The Transformation of One of New York City’s Most Famous Squats #MeadCompetition
The notorious C-Squat has become a kind of “house society” in which people are tied together by their connection to shared property and communal history. But can it…
A Nation Divided by Social Media
How are you dealing with dissenting opinions in your news feed? And within your circle of friends and family? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A Nation Divided by Social Media
How are you dealing with dissenting opinions in your news feed? And within your circle of friends and family? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Anthropology of Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration
Ever since the pioneering work of Mary Douglas on risk back in 1992, anthropologists have understood that there is a difference between what is actually dangerous and what…
Hannah Arendt and Martin Luther King Jr.: The Next #AnthReadIn on February 17, 2017
By: JC Salyer and Paige West On January 20, over one thousand anthropologists came together to read Michel Foucault’s lecture eleven in “Society Must Be Defended.” What began…
Seppuku – Honorable Suicide
A staged version of the Japanese ritual suicide known as Seppuku or Hara-Kiri, circa 1885. The warrior in white plunges a knife into his belly, while his second…
Full scholarships – two-year MA in Anthropology (English language) – Shanghai
The Research Institute of Anthropology of the East China Normal University offers full scholarships for an all-English language Master’s program in Anthropology. The program is two years long,…
How Will the Power of the Pussyhat Endure?
Pussyhats—pink, handcrafted caps with cat-like ears that were worn during the Women’s March on Washington and in supporting women’s marches around the world—are more than just a visual…
Welcome Zoe Todd to our Core Blogging Team!
On behalf of the entire core blogging team of this soon-to-be-renamed blog, I am delighted to announce that Zoe S. Todd will be joining us as our newest…
anthro in the news 1/30/17
Paul Farmer, physician and medical anthropologist, at a Partners in Health clinicSource: Bending the Arc website documenting care and hope As reported in the Salt Lake Tribune the…
Now more than ever: Academic conferences need to embrace the digital age!
Under the impression of recent political developments in the US, major academic associations have started to respond to the challenge of how to hold their annual mega-conferences in…
Professional Development: the Informational Interview
I recently gave a workshop for anthropology graduate students in my department on strategies for professional development. One of the most interesting things for me about this workshop…
Alice Street’s “Biomedicine in an Unstable Place: Infrastructure and Personhood in a Papua New Guinean Hospital” by Mackenzie Cramblit
Biomedicine in an Unstable Place: Infrastructure and Personhood in a Papua New Guinean Hospital by Alice Street Duke University Press, 2014, 204 pages Social anthropologist Alice Street’s first…
D+A Minisode 1: How to Deal with Change w/ Dr. Andi Simon
Minisodes are finally here! If this is your first TAL Podcast experience, welcome! We recommend you start off with our regular Conversation series – 25ish minute dialogues about everything…
First RAI Photo Salon
Haidy Geismar, UCL Anthropology and Chair of the R.A.I Photo Committee On December 8, 2016, the Photography Committee of the Royal Anthropological Institute convened its first Photo Salon.…
Weg vom Eurozentrismus!Ein Plädoyer für eine nachhaltige EU-Migrationspolitik in Afrika
Von Sebastian Prediger und Franzisca Zanker Die aktuell von der EU verfolgte Migrationspolitik in Afrika basiert im Wesentlichen auf Abschottung und Bekämpfung der Symptome, statt der Ursachen…
Special Issue! Between Biopolitical Governance and Care: Rethinking Health, Self, and Social Welfare in East Asia by Anna Zogas
The first issue of Medical Anthropology in 2017 is a special issue, “Between Biopolitical Governance and Care: Rethinking Health, Self, and Social Welfare in East Asia.” Enjoy! Between Bio…
The Rail Strikes: The Unheard Voices of Train Drivers
by Kate Longland **A shorter version was published 24 January 2017 at http://www.ecnmy.org/engage/asked-southern-rail-drivers-theyre-strike/** The Southern rail strikes have been quite a hot to…
China’s East Wind Blows… To Barking, London
by Magnus Marsden Magnus Marsden and Diana Ibañez Tirado anticipate the arrival of the ‘East Wind’ freight train in London from the Chinese city of Yiwu. As much…
Assistant/Associate Professor Food Studies/Sociology
Assistant/Associate Professor Food Studies/Sociology The University of Southern Maine is seeking applicants for a two-year (the 2017/18 and 2018/19 academic years) non-tenure tra…
Cryonics and Death
A few months ago, there was a story in the news that relates to an interesting aspect of death— cryonics. Cryonics is the science of using…
Only bad news are good news?
Sehr geehrter Herr Kim Son Hoang, sehr geehrte Standard-Redaktion, „Flüchtlinge: 90 Prozent halten Demokratie für die ideale Staatsform“ oder „Flüchtlinge: 82 Prozent sind für die Gl…
Nach Hause für die Feiertage: Suche Mitfahrgelegenheit
Stundenlang mit einem Fremden ans andere Ende des Landes fahren? Suchanfragen für die kostengünstigste Heimreisevariante fanden sich in den vergangenen zwei Wochen häufig in chinesischen sozialen Netz…