From the Field: Mfuwe, Zambia
by Esther Mulders For the past two years, I’ve been volunteering in Zambia with Studio Zambia, a Dutch non-profit organisation that I co-founded in 2016 and currently co-run.…
by Esther Mulders For the past two years, I’ve been volunteering in Zambia with Studio Zambia, a Dutch non-profit organisation that I co-founded in 2016 and currently co-run.…
Det finns en hel del traditioner, föreställningar och föremål som kopplas till bröllop. Det är inte konstigt eftersom bröllop under många århundraden har varit en viktig händelse i…
Nach 2012 haben wir nun wieder ein Sonderheft! Es entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Bayerischen Forschungsverbund ForGenderCare und befasst sich mit dem sehr sehr aktuellen Thema Fürsorge/Care. Entst…
When a friend drew my attention to Conan O’Brien’s trip to Haiti following the infamous ‘sh&€hole’ debate which named the island among other countries, I did not see…
“Doing history ideally is like doing anthropology of people who are gone, except that you don’t have native informants, you only have these written fragmentary sources. But the…
Now that 2018 is about 8.3% done, it is time for an another Around the Web Digest! Is 3D Technology the Key to Preserving Indigenous Cultures? Using 3-D…
It’s a Sunday. The ants are everywhere around the kitchen sink, swarming through the crack in the dishwasher door. Afterwards, every time you feel the tiniest itch, you…
The first elected woman head of state in Africa, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has just stepped down from her office in Liberia. Her successor George Weah assumed the position…
Shayan Lallani and Kerri Lesh are looking for a third panelist who might be able to fit their panel theme of “food on the move.” This is for submission…
Indian Off-Reservation Allotments Members of the Halo Family of Yoncalla Indians, were allotted with off-reservation Indian Allotments in 1892. Most…
With the title, “Latinx Foodways in North America,” we aim to put the series in a more international perspective, inclusive of the United States, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America,…
By AP Joseph Hey there! A month into 2018, and there’s already plenty of geek action going on (gaction?) What can you expect from this column, you ask,…
Hi all, Just another busy week at ComDev with feedback on MA thesis proposals, lectures & a workshop with students on their experiences with communication for development-but, there’s…
by Ton Salman I’ve just finished reading “The Golden House” by Salman Rushdie. I enjoyed it: it is amusing, irritating, timely, biting and a delight to read. Of…
An der Universität Leipzig wurde eine neue Stiftungsprofessur für Religionswissenschaft und Religionskritik eingerichtet. Ziel ist es die wissenschaftliche, nüchterne und positive Kritik von Religion…
An der Universität Leipzig wurde eine neue Stiftungsprofessur für Religionswissenschaft und Religionskritik eingerichtet. Ziel ist es die wissenschaftliche, nüchterne und positive Kritik von Religion…
In the fall of my sophomore year, my friend Kalyssa, who attended Georgia State University, killed herself. While suicide is in itself worthy of a discussion post, I…
Source: http://wellcomeimages.org/ixbin/hixclient.exe?MIROPAC=N0021523 The opium poppy, effortlessly sprouting across several continents, has captured the attention of humankind for thousands of years…
[no-caption] Paul Keil One evening in August 2014, a wild elephant was accidentally killed in Gajbari village* in Assam, a state in northeast India. He was a young…
After the end of the Brazilian military dictatorship, the Liberal Front Party (LFP), Democratic Social Party (PMDB) and Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) dominated the government of Brazil.…
The story of the Razor’s Edge company continues to unfold with the latest release of one of their private videos, the kind which have normally been distributed to prospective clients…
What’s wrong with your patient?Do all the symptoms and signs point to one diagnosis?Or are there multiple diseases at work?Can you remember which symptoms indicate which diseases?This is…
Here are my latest articles and interviews: After a year of Trump, women expect less from men — but demand more (1/22/18) — Globe and Mail Trump’s first State…