There’s so much discussion in the contemporary United States about marijuana. Debates focus on legalization and medicalization. Usually, Reefer Madness, Harry Anslinger, and race are brought into the…
In Are Men Animals? How Modern Masculinity Sells Men Short (Basic Books, 2019), Matthew Gutmann examines how cultural expectations viewing men as violent and sex driven becomes a…
How social scientists’ disagreements about their key words and distinctions have been misconceived, and what to do about it Social scientists do research on a variety of topics–gender,…
I believe my first website was created in 1994 or 1995. This blog has now been running for 23 years as of 1 January 2024. One the years…
I’m sitting in a semi-dark room, the electricity has just cut out, and there’s a slight chill in the air. I love being in MohenjoDaro (Sindh, Pakistan) in…
Written by Neil Turner Almost three decades ago, while at graduate school in California studying anthropology, I had a colleague …
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This episode of the New Books in Economic and Business History is an interview with New York writer Benjamin Lorr. Benjamin Lorr is the author of Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain,…
I arrived at Ubusuna Jinja shortly after midnight. On my way I could smell the smoke from the two blazing barrel fires at the shrine. The rain had…
The East Cape road heading to Cabo Pulmo. Around 2012. Photo: Ryan B. Anderson. It’s fitting that I’m writing my last post for this site in Cabo Pulmo,…
The 1821 Galland version of the Thousand and One Nights. “slightly abridged” with eight full colour drawings by Joan Kiddel-Monroe. 1965 reprint, Dent & Sons. …
Kathleen Klaus, Assistant Professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco has written a terrific book, Political Violence in Kenya: Land, Elections, and Claim-Making published in 2020…
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By the SpW editorial team – Tidings When the dead call at your doorGive them sweets and presents,Candlelight and hot chocolateDon’t be afraid butWish them goodwillThey will pass…
This is not an academic text. Wow. It has been several months since I last posted something here in AD. It’s kinda weird trying to survive a pandemic…
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Islamophobie bezieht sich auf eine negative oder feindselige Haltung, Vorurteile, Diskriminierung oder Feindseligkeit gegenüber dem Islam und gegenüber Muslim*innen als Individuen oder als Gruppe. Di…
I had just begun my year of social service when I met a patient I will never forget. Let’s call her María. She was around 50 years old…
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Image from https://stock.adobe.com/. Welcome to CASTAC 2023 in review! In this post you will read about the wonderful work that our CASTAC team and community has put together.…
The traditional view of mental health often focuses on the absence of mental illness, but a new theory is emerging that emphasizes the importance of neurodiversity and individual…