Imagining the American Nation, and Ignoring the Tribes
In the early nineteenth century, the United States assumed ownership of all of the Oregon Territory through “right of discovery”, first adjudicated in the United States Supreme Court…
Water in the Desert
In 2019, a nonprofit volunteer was acquitted of a misdemeanor charge for leaving jugs of water in the desert for passing migrants on the grounds that his actions…
Ethnographic books for teaching and learning about Medical Anthropology: a list by Amy Cooper
I’m an “expert” at overhauling syllabi. At least, I should be. I’ve taught a medical anthropology course almost every term for the past ten years, and no matter…
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Hi all, One thing I realized this week was how our sector likes to talk about reforms of the #globaldev & humanitarian system…and then you come across an…
Sex workers working with police: Sue Davis, Vancouver BC
We hear most about the big moments in sex workers’ rights movements – court decisions, parliamentary reports, conferences, public protests. But many groups engage in negotiations behind th…
The CDC Needs Social Science
[no-caption] John Moore/Getty Images The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the primary agency in the United States that monitors, predicts, and responds to chronic disea…
Writing Life No. 2: An interview with Adia Benton by Patrick Mbullo
Figure 1: Adia’s writing space “A special thanks to all the elders who ever told me to learn to be still. Research need not be running around in…
Digitale Kompetenzen als Geisteswissenschaftler*in, Teil 3/3
Aus dem Workshop gefragt: Hier gehts zu Teil 1, und hier gehts zu Teil 2! Wo finde ich Informationen, die sich speziell auf mein Fach beziehen? Referenzgröße für…
Racisme: Daar heb jij toch niet mee te maken?
Dit artikel staat ook op www.meerdanbabipangang.nl Als Taiwanees geadopteerde ben ik opgegroeid in een liefdevolle familie en is mij altijd verteld dat ondanks dat onze huid verschilt in…
David Graeber (1961-2020)
David Graeber died unexpectedly from a massive haemorrhage of the pancreas in Venice on September 2nd of this year. Obituaries summarize the life of someone who is no…
David Graeber (1961-2020)
David Graeber died unexpectedly from a massive haemorrhage of the pancreas in Venice on September 2nd of this year. Obituaries summarize the life of someone who is no…
Andrea Ballestero, “A Future History of Water” (Duke UP, 2019)
We are joined by Dr. Andrea Ballestero, associate Professor of Anthropology and Director Ethnography Studio, at Rice University. We will be talking about her book A Future History of…
Amanda J. Lucia, “White Utopias: The Religious Exoticism of Transformational Festivals” (U California Press, 2020)
Transformational festivals, from Burning Man to Lightning in a Bottle, Bhakti Fest, and Wanderlust, are massive events that attract thousands of participants to sites around the world. In Wh……
Amanda J. Lucia, “White Utopias: The Religious Exoticism of Transformational Festivals” (U California Press, 2020)
Transformational festivals, from Burning Man to Lightning in a Bottle, Bhakti Fest, and Wanderlust, are massive events that attract thousands of participants to sites around the world. In Whi……
Andrea Ballestero, “A Future History of Water” (Duke UP, 2019)
We are joined by Dr. Andrea Ballestero, associate Professor of Anthropology and Director Ethnography Studio, at Rice University. We will be talking about her book A Future History of…
Casting Out the Disabled and Ill Immigrant: The Legacies of Australia’s Immigration Restriction Act of 1901
Collectively, immigration policies function to perform national sovereignty by reinforcing the division between citizen and migrant, usually conflated with ‘native’ and ‘outsider.’ While the work of p…
Escape, Exposure, and Life on the Pacific Crest Trail
An act of walking into the wilderness implies an act of walking out of somewhere or something. The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), which extends over the US states…
Stalo – folkväsen eller viking?
Stalo förekommer i olika sagor och sägner inom den samiska folktron. Man trodde att Stalo stal renar, kidnappade samer och åt dem. Berättelserna handlar ofta om hur samer…
11. Dezember (Adventskalender)
Jeden Tag ein Türchen, eine Person, ein Gegenstand Die Übungsräume sind verlassen, in den Fluren hallt es: Es ist leer geworden an der Uni und an der Abteilung…
Venancio Aragon: Weaving the Colors of the World
Guest post by Sháńdíín Brown, SAR Anne Ray intern, 2020–2021 Venancio Aragon is …
Iron Dreams
Written and Illustrated by Jake Ramos,in affiliation with the Lake Sebu Indigenous Women Weavers Association, Inc. LASIWWAI She weaved. Each new drop of sweat was an indictment. The…
Wednesday Round Up #27
Apocalypse Then and Now Pine Ridge sits on plains that are typically arid, so these extreme weather events were unusual—a result of shifting jet streams and increasing ocean…
How Sweat Lodge Ceremonies Heal War’s Wounds
Heated, dome-shaped sacred structures called sweat lodges (the architecture of one shown here) have been used for generations by Indigenous peoples in North America to support healing, revitaliza…
Microcultures can lead to emerging trends
In the Polish language, the word ‘microculture’ arguably does not carry many connotations. Our daily reality is dominated by culture in its general sense: European, Polish, pop or…