Who will be our ethnographic hero?
There is now only one path to the White House for Donald Trump. There has to be a Brexit-type surprise in November. This is the hope of the…
Birth of the Pharmaceutical
In his highly original work, Birth of the Clinic, Foucault focuses his attention on the human experience and the rational for its continued homogenous reality. He discusses…
Race and Cricket Narratives in the West Indies
Adnan Hossain asks who the best fast bowlers are, and why race matters in West Indies cricket. In the Caribbean, cricket is not only a sport but…
The emotional toll of masculinity
This personal essay published in the Washington Post’s Parenting section, provides a lot of insight into the powerful norms and ideals of masculinity in (North) American society. In…
Article Alerts in Discard Studies (June-July 2016)
Since discard studies doesn’t (yet!) have its own journal, conference, or department, Discard Studies publishes a regular table of contents alerts for articles, reports, and books in the…
Nicht so lange herAls Menschen aus Europa nach Afrika flohen
Vor rund siebzig Jahren lebten tausende Europäerinnen und Europäer in afrikanischen Flüchtlingslagern. Im Folgenden gebe ich einen Überblick über diese Fluchtbewegungen und erzähle vor allem die Gesch…
In The Journals – July Pt. II by Christine Sargent
Hello everyone! Please check out our roundup for the second half of the month. Also, the current issue of Hau has a symposium on Webb Keane’s Ethical Life: Its…
The Working Class, Identity Politics and New Victorian History
Against the Labouring Classes: Identity Politics in the New Victorian Age The New Victorianism serves to not only divert politics into issues of morality and identity, it works…
Paul Roquet, “Ambient Media: Japanese Atmospheres of Self” (U. of Minnesota Press, 2016)
Paul Roquet’s wonderful new book begins with an offering of jellyfish and proceeds to teach us how to read the air. Ambient Media: Japanese Atmospheres of Self (University…
Social Imperialism and New Victorian Identity Politics
Social Imperialism? New Victorianism’s Domestic Moral Code and the Political Economy of Identity Politics “The nation-state in its imperialist guise was the inescapable context within which all polit…
Brexit: Demokratiekritik aus China
Das Referendum über den EU-Austritt Großbritannien ist bald einen Monat her. Die Prognosen für den Einfluss, den der Brexit auf China haben könnte, fallen unterschiedlich aus. Chinas Netzbürger…
Terror in “Österreich”
Österreich ist von Österreich ja schon einiges gewöhnt – aber die Ausgabe vom vergangenen Dienstag toppte die bisherige Panikmache durch Faktenverbiegung noch einmal. Statt wie andere Medien auch…
Notes on the 12th digital ethnography reading (Lane 2016)
Lane, J. (2016). The Digital Street: An Ethnographic Study of Networked Street Life in Harlem. American Behavioral Scientist, 60(1), 43-58. doi: 10.1177/0002764215601711 Notes by Jolynna Sinanan Digit…
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, July 30 Edition
We have had a brief summer hiatus here in the FoodAnthropology reading and Tour de France watching department, during which we have, in fact, been doing some…
Around the Web Digest- July 24
Hi everyone, I apologize for the delay but here is this week’s readings for you! With Hamilton, the musical sensation soon traveling to different cities in the U.S., Current Affairs questions…
The Paradox of Donald Trump’s Appeal
Offensive and bombastic rhetoric is key to Donald Trump’s campaign. Why are voters drawn to this taboo-violating candidate? Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Associated Press Donald Trump is the …
We Make Plans and Babies Don’t Follow Them
That moment when you’re headed to your first doula prenatal visit with a first time mom who is 35 weeks, and she calls you and says “So, it…
We Make Plans and Babies Don’t Follow Them
That moment when you’re headed to your first doula prenatal visit with a first time mom who is 35 weeks, and she calls you and says “So, it…
We Make Plans and Babies Don’t Follow Them
That moment when you’re headed to your first doula prenatal visit with a first time mom who is 35 weeks, and she calls you and says “So, it…
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Hi all,Development news: Aid delivery & kidnapping-the complexities of the humanitarian system; Social accountability and the risk of another buzzword; the business sector will not ‘fix’ developme…