Cooling down the overheated Anthropocene
This is a recording of the 2018 Gjessing lecture, given at Oslo’s Museum of Cultural History. Trying to connect my own concern with global crises to Gutorm Gjessing’s…
This is a recording of the 2018 Gjessing lecture, given at Oslo’s Museum of Cultural History. Trying to connect my own concern with global crises to Gutorm Gjessing’s…
In order to proceed, we must first acknowledge the more than three decades of work by a man who has been sounding the alarm concerning the…
Det nyligen begångna brottet i Borgå har knappast undgått någon. Två unga män, tillika bröder, sköt och skadade två poliser. Efter en dramatisk jakt kunde de sedermera gripas.…
1979 im Iran und 1980 in Polen bedrohen zwei Revolutionen die alten Mächte – im Iran stürzt der Shah, in Polen aber verhängt die Armee das Kriegsrecht. Der…
Using a remote-sensing tool called lidar, archaeologists can see what lies hidden underneath dense vegetation. This lidar image reveals the grand plaza of the Maya city of Tikal…
A short round up this month. This month’s collection will be most valuable for those interested in topics such as: childbirth, immigration and health, disability and Disability Studies,…
Hi all, Preparations for the new semester starting Monday are underway, but there’s always time for some Friday afternoon & weekend #globaldev reads!My quotes of the weekNow, imagine…
2020/21 Fellowship Competition: Royal Museums Greenwich (deadline 6 October) Royal Museums Greenwich (which comprises the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, the Queen’s House and C…
“Serán tus enemigos no solo gobernadores sádicos y prefectos torturadores, no solo colonos flageladores y banqueros golosos, no solo políticos lamecheques y magistrados vendidos, sino igualmente, y po…
Wenn Kunst, wenn Qualität, wenn großartig Gelungenes untergeht, verlieren wir immer. Alle. Das sagt der bayrische Dokumentarfilmer Dieter Wieland über den 2009 erfolgten Abriss der brutalistischen Auf…
Very keen to read this: Global Digital Cultures: Perspectives from South Asia – 2019 By Aswin Punathambekar and Sriram Mohan Digital media histories are part of a global network, and…
Our zine “Infrastructural Digest” is now completed(!) and 250 copies have just been printed for the opening of the Privy2 demonstration garden. The zine features original artwork and…
2019 er FNs internasjonale år for urfolksspråk. I løpet av året er det arrangementer rundt om i hele verden for å rette fokus på den kritiske situasjonen for…
Anlässlich des diesjährigen Studentischen Soziologiekonkgress in Bochum stellen wir uns die Frage, wer eigentlich hinter den markanten Vortragstiteln steckt. Wie kamen die Vortragenden zu ihren Themen…
Hammershus på Bornholm. Slottets undergrund sies å gjemme underjordiske folk. Foto: Hitesh Sahoo, flickr “Hvis mit studie havde foregået i Guatemala eller i Sibirien for eksempel, var der…
https://matskut.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/1222/Ghassan%20Hage-final.mp3 That notions of time are closely entangled with notions of space is something take…
My latest paper in Sojourn. Abstract below. Activists, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the international media have repeatedly singled out the Mekong region as a hotspot for ‘sex trafficking…
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has targeted alleged drug dealers, such as this 18-year-old man, and left thousands of suspects dead. Noel Celis/Getty Images “It’s our…
Å minnes de døde. Assistens kirkegård. Foto: News Oresund, flickr At det vi anser som "vår kultur" er stadig i endring, ser vi også på kirkegårdene. Kirkegården er…
In this special interview, TAL’s Ryan Collins talks with scholar, activist and artist Jason de Leon about the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border. In addition to…
Down syndrome is typically caused by an error in cell division during fetal development, which results in an embryo with three copies of chromosome 21 instead of two. Marcel Hirshegger/SAPIEN…
Are you passionate about sustainability and justice in #cities? Would you like to share your passion, knowledge and skills in a collaborative and creative way? [yes and yes…?!…
iStock Psst, have you heard? We’re making a gossip issue. For our January/February issue, Anthropology News is indulging in some loose talk and tittle-tattle. Whether you have…
by Anna Stammler-Gossmann The third community meeting ‘People of the Changing Permafrost Land’ (June 18-19, 2019), which was organised by Anna Stammler-Gossmann (Arctic Centre) and local partners, too…