Links & Contents I Liked 200
Hi all, This is officially the 200th link review, but last week’s post already marked the official anniversary of curating development, ICT4D and higher education content since 2011.…
CFP: Ecologies of Toxicity
We welcome papers and performances (including artworks, films and media experiments) that map, trace, and critique ecologies of toxicity.
Top of the Heap: Paul Rabinow by Hannah Gibson
For this installment of the Top of the Heap series, I spoke with Paul M. Rabinow, who is a Professor of medical and sociocultural anthropology at the University…
Zeitschrift für Flüchtlingsforschung (Z’Flucht) jetzt auf unserer Homepage – mit CfP
The post Zeitschrift für Flüchtlingsforschung (Z’Flucht) jetzt auf unserer Homepage – mit CfP appeared first on Netzwerk Flüchtlingsforschung.
Øge interesse for antropologi – Hvordan bærer vi os ad?
Det har aldrig været min plan, at jeg skulle læse til antropologi, men det er ikke desto mindre, hvad jeg er i færd med. Oprindeligt arbejdede jeg for…
Winston
War criminal notes. Someone scratched out his eyes. Apparently when the note is wet and rubbed with a coin, the ink comes off. Still legal tender – money…
Childhood games: What would Margaret Mead say about screen time?
Last month, a New York Post article about video games being like “digital heroine” for kids caused a bit of an uproar. The article describes a young boy losing…
Problems of gigantic reindeer slaughter plan for Yamal-Nenets nomads
The recent announcement by the Yamal government to artificially reduce the number of reindeer in the Yamal-Nenets Okrug by a quarter of a million animals has caused a…
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, September 22, 2016
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…
Students as Public Intellectuals – Another Push toward Altmetrics?
Sarah Madsen Hardy and Marisa Milanese have recently written about the potential for students to become active and entrusted members of public intellectuals through a recent overview of…
Richter in China: Anstieg von Kündigungen
Immer mehr von Chinas Rechtsangestellten legen ihr Amt nieder. Im Netz erläutern sie selbst, was hinter diesem Trend steckt. „Die Kündigungen chinesischer Richter haben in den…
Special Issue! Private, the Public, and the Hybrid in Umbilical Cord Blood Banking by Aaron Seaman
The current issue of New Genetics & Society is a special issue, entitled “Private, the Public, and the Hybrid in Umbilical Cord Blood Banking.” As Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkener and…
The US-Dakota War and Failed Settler Kinship
Before we arrive in Minneapolis for the 2016 AAA Annual Meeting, I share a story that provides formative history, and which may help you understand the storied land…
Lecture: Visuelle Anthropologie in Zeiten zunehmender Digitalisierung
Vorlesung “Visuelle Anthropologie in Zeiten zunehmender Digitalisierung“, Wintersemester 2016/17, am Institut für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie der Universität Wien Philipp Budka Ziele D…
#Podcast Interview Round Up May-August: New Books in Anthropology – REDUX
It’s once again time for us to help your eardrums get some anthropological loving in collaboration with our dear friends, New Books in Anthropology. Below you’ll find a…
Lykken i et masterstudie
Av Ola Gunhildrud Berta Alle som går bachelor i sosialantropologi har hørt mange historier om hvor slitsomt det er å være … More
Ein Hoch auf die Burka-Debatte!
Der Kommentar erschien am 22. 9. 2016 in der Wiener Zeitung. Das Gerede über die textile Ganzkörperverhüllung dient in der aktuellen innenpolitischen Problemlage als vielseitig einsetzbarer Joker. Übe…
Climate Swings Drove Early Humans Out of Africa (and Back Again)
The textbook narrative of human history tells us that between 70,000 and 60,000 years ago our earliest modern human ancestors traveled out of Africa on a journey that…
Bruggen slaan tussen statushouders en woningcorporatie Rochdale
Bruggen slaan Door Marit Timmerman. ‘Building bridges’. Met deze term heeft Freek Colombijn mij drie jaar geleden tijdens een open dag overtuigd om antropologie te gaan studeren. Nu,…
We’re Looking for Columnists!
We are seeking opinion columnists to write engaging commentary for the Anthropology News website in 2017. Do you want to provide an anthropological perspective on “hot topics” in…
Blackness, Food, and State-Sanctioned Violence
I began research on food access in Washington, D.C., knowing that I wanted to learn about a) what people were eating b) where they were shopping, and c)…
The Anthropoliteia #BlackLivesMatterSyllabus Project, Week 3: Amrita Ibrahim on The People and the Police
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…
Class is in Session
What can anthropology offer high school students? Two teachers answer the question. Anthropologists across the discipline despair at how little-known the field is, how it’s often confused with…