Notes From and For the Frontlines of Academic Restructuring
Originally posted 20 December, 2020 by Arts Squared. Since first published, the University of Alberta’s General Faculties Council rejected the ‘Executive Dean’. However the position…
Notes From and For the Frontlines of Academic Restructuring
Originally posted 20 December, 2020 by Arts Squared. Since first published, the University of Alberta’s General Faculties Council rejected the ‘Executive Dean’. However the position…
How to write a thesis, according to Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco, in How to Write a Thesis (from this excerpt): The language of the thesis is a metalanguage, that is, a language that speaks of other languages. A…
Cáncer y tabú. Los usos simbólicos de la malignidad
Hace tiempo -sería a mediados de 1996-, recibí una llamada telefónica del doctor Jordi Estapé, uno de los oncólogos más reputados del país, que me encargó un artículo…
Ein Zauberhaus in Brescia
Ein Gebäude im italienischen Brescia. Es ist einer dieser zahlreichen Kästen in Italien, bei denen man nicht versteht, warum sie dort stehen, wieso sie genau so dort stehen,…
Call for Submissions: African Diaspora Anthropological Poetry/Prose
Our team—Christine Weeber (poetry and copy editor at SAPIENS), Justin D. Wright (poet-in-residence at SAPIENS), and Leah Zani (poetry editor at Anthropology and Humanism)—seeks poetry and experimental…
Putting anthropology to use: Insights from researching violence prevention interventions in Mumbai’s urban poor neighborhoods
Ketaki Hate and Proshant Chakraborty: …
Mi generación
Aquellos que nacimos a mediados de los años setenta y que estamos a punto de pasar el ecuador que separa la década de los cuarenta en dirección a…
#AisforAnthropology: In Conversation with Nika Dubrovsky (I)
On a February Thursday afternoon, Nika Dubrovsky and Allegra assistant editor Emilie Thevenoz sat down together over Zoom. The chat covered the pedagogical concepts and ideas that guide…
Kamran Khan, “Becoming a Citizen: Linguistic Trials and Negotiations in the UK” (Bloomsbury Academic Press, 2019)
Citizenship is acquired and constructed through various mechanisms, including language tests, that require individuals to demonstrate a sufficient national identity. For some recent migrants,… Visit New Books in Anthropology for…
Building Collaborative Habits, Establishing Sustaining Relations: What is the Role of a Scholarly Society Today?
For decades, the in-person academic conference has been a core aspect of the scholarly society’s mandate and programming. But the disruption COVID-19 has brought to in-person travel has…
How Louisiana’s Cultural Tradition has Transcended the Pandemic
In the early Spring of 2020, Mardi Gras celebrations were not hampered by the impending pandemic. The weather was perfect; mild and comfortable. Celebrations continued throughout January and…
How Louisiana’s Cultural Tradition has Transcended the Pandemic
In the early Spring of 2020, Mardi Gras celebrations were not hampered by the impending pandemic. The weather was perfect; mild and comfortable. Celebrations continued throughout January and…
Sun Sun Lim on her book, Transcendent Parenting
Interview by Kevin Laddapong https://global.oup.com/academic/product/transcendent-parenting-9780190088989?cc=us&lang=en&# Kevin Laddapong: In Transcendent Parenting, you argue t…
Taboos around menstruation are leading to a growing environmental crisis in India
If the disposability of menstrual products is not prioritised as much as their accessibility, India could be dealing with mountains of discarded waste products in less than 50…
Book Review: The Tenacity of the Couple-Norm: Intimate Citizenship Regimes in a Changing Europe by Sasha Roseneil, Isabel Crowhurst, Tone Hellesund, Ana Cristina Santos and Mariya Stoilova
In The Tenacity of the Couple-Norm: Intimate Citizenship Regimes in a Changing Europe, Sasha Roseneil, Isabel Crowhurst, Tone Hellesund, Ana Cristina Santos and Mariya Stoilova explore the durability …
Stellenausschreibungen 12. KW, Region Westfalen-Lippe
Es ist deutlich etwas los auf den Stellenmärkten; wir haben unsere Suchzeit auf 4 Stunden begrenzt, sonst ufert es ja aus. Erfreulicherweise ist aus allerlei Sparten etwas dabei,…
El teatro de Instagram o por qué le añades efectos a tus selfies
Abres Instagram, vas a la sección de “añadir historia” y seleccionas el efecto que complemente tu rostro para que refleje tu estado de ánimo, vaya acorde al tipo…
Vortrag “An anthropological perspective on gender and the material culture of the home” by Irene Cieraad
Theorien, Politiken und Praktiken des Wohnens: Interdisziplinäre Überlegungen zum Wohnen Institutskolloquium WiSe 2020/21 In the context of our research colloquium “Housing theory, housin…
Nayanika Mathur: Entrapment— New ways of seeing big cats in India
https://aoe.fi/api/download/audioonly-1616399103854.m4a On Friday 19 March Nayanika Mathur (University of Oxford) gave a talk entitled “Entrapment: New ways of seeing …
#AisforAnthropology: Introduction
To kick-off our #AisforAnthropology thread, Nika Dubrovski will be talking to us throughout the week about her project, A4Kids. Our hope is that this thread and Nika’s work…
Rezension zu „Gender – Sprache – Stereotype“ von Hilke Elsen – verfasst von Carlotta Sauer
Einleitung – Aktuelle Debatte um Geschlechtergerechtigkeit der deutschen Sprache Zu Beginn des Buchs nennt die Autorin ihre Intention: „Der Band will den Leserinnen und Lesern den Einfluss von…
Ep #71 Entrepreneurism in Academia and Ethics on The Ground: This Month of TFS
The Familiar Strange · Ep #71 Entrepreneurism in Academia and Ethics on The Ground: This Month of TFS This week on TFS, the Strangers continue with our new…
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