Standing Rock is cast as an environmental protest, but the Native American Water Protectors are part of a religious tradition that predates Christianity On May 15, the Dakota…
Die Systematisierung der (hier: postsowjetischen) Tätowierungen ist vielfältig. Neben religiösen, poetischen und historischen Tätowierungen existieren auch politische oder pornographische Tatto…
This special issue attempts to open up the categories of social thought to a deeper understanding of earth processes.
By Meenaxi Barkataki-Ruscheweyh Let me begin by telling you a little bit about myself, the region and the people — the Tangsa — with whom I worked and…
It was the moment that the sociologist from University of Amsterdam Olga Sezneva announced “I will be a talking artifact” while striking a pose in the Allard Pierson…
Kisisi (Our Language): The Story of Colin and Sadiki chronicles a charming and, indeed, remarkable friendship that developed between two five-year-old boys—one (Sadiki), the son of a traditionally…
Before you set up a desk for Fido, have you thought through what this really means for your office? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
It looks like the shopping cart question hit a nerve — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Es ist jetzt vier Jahre her, dass zuletzt ein sogenannter “Trendreport” auf dem REMID-Blog erschienen war (vgl. Trendreport 2013). Was ergibt ein Blick auf die “geistige Situation der…
Sophia Roosth‘s wonderful new book follows researchers clustered around MIT beginning in 2003 who named themselves synthetic biologists. A historically informed anthropological analysis based on… Visit New Books…
When curating this thematic week, I wanted to end with some advice from Allegra Lab’s own editorial team. However, this turned out to be trickier than I had imagined. …
FreeThink 6 – Who Are the 13,000? In this week’s Free Think, Adam and Ryan introduce a new member of our team, Matt, who will be leading a…
FreeThink 6 – Who Are the 13,000? In this week’s Free Think, Adam and Ryan introduce a new member of our team, Matt, who will be leading a…
Savage Minds welcomes guest blogger Pasang Yangjee Sherpa. “You become an anthropologist, when you publish,” we were told in a graduate anthropology seminar. If this is true, I…
How do you raise a child? Ask any mother, and she’ll offer a long list of things you should do–and shouldn’t do. Not only will three mothers share…
David Beriss A brief digest of food and nutrition-related items that caught our attention recently. Got items you think we should include? Send links and brief descriptions to…
Identidades en venta: músicas tradicionales y turismo en México. Reseña, por Gabriela Vargas Cetina Desde el artículo pionero de Theron Núñez en 1963 sobre el turismo en un…
Hi all, It’s a sunny Friday afternoon in Sweden! Enjoy stimulating readings, great documentaries, a poem & the odd Tweet! Development news: UN’s new top humanitarian is a…