In Miracles and Material Life: Rice, Ore, Traps and Guns in Islamic Malaya (Cambridge UP, 2020), Teren Sevea reveals the economic, environmental and religious significance of Islamic miracle … Visit New…
Was ist die Aufgabe der Literatur? Wie politisch darf, ja muss sie sein? Immer wieder hört man, dass Literatur, die wirksam werden will, sich über ausserliterarische Kriterien legitimieren…
Youtube has quite a few old Egyptian films with music, dancing, the colorful Egyptian dialect and some very strange plots. Baba ‘Aris is well worth watching… For details…
The dominant discourse surrounding digital psy technologies such as MindStrong, a teletherapy app designed to detect mental health changes by monitoring changes in typing speed “down to the…
INTRODUCTION All researchers realize early in their careers that they stand on the shoulders of giants in their field. The field of tourism is no different. No matter…
INTRODUCTION All researchers realize early in their careers that they stand on the shoulders of giants in their field. The field of tourism is no different. No matter…
The authors of The Anthropological Career in Europe (Fotta, Ivancheva and Pernes 2020) have made visible the inequality and hierarchy that has become increasingly normalized in higher education…
A beautiful song by Mahmoud Darwish, sung by the Palestinian Nai Barghouti.
Editorial Note: This post is part of our series highlighting the work of the Anthropology and Environment Society’s 2020 Roy A. Rappaport Prize Finalists. We asked them to outline the…
This blog recounts the making of a series of small films portraying conversations between the authors at different sites in Rotterdam. The conversations are exemplary of PCF collaborative…
Workbook 4: “Stellenbörsen” ist ab jetzt erhältlich Workbook 4: Stellenbörsen Jeden Montag veröffentlichen wir im Blog Brotgelehrte aktuelle Stellenausschreibungen aus der Region…
Introduction: Why a zine? Clara del Junco and Mathilde Gerbelli-Gauthier In this post, we’re sharing some excerpts from Burnout: a zine about academia, travel, and climate change that…
This blog recounts the making of a series of small films portraying conversations between the authors at different sites in Rotterdam. The conversations are exemplary of PCF collaborative…
A protestor in 2020 in Santiago waves the Chilean flag. Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images In an interview during October of 2019, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera made a statement that…
By Marina de Regt For years, humanitarian organisations in Jordan and Lebanon have been concerned about the increasing number of “child marriages” among Syrian refugees. While early marriages…
Design by okb-buro.com During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals have served a dual role in regards to infection control and management. Hospital emergency rooms and intensive care units…
Gestern Mittag war ich im Wald. Ich lief meine übliche Joggingrunde, kämpfte mich keuchend den gehassten Hang hinauf, kreuzte andere keuchende Joggerinnen und Jogger, manche in kurzen Hosen,…
Dr. Jakob Sidoruk machte uns auf eine Jobbörse aufmerksam, die wir mit unserem Schubladendenken wohl schnell als “nichts für unsere Absolvent*innen” aussortiert hätten, weil sie “IT…
Most of the time, we believe our daily lives to be governed by structures determined from above (e.g., laws that dictate our behavior, companies that pay employees wages,…
This unique episode features a dual/duel interview with two authors whose recent books focus on the overlapping contexts and theories of Game Studies and Asian American Studies. The…
Arrivals to uncertainty In mid-December 2020, my friend T. returned to Dubai from Egypt in the hope of getting his old job back or finding new work. His…
معبدی در مسیر بازار باستانی هامپی مسیر هشتم غار معابد بادامی Badami Cave Temples : ایالت : کارناتاکا Karnataka – جنوب هند معنی کلمه بادامی : بادامی…
I’m excited to announce the my interview with Emilka Skrzypek is now available over at New Books Network. Emilka is a third- (or maybe fourth-?) generation scholar in…
Boucherie, St. Bernard Parish, March 13, 2016. Photo by David Beriss Don’t forget to submit your food anthropology photos for the SAFN Anthropology Day photo contest! The deadline…