Plagiarism Accusation Retraction
I received an email from James Scott (‘Seeing Like a State‘, ‘The Art of Not Being Governed‘) yesterday, asking me to …
Journeys for Justice in Tanzania
Much has been written about women’s land rights in Africa, but little research has been undertaken on how law works in practice, …
Neha Vora, “Impossible Citizens: Dubai’s Indian Diaspora”
Neha Vora View on Amazon Neha Vora‘s Impossible Citizens: Dubai’s Indian Diaspora (Duke University Press, 2013) is a wonderfully rich and engaging …
Native Sci-fi Films and Trailers
by William Lempert Supplement to the article:NAVAJOS ON MARSNative Sci-fi Film Futures by William Lempert Editor’s Note: This article may take some time to load …
8 Tips for Writing a Winning NSF (GRFP) Proposal
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) is one of t…
8 Tips for Writing a Winning NSF (GRFP) Proposal
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) is one of t…
8 Tips for Writing a Winning NSF (GRFP) Proposal
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) is one of the most prestigious – and generous – sources of …
8 Tips for Writing a Winning NSF (GRFP) Proposal
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) is one of t…
Vocabulary for the Study of Religion
I have written an encyclopedia entry for Brill Publishers’ massive online ‘Vocabulary For The Study of Religion’, edited by Profs Robert A. …
What Anthropologists Do
The strength of anthropology is that we are always learning, gathering data isn’t something we do in a lab or even something …
In the Journals – September 2015
Welcome back to In the Journals, a round-up of recent journal publications on security, crime, law enforcement and the state. September is …
Anthropologists and the Moynihan Report
Family Structure, Race and Poverty Ours is a society which presumes male leadership in private and public affairs. The arrangements of society …
Culture, Culture, Everywhere
Just as I was preparing to teach Cultural Anthropology, two posts about culture came out on powerhouse anthropology blogs. On Savage Minds, …
anthro in the news 9/21/15
North American totem pole; source: Erika Wittlieb, Creative Commons Indigenous tourism offers hope CBA Canada reported on a gathering of iIndigenous …
Book Forum — The Viral Network: A Pathography of the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic by Eugene Raikhel
In this Book Forum, our commentators respond to Theresa MacPhail’s provocative ethnography of influenza research and public health response, The Viral …
Jewish and Palestinian activists fighting for black liberation
I wrote an assigned feature article on the Jewish and Palestinian activists who have been involved in the Ferguson movement and more …
Syrians in St. Louis
For the Guardian, I wrote about the movement to resettle tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in St Louis: “Syria, Syria, you’re …
Real Writing
[Savage Minds is pleased to run this essay by guest author Daniel Goldstein as part of our Writers’ Workshop series. Daniel is Professor of …
New book: Love in the Anthropocene from Dale Jamieson and Bonnie Nadzam
OR Book Going Rouge This looks like a really innovative title from Dale Jamieson and Bonnie Nadzam. Love in the Anthropocene An …
Moralische Überheblichkeit gegenüber dem Islam
Es ist prinzipiell erfreulich, dass der Standard seine Seite „Kommentar der anderen“ der breitesten Öffentlichkeit als Plattform zur Verfügung stellt, auf der …
Gerard Russell, “Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys Into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East”
Gerard Russell View on Amazon In this interview Gerard Russell talks about his vivid and timely new book Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys …