Veganism, conversion, and adequation: How to make a strange diet seem familiar
This entry is part 9 of 9 in the Anthropologies #22 series. Continuing with the Anthropology #22 Food issue, this next essay is from Aimee J. Hosemann, who…
The Conspiracy Theorist’s Conspiracy Theorist?
by Jon Mitchell HyperNormalisation is the new film by Adam Curtis, released on BBC iPlayer on 16th October. As with all his films, it is built around visual…
The Anthropoliteia #BlackLivesMatterSyllabus Project, Week 8: Bianca C. Williams On “The Uses of Anger” By Audre Lorde
The editors of Anthropoliteia are happy to present the latest entry in on ongoing series The Anthropoliteia #BlackLivesMatterSyllabus Project, which will mobilize anthropological work as a pedagogical…
Around the Web Digest- October 31
I live in Chicago and the screams of Cubs fans assured me of no sleep for the rest of the night. So here I am bringing you some…
The AD at Amerind: Building the Next Generation of Anthropological Archaeology
This post is an introduction to the November Guest Blogging Effort by Members of the American Anthropological Association Archaeology Division Executive Board. We are looking forward to having engage…
Climate Change Resource for the Classroom
Leonardo Di Caprio has given open access to his environmental documentary on climate change. Entitled Before the Flood, Di Caprio wants to engender a sense of urgency regarding climate chang…
Climate Change Resource for the Classroom
Leonardo Di Caprio has given open access to his environmental documentary on climate change. Entitled Before the Flood, Di Caprio wants to engender a sense of urgency regarding climate chang…
Was glaubt, wer nicht glaubt? Vergleichende Studie untersucht konfessionsfreie Identitäten
Eine neue vergleichende Studie von Prof. Dr. Tatjana Schnell (Universität Innsbruck), Prof. Dr. Hans Alma (University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht), Dr. Elpine de Boer (Universität Leiden) und Dr.…
Kitchen Behind Tourism Industry: Case study of Gudeg Seller in Yogyakarta
By Aura Cubanimita. Master student, Anthropology, Gadjah Mada Univesity, Yogyakarta-Indonesia. I used to go to the traditional market in the mornings … More
CFP for Workshop „Embodied Belonging: In/Exclusion, Health Care, and Well-Being in a World in Motion“ (Berlin, GAA Conference 2017)
The Work Group Medical Anthropology organizes the workshop „Embodied Belonging: In/Exclusion, Health Care, and Well-Being in a World in Motion“ at the German Anthropological Association…
Chatting While Waterskiing, Part 2
In this three-part blog series, Erika Hoffmann-Dilloway of Oberlin College reflects on the challenges she has encountered in trying to incorporate drawing into her work as a linguistic…
Settler Colonialism and Weed Ecology
Timothy Neale, Deakin’s University § *All photographs are by the author Two propositions to start: there is a significant parallel (or companionship) between settlers and weeds; and, there is…
Multi-species and non-Human Centered Anthropology: Conversations Revisited
Join us for another listen of TAL Conversations favorites on Multi-species and Non-Human Centered Anthropology. Originally aired December 2013, with a follow-up conversation coming soon! Do you have…
Event in DC on November 5th
The George Washington University (GW) will be hosting their 24th annual Hahn Moo-Sook Colloquium in the Korean Humanities this Saturday, November 5th, 2016, from 9am–2pm. The event will focus…
That Almost Finished Journal Article: AAA 2016 Workshop Highlight
We asked Annual Meeting workshop organizers to give our blog readers a sneak peek at the events they have planned for AAA 2016. This post was submitted by Jaida…
The Birth Whisperers of Timor-Leste
Rosa Bana (right), known locally as “Mana Rosa,” aims to provide adequate health care to pregnant women, such as Elizabeth Lasi (left), in Kutete and the nearby region…
CFP: Indigenous resurgence, Decolonization, and Movements for Environmental Justice
This volume of Environment and Society aims to set forth a theoretical and discursive interruption of the dominant environmental justice movement by reframing issues of climate change and…
A Tale of Two Rooms: Debt, Success, and Freedom in Indian Microfinance
“See, I don’t have a TV or an almirah [wardrobe],” said Ilina, pointing to her sparse one-room flat, while in one corner—the makeshift kitchen—her husband squatted over a…
Why do post-mortem reviews seem destined to fail?
Organizations need a mechanism to evaluate potential options for change. Is there anything salvageable from the post-mortem? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Zombiiiiieeees Aiiiiiiiiii
Another volume on the horror that keeps giving (accounts of capital and how bad it is – figure people gonna wake up and do owt? Not holding my…