In space, this is the age of reusability
It might seem that the obvious solution is to reuse rockets. The idea of Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLVs) isn’t new, but reusing rockets has proven tricky in the…
About that takedown notice from the AAA
Here we go again. If you’re a member of the American Anthropological Association, you should have received an email this past week (10/17) about avoiding copyright infringement. The…
About that takedown notice from the AAA
Here we go again. If you’re a member of the American Anthropological Association, you should have received an email this past week (10/17) about avoiding copyright infringement. The…
Me Too Anthropology
TW: Rape, abuse, misogyny; CW: cis-gendered language by Elizabeth Beckmann Just over a week ago the #MeToo campaign, originally pioneered by black activist Tarana Burke over ten years ago,…
“Anthropology in Germany”: My report on the 2017 conference of the German Anthropological Association
Despite storm Xavier complicating the journey to Freie Universität in Berlin’s south, anthropologists working in Germany and beyond came together for the biannual conference of the German Anthropologi…
Über die Kraft der Langsamkeit und das kleine (Pilz-)Glück am Wegrand
Es geschah neulich beim «Piuzele». Missmutig stapfte ich neben meinem Freund durch den goldenen Herbstwald. Der Boden war nass und schlammig, am Vortag hatte es sintflutartig geregnet. Nun…
which movie?
zeph’s pop culture quiz #60 A man is sitting in the cinema. Which movie is he watching? Mind, I am not asking from which film the screenshot is…
Special Focus: Fields, Furrows, and Landmarks in the History of Anthropology
Read the full Focus Section here. The post Special Focus: Fields, Furrows, and Landmarks in the History of Anthropology appeared first on History of Anthropology Newsletter.
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Hi all, Development news: The UN & the Rohingya crisis; Africa is too expensive for manufacturing; how Angelie Jolie almost had a dinner date with Joseph Kony; Hungry…
The Lomidine Files (book review)
Guillaume Lachenal’s The Lomidine Files-The Untold Story of a Medical Disaster in Colonial Africa, expertly translated by Noémi Tousignant, has been one of the most interesting books I…
Kaninchen, Monde und Laternen
Dieser Eintrag ist eigentlich ein Nachtrag. Die Zeit vergeht mal wieder schneller als ich sie in Worte und Artikel fassen kann… Wie ihr vielleicht schon im letzten Artikel…
Replicants and Reproduction: Blade Runner 2049 and Sci Fi’s Obsession with Motherhood
(Warning: Blade Runner 2049 spoilers.) From the outset of Blade Runner 2049, Agent K (Ryan Gosling) is promised the possibility of a miracle. No longer more human than…
Feminismus in Äthiopien
Ist Feminismus eine westliche Errungenschaft? NÖ! Und wie sehen die Facetten der globalen feministischen Kämpfe aus? Während eines zweimonatigen Aufenthalts in Äthiopien hat Anna Vosgerau mit verschie…
Can We “See” Climate Change?
While standing on the Senate floor in Washington, D.C., in February 2015, Republican Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma expressed his deep skepticism about climate change. “We keep hearing…
Review: Eating the Ocean
Eating the Ocean. Elspeth Probyn. Duke University Press, 2016. L. G. Brown (Indiana University) In, Eating the Ocean, Elspeth Probyn contributes to an anthropology of food in two…
Conferencing: Contributing to the Conversation
Our past few posts have focused on tips for conference-goers, which are timely with the upcoming #AmAnth17 in November. To date we’ve shared some tips on Writing better Conference Abstr…
Über die Freiheit
Seit einem Monat schreibe ich nun an diesem Eintrag, schreibe, lösche, füge hinzu, überarbeite und bin doch nie zufrieden. Über den Begriff der Freiheit zu schreiben, müsste doch…
In The Journals – September 2017, part II by Christine Sargent
Hi folks! Without further ado, the second half of September’s installment: Medical Anthropology Quarterly Normal, Regular, and Standard: Scaling the Body through Fecal Microbial Transplants Mat…