Film Screening, “The Anthropologist” Who: The Wilson Center in partnership with George Mason University When: Wednesday, May 18, 2016. 3pm – 5pm Where: The Wilson Center Ronald Reag…
Wie macht man Sexualkundeunterricht richtig? Eine Frage, die auch in China vermehrt diskutiert wird. Im Netz berichten Lehrer und Schüler aus eigener Erfahrung. Sexualkunde als…
A New York State Supreme Court ruling in 2014 decided that chimpanzees are not persons with rights because they cannot bear legal duties and responsibilities. But this is…
Deemed the “Great firewall of Cameron”, UK Prime Minister has since 2013 aggressively pursued web censorship in the UK. Without transparent and democratic processes enacted, the government has…
Last September, a group of scholars gathered at the State University of Rio de Janeiro for “Autism Spectrum Disorders in Global, Local and Personal Perspective: A Cross-Cultural Workshop”.…
I’m pleased to announce that The Routledge Companion to Digital Ethnography, edited by Larissa Hjorth, Heather Horst, myself & Genevieve Bell, will be published later this year. For…
Questions of bathroom access tend to have the greatest impact on the poor and the marginalized. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Questions of bathroom access tend to have the greatest impact on the poor and the marginalized. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of Focaal – Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology has recently published and is available online at its new home, www.berghahnjournals.co…
Our Institute and student society Itiwana recently held their annual photography contest around the theme ‘Street Life: Het leven van de straat’. The broad genre of street photography…
Our Institute and student society Itiwana recently held their annual photography contest around the theme ‘Street Life: Het leven van de straat’. The broad genre of street photography…
“He’s been shot, you have to go to him. Tell him mom is on the way!” is all I heard as I answered a phone call from my…
Before Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge and shared it with Adam, being human was apparently hunky-dory. However, after Earth’s first two people disobeyed their creator, He…
In graduate school, I used to get an email from the registrar every year asking me to log into the system and select my race and religion from…
Perspectivas comparadas sobre la producción de jerarquías, fronteras y regulaciones sociales en torno al reciclado y reuso de materia descartada. Jueves 19 de Mayo 2016 SALA 10 –…
Gemeinschaftliches Gärtnern, auch bekannt unter dem Namen Urban Gardening, ist ein Phänomen, das sich seit ein paar Jahren durch die Städte Deutschlands zieht. Vor allem bei immer mehr…
Spargel ist beliebtes Saisongemüse, viele kaufen ihn ‚direkt beim Erzeuger‘ auf dem Markt. Doch wer baut Spargel an? Wem gehört ein Spargelhof? Iga und Paula sprechen mit Arbeiterinnen…
Sauerkraut und Grünkohl bestimmen schon lange nicht mehr unseren Esstisch. Über die Welt verbreiten sich nämlich nicht nur Menschen, Mode und Musik, sondern auch kulinarische Kulturgüter, sodass sich…
Um die Weltmeisterschaft in Brasilien gab es viel Aufsehen, vor allem auch außerhalb der Fußballstadien. In der Stadt Rio de Janeiro spüren Menschen bis heute Auswirkungen des Sportereignisses.…
Background: A major challenge to outbreak control lies in early detection of viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) in local community contexts during the critical initial stages of an epidemic,…
Background: A major challenge to outbreak control lies in early detection of viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) in local community contexts during the critical initial stages of an epidemic,…
Background: A major challenge to outbreak control lies in early detection of viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) in local community contexts during the critical initial stages of an epidemic,…
Background: A major challenge to outbreak control lies in early detection of viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) in local community contexts during the critical initial stages of an epidemic,…
What is “India”: Textbook debate in California Source: The New York Times The New York Times reported on a debate in California about content related to “India” in…