Anthropology gets a little more open (access)
Still locked, the gate pulls open ever so slightly more. Photo: Ryan Anderson, 2020. There’s news in the world of open access anthropology. The gates have opened, just…
Catholic Education at Grand Ronde Reservation
The Federal government’s role regarding Indian people was to figure out what to do with them. Tribes were in the way of American expansion and, removal of the…
Nicholas Emlen on his book, Language, Coffee, and Migration on an Andean-Amazonian Frontier
https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/language-coffee-and-migration-on-an-andean-amazonian-frontier Interview by Gaya Morris This book is an ethnography of multilingualism in the Alto Urubamba Valley, on …
This morning Twitter Kissed Culture Hard on the Mouth
Originally published on Medium, January 21, 2020 Recently the marketing team at Twitter put culture at the heart of what they do, in that most precious territory, the…
„Alt-Right” und neue Medien: Zur Normalisierung rechtspopulistischer Propaganda
Die „alternative” Rechte in den USA entstand aus der Distanzierung von den „traditionellen“ Neo-Konservativen. Ihren Aufstieg und ihre Normalisierung verdankt die „Alt-Right“ einem aggressiven Antife…
CFP: ART
Image Description: An illustrated image of black splotches of paint on a white background overlaid with the word “ART” written in pink. American Anthropological Association Polish your len…
Nationalisme – een kwestie van goede smaak
DOOR TON SALMAN Nationalistische betogen kunnen zelden bekoren. Ze zijn altijd wat gezocht. En wat hooghartig. En contingent. Immers: hebben de Nederlanders nu werkelijk unieke kwaliteiten, van he…
Ut av fagsiloene – vi trenger nye begrep i dagens urbanisme
Gjesteinnlegg av Ingvild Tjønneland, masterstudent i urbanisme ved AHO Tverrfaglighet, samarbeid og sirkulær økonomi er en del av løsningen for en bærekraftig utvikling, men har vi et språk…
Links & Contents I Liked 350
Hi all, It feels good to kick-off the new year with a small anniversary post; this is link review 350 and it certainly won’t be the last one…
Wie, es gab eine Revolution?
Vielleicht eignen sich Niederlagen besonders gut für politische Mythen, denn sie umgibt eine Aura von Reinheit. Sie sind unbesudelt von den Kompromissen und der Tagespolitik, die auf Siege…
Anna M. Gade, “Muslim Environmentalisms: Religious and Social Foundations” (Columbia UP, 2019)
The relationship between Islam and the environment has a long and rich history across various Muslim societies. Anna M. Gade, Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, outlines severa… Visit…
Gesellschaftsgestaltende Rolle von Museen: Antrittsvorlesung von Dr. Mirjam Wenzel
Die Direktorin des Jüdischen Museums Frankfurt, Dr. Mirjam Wenzel, hat gestern bei einer Festveranstaltung auf dem Campus Westend der Goethe-Universität ihre Antrittsvorlesung als Honorarprofess…
What Really Happened at Herculaneum?
The volcanic Mount Vesuvius is visible above the ruins of Pompeii, now an archaeological site in Italy. Marc Proudfoot/Flickr When Mount Vesuvius, on the west coast of Italy,…
Rick Bayless, Plucky Jollibee, and Globalization
David Beriss I receive a lot of restaurant industry email. Despite the deluge, sometimes the emails provide glimpses into the industry that I would not otherwise get. For…
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…