Poesi på norsk tegnspråk
Kan man rime på tegnspråk? I denne språkpraten skal vi se nærmere på et poetisk virkemiddel i tegnspråk som kalles håndformrim. Gjentakelse av bestemte håndbevegelser eller håndformer kan…
Refugee Protection
Germany Country Report Forschungsbericht von: Prof. Dr. Sabine Hess, Valeria Hänsel, Svenja Schurade Der Bericht “Refugee Protection in Germany” des Horizon 2020 Forschungsprojekts RESPOND zeichnet …
Brett Frischmann and Evan Selinger, “Re-Engineering Humanity” (Cambridge UP, 2018)
Every day, new warnings emerge about artificial intelligence rebelling against us. All the while, a more immediate dilemma flies under the radar. Have forces been unleashed that are…
Comedy
The times are those of distraction. Intensive scrutiny of slights and perceived hurts, while the libidinously ironic engage in rampant expressive display of mildly unacceptable comic-cum-outrageous tr…
There’s Something in the Water
Image courtesy of the author. This essay is a collage of images and writing from an ongoing project “Reading the River: Yemayá and Oshun.” I am approaching it…
Corporate “Sorcerers” Reveal the Magical Power of Capitalism
The destruction of forests contributes to widespread drought through atmospheric processes that can seem like sorcery. Pixabay/Pexels To Indigenous Marind communities living in West Papua…
Carna Brkovic: Bios, Zoe, Psyche? Forms of Life in a Refugee Camp in Montenegro
https://matskut.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/1240/ZOOM0056.MP3 Carna Brkovic from University of Goettingen gave a talk on Friday the 17th of January 2020 ti…
Mobbing am Arbeitsplatz. Über die Schwierigkeit, eine nasse Seife zu fassen
Im Deutschen Bundestag wird bald ein Gesetz gegen Mobbing am Arbeitsplatz diskutiert. Der Antrag klingt progressiv, doch er macht nicht hinreichend transparent, was unter Mobbing verstanden und wann…
Being Treated at Home Can Help People Save Money and Heal Faster
A new pilot program allowed people who would normally be hospitalized to stay home. Getty Images A new study found that the home hospital model can potentially improve…
The New Cosmic Crisp Apple Is Long Lasting, but Is It Tasty and Healthy?
It took scientists 20 years to develop the Cosmic Crisp, a cross between the Honeycrisp and Enterprise apples. Getty Images A new crossbreed apple called the Cosmic Crisp…
5 Ways to Support a Co-Worker with a Chronic Illness
Nearly 90 percent of people in the workplace say they’re unsure how much or what kind of emotional support to offer a co-worker who’s living with a chronic…
Here’s What Happens to Your Body When You Cut Out Alcohol for 30 Days
Though the benefits can vary widely from person to person, taking a monthlong break from alcohol can do your body good. Getty Images Cutting out alcohol if you…
Part Two: Reciprocity and Its Discontents
Patricia G. Lange, California College of the Arts Mary Douglas, a key figure in the field of anthropology, once famously asserted that in small-scale societies, “the cycling…
Rachel Chrastil, “How to Be Childless: A History and Philosophy of Life Without Children” (Oxford UP, 2019)
In this episode, Jana Byars talks with Rachel Chrastil, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences and member of the history department at Xavier University, about her newest book,…
Catherine Besteman, “Making Refuge: Somali Bantu Refugees and Lewiston, Maine” (Duke UP, 2016)
Catherine L. Besteman‘s book Making Refuge: Somali Bantu Refugees and Lewiston, Maine (Duke University Press, 2016) is an important contribution to our understanding of the process of remakin……
Rocket Scientists and Their Games: A Little-Known Slice of History
In the 21st century, game companies are expanding what can be done with 3D interactive tools and virtual spaces. Companies like Epic Games are increasing blurring the lines…
Don Kulick on his book, A Death in the Rainforest
https://www.workman.com/products/a-death-in-the-rainforest Excerpted from original New Books Network podcast https://newbooksnetwork.com/don-kulick-a-death-in-the-rainforest-how-a-language-and-a-way-…
Gemeinsame Stellungnahme zum Urteil über die Verwendbarkeit des N-Wortes
Gemeinsam mit den Fachgesellschaften VAD (Vereinigung für Afrikawissenschaften in Deutschland), dgv (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Volkskunde) und dem Fachverband Afrikanistik veröffentlicht die DGSKA ein…
Call for Reviews: Anthropology of Climate Change and the Environment
As 2020 started with the apocalyptic images of the Australian bush-fires, we at Allegra, felt there was an emergency to feature the work of environmental anthropologists so as…
Climate change policy
The avowed purpose of policy, whether devised by a government, non-governmental body or an organisation, is to direct action to address an issue, event or interaction, with the…
Wendy Bottero, “A Sense of Inequality” (Roman and Littlefield, 2020)
How should we understand inequality? In A Sense of Inequality (Roman and Littlefield, 2020), Wendy Bottero, a Reader in Sociology at the University of Manchester offers a detailed…
Bacchi Ordens Capitel
Då man arbetar på arkiv får man ofta ta emot olika typer av spännande material som berättar en berättelse från forna tider. På våren 2019 kom ett par…
The history of semiotics in anthropology
Someone in one of the my email lists was asking about the history of semiotics in anthropology, and that made me realise that I didn’t know very much…
Can academics change the world?
Via The Conversation: Research and creative thinking can change the world. This means that academics have enormous power. But, as academics Asit Biswas and Julian Kirchherr have warned,…