Today I spoke to anthropologist Alisse Waterston and artist Charlotte Corden to ask them questions, such as: What will become of us in these trying times? How will…
Victoria Canning and Steve Tombs’ book From Social Harm to Zemiology: A Critical Introduction (Routledge, 2021) outlines key developments in understanding social harm by setting out its histo… Visit New…
The Long, Dark Journey of a Historic Textile Treasure …
Image 1: Shows Tuzla Plenum, 2014 (Photograph by Tamara Opačić from H-Alter, 17 February 2014, http://h-alter.org/vijesti/plenum-je-uvijek-korak-ispred, Used with permission). The space where I li…
With the summer solstice approaching in the Northern Hemisphere, the site of Stonehenge is likely to pop up quite a bit on your news feeds. While that particular…
On a regular day, a Hindi soap opera production set in Mumbai is home to upwards of 100 artists and technicians – production associates, actors, make-up artists, costume…
Image 1: Hélène’s home office. The pandemic has revealed the fragility of our lives and the vulnerability of our bodies. It has also revealed the importance of fleshy…
La foto es de Enrico Spanu Fragmento de “Dinosaurios culturales”, Dramática, 2 (mayo 2021), pp. 86-90 Los templos de la cultura-simulacro Manuel Delgado He ahí el lugar al…
Joint Statement on Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism and American History, via the Association of American Colleges & Universities We, the undersigned associations and organiz…
A fellow scholar asked a question about if the decline of the tribes of Oregon could be termed as “gradual,” here is my response. The destruction of the…
By Alissa Whitmore, Book Reviews Editor Ah, summer. There are few things better than relaxing with a good book in the park, on the beach, or inside under…
Phil Surles is a cultural anthropologist and consultant who focuses on branding. He works with companies to change their culture for the better and focuses on integrating anthropology…
By Maaike Matelski – In this picture, anthropology students from Yangon University show the ‘three fingers salute’ for democracy. Students and university staff across Myanmar have been protesti…
Susanne Schröter, Professorin im Institut für Ethnologie an der Goethe-Universität, ist zum Mitglied des Expertenkreises „Politischer Islamismus“ berufen worden. Der im Bundesministerium des Innern, f…
Surrounded by torch-bearing supporters, runners kick a ball as part of a traditional rarajípare racing event practiced by the Rarámuri people of Mexico. Marcos Ferro On a mesa…
Kincraft: The Making of Black Evangelical Sociality (Duke University Press, 2021) by Todne Thomas takes a deep dive into the social and religious lives of two black evangelical churches…
How does the record industry work? In Getting Signed: Record Contracts, Musicians, and Power in Society (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020), David Arditi, Associate Professor in Sociology and Anthropo… Visit New Books in Anthropology for…
Whether referring to a place, a nonhuman animal or plant, or a state of mind, wild indicates autonomy and agency, a unique expression of life. Yet two contrasting ideas about…
بردِ نشانده و مسجد سلیمان، ایران جنوب غربی از قرن هشتم قبل از میلاد تا قرن پنجم بعد از میلاد رومن گیرشمن برگردان اصغر کریمی توضیح تصویر: مسجد…
فصل اول: اقتدار، اتوریته و فرهنگ ۳. ساختار شکنی از اقتدار دولت، در جامعه شناسی پی یر بوردیو (ادامه از قبل) بنابراین چنانچه دیده میشود بوردیو به «جهان…
۳- فضا در دیدگاه سازه گرایی مساله نظریه اجتماعی مدرن مبنی بر اهمیت ساختار و عاملیت با در نظر گرفتن جامعه به عنوان یک کلیت فضایی واقعی که از…
از نظر ما، مسئله اصلیتر در رابطه با “امتزاج” این است که این موضوع دندراد را با انبوهی از مشکلات مربوط به شئانگاری فرهنگ مواجه کرده است، مشکلی…
بزهکاری نوجوانان (Juvenile Deliquency) سینتیا رابینز برگردان ملیحه درگاهی تا پیش از سال ۱۸۹۹ مفهوم بزهکاری – فرض اینکه تخلف نوجوانان متفاوت از جرمی است که بزرگسالان مرتکب…
Das Gedenken an den Holocaust verbindet sich auch mit dem Anspruch, Antisemitismus zu erkennen und zu bekämpfen. Schließt das Kritik an Israel aus? Der israelische Historiker Alon Confino…