The ethnographic case: series conclusion by Emily Yates-Doerr
This entry concludes the series “The Ethnographic Case” which ran every other Monday between June 2015 and July 2016. The bookCase, which holds 27 cases, can be accessed…
Streiken in China: Gewusst wie
Mit 280 Millionen Mitgliedern ist der Allchinesische Gewerkschaftsbund zwar die größte Gewerkschaft weltweit, er ist aber weithin dafür bekannt, als verlängerter Arm der Regierung zu agieren. Um mehr…
Islam Nusantara: Conferentie over een vreedzame Islam.
Door Freek Colombijn. Van 27-29 maart vond in Nederland de “1st Biennial International Conference on Moderate Islam in Indonesia” plaats. De conferentie was georganiseerd door de Nederlandse afdeling…
‘No cash, friend. Digital India.’ 48 hours in the Indian cashless economy
Emancipation through finance? When India woke up on 9 November 2016, people learned that their 500 and 1000 rupee notes had become worthless. The Indian government and proponents…
Links & Contents I Liked 227
Hi all, Some writing took place ‘behind the scene’ this week, but there’s still time for a great link review with lots to explore across all the themes!…
Links & Contents I Liked 227
Hi all, Some writing took place ‘behind the scene’ this week, but there’s still time for a great link review with lots to explore across all the themes!…
Pandora’s Brew: The New Ayahuasca Part 6
Oklevueha Native American Church In addition to the widespread appropriation of Native North American culture that characterizes neo-shamanic discourse, the current spate of ayahuasca churches in the …
AAA CFP: Environmental Worlds
Call for Papers AAA Annual Meeting 11/ 29-12/ 3, 2017 Washington, D.C. Environmental Worlds: Between Craft and Emergence Organizers: Mackenzie Cramblit (Duke) and John Moran (Stanford) Discussant:…
Anthropology is an empty pint carton, and our existential projects are the ice cream
Because I regularly teach the history of anthropology, I have thought a lot about classical texts and the shape of our discipline. I also recently had a chance…
Lisa Wade, “American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus” (Norton, 2017)
“Hookup” has become a buzzword, a misleading concept for students, parents and educators alike–one that confuses more than explains the nuances of this complex and pervasive trend. I……
The Return of Support for Acquiring a Liberal Arts Degrees: An Anthropological Perspective
There have recently been a spate of news articles discussing the importance of liberal arts degrees and graduates’ chance for success: Liberal arts degrees are here to stay (The…
The Return of Support for Acquiring a Liberal Arts Degrees: An Anthropological Perspective
There have recently been a spate of news articles discussing the importance of liberal arts degrees and graduates’ chance for success: Liberal arts degrees are here to stay (The…
Article Alert! New texts in discard studies!
Discard Studies publishes a regular table of contents alerts for articles, reports, and books in the field.
Pandora’s Brew: The New Ayahuasca Part 5
“The New Paradigm” Yesterday marked exactly a year since Ayahuasca Healings submitted to the DEA their petition for exemption from the Controlled Substances Act. The cover letter, dated…
Christine Wilson Awards
The Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition is pleased to invite students to submit papers in competition for the Christine Wilson Award. This award is presented to outstanding…
The Anthropoliteia #BlackLivesMatter Syllabus, Week 26: Sameena Mulla on Missing Black Girls and Women
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…