Sharing Syllabi: The Anthropology of Superheroes
Jamon Halvaksz, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), shares the syllabus for his Fall 2015 course, ANT 4843:…
Books for review by Eugene Raikhel
A new crop of books has arrived and they need to be reviewed! We are now asking reviewers to complete their pieces within four months of receiving a…
Top of the Heap: Michael M.J. Fischer by Hannah Gibson
For this instalment of the Top of the Heap series, I spoke with Michael M.J. Fischer, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, Professor of Anthropology and Science…
The Vampire Pipeline: Unhealth and undevelopment in the lower Urubamba
The Vilcabamba mountain range, last holdout of the Inca empire in the 16th century, looms in the distance as a man in a cotton tunic and baseball cap…
George Mason University Job Announcement
George Mason University Department of Nutrition and Food Studies – Term Assistant Professor The George Mason University, College of Health and Human Services, Department of Nutrition and Food…
Mandate of the Intellectual
Recently, a PhD educated, cultural researcher for a Canadian magazine contacted me about Perspectives’ focus on “open-access publishing, public accessibility and seeking a broad readership while maint…
Jonathyne Briggs, “Sounds French: Globalization, Cultural Communities, and Pop Music, 1958-1980”
Jonathyne Briggs View on Amazon “Pop pop pop pop musik” -M Jonathyne Briggs‘ new book, Sounds French: Globalization, Cultural Communities, and Pop Music, 1958-1980 (Oxford University Press, 2015) makes……
PhD studentships in Cognitive Science at Central European University, Budapest
The Department of Cognitive Science at CEU invites applications for doctoral student positions starting in September 2016. This is a research-based training program in human cognition with social…
Ethnographic Interventions: Waking Up and Walking With Abel
The French surrealist Antonin Artaud liked to claim that we journey through life in an open-eyed sleep that condemns us to the deadening realities of routine life. In…
Ethnographic Interventions: Waking Up and Walking With Abel
In a destructive climate how do we open the eyes of our students to the complexities of the human condition? How do we ignite their curiosity about the…
Ethnographic Interventions: Waking Up and Walking With Abel
In a destructive climate how do we open the eyes of our students to the complexities of the human condition? How do we ignite their curiosity about the…
Ethnographic Interventions: Waking Up and Walking With Abel
In a destructive climate how do we open the eyes of our students to the complexities of the human condition? How do we ignite their curiosity about the…
Ethnographic Interventions: Waking Up and Walking With Abel
In a destructive climate how do we open the eyes of our students to the complexities of the human condition? How do we ignite their curiosity about the…
AAA Webinar Wednesday: Research Methods for Anthropological Studies of Food and Nutrition
SAFN is organizing a webinar with the American Anthropological Association. Former SAFN presidents Janet Chrzan and John Brett will lead a discussion of their forthcoming edited collection on…
Al-Ameriya bedreigt? Oorlog en de vernietiging van cultureel erfgoed in Jemen.
Door Marina de Regt. Zondagochtend werd de film Qudad: Reinventing a Tradition vertoond op het Ambacht in Beeld festival in Amsterdam. De film gaat over de restauratie van…
Ethnographic Interventions: Waking Up and Walking With Abel
In a destructive climate how do we open the eyes of our students to the complexities of the human condition? How do we ignite their curiosity about the…
Ethnographic Interventions: Waking Up and Walking With Abel
In a destructive climate how do we open the eyes of our students to the complexities of the human condition? How do we ignite their curiosity about the…
Ethnographic Interventions: Waking Up and Walking With Abel
In a destructive climate how do we open the eyes of our students to the complexities of the human condition? How do we ignite their curiosity about the…
Ethnographic Interventions: Waking Up and Walking With Abel
In a destructive climate how do we open the eyes of our students to the complexities of the human condition? How do we ignite their curiosity about the…
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Something is rotten in the state of Denmark Mon Shakespeare var fremtidsvisionær, da han skrev disse ord? Idag bliver der ihvertfald talt om Danmarks “rådne banan” eller “Udkantsdanm…
Back from the Field: Syncing into Holly Walter’s Research Part 2 – This Anthro Life
Holly Walter’s joins TAL in the studio to share her experiences and insights into Shaligram stones! Her fieldwork took her from Kathmandu to Mustang on a pilgrimage, following…
2015 AAA Photo Contest Submission Period End Midnight September 30th.
This has been an amazing year for submissions to the annual photo contest– and we’re not done yet! There’s still time to submit your photos for consideration of…
The Power Behind Disposability: Why New York City’s ban on polystyrene was vilified, sued, and reversed
On July 1 New York City banned disposable Styrofoam containers. First they were sued over the decision, and last week the ban was overturned. What is the big…
Krisen. Re-Formationen von Leben, Macht und Welt – DGV-Tagung 2015
Krisen. Wer hat die nicht. Uns allen allzu geläufig und bestens bekannt. Nicht nur, dass wir tagtäglich von persönlichen Krisen heimgesucht werden – Arbeit weg, zu viel der…