Notes From the Field: Dwelling in the Worlds that Carry Us
After some field work in northern Canada, Marie-Pierre wrote two articles about how her field work experiences connected with imagined worlds. You …
Can anthropology solve big problems? Imagining Margaret Mead’s response to climate change
Climate change is the nightmare that keeps me up at night. The consensus seems to be that the world will be significantly …
In the Journals — September 2016, part II by Aaron Seaman
And, now, part two of September’s journal posting! (Part one is here.) Medical Anthropology Quarterly “I Hope I Get Movie-star Teeth”: Doing …
AAA Launches Digital Data Management Resources
As part of its commitment to promoting best practices for data management, in September 2016 the AAA published online a set of …
Engaged Anthropology Grant: Nicholas Limerick
Nicholas Limerick is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. In 2011 while a doctoral student …
Links & Contents I Liked 201
Hi all, Welcome to another link review-this time at bit more balanced between the 3 parts-so do scroll down to the end …
A reader’s guide to the anthropology of ethics and morality – Part I by C. Jason Throop
Editors note: We asked several scholars which readings they would recommend to students or colleagues interested in familiarizing themselves with the anthropology …
CFP: The Politics of Valuation
The aim of this sub-theme is to empirically and conceptually explore the multifaceted politics of valuation, including both the politics in valuation …
Apply to our Communication for Development online part-time flagship MA program!
Dear all, These are exciting times at our Communication for Development program! The autumn semester with almost 150 students across all our …
Utopias of Crime: Review of the Maurice Halbwachs Summer Institute 2016
“They say everyone’s born a hero. But if you let it, life will push you over the line until you’re the villain. …
Material Vernaculars: Objects, Images, and Their Social Worlds (is out now)
I am happy to share this note to report that the edited collection Material Vernaculars: Objects, Images, and Their Social Worlds has …
Just *how* did slavery impact Black women’s breastfeeding today?
A few years ago I wrote an article on here asking the question about the impact of slavery on … Continue …
So, What is Anthropology Anyway?
How do you engage students who have never heard of anthropology before? In a community college one finds very few students who …
Talking Anthropology: Podcasting and Its Potential for the Discipline (Part Two)
By Adam Gamwell and Ryan Collins In our first post, we discussed the inspiration and goals behind, as well as the cosmology …
The SCOBY Schism
Several of us here at the Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition recently had the pleasure of reviewing submissions for …
There was “no racism before Obama”. Wait, what now?
Welcome to the (sur)reality that is the American election of 2016. The latest in a series of Perplexing Statements that People Believe …
In the Journals – September 2016
A new semester is upon us, and our monthly round-up, In the Journals, is here to provide our readers with some of …
Van wie is Nederland?
Door Thijl Sunier Vorige week zondag 25 september organiseerde #ieder1 – een initiatief van acteur Nasrdin Dchar – een demonstratieve tocht in …
Spirit-Monsters and the Curse of the Chicago Cubs
Superstition is a funny thing. As an anthropologist, I’m not terribly superstitious. I try to be a scientist, after all. But science …
Acknowledging Indigenous Territory at Universities
Every year in recent memory, the opening of the annual Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) conference begins with an acknowledgement that the meetings …
CFP: Informality, legitimacy and authority in the age of the “Circular Economy” (AAG)
This panel seeks to add to the growing critical scholarship on the green economy and invites researchers studying discards, recycling, repurposing and …
CFP: Trash Postgraduate Symposium (Vienna)
The 2017 symposium – which anticipates an international conference to take place in 2018 – seeks to explore the range of themes …