches Material gewähren, das ich in einem slowakischen Dorf gesammelt habe, über das Leben von älteren…
I didn’t want to end my 2018 blogging year with another critical post, but the two recent development communication fails from the Netherlands seem to warrant a response.…
In memory of James Laxer, n. December 22, 1941, d. February 23, 2018, prolific author, and an inspiration to all Canadian academics to think for ourselves. JANUARY A…
Numbering 100 printed pages, at about 50,000 words, the thickest review of 2018 is about to be published here in four parts over the next few days. A…
Thanks to all the friends sharing the material culture journalism. Here is a new batch. The passing of Shan Goshorn is particularly sad to note. “The making of…
In the fall of 2018, thousands of migrants, mainly from Central America, approached the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping for an opportunity to seek asylum in the U.S. Here, a…
Edith Turner Visiting with my students Shane Metivier, Erica Walters and Sarah Sutton at the AAA Annual Meetings in Washington DC 2014 Photo by Erica Walters Note: Earlier…
Countering Trump begins by recognizing his role as troller-in-chief. The United States and the world have now spent two years trying to figure out how to deal with…
Ein Essay von Lara Berens 1. Dein Essay in einem Satz: In meinem Essay zeige ich, auf Basis welcher Merkmale, Norm- und Wertvorstellungen sowie Lebensstile Inklusions- sowie Exklusionsmechanismen…
Von Franziska Schreyer und Angela Bauer Asylberechtigte und anerkannte Flüchtlinge können aus einem befristeten in einen unbefristeten Aufenthaltsstatus wechseln, wenn sie ihren Lebensunterhalt überwi…
Image Credit: (Pixabay CC0) What were you reading in 2018 on LSE Review of Books? Following Part One, which counted down from 12-7, in Part Two we reveal the 6…
The University of Oulu is strengthening their Arctic profile and have announced several jobs. Let’s hope they will hire anthropologists eagerly! It depends on how many good anthropologists…
Fancy a career in Canada? If your are suitably qualified, you can try this one. They claim they want a special focus on indigenous knowledge too: SSHRC CANADA…
Nun bin ich mit meiner Dissertation in der „Schreibphase“ angekommen. Das heißt für mich: JEDEN Tag schreiben, selbst wenn es nur wenige Minuten sind. Mit dieser Methode ist…
On this episode of This Anthro Life, hosts Adam Gamwell and Matt Artz are joined by assistant professor and musicologist Nate Sloan and music journalist and songwriter Charlie…
On this episode of This Anthro Life, hosts Adam Gamwell and Matt Artz are joined by assistant professor and musicologist Nate Sloan and music journalist and songwriter Charlie…