Syrians in St. Louis
For the Guardian, I wrote about the movement to resettle tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in St Louis: “Syria, Syria, you’re not alone! Call St Louis your…
Real Writing
[Savage Minds is pleased to run this essay by guest author Daniel Goldstein as part of our Writers’ Workshop series. Daniel is Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University. He is…
New book: Love in the Anthropocene from Dale Jamieson and Bonnie Nadzam
OR Book Going Rouge This looks like a really innovative title from Dale Jamieson and Bonnie Nadzam. Love in the Anthropocene An audacious collaboration between an award-winning novelist…
Moralische Überheblichkeit gegenüber dem Islam
Es ist prinzipiell erfreulich, dass der Standard seine Seite „Kommentar der anderen“ der breitesten Öffentlichkeit als Plattform zur Verfügung stellt, auf der jedermann und jedefrau Meinungen äußern d…
Gerard Russell, “Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys Into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East”
Gerard Russell View on Amazon In this interview Gerard Russell talks about his vivid and timely new book Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys Into the Disappearing Religions of the…
The Value of Time and the Temporality of Value in Socialities of Waste
Drawing from long-term ethnographic research on a 25-year-old medical aid program linking the U.S. and Madagascar, I use this brief essay to trace how Malagasy and American participants…
Crossing the sexes with friendship
It seems reasonable to suppose that if our relationships are so important to our happiness, then we are choosing relationships that make us happy. However, we may not…
Allegra Turns 2! #Best Of
Our baby just turned two…and in this short pace of time, it managed to attract a constantly growing readership. Ok, let’s be frank: we suck with stats and…
Around the Web Digest: Week of September 13
The theme of this blog roundup seems to be “our digital selves.” Send me anything you’ve written or found at rebecca.nelson.jacobs@gmail.com! The Global Social Media Impact Study blo…
Digital Deities?
A new study by economist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz tells us that Internet searches for “God” are way down. He notes that this is true even in cases of catastrophe:…
Tagung Bewegtbilder und Alltagskultur(en) von Super 8 über Video zum Handyfilm….
Donnerstag, 29.10.2015, 14 Uhr – Samstag, 31.10.2015, 15 Uhr, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt. Informationen und Hinweise auf der Konferenzwebseite. Programm Donnerstag, 29.10. 2015, Museum Mode…
Tagung Bewegtbilder und Alltagskultur(en) von Super 8 über Video zum Handyfilm….
Donnerstag, 29.10.2015, 14 Uhr – Samstag, 31.10.2015, 15 Uhr, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt. Informationen und Hinweise auf der Konferenzwebseite. Programm Donnerstag, 29.10. 2015, Museum Mode…
Tagung Bewegtbilder und Alltagskultur(en) von Super 8 über Video zum Handyfilm….
Donnerstag, 29.10.2015, 14 Uhr – Samstag, 31.10.2015, 15 Uhr, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt. Informationen und Hinweise auf der Konferenzwebseite. Programm Donnerstag, 29.10. 2015, Museum Mode…
September 19th: International “Talk like a Pirate Day” – Who Knew?
Our calendars are full of special weeks and days to memorialise, commemorate and bring attention to the plight of people with special needs, those underserved, forgotten, marginalised and…
“Estranged Bodies: Shifting Paradigms and the Biomedical Imaginary” – Special Issue of Body & Society by Anna Zogas
In addition to what’s “In the Journals” so far, and the inaugural issue of Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience, September brings us a special issue of Body & Society edited…
What’s special about social media in small places?
‘Normal friend: ‘Wow, how beautiful you are!’ / Best friend: It’s Shrek on the phone, says he wants his face back.’ Meme shared on Facebook by Comix From…
Imploding Families
Arriving at work today I was met by my coworker who wanted to talk. We’ve worked together for about three years and I see her when she comes…
In the Journals, September 2015 (Part 1) by Anna Zogas
Here is the first round of “In the Journals” for September. Happy autumn reading! American Anthropologist Commitments of Debt: Temporality and the Meanings of Aid Work in a…
Anthropologies #21: The Challenge of Motivated Reasoning: Science, Education, and Changing Climates
This entry is part 7 of 7 in the Anthropologies #21 series. Next up we have an essay about climate change and education from Joseph Henderson and David…
Applying, Designing, and Bringing Anthropology to the Public – This Anthro Life
Welcome back listeners new and old to the new and exciting season of This Anthropological Life! This season we at TAL have a lot of new content and…
Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change
Over the past couple of days, I have come across a number of items pertaining to indigenous knowledge of, and responses to, climate change. Of course, climate change…
Europa kan vluchtelingen goed gebruiken
door Erik van Ommering Europa kan gemakkelijk oorlogsvluchtelingen opvangen. Niet piepen dus, maar gewoon: welkom zeggen, vindt promovendus Erik van Ommering. Het groeiende aantal vluchtelingen dat N…
A Geek Anthropologist’s First Time: A MMORPG Experience
Elder Scrolls Screenshot Photo by Author By Rayna Elizabeth Elder Scrolls takes place in the world of Tamriel. Published by Bethesda (who also develops Fallout and Dishonored), the…