Sand in My Syllabus; Teaching Anthropology ‘Way Off Campus
In December 2012, I was invited to Oslo to give a presentation on pedagogy. This is what I said: I’ve taught anthropology in university classrooms; a lot. Many…
End of Year Reflections on American Culture and Politics
It is clear that lists of events are sometimes indicative of social and political change, but do they tell us anything about the state of contemporary American culture…
End of Year Reflections on American Culture and Politics
It is clear that lists of events are sometimes indicative of social and political change, but do they tell us anything about the state of contemporary American culture…
End of Year Reflections on American Culture and Politics
It is clear that lists of events are sometimes indicative of social and political change, but do they tell us anything about the state of contemporary American culture…
End of Year Reflections on American Culture and Politics
It is clear that lists of events are sometimes indicative of social and political change, but do they tell us anything about the state of contemporary American culture…
End of Year Reflections on American Culture and Politics
It is clear that lists of events are sometimes indicative of social and political change, but do they tell us anything about the state of contemporary American culture…
End of Year Reflections on American Culture and Politics
It is clear that lists of events are sometimes indicative of social and political change, but do they tell us anything about the state of contemporary American culture…
[Book Review] Tuff City: Urban Change and Contested Space in Central Naples
My review of Nick Dines’ Tuff City: Urban Change and Contested Space in Central Naples is available via the Open Anthropology Cooperative Press. You can read/download the full…
New Media Practices and the 2012 Presidential Elections
The past few posts I have written all belong to a collection of case studies about new media practices and the 2012 elections. I want to collect them…
Unwanted: Don’t bother earning a degree in anthropology or archaeology
Yahoo! Education (an appropriate name, I’d say) has today published an article on the top 5 most unwanted, unhelpful degrees a person could possibly waste their time earning.…
Newspapers
So, after a long hiatus brought on partly by my web-host deleting my website and not keeping any back-ups (!), and partly by me being busy with work…
Signe Rousseau, “Food and Social Media: You Are What You Tweet” (AltaMira Press, 2012)
The other day I found myself in a cooking situation that’s fairly common: I had a few odd ingredients–some oxidized strips of bacon, a withered red pepper, a…
American Anthropological Imperialism? An Overdue Dialogue– Papers Now Available
Anthropologists are proud of their ethos of social justice, egalitarianism and reciprocity. Nevertheless, for historical, geopolitical and economic reasons, the discipline of anthropology is divided i…
Inscribing Intangible Heritage
Last week, the 2012 session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was held at UNESCO in Paris. Of the 36 intangible assets…
Inscribing Intangible Heritage
Last week, the 2012 session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was held at UNESCO in Paris. Of the 36 intangible assets…
Inscribing Intangible Heritage
Last week, the 2012 session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was held at UNESCO in Paris. Of the 36 intangible assets…
Inscribing Intangible Heritage
Last week, the 2012 session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was held at UNESCO in Paris. Of the 36 intangible assets…
More open thoughts on anthropology and academia
Since my last blog post got picked up by Ryan at Savage Minds, related discussions on the subjects of academia, anthropology and disciplinary discontent have been taking place…
#Ivoted: Documenting the Vote in the 2012 Elections
In the lengthy and involved media spectacle surrounding the 2012 elections, the day of reckoning is of course voting day. Traditionally, media messaging switches from heated horse-race coverage…
Fearing a Diverse Future
In the wake of Obama’s resounding victory, many people in the GOP base refuse to accept the election results. So what happens if the GOP’s fear of change…
Fearing a Diverse Future
In the wake of Obama’s resounding victory, many people in the GOP base refuse to accept the election results. So what happens if the GOP’s fear of change…
Fearing a Diverse Future
In the wake of Obama’s resounding victory, many people in the GOP base refuse to accept the election results. So what happens if the GOP’s fear of change…
Fearing a Diverse Future
In the wake of Obama’s resounding victory, many people in the GOP base refuse to accept the election results. So what happens if the GOP’s fear of change…