علل تنفر از دیدگاه انسانشناسانه در مصاحبه با مایکل روس
مصاحبه با پروفسور مایکل روس در نشست روز داروین مصاحبهکننده: معصومه شاهگردی[۱] سلام سلام. صحبت من راجع به انسانشناسی بیولوژیک خواهد بود. اما فکر کردم که بهجای گفتن…
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Hi all,This week there are important, powerful stories from Malawi, Yemen, India, Brazil, Kenya, Saudi-Arabia/Nepal, the US & Canada as well insights into Think Tanks in Washington, localizing…
Criminalisation, harm reduction and responsibility in Polish drug policies by Justyna Struzik
In 2019, Sebastian Kaleta, a member of the Polish parliament associated with the ruling Law and Justice party, published a report denigrating Warsaw-based organisations working in the fields…
HOMAGE TO A PUBLIC ANTHROPOLOGIST: PROFESSOR B. M. DAS (4TH OCTOBER 1931 – 22ND JANUARY 2008)
Mini Bhattacharyya Thakur Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Gauhati University. Guwahati Assam Email: mbthakuranth@gauhati.ac.in Tribute from a daughter: Deuta* (Father) He left all his shirts stack…
Elevar som sosiolingvistiske forskarar
Mykje av intensjonen med den nye læreplanen LK20 går på å gje elevane overføring av kunnskap frå eitt domene til eit anna. I denne språkpraten viser eg kor…
Vegan in Buenos Aires
Bondiola, matambre, chinchulines, choripan en milenasa napolitana zijn slechts een paar voorbeelden van de enorme keur aan vlees en worst in Argentinië. Vaak vergeten we de stapels pizza’s,…
Chris Hann: The Agony of Ukraine
After nearly two weeks of violent conflict in Ukraine, it is increasingly difficult to stand back and see the bigger picture. The West has lined up behind the…
Asef Bayat, “Revolutionary Life: The Everyday of the Arab Spring” (Harvard UP, 2021)
Seamlessly blending field research, on-the-ground interviews, and social theory, Asef Bayat shows how the practice of everyday life in Egypt and Tunisia was fundamentally altered by revolutionary activity.…
El problema de la vivienda
Read Time:4 Minute, 31 Second El acceso a la vivienda se ha convertido en un verdadero problema al que urge encontrar solución, con…
Excluded from Society and Rights: The Experiences of Refugees on the Thai-Myanmar Border
Southeastern Myanmar (Burma). The Myanmar military has carried out arial attacks on villages: targeting schools, libraries, and villagers’ agricultural fields. In the past year, roughly one hundred thousand…
A Perspective on Social Justice
Kai Cheng Thom writes: “I think the major difference between a social justice and a white/colonial lens on trauma is the assumption that trauma recovery is the reclamation…
A Perspective on Social Justice
Kai Cheng Thom writes: “I think the major difference between a social justice and a white/colonial lens on trauma is the assumption that trauma recovery is the reclamation…
Resources for Ukrainian Scholars
APLA has compiled a list resources for Ukrainian scholars in an attempt to create a simple, accessible, and comprehensive list of support services and placements for those in…
Support for Ukrainian Scientists
Dear colleagues and friends, We fully stand in solidarity with our fellow scholars who had to flee their countries because of the war in Ukraine and political oppression…
Cairo in Old Photographs
Check out this website for a number of photographs of Cairo in the early part of the 20th century.
How Dr. Li Wenliang Went From a Whistleblower to a National Hero
A memorial at Wuhan Central Hospital in Hubei province, China, honored Li Wenliang, who died on February 7, 2020. STR/AFP/Getty Images On January 3, 2020, Li Wenliang, an…
Bitcoin and the Cryptocurrency Revolution with Mick Morucci
If you’re alive in 2022 you’ve probably heard of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Whether you’re an active trader, just dabble, or think you’d never touch the stuff, cryptocurrency raises…
Anna Marie Trester on her book, Employing Linguistics
Interview by Ilana Gershon https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/employing-linguistics-9781350137950/ Ilana Gershon: In writing a book about how linguists get jobs outside of the academy, what kind…
Ländliche Räume #1: Stellen in Franken
Auf unserer Deutschland-Tour durch ländliche Regionen mit der Frage, welche Arbeitschancen sich für Geisteswissenschaftler*innen jenseits der urbanen Zentren ergeben, beginnen wir in dieser Woche…
Joseph L. Graves and Alan H. Goodman, “Racism, Not Race: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions” (Columbia UP, 2021)
The science on race is clear. Common categories like “Black,” “white,” and “Asian” do not represent genetic differences among groups. But if race is a pernicious fiction according…
Silvia M. Lindtner, “Prototype Nation: China and the Contested Promise of Innovation” (Princeton UP, 2020)
Prototype Nation: China and the Contested Promise of Innovation (Princeton University Press, 2020) reveals how a growing distrust in Western models of progress and development, including Silicon Valley and…
Racismo sistémico, xenofobia y afrodescendencia en la República Dominicana. Particularidades de la provincia de La Romana Parte 3/3
Read Time:5 Minute, 44 Second Puedes leer la primera parte aquí y la segunda parte aquí ¿Esperanza de cambio? Hace casi tres década…
Cien años de la Universidad de Yucatán, 1922-2022
Patio central, UADY La Universidad Nacional del Sureste, hoy Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, fue fundada el 25 de febrero de 1922 como Universidad Nacional del Sureste de México…
Book Review: The Migrant’s Paradox: Street Livelihoods and Marginal Citizenship in Britain by Suzanne Hall
In The Migrant’s Paradox: Street Livelihoods and Marginal Citizenship in Britain, Suzanne M. Hall draws on interviews with migrant shopkeepers in five UK cities to explore the formation of street…