Professor A.R. Vasavi Visits the Human Economy Programme
The Human Economy Programme team is pleased to announce the visit of distinguished guest Professor A.R. Vasavi. She won the Infosys prize for 2013 and was Dean of…
Perspectives on Cultural Evolution, by Daniel C. Dennett
These are Daniel Dennett’s introductory remarks on the workshop on cultural evolution he conveyed in Santa Fe in May 2014. Click to see the summaries and comments by Blackmore, Boyd, Cl…
Begegnung von Generationen
In diesem Jahr wird das Institut für Ethnologie in Leipzig 100 Jahre alt. Zu diesem Anlass haben aktuelle Studierende ihre VorgängerInnen befragt. Wie war es in den 1970er…
The Return of the Colonial
What logic connects Ferguson, Gaza and east Port of Spain? What cultural logics connect recent confrontations in Ferguson, Gaza, and east Port of Spain? The short answer is…
Symposium: Antropoloog zoekt maatschappelijke partner
Antropoloog zoekt maatschappelijke partner – Kennisdeling buiten de muren van de universiteit – 3 september 2014 Aanleiding Er is onder antropologen een toenemende aandacht voor kennisd…
HEP Workshop "Land, Money and Human Relations in Southern and Central Africa" 5-6 September 2014
The Human Economy Programme invites you to attend the workshop Land, money and human relations in southern and central Africa:people’s economic strategies combining city and countryside Conv…
The Globalization of Apartheid: South Africa, Europe, World
South Africa recently celebrated twenty years of “democracy” since a Black majority government was formed by the African National Congress (ANC) and its allies in 1994. South Africa…
Lessons About Refugees From an Australian Immigration Crisis
This article first appeared in the Huffington Post 18. August 2014. I am an anthropologist, I live in Australia and I work with refugees in Malaysia. None of…
Call for posters: Reciprocity and Social Cognition
The Berlin School of Mind and Brain organizes a symposium on “Reciprocity and Social Cognition”, from the 23rd to the 25th of March, 2015. Keynote speakers will be…
Glagah Beach: Between The Airport and Mine
“Laut untuk Masa Depan” is the tagline that I found not far from the entrance gate of glagah Beach tourism – Kulon Progo Jogjakarta. This area was once…
Glagah Beach: Between The Airport and Mine
“Laut untuk Masa Depan” is the tagline that I found not far from the entrance gate of glagah Beach tourism – Kulon Progo Jogjakarta. This area was once…
Glagah Beach: Between The Airport and Mine
“Laut untuk Masa Depan” is the tagline that I found not far from the entrance gate of glagah Beach tourism – Kulon Progo Jogjakarta. This area was once…
Glagah Beach: Between The Airport and Mine
“Laut untuk Masa Depan” is the tagline that I found not far from the entrance gate of glagah Beach tourism – Kulon Progo Jogjakarta. This area was once…
Figures of Fun: Humor and Stereotype in Monty Python’s Depictions of Intercultural Communication
by Jessica McIntyre (MAA student at Macquarie University) Depictions of humorous and often exaggerated cultural stereotypes can be used either constructively or destructively to identify and explore t…
From a Pacific – Turtle Island Muliwai
By Hinemoana of Turtle Island: Liza Keanuenueokalani Williams, Lani Teves, Fuifuilupe Niumetolu, Maile Arvin, Kēhaulani Vaughn, and Natalee Kēhaulani Bauer We are a group of Pacific Islander women, ac…
Anthropology… what kind of job will you get with that?
Hands up if you have ever told someone what you are studying and have been hit with the response…”Anthropology… what kind of job will you get with that?”…
Anthropology… what kind of job will you get with that?
Hands up if you have ever told someone what you are studying and have been hit with the response…”Anthropology… what kind of job will you get with that?”…
Anthropology… what kind of job will you get with that?
Hands up if you have ever told someone what you are studying and have been hit with the response…”Anthropology… what kind of job will you get with that?”…
Anthropology… what kind of job will you get with that?
Hands up if you have ever told someone what you are studying and have been hit with the response…”Anthropology… what kind of job will you get with that?”…
Forget Colonial Myths: Xatanawa contact puts an end to a century of resistance
They are young and healthy, with strong bodies and carefully trimmed hair, some bearing delicate designs painted on their faces. They carry fine (and sharp) arrows with impeccably…
Forget Colonial Myths: Xatanawa contact puts an end to a century of resistance
They are young and healthy, with strong bodies and carefully trimmed hair, some bearing delicate designs painted on their faces. They carry fine (and sharp) arrows with impeccably…
Forget Colonial Myths: Xatanawa contact puts an end to a century of resistance
They are young and healthy, with strong bodies and carefully trimmed hair, some bearing delicate designs painted on their faces. They carry fine (and sharp) arrows with impeccably…
Forget Colonial Myths: Xatanawa contact puts an end to a century of resistance
They are young and healthy, with strong bodies and carefully trimmed hair, some bearing delicate designs painted on their faces. They carry fine (and sharp) arrows with impeccably…
Government Time, Mission Time, and the nature and violence of alienation
Proud to feature in the first issue of the new Upswell Magazine with an archival/ethnographic piece on alienation – GOVERNMENT TIME, MISSION TIME, AND THE NATURE AND VIOLENCE…