By Lindsay Ofrias, Princeton University § In the shadow of the world’s worst case of oil contamination, the Sápara, a small group of indigenous people, are desperately protecting their…
Das Institut für Kulturanthropologie und Europäische Ethnologie der Goethe-Universität stellt sich mit einem neuen Video vor. Was ist eigentlich Kulturanthropologie? Wie sieht ein Kulturanthropologies…
Workshop: “Critical Approaches to Superfoods” Organizers: Emma McDonell, PhD Candidate, Indiana University Sarah Osterhoudt, Assistant Professor, Indiana University Richard Wilk, Professor, Indiana U…
The role of women in conflict is often lost to the archaeological record – but Breffu’s story illustrates how sometimes we catch a glimpse of them Early one…
The role of women in conflict is often lost to the archaeological record – but Breffu’s story illustrates how sometimes we catch a glimpse of them Early one…
Those of the general public who have heard of milk kinship usually regard milk kinship as a feature of “primitive”, “tribal” lineage-based societies, often semi-feudal, with residues almost…
“Wise old man” by Shaun Hopkinson is licensed under CC by 2.0 In our society, it is common practice to euthanize dogs in old age either with or…
In honor of recent National Awkward Moments Day, March 18, AN invited anthropologists to share their awkward, amusing, embarrassing moments and learning experiences from the field. Read about…
[This post first published on Medium March 16, 2018] I was looking at the app store this morning and noticed in the upper left hand corner The Art…
Studie „So schaffen wir das“ zur Arbeit mit Geflüchteten Pressemitteilung vom 21. März 2018 Seit 2015 hat sich in Deutschland eine überwältigende Zivilgesellschaft gebildet, die sich für geflüchtete…
Design Thinking is defined as a method that allows us to generate innovative solutions based on the needs of users. It was created in the classrooms of Stanford…
Genevieve Nnaji is a top Nigerian actor. Credit: FEVA TV. Nollywood-Bollywood relations An article in The Telegraph (India) offers insights about the relations between Mumbai’s Bollywood film industry…
This fourth installment of the series, “Latinx Foodways in North America,” introduces the work of Teresa Mares, Associate Professor in Anthropology at the University of Vermont. Mares̵…
It may be a bit bold to declare a conference the 1st biannual (what if there never is a 2nd one?), but the organizers of this particular conference…
Steven Pinker wrote Enlightenment Now thinking he was making the case for “reason, science, humanism, and progress.” But instead produced a 556 page text filled with some interesting…
Ortswechsel: Ich sitze in einem Café auf dem bayerischen Land und schreibe ein Portrait über eine meiner Interviewpartnerinnen. Ich bin so vertieft im Schreiben, dass ich meine Umgebung…
Buch zur Geschichte der Flüchtlingspolitik Autor: Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Meier-Braun Wer die politischen Debatten in Deutschland verfolgt, der muss den Eindruck bekommen, als sei die deutsche Flüchtl…
By Koen Donatz Human rights have become a hotly debated topic in both the academic and the political world, one of the main points of contention being whether…
Die seit einigen Jahren zu beobachtenden gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen im östlichen Europa finden beachtliche mediale und politische Aufmerksamkeit in Westeuropa, welche zum Teil mit Sorge und Krit…
…May ’68, Nuit Debout and Romanticizing Struggles by Jade Ascencio In 2016, the Nuit Debout movement in Paris installed its headquarters only two stops away from my place.…
Over spring break, a lot of articles surfaced concerning the trial of Nikolas Cruz, the mass shooter of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. One particular…
If one tries to consider Tawfiq ‘Ukasha as a counterreactionary populist demagogue, (as do the few journalists and political scientists who mention him at all), the bizarre rises…
https://matskut.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/1099/Joel%20Robbins%20only%20talk.mp3 If the lecture does not stream properly or you want to listen to it offline, download the audio file here. …
This month, Julia (1:12) prompts us to think about ‘vaping’ e-cigarettes as a clinical compromise for smokers with schizophrenia. Having observed this strategy to be effective in the…