In the Journals – December 2016, Part II by Anna Zogas
Here is the second part of our article roundup for December (find the first set of articles here). Happy reading, and happy new year! New Genetics and Society Redrawing…
We’re Not Mourning The 80’s. We’re Returning To Them.
I know what everyone has been thinking as we look gleefully forward to the end of 2016, with a desire to put the social and political turmoil behind us…
Barack Obama names two new National Monuments important to Native Americans
from The Huffington Post: The White House designated two new national monuments on Wednesday, one in Utah and the other in Nevada, that will protect important Native American…
Top posts on the Discard Studies Blog in 2016
Thank you to our readers, authors, and supporters for a great 2016! We had over 136, 600 views from nearly 70,000 visitors this year! What were you reading?…
In the Journals – December 2016, Part I by Livia Garofalo
Here is the first part of our December article roundup. Three journals have special issues this month (abstracts in the post below): Body and Society: The New Biologies: Epigenetics,…
Claudia Malacrida, “A Special Hell: Institutional Life in Albertas Eugenic Years” (U of Toronto Press, 2015)
In A Special Hell: Institutional Life in Alberta’s Eugenic Years (University of Toronto Press, 2015), Claudia Malacrida explores the practices of the Michener Center in Red Deer, Northern…
Journal Issue Review: Food and France
Special Issue: Food and France: What Food Studies Can Teach Us About History. Bertram M. Gordon & Erica J. Peters (eds). French Historical Studies 38, 2 (April 2015):…
Bibliography for Critical Ecology
Since ecological metaphors, systems, and thinking are implicit to much of discard studies, we’re happy to share this crowdsourced bibliography on critical perspectives of ecology.
‘Travels with Frances Densmore’ edited by Jensen and Patterson
Joan M. Jensen and Michelle Wick Patterson (Editors). Travels with Frances Densmore: Her Life, Work, and Legacy in Native American Studies. 464 pp., illus., index. Lincoln: University of…
Reform der Landnutzungsrechte in China: Ein Geschenk an die Landbevölkerung?
Die chinesische Regierung hat den Transfer von Landnutzungsrechten weiter vereinfacht. Sie reagiert damit auf Probleme, die über die Jahre hinweg durch das System des kollektiv verfügten Ackerlandes e…
Anthropologists and “Illegal Immigrants”
In this second of two recent articles on migration I examine the writings of three anthropologists— Nicholas P. De Genova, Andrew Kipnis, and Luis F.B. Plascencia—concerning usage of…
Take a deep breath – here’s what 2016 revealed about the deadly dangers of air pollution
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that 92% of the world’s urban population now live in cities where the air is toxic.
Fremde Einheimische und einheimische Fremde. Eine Spurensuche
Die Begegnung mit dem Nachbarn bleibt nahezu kommunikationsfrei, wenn man nur darauf achtet, dass die Zweige der Birke nicht über die Grenze zu ihm hinüberwachsen. Ist der Nachbar…
Open Borders, Global Citizenship, and the Working Class
In this and the next article I will discuss some of the politically contentious issues surrounding what some of us call “illegal immigration,” with reference to the works…
Anthropology’s Unfinished Revolution
The Discovery of Sidney Mintz I delivered this paper at the 2016 meetings of the American Anthropological Association. The panel was titled “The Legacies of Sidney Mintz: Discovering…
Anthropology’s Unfinished Revolution
The Discovery of Sidney Mintz I delivered this paper at the 2016 meetings of the American Anthropological Association. The panel was titled “The Legacies of Sidney Mintz: Discovering…
The Discovery of Sidney Mintz: Anthropology’s Unfinished Revolution
This is the text of a paper delivered at the 2016 meetings of the American Anthropological Association. The panel was titled “The Legacies of Sidney Mintz: Discovering Political…
The Discovery of Sidney Mintz: Anthropology’s Unfinished Revolution
This is the text of a paper delivered at the 2016 meetings of the American Anthropological Association. The panel was titled “The Legacies of Sidney Mintz: Discovering Political…
Onlinespenden in China – Ethische Pflicht versus gesundes Misstrauen
Ein kleines Mädchen ist in Lebensgefahr, ihre Familie hat nach einem Spendenaufruf über das Internet eine Spende von 2 Millionen Yuan für ihre Heilung bekommen. Die Diskussionen chinesischer…
Onlinespenden in China – Ethische Pflicht versus gesundes Misstrauen
Ein kleines Mädchen ist in Lebensgefahr, ihre Familie hat nach einem Spendenaufruf über das Internet eine Spende von 2 Millionen Yuan für ihre Heilung bekommen. Die Diskussionen chinesischer…
Onlinespenden in China – Ethische Pflicht versus gesundes Misstrauen
Ein kleines Mädchen ist in Lebensgefahr, ihre Familie hat nach einem Spendenaufruf über das Internet eine Spende von 2 Millionen Yuan für ihre Heilung bekommen. Die Diskussionen chinesischer…
anthro in the news 12/26/16
Roma in Poland, Source: The New Yorker blaming Roma Al Jazeera published an op-ed by Andrzej Mirga, anthropologist and chair of the Roma Education Fund, and a…
De mest brugte passwords – sådan bør du IKKE lave dit password
I en tid hvor alt efterhånden foregår i den digitale verden, og vi lever i et papirløst samfund, er det vigtigt med god sikkerhed på nettet. Her taler…
Peaks and Valleys of Building Community Rapport: Lessons Learned Through an Investigation of Adolescent Sexual Health
On my graduate school journey in medical anthropology at the University of Alabama, I became curious about HIV risk while conducting fieldwork in Mobile, Alabama. There, I worked…