Special Issue on Geographies in the Anthropocene from Geographical Research
Some interesting looking papers in the latest issue of Geographical Research on the Anthropocene, the full table of contents is here.
Malthus and the #EXPO2015
The subject of EXPO 2015 is “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, which coincides with the “European Year for Development”. The European page contains the slogan “How can…
Anthropology… what kind of job will you get with that? – words of wisdom from Hayley
Kia ora! Long time no see. We thought we would kick off a new round of blog posts with one of our most popular features ‘anthropology… what kind…
Anthropology… what kind of job will you get with that? – words of wisdom from Hayley
Kia ora! Long time no see. We thought we would kick off a new round of blog posts with one of our most popular features ‘anthropology… what kind…
Anthropology… what kind of job will you get with that? – words of wisdom from Hayley
Kia ora! Long time no see. We thought we would kick off a new round of blog posts with one of our most popular features ‘anthropology… what kind…
Epidemics and Xenophobia by A. David Napier
In June 2015 The Bellagio Task Force on Epidemics and Xenophobia met to discuss the resurgence of xenophobia across the globe—one most recently prompted by fearful and unsympathetic…
anthro in the news 8/3/15
Seeking Angelina lips The Globe and Mail reported on the growing use by women in Canada of cosmetic surgery, pointing to a look that is called “richface.” The…
Ten years after – the Muhammad Cartoons: Perspectives, Reflections, Challenges International Conference, Aalborg University
Ten years after the newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons the Muhammad Carton Crisis continues to be a discursive reference point for new controversies involving artists and threatening Musl…
2015 Interns Return to AAA
From Emily This was my last week at the NHHC’s Underwater Archaeology Branch and I was sad to see it go. In my last week I continued work…
Gina Athena Ulysse on Sandra Bland
In a piece on Africa is a Country titled “Meditation on Sandra Bland’s self-possession, The Beatles and neo-Black codes of conduct,“ anthropologist Gina Athena Ulysse reflects on Sandra…
Trumping Fears of the Other: Media and the Politics of Contagion
Perhaps our deepest fears are those associated with illness, contagion, and death. No one embraces illness, especially chronic
Trumping Fears of the Other: Media and the Politics of Contagion
We live in fearful times. Many people seem to be afraid of almost everything–sharks, contaminated foods, polluted water, heat waves, droughts, floods, tsunamis, rising ocean levels, financial collap…
Humans of The Willamette Valley: A Celebration of Life
Several weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit Portland, Oregon for the very first time and take an unexpected “side trip” about 90 minutes north to a…
Trumping Fears of the Other: Media and the Politics of Contagion
Perhaps our deepest fears are those associated with illness, contagion, and death. No one embraces illness, especially chronic
Egypt and the Puppet Regime
Politics rules the news cycle on Islam and the Middle East. Given the colonial history of the region, there have been numerous puppet leaders installed or allowed to…
NEW! — John Levack Drever: Sublime-sound-of-the-one-hand [Ryōan-ji]
My soundscape composition Sublime-sound-of-the-one-hand [Ryōan-ji] sounds out the acoustic ecology of the “quintessential … karesansui dry landscape garden” (UNESCO 1993: 41) Or, put another way, to …
NEW! — Chiara Ambrosio & Caterina Pasqualino: Tending to the Garden
Caterina Pasqualino is an anthropologist whose research within the realm of Gypsy flamenco for the past twenty years has culminated in her seminal book Flamenco Gitan. Her interest…
NEW! — Dave Lewis: “Field Work”
My engagement with the ideas and practices of fieldwork stems from my interest in anthropology and the classification of human “types” through the “science” of anthropometry in the…
10 Tips for Writing a Winning NSF (DDRIG) Proposal
The deadline for the NSF Cultural Anthropology Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Impro…
10 Tips for Writing a Winning NSF (DDRIG) Proposal
The deadline for the NSF Cultural Anthropology Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Impro…
10 Tips for Writing a Winning NSF (DDRIG) Proposal
The deadline for the NSF Cultural Anthropology Program Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (NSF CA-DDRIG) is coming up on August 17th.* …