Wiederholungswahl
Das Landesverfassungsgericht hat beschlossen, dass in Berlin sowohl die Wahlen für die Bezirke als auch für das Land wiederholt werden müssen. Wiederholt heisst, dass die gleichen Kandi…
Wiederholungswahl
Das Landesverfassungsgericht hat beschlossen, dass in Berlin sowohl die Wahlen für die Bezirke als auch für das Land wiederholt werden müssen. Wiederholt heisst, dass die gleichen Kandi…
Regine A. Spector, “Order at the Bazaar: Power and Trade in Central Asia” (Cornell UP, 2017)
Order at the Bazaar: Power and Trade in Central Asia (Cornell UP, 2017) delves into the role of bazaars in the political economy and development of Central Asia. Bazaars…
Siv B. Lie, “Django Generations: Hearing Ethnorace, Citizenship, and Jazz Manouche in France” (U Chicago Press, 2021)
Django Generations: Hearing Ethnorace, Citizenship, and Jazz Manouche in France (U Chicago Press, 2021) shows how relationships between racial identities, jazz, and national belonging become entangled in France. Jazz…
Is a “Sweet Tooth” Genetic?
An anthropologist explains the evolutionary origins of why so many people seem practically programmed to love sugar. This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been…
Jalan Jalan (100): A milestone in the VAoJ series that took a too long a time in coming (due to accidents, injuries, COVID-19, busy work schedule, etc.)
What is jalan jalan? Walking with my camera(s) is one of my most favorite activities. It’s a form of joyous and holistic meditation – good for the mind…
Now I am 22
As of 1 January, my blog will be 22 years old. I have achieved this significant landmark by continuing to pay my hosting fees and then not blogging.…
Menneskedyret
«Fortellingen om ulvebarna er en fortelling om menneskearten.» (Klassekampen 31.12.2022) Sakset fra Klassekampen: «ULVEBARN: Romulus og Remus, som grunnla Roma, ble oppdratt av e…
Is War Inevitable? Consider the Ancient Maya
Two archaeologists show how investigating tactics, weaponry, and the logistics of battle helps answer questions about social conflict in the human experience. ✽ Arresting trails of light arc…
Auf der Strasse laufen
Seit mindestens 40 Jahren sieht diese Strasse in Karlsruhe in etwa so aus. Eine Strasse die im Namen die französische Partnerstadt ehrt, ist schon immer ein Provisorium. Sie…
Auf der Strasse laufen
Seit mindestens 40 Jahren sieht diese Strasse in Karlsruhe in etwa so aus. Eine Strasse die im Namen die französische Partnerstadt ehrt, ist schon immer ein Provisorium. Sie…
Joel Robbins, “Theology and the Anthropology of Christian Life” (Oxford UP, 2020)
Anthropological theory can radically transform our understanding of human experience and offer theologians an introduction to the interdisciplinary nature between anthropology and Christianity. Both sociocultural anthropology and theology…
First visit to Kayashima Shrine for the New Year 2023
Kayashima Shrine is famous because there is a train station right above it. The kami-deity associated with the shrine resides in a large 700 year old Camphor tree.…
Lindsey Clouse on her book, Stigmatized on Screen
Interview by Jeremy A. Rud https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793647412/Stigmatized-on-Screen-How-Hollywood-Portrays-Nonstandard-Dialects Jeremy Rud: Linguists have long called out the language at…
Choreographies of Unruliness (Margherita Tess, Jan Bartsch, Oleg Ködding-Zurmühlen, Atidh Jonas Langbein, Cornelia Ertl)
Quote as: Tess, Margherita, Bartsch, Jan, Ködding-Zurmühlen, Oleg, Langbein, Atidh Jonas and Cornelia Ertl (2023). Choreographies of Unruliness. https://umweltethnologie.com/2023/01/02/choreographies…
Identifying care-utilization relations through unruly sites at the public park Gleisdreieck in Berlin (Kathrin Eitel, Franziska Klaas, Jeanine E. Dağyeli)
Quote as: Eitel, Kathrin, Klaas, Franziska and Jeanine E. Dağyeli (2023). Identifying care-utilization relations through unruly sites at the public park Gleisdreieck in Berlin. https://umweltethnolog…
Lilie Chouliaraki and Myria Georgiou, “The Digital Border: Migration, Technology, Power” (NYU Press, 2022)
Hello, world! This is the Global Media & Communication podcast series. In this episode, our host Juan Llamas-Rodriguez discusses the book The Digital Border: Migration, Technology, Power (2022) by Dr.…
Stellenbörse für geisteswissenschaftler*innen KW1
Das Team von Brotgelehrte wünscht allen Leser*innen ein frohes neues Jahr 2023! Diese Woche gibt es z.B. viele verschiedene Studi-Stellen auf dem Tollwood Festival (München), ein Praktikum…
An update on the New Year’s greeting…
Updating Happy New Year 2023 from「VAoJ」 It seems some houses and businesses were just a little late with their decorations. But still, there are far fewer this year…
Tarot – spelkort eller en källa till ockult visdom?
Året är 2021 men det nya året närmar sig med stormsteg. Ett nytt år, en ny början. Jag sätter mig ner med en packe kort, närmare bestämt tarotkort…
A Happy New Year? Yes, a Happy New Year!
By Marina de Regt. “So this is Xmas, and what have you done, another year over and a new one just began”, John Lennon and Yoko Ono sang…
In 2023, Question Everything
Here’s a New Year’s Resolution for everyone for 2023: Question everything about how we teach, do research, and select students or job applicants. – Question grades – Question…
Signing of the Sudanese Framework Agreement by Zakia Muhammad Sadeeg
The Future Sudan Campaign reviewed the published details of the signing of the so-called framework agreement between General Abdel Fattah …