Living Fossils
One of the most popular jokes among anthropologists is how often our work is mistaken for palaeontology. Almost every one of my colleagues and even a few of…
How “Fake News” Lost Its Meaning
Collins Dictionary named “fake news” its 2017 word of the year, an easy choice given the word’s “unprecedented usage increase” of 365 percent over the previous year. Collins…
Guest Post: An Open Letter to Anthropology
[The following is a guest post by graduate student of anthropology. All names have been changed.] Dear Anthropology, I want you to know why I feel the way…
In The Journals, May 2018 by Ann Marie Thornburg
We hope you find articles of interest in this month’s In The Journals selections. Happy reading! American Ethnologist Quantitative care: Caring for the aggregate in US academic population…
Wenn die “Theologie” der Religionskritiker*innen auf “konfessionslose” Islambilder trifft
Im “Freitag” finden sich aktuell zwei Beiträge zum Berliner Neutralitätsgesetz. Auf die Startseite als Empfehlung aus der Community geheftet wurde “Die Krux mit der Religion” von David Danys…
Science as a Structure of Violence
The study of human diversity and subsequent racialisation of people has been examined and critiqued but has escaped interrogation as an institution by which structural violence is enacted.…
A Brief History of Race in the Western Thought
Race, as a concept, has important ontology in American society. In order to understand the relationship between race, genetic research, and the American class structure, it is necessary…
Regarding the moral issue in Corporate Anthropology
An interesting anecdote is told by Patricia Sunderland and Rita Denny in their work “Doing Anthropology in Consumer Research”. They were both contacted by an important fast food…
Regarding the moral issue in Corporate Anthropology
An interesting anecdote is told by Patricia Sunderland and Rita Denny in their work “Doing Anthropology in Consumer Research”. They were both contacted by an important fast food…
A City Called Gaza
When the aging stretch taxi made its way out of the parking lot of the Rafah Terminal in the southern Gaza Strip I remember being struck b…
Anthropology as Strategy: A Review of Jay Hasbrouck’s “Ethnographic Thinking”
Anthropology is flourishing outside universities. More anthropologists than ever before work in the commercial sector- as researchers, consultants, user experience and design specialists. Techniques…
Re-viewing The Truman Show
By Peter Versteeg. “We accept the world with which we are presented” is probably the best summary of The Truman Show, a modern classic film from 1998. We,…
anthro in the news 6/4/18
Bikini Bottom. Credit: Encyclopedia Spongebobia Bikini Bottom matters: More than SpongeBob The Conversation (U.S.) published commentary by Holly M. Barker, senior lecturer in anthropology at the Univ…
Col(Lab) on Food, Risk and Privilege
by Annie Sheng, Cornell University We experience the world and our food with all our senses, so why not get tactile as we discuss risk and privilege in…
Review: Food Parcels in International Migration
Food Parcels in International Migration: An Intimate View. Diana Mata-Codesal and Maria Abranches (Eds.) Palgrave 2017. Rhian Atkin (Cardiff University) The prospect of a book dedicated to research…
Observations and reflections
Four Poems, Spring 2018 1) I remember you, abuela. The tortillas and the way you touched the comal to check the temperature. I want to ask you things…
David Parisi on his new book, Archaeologies of Touch
Archaeologies of Touch (US & Canada: use promo code MN82600 for 30% off): https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/archaeologies-of-touch Archaeologies of Touch (EU: use promo code f…
Bibliography of the Egyptian Revolution Reaches 1000 Texts
Yesterday I was asked to review a paper on the Egyptian uprisings for an academic journal. After I read the manuscript, I went through the references, as I…
Book Review: Against Meritocracy: Culture, Power and Myths of Mobility by Jo Littler
In Against Meritocracy: Culture, Power and Myths of Mobility, Jo Littler offers a rich analysis that intricately teases out the grasp ‘merit’ and ‘meritocracy’ have on everyday…
10 Jahre PASS: „Wir möchten dazu beitragen, Fakten zu liefern und die politische Diskussion zu versachlichen“
Interview mit Mark Trappmann (Projektleiter) Vor zehn Jahren wurde die Studie „Lebensqualität und soziale Sicherung“, auch bekannt unter der Abkürzung PASS – Panel „Arbeitsmarkt und soziale Sicherung“…
‘Taking back control?’ Die Auswirkungen des Brexits auf Flüchtlingspolitik Großbritanniens
Für die Befürworter des Brexits war Migrationskontrolle ein wesentlicher Grund für den Brexit. Doch im Bereich der Einwanderung von Flüchtlingen würde ein harter Brexit paradoxerweise eher weniger als…
Are Tribes Ready for Termination, Again?
Are Tribes Ready for Termination, Again? In the past few weeks a number of federal administration officials have made statements which suggest that a concerted effort is underway…
Lessons on Social Difference from an Ancient Maya City | Ryan Collins | TEDxBrandeisUniversity – This Anthro Life
Hey Listeners, we wanted to share some news. As you have probably noticed, TAL has been slow to post as of late. Both Ryan and Adam have finished…