The Upward Within
This past Wednesday, we hosted another workshop session , this time at the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) annual meeting. It was not well attended, possibly due to…
"A model also for other countries"
Instead of reviewing laws and policies in their offices, bureaucrats tour the country, hold public meetings and communicate with citizens via social media. An initiative in Ta…
"A model also for other countries"
Instead of reviewing laws and policies in their offices, bureaucrats tour the country, hold public meetings and communicate with citizens via social media. An initiative in Ta…
"A model also for other countries"
Instead of reviewing laws and policies in their offices, bureaucrats tour the country, hold public meetings and communicate with citizens via social media. An initiative in Ta…
Message from Mali: There is No Life Without Music
We have much to learn from The Caravan of Peace and the likes of Khaira Arby and Songhoy Blues. As in Mali, there is no shortage of political…
Message from Mali: There is No Life Without Music
We have much to learn from The Caravan of Peace and the likes of Khaira Arby and Songhoy Blues. As in Mali, there is no shortage of political…
Message from Mali: There is No Life Without Music
“There is no life without music,” says Khaira Arby in the recent documentary, They’ll Have to Kill Us First. Seeking refuge from Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamists who in 2012 sacked…
Fachsimpeln in Fachzeitschriften: Über Ethnologie und Journalismus
In einer ethnologischen Zeitschrift einen ethnologischen Artikel veröffentlichen. Das stand schon länger auf meiner Agenda. Versäumte Call for Abstracts Termine oder einige höfliche Thema-Ablehnungen …
Message from Mali: There is No Life Without Music
We have much to learn from The Caravan of Peace and the likes of Khaira Arby and Songhoy Blues. As in Mali, there is no shortage of political…
Message from Mali: There is No Life Without Music
We have much to learn from The Caravan of Peace and the likes of Khaira Arby and Songhoy Blues. As in Mali, there is no shortage of political…
Human Endurance w/ Ben Gebo – This Anthro Life
Join us for our 50th episode! Return guest host Ben Gebo joins Adam, Aneil, and Ryan as we uncover the human quest to endure, and to push ourselves…
Message from Mali: There is No Life Without Music
We have much to learn from The Caravan of Peace and the likes of Khaira Arby and Songhoy Blues. As in Mali, there is no shortage of political…
Message from Mali: There is No Life Without Music
We have much to learn from The Caravan of Peace and the likes of Khaira Arby and Songhoy Blues. As in Mali, there is no shortage of political…
AAA Appoints Jeff Martin as New Director of Communications and Public Affairs
The American Anthropological Association (AAA) has appointed Jeff Martin, a communications veteran with more than 25 years experience in the field, as the Association’s new director, communications an…
Comics in the Community
Graphic Adventures in Anthropology This is the seventh post in a new blog series called Graphic Adventures in Anthropology. Once a week for several weeks, a guest contributor…
Comics in the Community
Graphic Adventures in Anthropology This is the seventh post in a new blog series called Graphic Adventures in Anthropology. Once a week for several weeks, a guest contributor…
Santa Massive (an anthropologist proposes a cultural reform)
The December holidays recede gently from view. We are now 3 full months away from them. We can visit the “Christmas” issue with some objectivity. It’s a problematic…
The Cultural Incongruence of Democracy
We live in an epoch when countries throughout the world are struggling to throw off their traditional forms…
Feminismus: Die Eislutscher sind maximal lauwarm
Der Kommentar von Georg Schildhammer „Feminismus: Der Traum vom warmen Eislutscher“ vom 20. März 2015 meint, „bei nahezu völliger gesetzlicher Gleichstellung von Mann und Frau“ falle es dem…
World Museums: Geographies and Genealogies
Via Felix Driver, Royal Holloway May 19, 2015 World Museums: Geographies and Genealogies Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, 5.15pm In conversation: Anthony Shelton, Director of the Museu…
Abdelwahab El-Affendi, “Genocidal Nightmares: Narratives of Insecurity and the Logic of Mass Atrocities”
Genocide studies is one of the few academic fields with which I’m acquainted which is truly interdisciplinary in approach and composition. Today’s guest Abdelwahab El-Affendi, and the book…
Fieldwork notes on Mali, Part 1
There was the week where Nana sprawled out on both of our two mattresses, the week where I tried to sleep in the same position as my host…
World TB Day 2015
World TB Day is here again and across the globe small scale efforts, such as the adoption of a floral emblem for this special occasion, are taking place…
Salons to Explore New Frameworks for University Press Publishing in the Humanities
Beginning later this week, I will be hosting a series of six salons on the Indiana University campus. The topic for discussion is scholarly publishing in the arts…