Arranged Marriage
In meiner Familie hat sich viel geändert. Love Marriages sind inzwischen auch möglich. Nicht-Heiraten ist aber keine Option. Und Sich-Scheiden-Lassen noch weniger. Meine 27jährige Nic…
Against false solidarity. A call for true solidarity among people with experiences of displacement.
Ideas discussed in this contribution were first presented at the Solidarity, Displacement & the University workshop that took place on October 13-14, 2022, in Berlin and focused on…
¡Reaccionemos, qué juegan con nosotros!
Read Time:6 Minute, 32 Second Vivimos tiempos convulsos en los que nos están enfrentando a todos en beneficio de unos pocos; prima…
Rosalynn A. Vega, “Nested Ecologies: A Multilayered Ethnography of Functional Medicine” (U Texas Press, 2023)
Each body is a system within a system—an ecology within the larger context of social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental factors. This is one of the lessons of…
Rücksichtslosigkeit im öffentlichen Raum
Seit ein paar Wochen bin ich nun wieder in meiner Bubble rund um die Lodhi Gardens. Hier ist es ruhig und angenehm. Davor hatte ich Besuch und bin…
Rücksichtslosigkeit im öffentlichen Raum
Seit ein paar Wochen bin ich nun wieder in meiner Bubble rund um die Lodhi Gardens. Hier ist es ruhig und angenehm. Davor hatte ich Besuch und bin…
Advocating for Archaeology’s New Purpose
Archaeologists can help communities retake what colonialism and racism tried to erase through a new goal of “archaeological reclamation.” The following individuals co-authored this essay: Lindsay M. M…
Die falschen Lehren aus dem Holocaust
Man muss den Kampf gegen den Antisemitismus ernst nehmen. Aber diese Aufgabe darf die Unterdrückung der Palästinenser durch Israel nicht verdecken. Ein Kommentar.
Becoming the Game: Hardware Hacking, Agency, and Obsolescence
Introduction When I asked my aunt back in 2014 if my old Game Boy Color was still around, she handed it to me, but confirmed that the A…
CFP AAA/CASCA: Multispecies Labor in Emerging Agricultural Practices
Paolina Lu Call for participation in a panel for AAA/CASCA 2023: Multispecies Labor in Emerging Agricultural Practices. In recent years, ethnographers have looked to agricultural settings, i…
Pnina Werbner: an Obituary
Claudia Liebelt, Free University of Berlin Professor Pnina Werbner, 3 December 1944 – 17 January 2023 Pnina Werbner was a British social anthropologist, a brilliant thinker and engaged…
Ampeln für G20
Indien ist der Gastgeber für G20 dieses Jahr. Dafür soll Delhi schöner gemacht werden. Damit sich die Delegierten auch wohl fühlen. Blumen werden an Straßen gestellt. Hä…
Ampeln für G20
Indien ist der Gastgeber für G20 dieses Jahr. Dafür soll Delhi schöner gemacht werden. Damit sich die Delegierten auch wohl fühlen. Blumen werden an Straßen gestellt. Hä…
Una visión etnográfica del carnaval en pueblos del estado español: el carnaval serrano abulense de la sierra de Gredos y el carnaval en la Comunidad foral de Navarra
Read Time:10 Minute, 15 Second El Carnaval es una antigua celebración festiva documentada desde la Edad Media y con una rica perso…
Illuminations Episode 3: Divine Technology
It’s common to feel that technology removes the magic of the world, but Hindu worshippers in Bangalore have shown that it’s all in the approach. Guest Tulasi Srinivas, associate…
Nomadic Pastoralism Among the Mongol Herders
Nomadic Pastoralism among the Mongol Herders: Multispecies and Spatial Ethnography in Mongolia and Transbaikalia (Amsterdam University Press, 2021) is based on anthropological research Charlotte Marchina carried out between 2008 and…
Club-Wielding Ancestors: Myth or Reality?
Inspired by pop culture depictions of cavepeople, an archaeologist searches for elusive evidence of ancient wooden clubs. ✽ Growing up in the 1990s, I first encountered the ancient…
Submit to SAFN’s column in Anthropology News!
“Throw us what you’ve got!” Photo by Ariana Gunderson. Ariana Gunderson Call for Pitches – SAFN’s Anthropology News Online Articles As the new Section Editor for SAFN, I…
NAPA’s going to the SfAAs!!
NAPA Sponsored Sessions at the 2023 Society for Applied Anthropology Wednesday, March 299:00 am – 10:45 am (W-09) Visible and Invisible Racial Minorities in Response to Social and…
Amahl Bishara discusses her book, Crossing a Line
Interview by Sarah Ihmoud https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=34196 Sarah Ihmoud: Crossing a Line offers a refreshing and indeed critical ethnographic approach to understanding Palestinian …
Newfoundland and Labrador food pricing report launched!
CLEAR is excited to share the results of the 2020-2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Food Pricing Project!
Entre el bautismo y el destierro
Read Time:10 Minute, 34 Second Bautismo o destierro. Esas fueron las únicas opciones que afrontaron los mudéjares del Reino de Gra…
Ke Li, “Marriage Unbound: State Law, Power, and Inequality in Contemporary China” (Stanford UP, 2022)
In recent years the authors of a slew of books and articles have debated whether China is moving toward or away from the rule of law. Against this…
Katherine Davies, “Siblings and Sociology” (Manchester UP, 2023)
Katherine Davies’ book Siblings and Sociology (Manchester UP, 2023) draws upon innovative qualitative data sources to explore the significance of siblings throughout the life course, demonstrating why sociologists ought to pay…