An Indefinite Marriage? Culture and/vs. Social Closure in a Romanian City
Those who work on power and its dimensional and disciplinary ramifications are the privileged audience of this post. Apologies to all others, …
Davos Disconnects
How can these economic leaders, the vast majority of whom have little direct experience with economic hardship, have any idea what to …
Davos Disconnects
How can these economic leaders, the vast majority of whom have little direct experience with economic hardship, have any idea what to …
Davos Disconnects
How can these economic leaders, the vast majority of whom have little direct experience with economic hardship, have any idea what to …
Davos Disconnects
How can these economic leaders, the vast majority of whom have little direct experience with economic hardship, have any idea what to …
Davos Disconnects
How can these economic leaders, the vast majority of whom have little direct experience with economic hardship, have any idea what to …
Davos Disconnects
How can these economic leaders, the vast majority of whom have little direct experience with economic hardship, have any idea what to …
Mein Seminar zum Kaukasus im Sommersemester
Konflikte auf der Straße in Georgien Im Sommersemester 2014 halte ich für das Zentrum für Konfliktforschung der Philipps-Universität Marburg ein Seminar mit …
Finally, after almost two years
Voell, Stéphane and Ketevan Khutsishvili (eds.) 2013. Caucasus Conflict Culture: Anthropological Perspectives on Times of Crisis (Curupira Workshop, 18). Marburg: Curupira. 296 …
Bittersweet: An excerpt from "Sorcery and the Senses" (full text)
Every time I eat watermelon I remember that day. It was the dry season, when the rust-red floodwaters of Quebrada Fierro or …
Bittersweet: An excerpt from "Sorcery and the Senses" (full text)
Every time I eat watermelon I remember that day. It was the dry season, when the rust-red floodwaters of Quebrada Fierro or …
Bittersweet: An excerpt from "Sorcery and the Senses" (full text)
Every time I eat watermelon I remember that day. It was the dry season, when the rust-red floodwaters of Quebrada Fierro or …
Bittersweet: An excerpt from "Sorcery and the Senses" (full text)
Every time I eat watermelon I remember that day. It was the dry season, when the rust-red floodwaters of Quebrada Fierro or …
Narco Cultura : Drug Culture, Musical Innovation, and Depictions of Violence Onscreen (Film Review)
As we are well into the New Year, I am still finding myself thinking about a film I watched just before the …
International traces of France in the American South
I’ve been reading up a bit on the international circulation in ideas of the university. It’s not hard to find documentation of …
Is commercial farming threatening food security?
People in Colca Valley are organizing forums to discuss climate change, food security and a controversial dam and irrigation project, says Astrid …
Crisis? What crisis?
If we want to move towards ecological sustainability, we cannot ignore the life-worlds of people who make their living in the fossil …
Zum Tod von Komla Dumor
Der ghanaische Journalist Komla Dumor ist im Alter von nur 41 Jahren verstorben. Seit Juni 2012 war er der Moderator der BBC-Sendung …
Brent Nongbri, “Before Religion: A History of a Modern Concept”
[Cross-posted from New Books in Religion] We all know that religion is a universal feature of human history, right? Well, maybe not. …
Brent Nongbri, “Before Religion: A History of a Modern Concept” (Yale University Press, 2013)
We all know that religion is a universal feature of human history, right? Well, maybe not. In Before Religion: A History of …
Sign Petition opposing additional sanctions against Iran
The United States has opened the first serious talks with Iran in 34 years. Some members of Congress are attempting to sabotage …
The War Bill–Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013–Gusterson (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)
Commentary from William O. Beeman: This excellent article points up the danger of letting ignorant legislators try to micromanage diplomacy. I use …