Celebrating The Old And New Year In The Valley Of Longevity
In our society, people of different generations certainly don’t ignore one another, but they seem to increasingly live in different universes.
Celebrating The Old And New Year In The Valley Of Longevity
In our society, people of different generations certainly don’t ignore one another, but they seem to increasingly live in different universes.
Making anthropology accessible online (some conclusions)
Another thesis version has been submitted and this project is finally coming to a long drawn out close. In the end I’ve …
Being Intelligent About American Intelligence in the Middle East and Africa
In an era of global complexity in which social and political problems in places like Egypt could have serious ramifications, it would …
Being Intelligent About American Intelligence in the Middle East and Africa
In an era of global complexity in which social and political problems in places like Egypt could have serious ramifications, it would …
Suchman: anthropology as square peg to business’ round hole?
UCL hosted eminent (commercial) anthropologist and definitively NOT the inventor of the green photocopier button Lucy Suchman on Monday. Having tired of working …
Suchman: anthropology as square peg to business’ round hole?
UCL hosted eminent (commercial) anthropologist and definitively NOT the inventor of the green photocopier button Lucy Suchman on Monday. Having tired of working …
Suchman: anthropology as square peg to business’ round hole?
UCL hosted eminent (commercial) anthropologist and definitively NOT the inventor of the green photocopier button Lucy Suchman on Monday. Having tired of working …
Suchman: anthropology as square peg to business’ round hole?
UCL hosted eminent (commercial) anthropologist and definitively NOT the inventor of the green photocopier button Lucy Suchman on Monday. Having tired of working …
Social Upheaval and the Structure of Poverty in Africa
Beyond the speculation on whether social unrest will spread to other nations in the Arab world lies the fact that some 40 …
Social Upheaval and the Structure of Poverty in Africa
Beyond the speculation on whether social unrest will spread to other nations in the Arab world lies the fact that some 40 …
Academics hate being stupid.
[look who didn’t drink his coffee this morning] Let’s begin with a pessimistic idea. People are stupid [insert ignorant, arrogant, whatever] and …
Elizabeth Edwards and the Problem with Metaphors for Cancer
Serious illnesses like cancer are seen as adversaries that we must defeat. We battle cancer. We fight our illnesses. We should never …
Elizabeth Edwards and the Problem with Metaphors for Cancer
Serious illnesses like cancer are seen as adversaries that we must defeat. We battle cancer. We fight our illnesses. We should never …
Ann Fabian, “The Skull Collectors: Race, Science and America’s Unburied Dead” (University of Chicago, 2010)
What should we study? The eighteenth-century luminary and poet Alexander Pope had this to say on the subject: “Know then thyself, presume …
Concentration and the Internet
A few tips to quickly share. I am easily distracted, and easily inspired. As a result I’ll be in the middle of …
WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge
Our diplomats are dedicated civil servants. But you can’t expect people to become experts of anything in a matter of months or …
WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge
Our diplomats are dedicated civil servants. But you can’t expect people to become experts of anything in a matter of months or …
The Ritual Season
Those who seek power have understood the political punch of myth and ritual. They have always manipulated these central components of social …
The Ritual Season
Those who seek power have understood the political punch of myth and ritual. They have always manipulated these central components of social …