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Dear Readers, Over the years, some of us (the past and present members of the collective that runs this blog) have been fortunate enough to meet some of…
Gene Therapy’s Promise Meets Nigeria’s Sickle Cell Reality
Breakthrough treatments can now cure sickle cell anemia in the U.S. But the pricey therapies will hardly help in Nigeria, where social changes could do more for millions…
Fatih Tatari: Pasturing Dairy Technosciences in Northeastern Turkey
https://aoe.fi/api/v1/download/fatihtatarinewest-1706178793771.m4a This talk explores dairy infrastructures in rural Kars, a northeastern border province of Turkey. Ba…
Intravenous ideological global apparatus – IISAs
I am holding out for the new intravenous culture industry critique. Cannot get students to leave their screen devices alone even if they are banned in the classroom.…
Don Nonini and Ida Susser: Introduction: Fascism, Then and Now
On November 14, 2023, at the University of Toronto, we, the conveners of the Political Economy Discussion Group, an informal transnational group of anthropologists working in political economy,…
Sketch Art Exhibition::「立呑み絵日記」 (Standing Bar Diary) by Syuhei Shibukawa
Photo courtesy of Syuhei Shibukawa via his Facebook. I learned of this exhibition through the 関西酒場研究会 (Kansai Bar Study Group) on Facebook. Syuhei Shibukawa likes to go to tachinomiya,…
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Call for Papers | Special Issue: Speaking out against genocide and repression
In this special issue, we invite anthropologists to reflect on their responsibilities and experiences of speaking and acting out in response to Israel’s assaults on Gaza, and to…
Taking on Parkinson’s Disease—With Boxing Gloves and Punching Bags
In a California gym, people living with Parkinson’s practice noncontact boxing to redefine their experience of the disease and maintain a sense of self. ✽ The smell of…
The Woman in Dutch Language
By Eva van der Pol – Ever since I can remember, I have loved language. To me, it is so interesting to see where words come from, how…
Lachen im Krieg. Humor als Waffe des Widerstands
Humor stellt Gesellschaft her und macht Hoffnung auf eine andere Zukunft. Leidet eine Bevölkerung unter einer Besatzung, dann gehören frecher Humor und subtiler Sprachwitz zu den Waffen der…
On an abyssal edge: a streak of blood, and absence
The murdered is carried on the shoulders. In haste, a cadaver shrouded in white is slipped into an indoor mass grave. War’s soundtrack echoes in the background, tearing…
蜜香屋 / みっこうや / Mikkouya: A sweet potato shop located in the Tengo Nakazakicho shopping street (I like the logo…). I will have to return to sample the sweets…
Shop website: http://mikkouya.com/
¿Qué tiene que ver el amor con esto?
“¿Crees que la tierra también te ama?” Fue la pregunta que lanzó Robin Wall Kimmerer a sus alumnos. Ella es botánica norteamericana, de la nación potawatomi, y escribe…
Global Language Justice – review
In Global Language Justice, Lydia H. Liu and Anupama Rao bring together contributions at the intersection of language, justice and technology, exploring topics including ecolinguistics, colonial legac…
AnthroKino: Spring Program
This spring, Allies meet (online) to watch ethnographic films and discuss with their makers. We have a line up of movies that explore the effects of urban infrastructures…
Platypus in 2024
Welcome to Platypus in 2024! We look forward to continuing to publish content on science and technology from anthropological and social science perspectives. We remain grateful to all our readers,…
Annual SAFN Anthropology Day Photo Contest!
The Pies are Back, New Orleans. Photo: David Beriss SAFN is once again organizing a food/nutrition photo contest for Anthropology Day (February 15). If you have food anthropology…
Our Edited Volume is Out:
Nurturing Alternative Futures: Living with Diversity in a More-than-Human World I am pleased to announce that Nurturing Alternative Futures: Living with Diversity in a More-than-Human World is cur…
The Kobane Generation
In September 2014, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) laid siege to the town of Kobane in the Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria. For the next…
Indigenous ways of knowing in auditing practice
Currently the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) has one of their worldwide working group meetings in Rovaniemi, the working group of environmental auditing (WGEA). At …
This weekend I am going to Tokyo to meet with a sake expert; I want to give him a bottle of high quality sake from Osaka. So I went to Inada Sake Shop and not only found a great present but also the Foo Fighters sake that I have looking for since its debut in 2021!
Katano Sakura Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu Super Dry and Foo Fighters×TATENOKAWA JUNMAIDAIGINJO HANSHO Blue Inada Sake Shop is over 90 years old and has a great selection of…
Matt Rosen on his book, Tirana Modern
https://www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/9780826504814/tirana-modern/ Shinjung Nam: Your representation of everyday life in Tirana Modern felt surprisingly close to my current home, here in S…
Earlier I Had Nightmares, Now I Have Insomnia
A Kashmiri poet-anthropologist records the restless despair many feel under Indian occupation. If you missed the introduction to “Earlier I Had Nightmares, Now I Have Insomnia,” you can…