Hunting Caterpillar Fungus in a More-than-human Dharma Assemblage
ByBo YangPhD Anthropology On 17 May 2023, I found myself amidst the snow-capped peaks of a mountain rising 5,000 metres above sea level, marking the fourth day of…
ByBo YangPhD Anthropology On 17 May 2023, I found myself amidst the snow-capped peaks of a mountain rising 5,000 metres above sea level, marking the fourth day of…
Narrating the Many Autisms: Identity, Agency, Mattering by Anna Stenning (Routledge: 2024) Over the past few decades, narrative has become an increasingly popular medium for autistic people to…
„Wir schließen alle Gender Studies“, bewirbt eine deutsche Kanzlerkandidatin ihr Programm. In Österreich dürfte eine Partei den nächsten Kanzler stellen, die „Nein zur […] Queer Propaganda“ propagiert…
An ethnographic exploration of anthropological failures through the Mapuche archetypes of witch, clown, and usurper, Three Ways to Fail: Journeys Through Mapuche Chile (U Pennsylvania Press, 2024) invites readers to consider…
This was done as a sampler almost a year back – the longer version gets more into the Civil Rights Movement as well as the work of Theodor…
Warren Wilson College, This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-ND Amanda GreenEastern Kentucky University On Friday September 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene dumped 12-20 inches of…
Vom 29. Mai bis 1. Juni 2025 findet das diesjährige Studierendensymposium der Religionswissenschaft an der Universität Basel in der Schweiz statt. Anlässlich des 30. Jubiläums des Symposiums führte…
They Only Want Us from the Neck Down Across the airport car park, a figure in a mad dash—a sprawl […] The post Being Fungible – They Only…
This old poster is on a notice board outside the old council houses across the road from my flat – its survived 20 years or so I guess…
The Sundarbans: Where anthropology meets history in recounting the riverine delta – Sundarbans: Nơi nhân học gặp lịch sử trong việc kể lại vùng đồng bằng ven sông…
… is a first edition, from 1970, of what became the amalgamation of several chapters of “Be Here Now” by Baba Ram Dass aka Richard Alpert. I get…
From the Field: Before Human Ancestors Made Stone Tools …
An anthropologist witnesses the first integrated flight attempt of the world’s largest rocket—and the wide range of responses it elicited from people. This piece is part of a…
As the European Space Agency launches its flagship mission to explore Jupiter’s moons, an anthropologist explores the gap between launch enthusiasts and local residents. This piece is part…
An anthropologist recounts how a small island nation built and deployed its first satellite—and what their effort says about unequal access to the growing space economy on Earth.…
In a series of essays, a collaborative research project brings together “space anthropologists” to investigate how communities around the globe are grappling with the current boom in outer…
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we…
Schon seit vielen Jahren sieht sich die Geschlechterforschung Angriffen ausgesetzt. Sinnhaftigkeit und Nutzen des Forschungsfelds werden in Zweifel gezogen, Geschlechterforscher*innen unter generellen…
On the podcast today I am joined by Presidential Scholar and Professor Emerita of Anthropology at John Jay College, City University of New York, Alisse Waterston to talk…
The terms public, applied and professional anthropology are not recognised, in Italy, as separate fields of work and research. Unlike other national contexts, they are often used as…
Prólogo al catálogo de José Antonio Portillo, Artilugios par contar y crear historias (fui testigo de lo que cuento), València, Generalitat Valenciana, 2001. La foto está tomada del…
By Maaike Matelski – This year marks the 15th anniversary of my first visit to Myanmar to do research on civil society under authoritarian rule. Since that time…
هنر، به عنوان یکی از بنیادیترین جلوههای خلاقیت انسانی، در طول تاریخ نقشی چندوجهی در جوامع ایفا کرده است. از کارکردهای آیینی و مذهبی در جوامع ابتدایی گرفته…
ری الدنبرگ[۱]، کارن کریستنسن[۲]، برگردان: آذر جوادزاده جامعهشناس آمریکایی ری اولدنبرگ، در دهه ۱۹۸۰، مفهوم “مکان سوم” را اینگونه بسط و توسعه داد: فضایی برای تعامل اجتماعی غیررسمی…