BBC: "Cave paintings change ideas about the origin of art"
Indonesian archaeology briefly made the news this week with a story about rock art from Sulawesi. The art, which includes the oldest …
Realism or Iconography? The Pentagon’s Implicit Theory of Visual Representation
The following is an extract from my chapter, “A Flickr of Militarization: Photographic Regulation, Symbolic Consecration, and the Strategic Communication of ‘Good …
Understanding finance through fiction
Economic theories are not enough to understand economic processes. At the next Overheating seminar, Nina Boy will show that literary studies can …
The Kids are more than all right
Both are seventeen. They are too young to vote in places like the US. But we need more of them! Malala! All …
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AU PAC 2015 Recap
This past weekend we held our one year anniversary workshop at American University’s Public Anthropology Conference. It was a great session, with …
Chinese-language media worldwide sign statement condemning Hong Kong demonstrations
According to a post dated 3 October on the Xinhua News Agency’s mobile platform and circulating on the Chinese Internet, 142 Chinese-language …
Worlds Collide
(Gosh, that was all getting a bit emo there for a minute wasn’t it? Like a fleeting return to my early naughties …
iPhone, Therefore I am. – This Anthro Life
With the yearly release of new mobile phones, companies like Apple and Samsung have to sell the idea that we need a …
The field and The Field: An Addendum
On Monday, I return to The Field. Now, since this basically involves me moving my books and computer equipment back to an …
Measures of Happiness and Wellbeing
Who are the happiest people in the world? In what countries do we find the highest life satisfaction? These are different questions, …
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Doula Re-Certification
This month marks 5 years since my DONA International doula training workshop, where I began my doula journey. Just a couple of …
Doula Re-Certification
This month marks 5 years since my DONA International doula training workshop, where I began my doula journey. Just a couple of …
Doula Re-Certification
This month marks 5 years since my DONA International doula training workshop, where I began my doula journey. Just a couple of …
Doula Re-Certification
This month marks 5 years since my DONA International doula training workshop, where I began my doula journey. Just a couple of …
– An alternative to the classical eurocentric way of thinking
Learn from Caribbeans and see the world as many small interconnected islands that can only exist as a whole, says Kristian Van …
Road to Victory: Syria’s Zenobians Stand to Win International Rugby Tournament
photo by Eva Bartlett By Eva Bartlett While I don’t follow organized sports, when I got the opportunity to meet the only …
„HR ist ein Schicksalsjob“: Der Personaler als Glücksfee oder Unheilbringer?
Von Dr. Katrin Roppel Vor kurzem sagte jemand auf einer Veranstaltung für Personaler, HR sei ein Schicksalsjob. Der Personaler als Glücksfee oder …
The US Military as Great Chief, Father, Doctor, and Babysitter
The following is an extract from my chapter, “A Flickr of Militarization: Photographic Regulation, Symbolic Consecration, and the Strategic Communication of ‘Good …
Global Politics, Global Health and the Anthropological Moment
I can’t imagine that the American people will soon follow the lead of the Afghans and elect an anthropologist to the presidency. …
Global Politics, Global Health and the Anthropological Moment
I can’t imagine that the American people will soon follow the lead of the Afghans and elect an anthropologist to the presidency. …
Global Politics, Global Health and the Anthropological Moment
The world is a mess. In the Middle East the rapid and powerful rise of ISIS has been a terrifying surprise. It …
Global Politics, Global Health and the Anthropological Moment
I can’t imagine that the American people will soon follow the lead of the Afghans and elect an anthropologist to the presidency. …
Global Politics, Global Health and the Anthropological Moment
I can’t imagine that the American people will soon follow the lead of the Afghans and elect an anthropologist to the presidency. …
Barley Eaters or Potato Farmers
Are residents of Zumbagua parish barley-eaters or potato farmers? Does it matter? I wondered about this when I saw the difference between what …