Written by Alfonso DiLuca, Vice-President Los Angeles Valley College Anthropological Society In science, perhaps more than in any other discipline, humans rest on prior experiences to advance a…
Chinesische Investoren haben 2014 die Rechte an der traditionsreichen deutsche Automobilfirma Borgward gekauft. Das Know-How kommt bisher überwiegend aus China. Um die Frage „wie deutsch“ dieses Auto…
The editors of Anthropoliteia are happy to continue an ongoing series The Anthropoliteia #BlackLivesMatterSyllabus Project, which will mobilize anthropological work as a pedagogical exercise addressin…
How do academics write for a variety of audiences? Is routine a necessary part of creating? How many times will Ryan mention Stephen King? In this episode of…
How do academics write for a variety of audiences? Is routine a necessary part of creating? How many times will Ryan mention Stephen King? In this episode of…
– Picture courtesy of VisitSanJuan.com Dr. Sara Friend University of St. Andrews Nootsack, a place truly set apart from the world I had known. As an island off…
This blog post comes from a debate organised by the University of Manchester Anthropology undergraduate society. The title of the debate was “This house believes cultural inspiration is…
Von Lisa Riedel und Gerald Schneider Das deutsche Asylrecht sollte wie jede zentralstaatliche Politik einheitlich vollzogen werden. Die Autoren weisen in einer neuen Studie nach, dass dies…
In Memory of Gill Conquest It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gill Conquest on May 5, 2017. Gill was an exceptional researcher and…
I was struck today by something Harry Brighouse remarked at Crooked Timber (drawing on his own graduation remarks): An eminent professor at a well-known university on the East Coast…
Gina Athena Ulysse is a Haitian born poet-scholar living out the tension between artist and social scientist. She is currently professor of anthropology at Wesleyan University. Her work…
Der nachfolgende Text ist ein Beitrag zum Blog Kulturrelativismus und Aufklärung. Eine Debatte über den Umgang mit Fremdem, 16.05.2017. Text von Stéphane Voell und Elke Kamm. Okay, okay…
Andean folktales—such as those recounting deals made with merpeople in watery underworlds—are not as innocuous as one might think. James Brunker/Magical Andes Photography In the 1700s, an…
I en känd dikt fångade, enligt många, Karin Boye resans innersta kärna, nämligen att det är rörelsen i sig som är målet: ”Den mätta dagen, den är aldrig störst;…
Central Hotel, Brower Post Card Collection, W&L Special Collections Families and people of all ages are encouraged to take part in “The Many Stories of Main Street,” an…
Every now and then we run across resources for researchers and activists interested in food systems that may be of interest to our readers. We recently received notice…
By Clint Carroll, University of Colorado Boulder § Settler colonial studies offers a set of analytical tools that can help make sense of environmental practices and politics—and their resulting effect…
by Magnus Marsden The brutal killing of up to 140 Afghan Army soldiers on April 22nd at an army base located near the city of Mazar-i Sharif in…
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gill Conquest on May 5, 2017. Gill was an exceptional student and an exceptional person. Her interests…
If you find yourself in a big Latin American city like Buenos Aires, Mexico City, or São Paulo, chances are it won’t be long before you come across…
If there’s one picture that epitomizes White Guys Doing Research, it’s this one: The canonical author of the canonical book, naked black people, white guy in white clothes being…
Last Friday, as my last work event at Whittier College (since my postdoc contract is finishing up), I went to graduation. A few observations on graduation as seen from the…
In today’s shrill anti-trafficking culture any differences in forms of facilitating prostitution/ sex work are practically erased. I’m not talking about whether anything is fair or gender-…
Jeanette Jouili‘s fascinating new book Pious Practice and Secular Constraints: Women in the Islamic Revival in Europe (Stanford University Press, 2015) navigates practices and challenges of livi… Visit…