Longing for Competence in a Land Where Nothing Works
The stunning capture and death of Osama bin Laden belies the widespread and ever-insistent notion that nothing works in America.
Longing for Competence in a Land Where Nothing Works
The stunning capture and death of Osama bin Laden belies the widespread and ever-insistent notion that nothing works in America.
Thesis Defended. Issue #2: Public Anthropology
A few weeks have gone by, flowers have bloomed, the snow is gone, and I’m far less agitated then I was immediately …
Media Failure and the Image of Africa
Framed by media reports, the image of Africa for Americans consists of tales of unending political riots, cases of fraudulent elections, and …
Media Failure and the Image of Africa
Framed by media reports, the image of Africa for Americans consists of tales of unending political riots, cases of fraudulent elections, and …
«Skulle bare skremme’n!»
Lesetid: 6 minutterEtniske minoritetsgutter leker med majoritetens fordommer og stereotypier. Til tross for at de er godt tilpasset det norske samfunnet og …
Anti Anti-Science
The culture of anti-science is creating an alternative universe of meaning in which scientific practices and findings, which tend to subvert fundamentalist …
Anti Anti-Science
The culture of anti-science is creating an alternative universe of meaning in which scientific practices and findings, which tend to subvert fundamentalist …
Anti Anti-Science
The culture of anti-science is creating an alternative universe of meaning in which scientific practices and findings, which tend to subvert fundamentalist …
Anti Anti-Science
The culture of anti-science is creating an alternative universe of meaning in which scientific practices and findings, which tend to subvert fundamentalist …
Thesis defended. Issue #1:representing anthropology & being cynical.
How was it? Brutal [even if it was accepted with minor revisions!] !!! I’ll do my best to summarise the experience, and …
Budget Cutting, Politics and Visions of the Future
What will our grandchildren think about today’s public officials who wanted to end government support for the “biased” public media media, the …
Budget Cutting, Politics and Visions of the Future
What will our grandchildren think about today’s public officials who wanted to end government support for the “biased” public media media, the …
Budget Cutting, Politics and Visions of the Future
What will our grandchildren think about today’s public officials who wanted to end government support for the “biased” public media media, the …
Myth, Politics and the Erosion of The American Dream
Powerful narratives based upon fiction — not fact — shape our perceptions. As such, myths are powerful political tools that the powers-that-be …
Myth, Politics and the Erosion of The American Dream
Powerful narratives based upon fiction — not fact — shape our perceptions. As such, myths are powerful political tools that the powers-that-be …
Myth, Politics and the Erosion of The American Dream
Powerful narratives based upon fiction — not fact — shape our perceptions. As such, myths are powerful political tools that the powers-that-be …
Open Access – Books & Journals
[This post is a reply to a reader’s question, “What about books?”] Discussions related to Open Access often focus on journals, but …
Politics in a Culture of Ignorance
Palin, Bachmann and Huckabee unflaggingly demonstrate wholesale ignorance of American history and world affairs. Is there no political price to pay for …