The Value of Time and the Temporality of Value in Socialities of Waste
Drawing from long-term ethnographic research on a 25-year-old medical aid program linking the U.S. and Madagascar, I use this brief essay to …
Crossing the sexes with friendship
It seems reasonable to suppose that if our relationships are so important to our happiness, then we are choosing relationships that make …
Allegra Turns 2! #Best Of
Our baby just turned two…and in this short pace of time, it managed to attract a constantly growing readership. Ok, let’s be …
Around the Web Digest: Week of September 13
The theme of this blog roundup seems to be “our digital selves.” Send me anything you’ve written or found at rebecca.nelson.jacobs@gmail.com! The Global …
Anders Breivik And The Rise Of Islamophobia
I am greatly honoured to have my monograph ‘Anders Breivik And The Rise Of Islamophobia’ (London and New York: Zed Books, 2014) …
Teologisk Tidsskrift
The latest issue of the Norwegian theological journal Teologisk Tidsskrift 4 (3) 2015 features an extended commissioned book review based on my reflections …
Digital Deities?
A new study by economist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz tells us that Internet searches for “God” are way down. He notes that this is …
Tagung Bewegtbilder und Alltagskultur(en) von Super 8 über Video zum Handyfilm….
Donnerstag, 29.10.2015, 14 Uhr – Samstag, 31.10.2015, 15 Uhr, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt. Informationen und Hinweise auf der Konferenzwebseite. Programm Donnerstag, 29.10. 2015, Museum …
Tagung Bewegtbilder und Alltagskultur(en) von Super 8 über Video zum Handyfilm….
Donnerstag, 29.10.2015, 14 Uhr – Samstag, 31.10.2015, 15 Uhr, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt. Informationen und Hinweise auf der Konferenzwebseite. Programm Donnerstag, 29.10. 2015, Museum …
Tagung Bewegtbilder und Alltagskultur(en) von Super 8 über Video zum Handyfilm….
Donnerstag, 29.10.2015, 14 Uhr – Samstag, 31.10.2015, 15 Uhr, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt. Informationen und Hinweise auf der Konferenzwebseite. Programm Donnerstag, 29.10. 2015, Museum …
The Art of Memoir — a review by Camilla Gibb
Canadian writer and anthropologist by training, Camilla Gibb, reviews Mary Karr’s The Art of Memoir in today’s edition of The Globe and …
September 19th: International “Talk like a Pirate Day” – Who Knew?
Our calendars are full of special weeks and days to memorialise, commemorate and bring attention to the plight of people with special …
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“Estranged Bodies: Shifting Paradigms and the Biomedical Imaginary” – Special Issue of Body & Society by Anna Zogas
In addition to what’s “In the Journals” so far, and the inaugural issue of Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience, September brings us a special issue of Body & Society edited…
What’s special about social media in small places?
‘Normal friend: ‘Wow, how beautiful you are!’ / Best friend: It’s Shrek on the phone, says he wants his face back.’ Meme …
Imploding Families
Arriving at work today I was met by my coworker who wanted to talk. We’ve worked together for about three years and …
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In the Journals, September 2015 (Part 1) by Anna Zogas
Here is the first round of “In the Journals” for September. Happy autumn reading! American Anthropologist Commitments of Debt: Temporality and the …
Anthropologies #21: The Challenge of Motivated Reasoning: Science, Education, and Changing Climates
This entry is part 7 of 7 in the Anthropologies #21 series. Next up we have an essay about climate change and …
Applying, Designing, and Bringing Anthropology to the Public – This Anthro Life
Welcome back listeners new and old to the new and exciting season of This Anthropological Life! This season we at TAL have …
Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change
Over the past couple of days, I have come across a number of items pertaining to indigenous knowledge of, and responses to, …
Europa kan vluchtelingen goed gebruiken
door Erik van Ommering Europa kan gemakkelijk oorlogsvluchtelingen opvangen. Niet piepen dus, maar gewoon: welkom zeggen, vindt promovendus Erik van Ommering. Het …
A Geek Anthropologist’s First Time: A MMORPG Experience
Elder Scrolls Screenshot Photo by Author By Rayna Elizabeth Elder Scrolls takes place in the world of Tamriel. Published by Bethesda (who …
Mahmoud Mamdani – Settler colonialism: then and now
Mahmoud Mamdani’s new article Settler Colonialism: then and now, is now out in Critical Inquiry, which builds on talks like this one …
The Story of Seething & being a little bit Stupid
David Jeevendrampillai, UCL Anthropology Image 1: The Story of Seething Exhibition. Jan – May 2015. UCL Anthropology (Photo Credit: Timothy Carroll). UCL …