Data management and ethics: A conversation between two Leiden anthropologists
Committee on Data Management and Ethics Henrike: Zane, I was wondering why you volunteered for the committee on data management and ethics of our Leiden institute. I know…
Branding og lidt om os/dem
Så er der snart gået en uge siden jeg var til karrieremessen i Esbjerg. Det var et rigtig godt arrangement. Der var VIRKELIG mange mennesker, som alle var nysgerrige…
CFP: Food waste scholarship: Recent advances and perspectives from a fragmented field of study
Organised by the International Food Waste and Food Loss Studies Group, this AAG session will: 1) Provide a forum for food waste scholars to share their work, and…
Normativity and social visibility
It has been exactly a year since finishing 15 months of fieldwork in Trinidad. Stories for this blog have moved further and further away from cool stuff that…
The Lively Science
Anthropology, or at least the anthropology called social or cultural anthropology, is split down the middle. On one side are the “scientists” who see their goal as contributi…
#Review: On the Doorstep of Europe. Asylum and Citizenship in Greece
On the Doorstep of Europe is a vividly written ethnography of the asylum process in Greece, “with its ethos of mystification, unpredictability, and arbitrariness” (p.217), as well as very…
Engaged Anthropology: The AAA’s Israel/Palestine Task Force Report #Palestine
On 8 October 2015, Israeli security forces brutally beat and arrested two students of Birzeit University, a major Palestinian university in the West Bank. In response, Birzeit issued…
Journal Round-Up: So far in 2015, part 2 of 2
Cultural Anthropology Occupation Bedbugs: Or, the Urgency and Agency of Professional Pragmatism E. Summerson Carr This essay draws on fieldwork with American social workers, whose primary charge is…
Journal Round-Up: So far in 2015, part 1 of 2
American Anthropologist Macaques and the Ritual Production of Sacredness among Balinese Transmigrants in South Sulawesi, Indonesia Jeffrey V. Peterson, Erin P. Riley, & Ngakan Putu Oka Long-tailed…
Somatosphere interview at New Books Network by Eugene Raikhel
A couple of weeks ago, Todd Meyers, Emily Yates-Doerr and I spoke with Monique Dufour of New Books in Medicine about the origins of Somatosphere, our thoughts on…
USFSP Researchers Make Groundbreaking Discovery: the First Complete Ancient African Genome
From left: USFSP Drs. John Arthur, Kathryn Arthur and Dr. Matthew Curtis, Ventura College. Photo courtesy of USFSP. St. Petersburg, Fla. (October 8, 2015) – An anthropology team…
114th AAA Annual Meeting Volunteers
Open Call for Volunteers Never been to an Annual Meeting? Nervous about meeting people? Volunteering is a great way to network and get a better understanding of the…
Eugene Raikhel, Editor; Todd Meyers, Associate Editor; Emily Yates-Doerr, Member, “Somatosphere.net”
Somatosphere is “a collaborative website covering the intersections of medical anthropology, science and technology studies, cultural psychiatry, psychology and bioethics.” Founded in July 2008, Somat… Visit New Books…
Last Tango in the Superintendent’s Career: My Education in Spanking Errant Children
The superintendent then told me to make sure the paddling hurt enough so that Billy would know who was in charge of the school. “Ready Billy?” I asked.…
“You think this is an Ebola Office?” Rebuilding trust in the aftermath of Sierra Leone’s outbreak, by Luisa Enria
We are sitting amongst the rubble of an unfinished building, a group of young men have stopped their construction work for a moment to take respite from the…
Der Halbmond im Reich der Sonne: Muslimische Minderheiten und Religionsfreiheit in China und Vietnam
Muslime als religiöse Minderheit – das gibt es nicht nur in Europa, sondern z.B. auch in China und Vietnam. Einerseits bestehen in diesen asiatischen Ländern schon über einen…
#Review: Gender in Refugee Law. From the Margins to the Centre
Since gender sensitivity was first given recognition under the official UNHCR Guidelines in the 1990s, approaches in decision making processes and the legal framework have constantly been influenced…
Thinking, and doing: Willa Zhen on Teaching Anthropology of Food at the Culinary Institute of America
Lauren Moore University of Kentucky This month, we hear from Willa Zhen, Associate Professor at The Culinary Institute of America. She discusses teaching anthropology at an applied institution, and…
Conference on Qisas al-Anbiya
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anthro in the news 10/12/2015
Caption: Artemisia annua which yields an anti-malarial drug, source: Wikipedia Nobel Prize catalyzes controversy in China The New York Times reported on reactions in China about…
Around the Web Digest: Week of October 4
Happy alternative to Columbus Day, readers! (I like Indigenous People’s Day personally). Send me any blog posts at rebecca.nelson.jacobs@gmail.com. This article in New Republic critiques Anna Ts…
"Globalisation positive for Sami struggle"
Globalisation provides the Sami people with political power as well as valuable networks with indigenous people worldwide. "Globalisation has been really positive for the…
"Globalisation positive for Sami struggle"
Globalisation provides the Sami people with political power as well as valuable networks with indigenous people worldwide. "Globalisation has been really positive for the…