BER und die Reaktion
Der BER, wie man sagt, ist offenbar fertig. Zumindest schreiben das ein paar Zeitungen. Ich habe den Eindruck, dass das in Berlin niemanden interessiert. Man flog bislang auch…
«حافظه جمعی» زیر ذره بین انسان شناسی
به عنوان مقدمه ای بر بحث تاریخ شکل گیری «فضا و حافظه جمعی» می توان به چنین روند و ساختاری اشاره داشت: در طول تاریخ شناخته شده…
تازه‌های کتاب جهانی‌شدن (۲)
مقدمه مترجم: مجله Glocalism در سه شماره‌ی آخر خود بخشی را اضافه کرده است که در آن Elia Zaru به مرور آخرین کتاب‌هایی که در حوزه‌ی جهانی‌شدن منتشر…
فلسفه‌ی معماری؛ گفت‌وگو با دکتر مهرداد قیومی بیدهندی
لید: معماری با حوزه های مختلفی در تعامل است، از آن ها تأثیر می گیرد و بر آن ها تأثیر می گذارد. معماری شکل دادن به جهان فیزیکی…
از تاریخ به جغرافیای هنر: در جستجوی رویکردی دیگر به هنر معاصر ایران
نشست یک صد و هفتاد و هفتم یکشنبه های انسان‌شناسی و فرهنگ با همکاری اداره کل مطالعات اجتماعی و فرهنگی شهرداری تهران یکشنبه اول دی ۹۸ ساعت ۱۶…
مادرِ اصفهان!
آدم‌های چهارباغ. علی خدایی. تهران: نشر چشمه، ۱۳۹۸. ۱. آدم‌های چهارباغ نوعی نوشتن از (نه درباره) شهر را پیش می‌نهد و تجربه می‌کند. ویژگی این نوع نوشتن از…
La contribución de la antropología a la estigmatización de los trabajadores extranjeros
La foto es de Joan Pujol Fragmento de “Inmigración, etnicidad y derecho a la indiferencia”, en Francisco Checa, Juan Carlos Checa y Ángeles Arjona, eds., Convivencia entre culturas.…
Links & Contents I Liked 375
Hi all, Welcome back! Link review #375 is another (smaller) milestone in my regular curation efforts & I hope you have a great weekend and time to enjoy…
Digital, Online & Remote Ethnography – Reading List (Selection)
A selection of texts and other resources on digital, online and remote ethnography, compiled by Philipp Budka. Books, Book Chapters, Journal Articles & Reviews: Baym, N. (2010). Person…
Book Review: Riding for Deliveroo: Resistance in the New Economy by Callum Cant
In Riding for Deliveroo, Resistance in the New Economy, Callum Cant offers a new study of the labour processes and resistance dynamics of Deliveroo couriers in Brighton, drawing…
Ezra Cappell and Jessica Lang, “Off the Derech: Leaving Orthodox Judaism” (SUNY Press, 2020)
Off the Derech: Leaving Orthodox Judaism (SUNY Press, 2020), edited by Ezra Cappell and Jessica Lang, combines powerful first-person accounts with incisive scholarly analysis to understand th… Visit…
Bioethics as a Mediator in Times of Pandemic
CARLA ALICIA SUÁREZ FÉLIX During the last months, as the world has been marked by the pandemic, there has been much discussion about the role that bioethics could…
Una crítica cínico-leninista als "moviments socials"
La foto és de David Hoffman Comentari sobre una discussió a classe d’Antropologia Religiosa al curs 2009-10 Una crítica cínico-leninista als “moviments socials” Manuel Delgado Tenen raó les…
Fit for Purpose? Prime Minister Johnson’s Two Bodies and the UK Better Health Strategy by Kandida Purnell
Amongst the UK’s current Conservative Government, rhetorically invoking the body politic is common practice. For example, in 2019 Number 10 Special Advisor Dominic Cummings argued that a European…
“Han var trolig den viktigste antropologen i vår generasjon”
For en uke siden døde en av verdens mest kjente antropologer som også var anarkist og aktivist: David Graeber. Dagen etterpå var de internasjonale nyhetsnettstedene fylt med nekrologer,…
Tapping Into Ancient Soundscapes
Remnants of sound-producing implements, like this ivory trumpet from Mozambique, reveal important clues about music and sound in ancient Southern Africa. University of Pretoria Museums …
“Han var trolig den viktigste antropologen i vår generasjon”
For en uke siden døde en av verdens mest kjente antropologer som også var anarkist og aktivist: David Graeber. Dagen etterpå var de internasjonale nyhetsnettstedene fylt med nekrologer,…
Don’t Come Home this Year
‘Don’t come home this year’ is a short video about Romanian migrants returning home from Italy during the Covid-19 pandemic. The video uses viral live streamed footage of…
Racism and the statue controversy
While many have argued that the call to remove statues of prominent figures associated with the African slave trade is an important step forward, others have argued that…
No Journal is an Island
Libraria is a collective of researchers based in the social sciences who seek to bring about a more open, diverse, community-controlled scholarly communication system. Since 2015, the group…
Sounds Fishy?
Association for Political and Legal Anthropology for Anthropology News By Livia Garofalo, Elisa Lanari, and Martina Cavicchioli – September 10, … More
Wednesday Round Up #14
This photo in the Guardian illustrates so well the social forces, and their material approaches to society and change. The caption reads, “Protesters demanding justice for Breonna Taylor…
Michael Sandel on the Tyranny of Merit: What becomes of the common good? (his new book)
Nice interview with Michael Sandel on his new book out this week (or soon, depending where you are).
Wildfire Archaeology and the Burning American West
As I type, the American West is ablaze with more than 100 devastating wildfires. Many of these are record-setting in both size and intensity. Several, including one in…