Laleh Khalili, “Corporeal Life of Seafaring” (MACK, 2023)
The body of the seafarer is a fulcrum upon which global systems of power, longstanding maritime traditions, and gendered and racialised pressures all rest. In this vital new…
Alan R. Sandstrom and Pamela E. Sandstrom, “Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain: Nahua Sacred Journeys in Mexico’s Huasteca Veracruzana” (UP of Colorado, 2023)
An ethnographic study based on decades of field research, Pilgrimage to Broken Mountain: Nahua Sacred Journeys in Mexico’s Huasteca Veracruzana (UP of Colorado, 2023) explores five sacred journeys to the peaks…
¡¡¡¡¡¡A bailar!!!!!!
Read Time:8 Minute, 6 Second Amaia Castrexana Amaia Castrexana Billy ¿Qué sientes cuando bailas? No sé, me siento bien. Olvido todo…
La sociedad en migajas
Foto de Frank Jakson Reseña de Erving Goffman y la microsociología, de Isaac Joseph, traducción de María Marta García. Gedisa, Barcelona, 1999. 125 páginas. Publicada en Babelia, el…
مصاحبه با خانم لطیفه بقراط: کوهنورد و مسئول باشگاه سنگنوردی و کوهنوردی
با درود، لطفا خودتان را معرفی کنید. لطیفه بقراط هستم، دبیر بازنشستۀ آموزش و پرورش، موسس باشگاه ورزشی سنگنوردی و کوهنوردی رز، در خدمت شما هستم. متولد چه…
مهاجرانی که ما بودیم…
یک/ سخن گفتن از مهاجرت و مهاجران، یک وظیفه اجتماعی است. ما دیگر با جابجایی انسانها روبرو نیستیم، بلکه در گفتمان رسمی غرب، خود ِانسان است که بدل…
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Hi all,Glad to be back with a fresh curation of #globaldev links! USAID with little impact, climate refugees in Tuvalu, the challenges of growing megacities like Mexico-City &…
Huwy-min Lucia Liu, “Governing Death, Making Persons: The New Chinese Way of Death” (Cornell UP, 2023)
Governing Death, Making Persons: The New Chinese Way of Death (Cornell UP, 2023) tells the story of how economic reforms and changes in the management of death in China have…
“Omega y Alfa”: ¿un error en el sarcófago visigodo descubierto en Mula?
Read Time:8 Minute, 16 Second Imagen 1: Foto del sarcófago visigodo donde se observa el estaurograma. Fuente: Fondo documental CEPOAT. …
The politics of condemnation
As if he was, for the occasion of Halloween, joyfully embracing the figure of the grotesque, Hubert Aiwanger, former as well as designated minister of the economy in…
AAA/CASCA 2024: Panels from SAFN and Beyond!
Ariana Gunderson Here is a schedule of all the SAFN events, panels, and food-oriented panels sponsored by other sections. For your easy reference, our events are also listed…
دربارهٔ سعید بختیاری، فرزند کارتوگرافی ایران
احمد جلالی فراهانی سعید بختیاری هرگز گم نمیشود. چه او تمام ایران را وجببهوجب و صفحه به صفحه میشناسد. باید هم بشناسد. این تنها میراثی است که از…
A critique of humanitarianism on the brink of genocide
That humanitarian language, materials, and practice offer a space for politics to hide (Feldman, 2018, p. 131) can probably not be more clearly illustrated than through the fact…
Multispecies Anxiety in France’s Bedbug Autumn
In the final evening of an archival research trip across France last September, I was thrilled to see that a cinema in Quartier Latin was screening Atlantic City…
Dismantling the Walls in Our Heads
The Berlin Wall fell more than three decades ago—but political, social, and economic divides between East and West Germany continue to reverberate, even among those born after Reunification.…
Teengirl Culture – Folge 2: Das Manic Pixie Dream Girl und seine Kritik
Das sogenannte „Manic Pixie Dream Girl“ ist ursprünglich ein Trope, welcher zur Kritik von Filmen genutzt wurde: Er beschreibt einen weiblichen Charakter, der als bloße Projektionsfläche für einen…
Curtis Smith, “Homelessness and Housing Advocacy: The Role of Red-Tape Warriors” (Routledge, 2022)
Through compelling ethnography, Homelessness and Housing Advocacy: The Role of Red-Tape Warriors (Routledge, 2022) reveals the creative and ambitious methods that social service providers use to house their clients despite the…
Hoy no voy a creer en Dios: sólo quiero bailar
Read Time:7 Minute, 52 Second Rubén Blasco Rubén Blasco «La danza es la forma más antigua de oración» Bernhard Wosien Los derviche…
Radical action for Palestine: Here’s what to do
Are you struggling to know what to do about Palestine right now? As an organizer, I have advice for you. Please share this article widely (here it is…
Interstellar Dreams vs. Earthly Realities: Rethinking Space Exploration With Savannah Mandel
Have you ever wondered if reaching for the stars is humanity’s most urgent priority? Is it the thrill of exploration, the endless possibilities, or our desire to ensure…
A Pedagogy of Care in Troubled Times
Many of us have likely seen a copy of the UBC’s new President’s statement on ‘respect and compassion’. I take this as an opportunity to reflect on…
Neue Reihe: Jobs mit KI
Wir starten in der kommenden Woche eine neue Reihe mit Berufsprofilen – Jobs mit KI (Künstlicher Intelligenz). Dabei geht es uns ganz explizit nicht darum, zu schauen, wie…
El arte de permanecer en la sombra mientras tu pareja (hombre) pasa a la posteridad
Read Time:4 Minute, 18 Second Susana R. Sousa Susana R. Sousa “Si mi nombre hubiera sido Emilio, ¡qué distinta hubiera sido mi vida!” …
L’atzar, el destí i el càstic
La foto és de Nate Robert, Yomadic Resposta a Carme Lillo, estudiant del Grau d’Antropologia Social de la UB, gener de 2017 L’ATZAR, EL DESTI I EL CASTIC…