Fieldnotes: the beginning
I’ve read five books this year that keep rattling me. *** Today looks and feels like proper springtime in the Akatarawa Valley. Two days ago I handed in…
Military Capitalism
Security for US Capitalists: The State Department and its Global Partners Very much in line in with the idea of “connected capitalism,” the US State Department created the…
Ferguson: A retrospective
For the Common Reader, I wrote a long piece on the legacy of Ferguson and how the St. Louis region and its people were left behind as the town became the symbol…
David Bozzini: Gabriella Coleman on the ethnography of digital politics – part 2
David Bozzini is a research fellow at the Graduate Center, CUNY, where he is researching on Eritrean deserters movements and on the resistance to digital surveillance. He co-edits…
Hartwick Anthropology 2016 Courses – Spring & J Term
Teaching Hartwick Anthropology courses is what launched and sustains Living Anthropologically. For more information, visit the Hartwick Anthropology webpage and sign up for some great Hartwick Anthrop…
Streik und Streikkultur
Der sogenannte Kita-Streik um die Bezahlung von Erziehern und Erzieherinnen warf im Frühjahr 2015 u.a. die Frage auf, ob heute noch gestreikt werden kann oder sollte. Der Beitrag…
Zukunftsträume und gegenwärtige Momentaufnahmen von Drahteseln in unserer Gesellschaft
Das Fahrrad als Alternative. Bis jetzt wird das Bild vieler Städte von Autos geprägt. Doch es gibt Ansätze, auch gerade hier in Leipzig, die den Zukunftstraum von einer…
What Does a Trap Communicate? Technical Choices and More-than-Human Engagements in the Pampas
Caetano Sordi Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil University of Aberdeen The idea that objects can incorporate ideas, values and bodies of knowledge is not new…
De’ Conti on the Durian
Yesterday I said that Niccolo de' Conti was perhaps the first European to write about the durian (Durio sp.), a fruit native to the Malay Archipelago and…
Links & Contents I Liked 162
Hi all, This is really a busy time of the semester, so the blogging work has to take a bit of a backseat these days…however, I am reading…
REDUX: The Rise and Fall of Human Rights in Occupied Palestine – by Lori Allen
When Lori Allen‘s The Rise and Fall of Human Rights: Cynicism and Politics in Occupied Palestine appeared last year, it was – of course – a book of timely…
Israel BDS — Why I Signed…Reluctantly
Anthropologists for the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions is pleased to present this thoughtful reflection on the boycott by James Ferguson. The American Anthropological Association will be vot…
A Very Informative Video on Circumcision
So, I’ve just recently discovered Ryan McAllister, PhD and his videos on birth and circumcision, and I highly recommend you view his video on Child Circumcision (aka genital…
A Very Informative Video on Circumcision
So, I’ve just recently discovered Ryan McAllister, PhD and his videos on birth and circumcision, and I highly recommend you view his video on Child Circumcision (aka genital…
A Very Informative Video on Circumcision
So, I’ve just recently discovered Ryan McAllister, PhD and his videos on birth and circumcision, and I highly recommend you view his video on Child Circumcision (aka genital…
A Very Informative Video on Circumcision
So, I’ve just recently discovered Ryan McAllister, PhD and his videos on birth and circumcision, and I highly recommend you view his video on Child Circumcision (aka genital…
Storby, koncert og turisme
SÅ er jeg tilbage på min blog efter at have været noget fraværende i, hvad der vel på internettet må betegnes som en evighed! Jeg har været et smut…
Somatosphere readership survey by Eugene Raikhel
Are you a regular reader of Somatosphere who would like to help us make the site even better? Are there certain topics or issues that you’d like to…
Making #AAA2015 Manageable: The Teaching Culture Top 30
It’s that time of year again, when anthropologists start gathering on Twitter, finish writing their papers, and pack their scarves for the annual AAA pilgrimage. (Given the extended…
Social kontrol i stillekupéen
Social kontrol i stillekupeen Social kontrol er et velkendt sociologisk begreb. Hvis du er i tvivl om, hvordan det fungerer i praksis, kan jeg foreslå en udflugt med…