Networking Nature: Tracking Terra, Sensing the Sea, Atmo-structures
Lately, when I have the pleasure of walking in the stacks of a regal, well-stocked, old library, and am in a devious …
The art of conviviality in a seamless world
Paul Gilroy, recipient of the 2019 Holberg Prize, speaks with Thomas Hylland Eriksen about double consciousness, post-imperial nostalgia, cultural creativity and conviviality …
The art of conviviality in a seamless world
Paul Gilroy, recipient of the 2019 Holberg Prize, speaks with Thomas Hylland Eriksen about double consciousness, post-imperial nostalgia, cultural creativity and conviviality …
A postcolonial moment in analytic engagement with museum ethnographic collections?
by Helen Verran A version of this paper will be given at the upcoming international conference „Museum Collections in Motion. Colonial and …
STATEMENT
by the Basel Workshop „Stolen from Africa? Restitution of Namibian Cultural Heritage in Switzerland“, 8 May 2019, organised by the Centre of …
Practical Earth Skills
E hara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takimano, takitini.Success is not the work of one, but the work …
The Added Value of Anthropology for Business Impact: Reflections on the 2019 Global Business Anthropology Summit – a guest post by Autumn D. McDonald
On May 29th and 30th of this year, roughly 160 people (including myself) attended the 2nd Annual Global Business Anthropology … More
SciCom: The Slippery Business of STEM Promotion
“One thing is certain: When something is scientifically complex, it’s harder to understand and to communicate” (sciencebranding.com). Regardless of its accuracy, this …
The Surprising Connections between Climate Finance, Sacrifice and the Spirit of Capitalism
In this episode, Adam and Aneil reflect on Aneil’s fieldwork in climate finance. Climate finance is an area of finance focused on …
The Surprising Connections between Climate Finance, Sacrifice and the Spirit of Capitalism
In this episode, Adam and Aneil reflect on Aneil’s fieldwork in climate finance. Climate finance is an area of finance focused on …
Tribal Displays: Colonial Repositories and Community Reconciliation
by Abiti Adebo Nelson A version of this paper will be given at the upcoming international conference „Museum Collections in Motion. Colonial …
Engaged Anthropology Grant: Elena Sesma
In 2015 Dr. Elena Sesma received a Dissertation Fieldwork Grant to aid research on “The Political Work of Memory in
Jessica Chandras takes the page 99 test
Page 99 of my dissertation, titled Multilingual Practices, Education, and Identity in Pune, India, is a first attempt at bringing readers …
Gastronomica: 19.2 and the Launch of a New Editorial Collective
University of California Press is proud to announce that Gastronomica, a leading food studies journal, has just published the first issue under …
“Waarom dan?” Energieprofessional Elbert Huijzer analyseert antropologen
Door Elbert Huijzer Toen mijn kinderen nog klein waren, werden geregeld de wat- en waarom-vragen gesteld. Papa, wat is dat? Papa, waarom …
Diana Pasulka, “American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology” (Oxford UP, 2019)
More than half of American adults and more than seventy-five percent of young Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life. This level of …
Diana Pasulka, “American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology” (Oxford UP, 2019)
More than half of American adults and more than seventy-five percent of young Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life. This level of …
Summer Cycling at Minto-Brown Island Park
This summer, I have been returning to mountain biking in the local park, Minto-Brown Island park. I used to mountain bike a …
Accumulation by media saturation
Palapa-lined beach on the East Cape of BCS, Mexico. Photo: Ryan Anderson, 2012. Recently, I was at the doctor’s office (I’m fine, …
Ep. #41: Mediocrity, Confusing Cake, Public Accountability & Gift Reciprocity: This month on TFS
Simon (0:48) kicks off this panel by asking us about mediocrity. He reflects on his fieldwork in Iran, where he observed – …
Om att klä ned sig när man ska köpa dyra kläder
Det hela började som något av ett dåligt omdöme från min sida. Först hade jag ont om rena tröjor så det fick …
Warum Unpolitischsein nicht “neutral” ist
“Ich beschäftige mich nicht mehr mit Politik”, sagte sie. “Das hat mir nicht gut getan. Immer diese negativen Nachrichten. Da wurde ich …
Review/Interview: Food and Animal Welfare
Food and Animal Welfare Henry Buller and Emma Roe. Contemporary Food Series, Bloomsbury Academic, London. 2018. ISBN 9780857855787 Sharyn Jones (Northern …