Stone Points to a Connected World
I was sitting in the brightly lit workroom at the Pitt Rivers Museum on a frigid day in November 2010, when I opened one of the bags that…
Decolonizing Anthropology: A Conversation with Faye V. Harrison, Part I
On March 3, 2016, three anthropologists at the University of Colorado–Carole McGranahan, Kaifa Roland, and Bianca C. Williams–sat down with Faye V. Harrison, distinguished professor of Afr…
Anthro in the news 5/2/16
Biological anthropologists address sexual harrassment Many physical anthropologists wore ribbons like this at their annual meeting. Source: AAPA Science magazine reported on a special panel at the ann…
Historical Decision as to Mining in Sweden
A – what I would like to call a historical – decision was taken by the Supreme Administrative Court in Sweden at the end of February this year (source:…
Web Roundup: The Electronic Over-Soul and our Worst Selves (and Other Mishaps) by Sara M Bergstresser
The web roundup for this month is a sequel to last month’s roundup on Mind, Consciousness, and Artificial Intelligence. I will address another interface between machines and minds,…
Dig for the humanities
What if: the digital humanities represents a wanna be elaborate theoretical effort with a retrograde political conception and naïve economic complicity – an intellectually restrained class bough…
Philadelphia Street Style: Kat, Walnut and Broad St
Kat has gotten quite adept at recognizing the potential in the clothes her mother no longer wants. That bleached denim jacket was hers. So was the Gap sweater.…
‘Walls of Peace’ and memories of conflict in Belfast
Learning about a conflicting past Separating a protestant neighbourhood from a Catholic neighbourhood and an industrial complex on the other side of the street, the 15-meter-high wall is…
‘Walls of Peace’ and memories of conflict in Belfast
Learning about a conflicting past Separating a protestant neighbourhood from a Catholic neighbourhood and an industrial complex on the other side of the street, the 15-meter-high wall is…
Reconciliation’s Waste: heritage and waste in post-apartheid South Africa
Portable toilets and urine on colonial era statues are reconciliations ruins, the things leftover that heritage helps to frame but yet cannot fully explain. As matter that remains…
The discernment of knowledge: sexualized violence in the Mennonite church by Stephanie Krehbiel
This case begins with an unsettling email. It came from a powerful man of the church, a Mennonite executive, and it was a response to an email from…
New Forms of Law and Governance for and from the Arctic
This in an invitation to a seminar on adaptive law and governance in the Arctic. Researcher Ivanova (left) studying native fisheries governance with the Lariny family in the…
LIVING #FICTIONS
The theme of “living fictions” comes from a presentation I gave at a recent meeting of the EASA Anthropology of Law and Rights network and builds on its…
Deportation, Punishment and Everyday Life
by Ines Hasselberg **Originally posted at University of Oxford website** The UK Borders Act 2007 allows for foreign-nationals sentenced to 12 months or more of imprisonment to be…
Update
Just a quick update noting that Anne has been on long-term sick leave but will be returning to full-time research on 30 May, 2016. Stay tuned for more.
Transzendierende Geschlechter #2
Frauen zeigen Männermode, Männer zeigen Frauenmode, Transgender-Models zeigen sowohl Frauen- als auch Männermode: Der gegenwärtige Trans-Diskurs (siehe The Danish Girl, Caitlyn Jenner, Transparent) is…
The geography of inequality
For Quartz, I wrote about the geography of the unequal economic recovery in the US. Coastal cities with thriving economies have become unaffordable for the average worker; heartland…
Half-Heads: A Dominant Force in US Politics
“Half-head”: this signifies a way of approaching problems that involves efficient thinking, where efficiency comes from an intensely selective focus. A half-headed approach could be a combination of…
Theories of Material Culture: Three Highlights
I am now concluding my graduate course Theories of Material Culture. I have taught this course several times previously and I always enjoy it. This year, the students…
Magerwahn in China: Dünn, dünner, A4-Taille
Der Schlankheitswahn im chinesichen Netz hat eine neue Dimension erreicht: Sogenannte “Challenges” setzen Frauen zunehmend unter Druck. Echt, die A4 Challenge vor ein paar Tagen schaffe ich…
Birgit Meyer, “Sensational Movies: Video, Vision, and Christianity in Ghana” (U of California Press, 2015)
Anthropologist Birgit Meyer‘s most recent book, Sensational Movies: Video, Vision, and Christianity in Ghana (University of California Press, 2015), explores the dynamic process of popular video… Visit New…
Von Fälschern und Kopierern: Chinas „Shanzhai“-Phänomen
Wer kennt das Klischee nicht: Chinesen kopieren gut und schrecken dabei vor keiner Marke und keinem Produkt zurück. Auf Chinesisch umschreibt man die illegalen Aktivitäten kurz mit dem…