Life Goes On. Banalities and Sociabilities of Crisis Greece
“Grecia, prove di un’economia di guerra”. (Corriere della Sera, June 30, 2015) “The Real Story Behind Greece’s Debt Crisis,” MSNBC with Chris Hayes (6/30, 2015) “The decision to…
“…the cultural elements of folktales help both bridge common ground between cultures and bring…”
“…the cultural elements of folktales help both bridge common ground between cultures and bring out cultural differences – developing cultural awareness that is essential if we are to…
“The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are….”
“The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are. Imagine how much happier we would be, how much freer…
HTS and the Ethics of Anthropology
The following post was submitted by Hugh Gusterson, a professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University. A specialist on nuclear culture, the political economy of…
Teenage views on Culture (Nordplus closing interviews, 2013)
“Learning Skills for Sustainable Development” Date: 26th – 29th November, 2013 Venue: Riga State Gymnasium Nr. 2 Time for opening: on 26th November at 16.00 Closing: on 29th…
If you could recommend 4 to 10 texts for people to read in regards to gender and social theory, which would you suggest?
Toward a Decolonial Feminism by Maria Lugones Undoing Gender by Judith Butler History of Sexuality by Michel Foucault Gender Trouble by Judith Butler
Making Mess
Success stories are a powerful trope of international development and conservation work. They structure the way NGOs, governments and companies engage with powerful donors and public opinion. They…
Meet the AAA Summer 2015 Interns
MEET KATELYN SCHOENIKE My AAA and Smithsonian African Art internship has officially begun! This week has been filled with adventure, new experiences, and a general euphoria that words…
NEW! — David Cooney: The Montréal student protests
Vers un Automne Érable?1 Whenever threatened, the first thing power restricts is the ability to linger or assemble in the street. —Henri Lefebvre2 In September of 2014, I…
Pixelization in Crip Time: Disability, Online Sociality, and Self-Making in Russian Apartments by Cassandra Hartblay
Vakas is a Russian man in his 30s with a traumatic brain injury acquired during childhood. He spends most of his days in his room in his family…
‘Speaking Our Minds’ Book Club
From mid-June to mid-July 2015, the ICCI website has hosted a Book Club devoted to Thom Scott-Phillips’ book, Speaking Our Mind. The book has received positive reviews in…
#Review: The Perils of Joy. Contesting Mulid Festivals in Contemporary Egypt
This book comes to life as a product of fifteen years of research in and about the festive culture of Mulids, Muslim festivals held in honour of the…
No More Lemons! H2BAA 2015 Re-Design
I recently did an interview for the ACI Blog Index and their questions about my website got me thinking: How to be an Anthropologist has not had a…
Around the Web Digest: Week of July 5
I’m brimming with conference energy from the Guatemala Scholars Network meeting this last week in Antigua, Guatemala, so this post will be longer than usual. Thanks for reaching…
anthro in the news 7/13/15
Mexico is not just a U.S. add-on The U.S. needs to move beyond this US-Mexico relations could improve with U.S. recognition of positive aspects of Mexican culture and…
Why I Like Ancient History
It would be fair to say that, of all the things in the world, I am most interested in the human lives that were lived before about…
Sharing the Road
Comparison between riding culture in Holland and T&T In T&T we do not have an everyday bicycle culture as a part of our transport infrastructure. You don’t see…
Sharing the Road
Comparison between riding culture in Holland and T&T In T&T we do not have an everyday bicycle culture as a part of our transport infrastructure. You don’t see…
Een zaak van leven of dood
Door Marina de Regt. Afgelopen vrijdag is er een bestand afgekondigd in de al ruim drie maanden durende oorlog tussen Saoedi-Arabië en de Houthis in Jemen. Dit bestand…
Abou Naddara Collection website
Welcome to the Abou Naddara Collection website! This website offers the complete newspapers published by the Egyptian nationalist James Sanua (يعقوب صنوع, 1839-1912) from 1878 to 1910. In…
Week in Review: July 3-9
There were some interesting news pieces this week. I’m particularly on the lookout for stories on that topic, since I will be giving a talk on race, disability,…
Anthropology Blogging 101: Anthropologizing
Originally posted on The Geek Anthropologist:By Amy Santee This post is part of the Anthropology Blogging 101 series. I started Anthropologizing in 2011 after I finished grad school at…