Around the Web Digest: February 5
As I continue dealing with the crushing weight of anxiety on my journey to graduate school and the fetid assault on human dignity we call contemporary U.S. politics, I return…
Anthropology: A Love Story
Why do you anthropology? The AAA is getting an early start to this year’s Anthropology Day celebration by spending our Valentine’s Day reflecting on why we fell in…
CFP: Knowledge/Culture/Ecologies
We invite academics, practitioners and activists from a range of backgrounds and knowledge institutions to debate the shifting roles of knowledge, culture and ecologies in historical, contemporary and…
Gründung der AG Junge Flüchtlingsforschung für Studierende
Zurzeit befindet sich eine Arbeitsgemeinschaft Junge Flüchtlingsforschung im Netzwerk Flüchtlingsforschung in Gründung. Diese soll Studierenden mit Interesse an der Flüchtlingsforschung ein Forum für …
Colonial Ruins in Padang
Colonial godown next to railways By Freek Colombijn The American anthropologist Ann Stoler argues that the ‘ruins of empire’, or ‘imperial debris’, must be studied less as ‘dead…
#REVIEW: GENDER AND GENETICS: SOCIOLOGY OF THE PRENATAL
Within the past several years, prenatal testing has significantly advanced, developing numerous methods of non-invasive prenatal testing such as examining fetal cell-free DNA in maternal blood. These …
Safe migration: an emerging development modality?
ANU’s Crawford School is hosting the Annual Australasian Aid Conference 15-16 February, where I will present a paper of safe migration governance in relation to development aid strategies.…
Welcome to the Authoritarian Kleptocracy Part V
My latest articles and interviews: When Trudeau met Trump: Canadian exceptionalism, American envy (2/13/17) — Globe and Mail It’s already happened here (2/9/17) — The Baffler The Pre…
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, February 13, 2017
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 dberiss@gmail.com or…
Gareth Dale on Karl Polanyi
Karl Polanyi (1886-1964) is difficult to summarize. A patriotic citizen of his native Hungary, he spoke German at home and identified with German intellectual culture. He was a…
anthro in the news 2/12/17
Contemporary version of a blue-eyed doll Source: covermyfb dolls in international relations The Japan Times published an op-ed by Hirokazu Miyazaki, professor of anthropology at Cornell University and…
Die vielen (Universitäts-)Gesichter der Ethnologie
…oder die Geburtsstunde der Ethnologie als wissenschaftliche Disziplin Wie kam es dazu, dass Ethnologie zu einem Wissenschaftsfach an den Universitäten wurde? Nun, anfangs war die Ethnologie bzw…
Anthropology Timeline
The Anthropology Timeline is a massive undertaking to chart the history of the discipline of anthropology. The timeline is an interactive site that charts anthropology’s history along two…
50 Shades of Gray – The Limits of the Law
by Hannah Loosley The sequel to the 50 Shades of Gray film, 50 Shades Darker, came out last Friday, 10th February. The franchise has encouraged people to be…
Interkulturelles Mentoring für Schulen
Wir möchten hier gerne auf ein unterstützenswertes Projekt hinweisen: Ziel des interkulturellen Mentorings ist, Schülerinnen und Schüler mit Migrationshintergrund bei ihrer persönlichen und schulische…
Free student membership in Solid Waste Association of North America
SWANA – the Solid Waste Association of North America is now offering FREE membership to full-time college and university students.
#Reviews week: Let’s talk about #gender!
Following up on Felix Girke’s review of Rogers Brubaker’s book #trans, this #reviews week is dedicated to more new publications that explore #gender at the intersection of a…
Tibetan Sky Burials
Sky burials (or celestial burials, as they are also called) are the burial rites of choice for the Tibetans. After a member of the community has died, the…
Vulnerable Knowledge: DataRefuge and the Protection of Public Research
Judith Butler has written that “resistance is the mobilization of vulnerability,” arguing that precariousness animates action. This suggests that rather than a state of docile subjugation, vulnerabili…
The (Anthropological) Truth about Walls
From the Great Wall of China to Hadrian’s Wall to the New Amsterdam Wall on Wall Street to the Wall defended by Castle Black, walls have a long-standing…
Dia de los Muertos- Celebrating the dead
Dia de los Muertos- Day of the dead Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a tradition and holiday that originates in Mexico, but is…
The Artistic and Scientific Body: a Historical Comparison
The human cadaver has different meanings based on context, and these meanings dictate differential treatment of the cadaver. How has this phenomenon manifested throughout history? Classical Era Post-…