CFP: Eating On the Move
We recently received the CFP below for an intriguing looking conference in Rome in September, 2021. This should be of interest to SAFN members. Full details are here:…
IZO: Vortrag „Chinas Industrie- und Innovationspolitik: Flaschengeist oder Scheinriese?“
Vortrag von Doris Fischer (Würzburg) zum Thema „Chinas Industrie- und Innovationspolitik: Flaschengeist oder Scheinriese?“ Der Vortrag findet im Rahmen der Deutsche Bank Stiftungsgastprofe…
Is kennis van de Nederlandse antropologische traditie nog wel relevant voor hedendaagse antropologen?
VINCENT DE ROOIJ Historici verdedigen de relevantie van hun discipline vaak door te beweren dat kennis van het verleden nodig is om het heden te begrijpen en beter…
Maps, Figurative Symbols, and Songlines
When I think of symbols, I default to a rather literal sense of them. In my Introduction to Anthropology class, I put up the symbol for radiation, say…
Why “We” Isn’t for Everyone
[no-caption] Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images Ask SAPIENS is a series that offers a glimpse into the magazine’s inner workings. On the face of it, there seems to be no…
Lords of Poverty (book review)
Unusual times require unusual readings and I finally found the time to read Graham Hancock’s Lords of Poverty-The power, prestige, and corruption of the international aid business. I…
Sam Han, “(Inter)Facing Death: Life in Global Uncertainty” (Routledge, 2020)
In modern times, death is understood to have undergone a transformation not unlike religion. Whereas in the past it was out in the open, it now resides mostly…
Michele Wakin, “Hobo Jungle: A Homeless Community in Paradise” (Lynne Rienner, 2020)
Michele Wakin’s new book Hobo Jungle: A Homeless Community in Paradise (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2020) is an up-close exploration of the evolution that has taken place with unsheltered…
Kathryn M. De Luna, “Collecting Food, Collecting People: Subsistence and Society in Central Africa” (Yale UP, 2016)
In Collecting Food, Collecting People: Subsistence and Society in Central Africa (Yale University Press, 2016), Kathryn M. De Luna documents the evolving meanings borne in the collection of w… Visit…
James C. Scott, “Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States” (Yale UP, 2017)
We are schooled to believe that states formed more or less synchronously with settlement and agriculture. In Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States (Yale…
Putting down our “lenses”
Nikkormat and 50mm lens. Photo by Ryan Anderson 2020. Years ago I read an article about a photographer. I don’t actually remember who the photographer was, but this…
On the social nature of toilet paper
You would be forgiven for thinking that the first thing bought in a global crisis would be tinned, dried, and frozen foods; clean water; and medicines—things that enable…
Intersectionality
Celebrating Pride Month with a focus on intersectionality. How do we acknowledge our shared history in fighting for civil rights, while recognizing the ongoing systemic racism that disproportionately…
A Game Changer for Graduate Schools and Anthropology
Recent articles in the Chronicle of Higher Education and the Scientist both highlight the fact that graduate students are disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Graduate students at…
Is Celebrity Attention Helping or Hurting Amazonian Peoples?
Indigenous peoples in Brazil are dying from COVID-19 at twice the rate of the rest of the country’s population. Here, Indigenous nurses accompany an elderly woman for testing…
Pushing boundaries: Homelessness and addiction during Covid-19
“Ben really isn’t keeping up well. He looks fine, but he’s been complaining and he’s constantly out. […] You don’t see a change with everyone, but with him…
ASIGNATURA DE EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA II
¿QUÉ SE ESTUDIA EN EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA II? La asignatura de Evolución Humana II está encuadrada como una asignatura obligatoria dentro del segundo semestre del tercer curso del grado…
ASIGNATURA DE ANTROPOLOGÍA DEL DESARROLLO
¿QUÉ SE ESTUDIA EN ANTROPOLOGÍA DEL DESARROLLO? La asignatura de Antropología del Desarrollo está encuadrada como una asignatura obligatoria dentro del segundo semestre del tercer curso del grado…
ASIGNATURA DE CONOCIMIENTO ETNOGRÁFICO: ANTROPOLOGÍA POLÍTICA
¿QUÉ SE ESTUDIA EN CONOCIMIENTO ETNOGRÁFICO ANTROPOLOGÍA POLÍTICA? La asignatura de Conocimiento Etnográfico Antropología Política está encuadrada como una asignatura obligatoria dentro del segundo se…
PROYECTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN, ANÁLISIS DE MATERIALES EMPÍRICOS Y ESCRITURA
¿QUÉ SE ESTUDIA EN PROYECTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN, ANÁLISIS DE MATERIALES EMPÍRICOS Y ESCRITURA? La asignatura de Proyecto de Investigación, análisis de materiales empíricos y escritura está encuadrada com…
ASIGNATURA DE ÁMBITOS GENERALES DE LAS APLICACIONES EN ANTROPOLOGÍA
¿QUÉ SE ESTUDIA EN ÁMBITOS GENERALES DE LAS APLICACIONES EN ANTROPOLOGÍA ? La asignatura de Ámbitos Generales de las Aplicaciones en Antropología está encuadrada como una asignatura obligatoria…
#AmplifyBlackVoices: US White Supremacy & Anthropology
In my blog post on the Purpose of Living Anthropologically, I wrote that I wanted to be mindful of critiques of anthropology from people like Discuss White Privilege.…
ASIGNATURA DE FILOSOFÍA DE LAS CIENCIAS SOCIALES
¿QUÉ SE ESTUDIA EN FILOSOFÍA DE LAS CIENCIAS SOCIALES ? La asignatura de Filosofía de las Ciencias Sociales está encuadrada como una asignatura obligatoria dentro del segundo semestre…