SHADOW OVER BURMA: THE ROHINGYA CRISIS IN CONTEXT
By Elisa Sandri In late August, alarming reports and harrowing images started to surface from Myanmar. It soon became clear that Rohingya people—a Muslim minority living in a…
Ethnographic experimentation: Other tales of the field #Colleex
Ethnographic experimentation refers to an ethnographic modality where anthropologists venture into the collaborative production of venues for knowledge creation that turn the field into a site for the…
Besondere Transportmittel vor hochmoderner Skyline. Ein erster Spaziergang durch Hong Kong
Heute ist es genau einen Monat her, dass Anne und ich in Hong Kong gelandet sind. Mittlerweile fühle ich mich für meinen Teil schon recht gut orientiert und…
Special Issue! “Diverse Bodies” by Anna Zogas
In case you missed it, here’s a special issue that may be of interest: In Anthropology & Medicine, Diverse Bodies: The Challenge of New Theoretical Approaches to Medical Anthropology.…
LOOK AT ME! – Das Schaufenster eines der ältesten Werbemedien
Part II Tatsächlich sucht die Kunst der Decoration ihresgleichen. Denn es gibt hierzulande nicht mehr viele Kaufhäuser/ Stors, die ihre Waren so aufwendig und ohne reine Produktpräsintation…
On My Shelf: Vita, Life in a Zone of Social Abandonment
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LOOK AT ME! – Das Schaufenster eines der ältesten Werbemedien
Part I Andy Warhol und Dali haben schon Schaufenster gestaltet. Heute heuern noch die wenigsten Unternehmen kreative Dekorateure an. Doch wer es sich dann doch traut, im Schaufenster Geschichte…
Remembering the Mexican Revolution with Aunt Julia
Growing up in Austin, Texas, Diez y Seis — Mexican Independence Day — always seemed to hold an official, albeit minor, status in the state capitol. This was…
Remembering the Mexican Revolution with Aunt Julia
Growing up in Austin, Texas, Diez y Seis — Mexican Independence Day — always seemed to hold an official, albeit minor, status in the state capitol. This was…
Great internet stuff: the not-so-weekly digest (#10)
Presenting another collection of most-highly-recommended articles, websites and ideas that shaped my thinking throughout the past few weeks. This week’s topics include design and user exp…
Great interview with Jay Murphy on Artaud’s Metamorphosis and more.
Read this super informative interview by clicking on the image below (but be sure to still buy the book as there is much more good stuff there) Filed…
Die Plagen der Online-Shopper
Hast du auch schon mal ein hübsches Kleid im Internet bestellt und sobald es zugestellt wurde, konntest du es kaum wiedererkennen? Genau dies ist die größte Angst aller…
How Vulnerable Are We to Collapse?
Research findings on three early Native American cultures from the southwestern United States show how each responded to environmental challenges in different ways that dramatically altered their…
Links & Contents I Liked 250
Hi all, Link review #250 should be an occasion to pause and reflect for a moment-just not this week which is far from over yet and it has…
A Letter from Colombia in the Aftermath of Charlottesville
By Angela J. Lederach and Jeffrey S. Yoder As we near the end of our stay in Montes de María, we wanted to send a final reflection. Over…
How the female Viking warrior was written out of history
What Bj 581, the ‘female Viking warrior’ tells us about assumed gender roles in archaeological inquiry In the 1880s Scandinavian archaeologists unearthed a grave containing all the implements…
What FoodAnthro is Reading Now, September 15, 2017
Jo Hunter-Adams A brief digest of food and nutrition-related items that caught our attention recently. Got items you think we should include? Send links and brief descriptions to dberiss@gmail.com or …
Why Vending Machines are Not Bodegas
Technology should be bringing communities together, not creating further divisions. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
CFP: Food as a cultural heritage: challenges, processes and perspectives
A call for papers for an annual conference in France that may be of interest to our readers: Food as a cultural heritage: challenges, processes and perspectives Conference…
The Years That Ask Questions: Epistemologies of Liberation and the Post-Charlottesville Imperative
By Donna Auston Rutgers University White supremacy is deadly. A black sign emblazoned with four bleak words in white block script perched atop a protestor’s shoulder played a…