A collection of Discard Studies news items, calls for papers, positions, grants and awards. CFP: Special Issue on the Contested realities of the Circular Economy Deadline: November 15th 2018…
Dear Allegra readers, welcome to this week’s new #thread on emerging digital practices! Today’s post introduces not only this theme but also me, Minke Nouwens, Allegra’s newly appointed ‘M…
by Rebecca Prentice In a surprise setback for trade unions attempting to organise the ‘gig’ economy, a London tribunal has ruled that Deliveroo riders are self-employed contractors, not…
–> (the Wow! signal, visualized by Benjamin Crowell, from Wikimedia) In a few days, many anthropologists will attend the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. For…
Es ist Freitagabend. Ich stehe mit meinem vollgepackten Einkaufswagen an der Kasse und gähne verstohlen hinter vorgehaltener Hand. Eine strenge Woche liegt hinter mir. Die Schlange vor mir…
This is a great looking new title, available here for free by the University of California Press. Regular UC Press site here. Rivers of the Anthropocene Jason M.…
“Part of my role in teaching medical students is to peel back the inculturation that they’re in, to be able to relate with patients. Remember before you were…
Jodie, Simon, Julia, and Ian preview what’s coming up on The Familiar Strange blog in the coming month. On today’s show, Jodie (1:40) follows up on 2015 fracas at…
Welcome to The Familiar Strange! In this brief introduction, the four hosts of the show introduce themselves, the podcast, and The Familiar Strange blog. This is a podcast…
From the essay ‘What’s Left of theory?’ In An Aesthetic Education in the Era of Globalisation. Spivak 2012: 216-7.Filed under: marxism, Spivak, trinketization
This post by Julie Raymond is part a series from the members of the AAA delegation at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany. COP23 takes place at the…
This post by Shirley Fiske is part a series from the members of the AAA delegation at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany. The daily schedule of meetings…
Blog Editor’s note: This is the second installment in FoodAnthropology’s series on Latinx foodways in North America. We welcome contributions from researchers in this area. More details about…
As a kindergartner with Black boy joy, Carter excitedly began public school wanting to become a scientist. Carter considered scientists “some of the smartest people on earth,” because…
Hi all, It has been a loooong week-as you probably guessed by the delayed publication of this week’s review.However, as always there is plenty of food for thought…
For several weeks I have been trying to figure out if I could write anything on the topic of workplace abuse of power and sexual harassment in anthropology…
Deciphering the Enigma of Social and Cultural Mechanisms [pquote] anthropologists are still asked to resolve human problems as if there were some miracle solution… Anthropological answers are mu…
Partnering with business for sustainability. Although the US federal government under the Trump administration is working to roll back the Environmental Protection Agency and withdraw from the Paris…
(Der Bruch mit dem letzten Post ist wohl arg radikal, aber ich möchte euch ja auch noch von anderen Dingen berichten.) Nicht nur mein Uni-Leben ist hier in…
This post by Susie Crate is part a series from the members of the AAA delegation at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany. Wow! COP 23, not unlike…
Robert Rock and Nientara Anderson are medical students involved in a broad range of activism efforts at the Yale School of Medicine, including the US Health Justice initiatives…
by Georgette Veerhuis Two weeks ago I was catcalled while I was making my way through Hull, a port town located in east Yorkshire. This prompted a reflexive…
I wrote this fiction in January 2017, following a series of events on international politics. I felt the need to an alternative-to-anthropology modality of thinking about, and expression…
On November 13th, anthro everywhere! blogger Jennifer Long continued her One Size Does Not Fit All series where she provides readers with an overview of her new pedagogical…