Blog Medizinethnologie erhält ISSN
Der Blog Medizinethnologie wird ab sofort unter der ISSN 2509-6931 geführt. Diese achtstellige International Standard Serial Number wird für „wissenschaftliche Blogs und Blogs von allgemeinem Interess…
Anthropology Feels Like Home
This post was submitted by Callie Randall, a high school senior and anthropology student interning with the AAA. When I was a little girl, I began to realize…
First words
The first four words of chapter one volume one in Marx’s Capital are ‘The Wealth of Societies’, surely echoing, as Spivak notes, Adam Smith’s An Inquiry into the…
Buying plastic sprouts to sell cuteness
Plastic flowers for sale. Photo by Gabriele de Seta.The sight of strollers sporting grass stalks, berries, and lily pads bobbing on their heads did not go unnoticed by…
Buying plastic sprouts to sell cuteness
Plastic flowers for sale. Photo by Gabriele de Seta. The sight of strollers sporting grass stalks, berries, and lily pads bobbing on their heads did not go unnoticed…
Buying plastic sprouts to sell cuteness
Plastic flowers for sale. Photo by Gabriele de Seta. The sight of strollers sporting grass stalks, berries, and lily pads bobbing on their heads did not go unnoticed…
Benjamin Peters’ (2016) fascinating essay on the keyword ‘digital’
A physical copy of the brand new book Digital Keywords (2016) has just arrived through the post. On first inspection, it looks fantastic, and I’ve got the feeling…
When State Replaces God
June 6, 2016 – Vigilers gather outside of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, NY in support of A Post 9-11 Domestic Human Rights Campaign put on…
One year after the elections: a deceptive calm in Burundi? by Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs
Burundian soldiers patrolling the streets of Bujumbura. Photo by the author The car stops and the driver turns off the ignition and leans back in the seat. Before…
Anthropologies #22: Some thoughts on food, animals, and anthropology
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the Anthropologies #22 series. Here it is: the long-awaited first installment of the anthropologies issue on food. We kick off…
Douglas R. Holmes: No Exit: London, July 2016
I arrived in London on 10 July, a few weeks after the Brexit referendum. I was in Parliament the following day—the day Theresa May was named the new…
Who Is Afraid of CRISPR Art?
By Eben Kirksey, University of New South Wales § Originally published in Somatosphere A crowd-sourced Indiegogo funding campaign that raised over $45,000 for do-it-yourself gene editing kits in Decemb…
Taking Stock of the Now: An Anthropological Persepctive
Right now the human condition is in dire straights. When police murder unarmed African American men, there are calls for
From the Leiden Anthropology Blog: “Beyond multispecies ethnography: Engaging anthropology with violence and animal rights”
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Taking Stock of the Now: An Anthropological Persepctive
Right now the human condition is in dire straights. When police murder unarmed African American men, there are calls for
Is Corporate Anthropology Selling Out? A Conversation on Consulting with Vyjayanthi Vadrevu
We’re stoked to bring you TAL’s first ever three-city episode! Join Adam (in Peru!) and Ryan (in Boston!) and special guest Vyjayanthi Vadrevu (somewhere between NYC and Austin!)…