#AmAnth17 Wrap-Up: Anthropology Matters?
On Monday, I downloaded #AmAnth17 tweets. This proved in many ways elusive and piecemeal. First, the conference hashtags continue to shift. Last …
Hashtag Chaos: #AAA2016 vs. #amanth2016
As I’ve done over the past 3 years, I ran Twitter searches for the American Anthropological Association Annual meeting this evening. Unlike …
A Semi-Real Anthropologist’s Adventures in Denver: An #AAA2015 Report
Already getting that blue feeling—that everyone knows what they’re doing and is on a level I’ve never been at and (it feels) …
What Happened at #AAA2015: The Good, The Bad, and the Bibs
Last week, Denver welcomed about five thousand anthropologists to its Gilded Age (and Gilded Age revival) downtown for the massive anthropological blowout …
Post #AAA2015
I’m still applying moisturizer three times a day to rehydrate after the arid Denver conditions. It was an energizing, exhausting, and momentous …
Savage Minds at #AAA2015
Welcome to Denver! If you are like me, you will be disappointed by the failure of the AAA to foreground the Mile …
#AAA2015: Allegra’s Favorites
This week, anthropologists will be making their way to Denver for the yearly academic (and sometimes chaotic) ritual that is #AAA2015. The …
It’s Not the End of the World, It’s a Necessary Challenge to Our Cosmology: reflections of an Israeli anthropologist
Anthropologists for the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions was thrilled to receive this essay from an Israeli anthropologist working in an Israeli …
The Anti-Boycott Resolution: Entrenching the Status Quo, Denying Justice
Anthropologists for the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions rejects the anti-boycott resolution put forward for a vote at the AAA meetings. While …
Stand in the Place Where You Live
Anthropologists for the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions presents this compelling statement of support from the perspective of Latin Americanist anthropologist Diane …
Making Black Lives Matter: Reflections on the Declaration and the Movement (Introduction Part II)
[Savage Minds is pleased to run the second part to the introduction for the “Making Black Lives Matter: Reflections on the Declaration …
Anthropoliteia Sessions @ #AAA2015
Hello, Dear Reader, it is that very special time of year again: The American Anthropological Association’s Annual Meeting. This year in Denver …
A Message Regarding Sponsored Emails
Dear Colleagues, If you registered for the 2015 Annual Meeting, you will have received two emails this week, one from the proponents …
Dialogue as Diversion
Anthropologists for the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions presents this incisive critique of the dialogue approach to ending the Israeli state’s occupation. …
Making Black Lives Matter: Reflections on the Declaration and the Movement (Introduction Part I)
[Savage Minds welcomes guest blogger Bianca Williams. She provides the first contribution to the series “Making Black Lives Matter: Reflections on the …
Zionism, Anti-Blackness, and the Struggle for Palestine
Anthropologists for the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions presents Jemima Pierre’s powerful critique of anti-Black violence in Israel and its connections to …
SMA-sponsored workshop: That Almost Finished Journal Article
Cost: Students: $40 Professionals: $80 Date: 11/18/2015 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Organizer/Facilitator: Dr. Jaida Kim Samudra What makes your workshop a “must …
Official #AAA2015 #tweetup planning thread
Ok trying to plan the tweetup for the AAAs on twitter is getting ridiculous because by the time you mention everyone who …
Making #AAA2015 Manageable: The Teaching Culture Top 30
It’s that time of year again, when anthropologists start gathering on Twitter, finish writing their papers, and pack their scarves for the …
Cannabis Culture in Denver
From the editor: Attending the AAA meetings in Denver? The announcement below is for an event that looks into legalized marijuana in …
AAA 2015 sessions and papers relating to Oceania
The preliminary programme for this year’s annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (18-22 November) in Denver is out and looks great. …
Negotiating comparison in ethnographic fieldwork
Anthropology, a discipline dedicated to understanding the full range of human experience from as many perspectives as possible, has always been comparative. …
Necessary Knowledge: Where Denver Anthropologists Drink and Eat
John Brett University of Colorado Denver As a Denver native and passionate eater of foods, what follows is my personal, if a …
2015 AAA Photo Contest Submission Period End Midnight September 30th.
This has been an amazing year for submissions to the annual photo contest– and we’re not done yet! There’s still time to …