Don’t let agencies and influencers ru(i)n your development communication!
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.…
Review of 2018, Part 1 (January–March): Unloading the American Empire
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…
The Thickest Review of 2018: An Overview
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…
Material Culture Journalism, 3
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…
What 2018 Taught Us About Everything Human
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 and the Anthropology of Collective Joy
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…
Government Of, By, and For the Trolls
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…
„Why are White People Expats when the Rest of Us are Immigrants?“. Hochqualifizierte Arbeitsmigrant_innen in Kenia zwischen Kosmopolitismus und Abschottung
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…
Berufliche Ausbildung: Für junge Geflüchtete doppelt wichtig
Von Franziska Schreyer und Angela Bauer Asylberechtigte und anerkannte Flüchtlinge können aus einem befristeten in einen unbefristeten Aufenthaltsstatus wechseln, wenn sie ihren Lebensunterhalt überwi…
LSE RB Year in Review: The Top 12 Book Reviews of 2018 (Part Two)
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…
Job for Arctic Anthropologists in Europe? Oulu
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…
Job: Arctic Sustainability, resilience and climate change
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…
In der Schreibphase angekommen
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…
Switched on Pop
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…
Switched on Pop
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…
Zines!
Rather than do terms papers or group presentations for my History of Anthropological Theory class this semester, I had students work in groups to develop zines based on…
Coffee Culture Comes Home
By Jesse Dart Anthropology Department, University of Sydney Starbucks opened in Italy a few months ago. While the hype has worn off a bit, some days you still find…
Issuing Trigger Warnings in an Age of Mass Shootings
Ellie Fleischer writes “Enough Is Enough” at a memorial near the Tree of Life Synagogue on Monday, October 29, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Salwan Georges/Getty Images On the last…
Ayça Çubukçu, “For the Love of Humanity: The World Tribunal on Iraq” (U Pennsylvania Press, 2018)
Harkening back to the tribunal on Vietnam once convened by Bertrand Russell and Jean-Paul Sartre, the World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI) emerged in 2003 from the global antiwar…
LSE RB Year in Review: The Top 12 Book Reviews of 2018 (Part One)
Image Credit: (Pixabay CC0) What were you reading in 2018 on LSE Review of Books? In Part One of our review of the year, we count down the 12…
Ayça Çubukçu, “For the Love of Humanity: The World Tribunal on Iraq” (U Pennsylvania Press, 2018)
Harkening back to the tribunal on Vietnam once convened by Bertrand Russell and Jean-Paul Sartre, the World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI) emerged in 2003 from the global antiwar…
Material Culture Journalism, 2
Continuing with the Material Culture Journalism series…. “We Broke Into A Bunch Of Android Phones With A 3D-Printed Head“ by Thomas Brewster at Forbes. (H/T JB) #techology “An…
Being Afghan in America: In the Field With Morwari Zafar
[no-caption] David Williams/SAPIENS How does an immigrant become an “American”? How does any newcomer join any group? SAPIENS host Esteban Gómez shares the story of Morwari Zafar, an…