Investing without wealth: The financialization of social reproduction #Crisis
A few years ago, even an expert on the risks of subprime lending would have been astounded by the very suggestion: a global crisis triggered by poor people…
The Greek Crisis and the Dangers of Culture
By Cristiano Lanzano
The Greek Crisis and the Dangers of Culture
By Cristiano Lanzano
The Greek Crisis and the Dangers of Culture
By Cristiano Lanzano
Around the Web Digest: Week of August 16
Dear readers, either the blogs have been quiet this week or I’m missing some, which you can rectify by sending me links at rebecca.nelson.jacobs@gmail.com. The most shocking, terrible…
The Greek Crisis and the Dangers of Culture
By Cristiano Lanzano
“Bioculturalism” — An interview with Christopher Lynn by Christopher D. Lynn
This series aims to get anthropologists and closely-related others talking seriously, and thinking practically, about how to synergize biological and social scientific approaches to human health and w…
In Defense of Ethnography
In these troubled times in which inhumane global forces threaten our future, we need that ethnographic depth of understanding both to recognize our human fragility and marvel at…
In Defense of Ethnography
In these troubled times in which inhumane global forces threaten our future, we need that ethnographic depth of understanding both to recognize our human fragility and marvel at…
In Defense of Ethnography
In these troubled times in which inhumane global forces threaten our future, we need that ethnographic depth of understanding both to recognize our human fragility and marvel at…
In Defense of Ethnography
In these troubled times in which inhumane global forces threaten our future, we need that ethnographic depth of understanding both to recognize our human fragility and marvel at…
What ordinary Chinese people post on social media after the Tianjin Blast
“For two days, my WeChat news feeds has been awash with all kinds of articles and images about the Tianjin blast. But after merely two days, the routine…
In Defense of Ethnography
In these troubled times in which inhumane global forces threaten our future, we need that ethnographic depth of understanding both to recognize our human fragility and marvel at…
Halal Bacon
If you are strict about halal foods or kosher foods, pork is probably not on your normal grocery shopping list. But there is something about the taste of…
In Defense of Ethnography
In these troubled times in which inhumane global forces threaten our future, we need that ethnographic depth of understanding both to recognize our human fragility and marvel at…
In Defense of Ethnography
In these troubled times in which inhumane global forces threaten our future, we need that ethnographic depth of understanding both to recognize our human fragility and marvel at…
Laying foundations for the future — emerging social welfare programs in Southern Africa, book review by Stefan Granlund
During the spring term I taught African Studies at Uppsala University. Students created a blog Uppsala African Reviews where they published reviews of books with a focus on…
A Silent Crisis: Race, Disability, and Health Disparities in the U.S.
I recently gave a talk on race, disability, and health disparities at the CEDD 2015 Cross-Systems Summit in Austin. In an effort to ensure that my work is…
The social costs of export agriculture in San Quintin, Baja California–An Interview with Christian Zlolniski
Workers in the fields, San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico. Image courtesy of Christian Zlolniski. Earlier this month I had the opportunity to interview Christian Zlolniski about his ongoing…
In Defense of Ethnography
As students and faculty head back to college campuses to begin a new academic year, there has been a steady stream of uninformed criticism of the practice of…
anthro in the news 8/24/15
Islamic State vision driven by dreams An article in the Independent (U.K.) draws on a recent paper by Durham University emeritus reader in anthropology Iain Edgar regarding the role…
Community Vitality and Sustainability Depend in Part on Its Equitable Walkability
As I read the article linked to below, as I noticed it weaving in a thread of the American myth of the individual coupled with the image of freedom, adventure…