Between 1769 and 1834, an influx of Spanish, Russian, and then American colonists streamed into Alta California seeking new opportunities. Their arrival brought the imposition of foreign beliefs,…
It is certain that we all will experience death in our life. What is less certain is how and where our bodies will be disposed of. In Is…
Over two decades have passed since Croatia embarked upon a transition towards a market economy. Even though it is the EU’s most recent member, rural regions continue to…
Between 1769 and 1834, an influx of Spanish, Russian, and then American colonists streamed into Alta California seeking new opportunities. Their arrival brought the imposition of foreign beliefs,…
When you’re playing an online game and it gets shut down, typically a message flashes on the screen that says something like: “You have been disconnected from the…
Renato Rosaldo. Ilongot Headhunting, 1883-1974: A Study in Society and History. (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1980) Rosaldo’s book is an illuminating example of what has been termed “microhist…
Image: Nick Seaver (https://twitter.com/npseaver/) My lower back is sore. There’s a tension that’s rising from the place where my neck meets my scalp, and my eyes feel baggy.…
Von Christiane Fröhlich und Ulrike Krause Handelt es sich eher um ‚Flüchtlings-‘ oder um ‚Fluchtforschung‘? Dieser Frage gehen wir angeregt durch die Umbenennung vom Netzwerk Flüchtlingsforschu…
Die Umbenennung „Flüchtlingsforschung“ in „Fluchtforschung“ ist ein Gewinn für das Netzwerk. Hierfür gibt analytische und normative Argumente. Die Umbenennung des Netzwerks „Flüchtlingsforschung“ in…
Auf der Mitgliederversammlung während der zweiten Konferenz des Netzwerks Flüchtlingsforschung am 4. Oktober 2018 in Eichstätt haben die Mitglieder die Umbenennung in das Netzwerk Fluchtforschung besc…
door Georgette Veerhuis Het is alweer bijna twee jaar geleden dat ik meeliep met een enorme protestmars in Boedapest, waar zo’n 80,000 man op af kwam, om te…
Earlier this year I published a post describing how back in 2015 three artists — Heba Amin, Caram Kapp and Stone — were hired to create background graffiti…
Late but still lively: it’s October’s installation of In the Journals. Annual Review of Anthropology Ethics in Human Biology: A Historical Perspective on Present Challenges Joanna Radin Th…
Last week a Madrid tribunal declared that sex workers can unionise but prostitutes can’t – or that’s what it comes down to. Sindicato OTRAS was granted conventional union…
by Rebecca Prentice **Republished from The Conversation.** In the five years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory building in Bangladesh – in which more than 1,134…
In Stepping into the Elite: Trajectories of Social Achievement in India, France and the United States, Jules Naudet draws on interviews with individuals in these three nations to…
Between 1769 and 1834, an influx of Spanish, Russian, and then American colonists streamed into Alta California seeking new opportunities. Their arrival brought the imposition of foreign beliefs,…
It is certain that we all will experience death in our life. What is less certain is how and where our bodies will be disposed of. In Is…
People got wishful thinking a lot, and I am always for breaking the borders, but as this can be read from afar, I reckon yes, but the prognosis…
Tag 4: Lamatempel, Konfuzius-Tempel, Himmelstempel und Olympic Green Auch an meinem letzten Tag standen noch mal einige Tempel auf meinem Programm – Peking hat einfach unheimlich viele davon.…
Failing seawall trying to prevent land (and value) from washing into the sea. Baja California Sur, Mexico, 2012. Photo: Ryan Anderson. In August of this year, the Washington…
by Gertrude Lamare It was June of 2015, and we were on the road, travelling down to Umwang village in Assam, to witness the completion of a much-delayed…
“[…] there is nothing so practical as a good theory” (Lewin 1951: 169) Der Sammelband „Theory in Action: Theoretical Constructionism“ diskutiert das Theoretisieren, sowie die Konstruktion von Theorien…
I am happy to share the call for papers for the 12th joint student folklore conference organized by the students at Indiana University and the Ohio State University.…