Why I’m also quite glad I studied social anthropology
I said earlier that I regret studying social anthropology, and this is still true. It wasn't the best choice. But it wasn't a total waste of time either,…
Who Needs an Ethnographer?
Originally posted on In a Merry Hour: Caitlin E McDonald: I recently found myself lamenting the lack of ethnography in my professional life with a new acquaintance. Don’t…
For a reflexive sociology of "nomadness"
When back in the early 1990s Loic Wacquant and Pierre Bourdieu chatted about the nature of Sociology, they digged out – and discussed at lenght – probably the…
For a reflexive sociology of "nomadness"
When back in the early 1990s Loic Wacquant and Pierre Bourdieu chatted about the nature of Sociology, they digged out – and discussed at lenght – probably the…
For a reflexive sociology of "nomadness"
When back in the early 1990s Loic Wacquant and Pierre Bourdieu chatted about the nature of Sociology, they digged out – and discussed at lenght – probably the…
For a reflexive sociology of "nomadness"
When back in the early 1990s Loic Wacquant and Pierre Bourdieu chatted about the nature of Sociology, they digged out – and discussed at lenght – probably the…
The State of Visual Anthropology and Multi-Modal Ethnography: A Report from the Screening Scholarship Media Festival 2014 (Part 1 of 2)
Earlier this month I braved the lingering polar vortex to head out to the second annual Screening Scholarship Media Festival at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, organized…
Did Robert Gates Manufacture the Iran Crisis?–Huffington Post–Beeman
com/william-o-beeman/robert-gates-iran_b_5002405.html> Did Robert Gates Manufacture the Iran Crisis? Posted: 03/24/2014 1:27 pm EDT …
The Crisis in Crimea with guest Dr. Emily Canning – This Anthro Life
Join us today for a very special episode with Central Asian expert Emily Canning. Today we turn our anthropological lens to the ongoing international conflict over Crimea: international…
Measurements: The Qualitative Work of Quantitative Work
Katie Pine Max Liboiron Editor’s Note: Katie Pine and Max Liboiron continue this week’s theme of makers, hackers, and engineers with a post about the politics and performativity…
Albuquerque and Drake in Indo-Malaysia – Bows and Arrows
It probably isn't surprising that historical references to bows and arrows in Indo-Malaysia from the age of exploration are relatively few. The bow wasn't a particularly important weapon…
In Defense of Public Higher Education
Given the pervasiveness of privatization, we need to ask some difficult questions about its human costs.
In Defense of Public Higher Education
Given the pervasiveness of privatization, we need to ask some difficult questions about its human costs.
In Defense of Public Higher Education
Given the pervasiveness of privatization, we need to ask some difficult questions about its human costs.
In Defense of Public Higher Education
Given the pervasiveness of privatization, we need to ask some difficult questions about its human costs.
In Defense of Public Higher Education
Given the pervasiveness of privatization, we need to ask some difficult questions about its human costs.
In Defense of Public Higher Education
Given the pervasiveness of privatization, we need to ask some difficult questions about its human costs.
A Tale of Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing–Review of Manufactured Crisis by Gareth Porter (Beeman)
http://womenagainstmilitarymadness.org/newsletter/2014/030414/tale.htmlA Tale of Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing: Iran’s Nukes Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nu…
‘Gene driven change is much more the norm’
A tweet was directed my way by ziel (@yourlyingeyes). I had tweeted in response to some new HBD silliness that in most cases a genetic explanation is worth…