On Friday March 21th 2020, the Fula men, who live in the town of Gabu, in the northeast of Guinea-Bissau, did not meet to pray in their mosques.…
As lockdowns impose physical distancing, communities are imagining new ways to connect, and there is one surprising, shared tactic communities across the world are using to bolster social…
GARETH BREEN The Pursuit of the Millennium is an influential book by Norman Cohn. In it, Cohn shows quite precisely how in Medieval times millenarian movements periodically rode…
“When my father went, he knew he let me in safe hands. It means that instead of one hand, I have a million hands; instead of one hug,…
Anthropologists sometimes study sensitive topics and it is therefore not uncommon for ethnographic work to attract serious criticism along such lines. In a recent social media thread, I…
May 13 -19, 2020 “Medical anthropology weekly: COVID-19” is a weekly compilation of COVID-19-related materials across text, audio, and video formats focused on medical anthropology and neighboring…
Die Änderungen unserer Lebensweisen in den vergangenen Wochen haben gezeigt, dass es an der Zeit ist, unsere Annahmen über die Bedingungen individuellen Lebens zu überprüfen. Gut, dass einige…
واحد فرهنگ مردم مرکز تحقیقات صداوسیما فصلنامه شماره ۵۷ و ۵۸ خود را انتشار داد. این شماره فصلنامه که مربوط به دوره تابستان و پاییز ۱۳۸۹ است، در…
The theft of immigrant workers’ wages is a growing problem in the United States. In March 2018, University of Denver law student Katie Brown won $15,000 in County…
جهانیشدن از یکسو پدیدهای واقعی است که به عنوان واقعیتی پیچیده و چند بعدی در بطن زندگی انسانها جریان دارد و آن را به تغییر و تحول وا…
دانشگاه و فضاهای عمومی شهری؛ تأملی در باب نسبت شهر و دانشگاه با تاکید بر فضاهای عمومی گزارش نشست مجازی یکشنبههای انسانشناسی و فرهنگ با همکاری اداره کل…
کرونا به سبب وسعت و گستردگی درگیری میتواند تا سالیان پیش رو سوژههای نابی برای اهالی فرهنگ و هنر اعم از ادبیات، شعر، سینما و نمایش، عکاسی، موسیقی…
وارونگی یک واژه هواشناسی است که ما در تهران در ماه های پایانی پائیز و اول زمستان با آن آشنا هستیم و آن را با فرود آمدن کثافات…
As vast parts of the world went into Covid-19 lockdown over the past months critics of this approach have emerged from a broad spectrum: amongst others, libertarians who…
Diese Serie von Blogeinträgen beschreibt die Relevanz kultur- und sozialanthropologischer Zugänge in der Untersuchung digitaler Technik und Technologien, dargestellt anhand wissenschaftstheoretischer…
The Booker T. Washington High School parade processes along Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Greenwood Cultural Center Just north of downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, Greenwood once had one o…
Hi all, Oxfam’s bombshell announcement this week to lay of 1450 staff is only the latest concrete development around bigger questions around the future of (I)NGOs & civil…
By CD Green (Fieldwork in a Time of Coronavirus series) This billboard is part of an ad campaign that began just after the virus arrived. It has continued…
Hide Press Release (3 Less Words) Ziga Podgornik Jakil Almost every Saturday afternoon in the past two months, the so called ‘Hygiene-Demo’ takes place at the Rosa…
Ashley Mears’ new book Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit (Princeton University Press, 2020) provides readers with a closer look at the global…
DR GUL DENIZ SALALI COVID-19 is caused by the novel coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2), but coronaviruses have been among us for years. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, and…
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von Mario Steinberg und Yannick Schmid Die Schulschließungen im Rahmen der Corona-Krise haben dazu geführt, dass Schulkinder digital im ‚homeschooling‘ unterrichtet wurden. Viele Bildungssysteme befan…
This interview launches a new partnership with Linda Matney Gallery. Proceeds from the sale of selected photographs will directly support vital health services including emergency Covid-19 prevention …