More maps!
Maps are a useful tool for helping us make sense of our world. For anthropologists, they are also useful tools for critically thinking about the kinds global-local social…
Six poems
A selection 1982-1999 Various places Refuge (Paresseux nerveux) A short history of knowledge Ishmael at the masthead (View from a balcony, Jamaica) One glad look Nuclear reaction i…
Antropologie in bedrijf
door Riks Noorman Recent werd ik geïnterviewd door de Telegraaf voor een stuk waarin antropologie, naast andere studies, werd afgeschilderd als een “opleiding tot hongerloon”. Met deze kwalificatie…
48 hours of digital detox: can you survive without your digital devices?
Why we can't generalize about social media Use of digital technology and social media varies. Despite popular assumptions about how new technologies and social media supposedly impact all…
“Notes on a Balinese Cockfight” and Donald Trump by Veronica Davidov
Shortly after the election, I taught “Notes on a Balinese Cockfight” to my Anthropological Theory class, as I always do, at that point in the semester. By then…
Article Alert! New writing in discard studies
New articles in discard studies, from December 2016 to January 2017.
Notes from the field: Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 27/11/16-17/12/16
Originally published on the University of Copenhagen’s Asian Dynamics Blog. by Magnus Marsden It seems like a long time since I bumped into two traders in their mid-forties…
Vacancy for Research Associate, AHRC Heritage Priority Area, UCL Institute of Archaeology
Postdoctoral Research Associate, AHRC Heritage Priority Area University College London – UCL Institute of Archaeology Salary: £34,056 to £41,163 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance Hours: F…
‘Stealing from earthquake victims’-a tale of laptops, overheads and journalism from Nepal
Representations of the aid industry in mainstream media and how journalism communicates development are a recurring theme in my work and on this blog. The current debate in…
‘Stealing from earthquake victims’-a tale of laptops, overheads and journalism from Nepal
Representations of the aid industry in mainstream media and how journalism communicates development are a recurring theme in my work and on this blog. The current debate in…
Happy New Year from Allegra!
After a well deserved break during the holiday season, Allegra is back and full of energy for yet another exciting year! We have lots of wonderful stuff –…
The Social Benefits of Dinner Parties
Large group meals that are sponsored and produced by specific individuals are a luxury—both in terms of the foods that are served in these settings and the event itself—but…
The Social Benefits of Dinner Parties
Large group meals that are sponsored and produced by specific individuals are a luxury—both in terms of the foods that are served in these settings and the event itself—but…
The Social Benefits of Dinner Parties
Large group meals that are sponsored and produced by specific individuals are a luxury—both in terms of the foods that are served in these settings and the event itself—but…
Don’t Miss the Quilts of Southwest China Exhibition Opening at MMWC
While the coming week will be diverse and full as always, I have one big hope–that many friends, colleagues, campus citizens, and community members will come out for…
CFP: Making Sense of Taste
An intriguing call for papers! Please direct inquiries and submissions to the contacts listed below. CALL FOR PAPERS Amsterdam Symposium on the History of Food 2017 – Making…
Fair Necropolis: The Peruvian Dead, the First American Ph.D. in Anthropology, and the World’s Columbian Exposition of Chicago, 1893
Given just how many people participated in the Chicago Columbian Exposition of 1893, it is understandable that historians have used the well-documented presence of a manageable few individuals…
Interview: BITS of Belonging by Simanti Dasgupta
What links a water privatization scheme and a prominent software company in India’s silicon city, Bangalore? Simanti Dasgupta’s new book, BITS of Belonging: Information Technology, Water, and Neoliber…
Eine Frage des Geschmacks – Welche Instrumente spielen die Chinesen?
Beethovens 5. Sinfonie dürfte fast jedem chinesischen Schüler bekannt sein, während das chinesische klassische Musikstück „Plum-blossom in Three Movements“梅花三弄 aus dem 15. Jahrhundert, das…
AUF DER TAGUNG DER AG ETHNOLOGISCHE BILDUNG
Einmal im Jahr treffen sich Ethnologinnen und Ethnologen der AG Ethnologische Bildung, um sich über aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse, Diskussionen und Entwicklungen in diesem doch nicht ganz so unwichtig…
Hoger opleidingsniveau migranten leidt amper tot betere arbeidsmarktpositie
Omslag Integratie in zicht? -SCP Door Mehmet Şahin Het rapport integratie in zicht[1], opgesteld door Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau (SCP), is op 15 December 2016 gepubliceerd. De onderzoekers…
I am an American: A Fourth Open Letter to Our Students
Will you say no to intolerance and ignorance? But is that what life is all about? Can you call out hate when you confront