Everyday War: The Conflict Over Donbas, Ukraine (Cornell UP, 2023) provides an accessible lens through which to understand what noncombatant civilians go through in a country at war. What goes…
When I talked with Jia, who works for an e-commerce company in Shanghai, China, she was trying to finish a “Perfect Month Challenge” on her Apple Watch. That…
I’ve sent off the first section of my dissertation to my advisor. This section is going in the introduction around the theoretical and methodological foundations of the study.Next…
Este semestre he estado enseñando un curso de antropología del sonido como curso optativo en la Facultad de Ciencias Antropológicas de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. En otros…
ByLewis DalyEditor, Anthropolitan Read the Issue We are delighted to present this special issue of Anthropolitan—UCL Anthropology’s annual departmental magazine—on the theme of Race, Raci…
by Anastasiia Omelianiuk – There is a striking contrast between significant attention to Ukraine after the 2022 re-invasion and the pre-February abstinence of Ukraine in the global cultural…
By Keith Hart This essay starts with a personal account of the near starvation of Europe after the Second World …
Es ist bekannt, dass einige Länder Polygynie erlauben, vulgo Vielweiberei. Aber wie steht es mit Polyandrie – dem Recht einer Frau auf Mehrfachehen? Der Essay ist in Der…
The Dating Divide: Race and Desire in the Era of Online Romance (U California Press, 2021) is the first comprehensive look at “digital-sexual racism,” a distinct form of racism…
One of the most influential and creative scholars in medical anthropology takes stock of his recent intellectual odysseys in this collection of essays. Arthur Kleinman, an anthropologist and…
This highly original story reflects on how the carceral state shapes daily life for young Black people–and how Black Americans resist, find joy, and cultivate new visions for…
An archaeologist traces the current protests in Peru to exploitive labor policies enacted in silver mines during Spanish colonial rule from 1532 to 1800. ✽ Last month, Peru’s…
Trotz brutaler Repression halten die Proteste im Iran weiterhin an. Der herrschende Klerus kann die „Massen“ nicht mehr hinter sich sammeln, wie er das seit dem 18. Jahrhundert…
Despite brutal repression, protests in Iran continue. The ruling clergy can no longer rally the “masses” behind it, as it has done successfully time and again since the…
This is a follow-up to my earlier post “How to approach a research proposal: Writing Questions.” In that entry, I laid out a dynamic hierarchy of questions—conceptual questions,…
Die deutsche Kollegin wohnt 3 km vom Büro entfernt. Die Metro lohnt sich nicht, da sie zu lange zu den Haltestellen laufen müsste. Den ganzen Weg laufen ist…
Die deutsche Kollegin wohnt 3 km vom Büro entfernt. Die Metro lohnt sich nicht, da sie zu lange zu den Haltestellen laufen müsste. Den ganzen Weg laufen ist…
Abstract. High-income countries are responsible for up to 93% of global excess material use over the period 1970-2017. Specific results depend on the methods used, ranging from…
”Det här är min plats, här ska jag sitta!” Det finns många situationer i livet när man kan råka ut för detta. Antingen som förövare (den som tagit…
BLM Banner Black Lives Matter!…Black Lives Matter!…..Say it loud…. I’m Black and I’m proud! ……I’m Black and I’m so fucking proud!” (BLMB demo 2021) It’s been years now…
Space exploration in northern Sweden often gains meaning in relation to mining. In this blog post, I ask: how does mining serve as a “speculative device” (McCormack 2018)…
The James Webb Space Telescope’s stunning photos require extensive image processing—revealing as much about humanity as about the universe. In July 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled “Webb’s…
Sverker Finnström: Skärmar i alla ära, men det är svårt att slå läsupplevelsen med en bok i ena handen och en blyertspenna i den andra. I bokhögens tillfälligheter…