Tag: anthro in the news

Homeless. Credit: Julian Povey/Flickr rethinking “the worst mistake” One of the most influential articles in anthropology must surely be Jared Diamond’s 1987 piece, “The Worse Mistake in the…

Genevieve Nnaji is a top Nigerian actor. Credit: FEVA TV. Nollywood-Bollywood relations An article in The Telegraph (India) offers insights about the relations between Mumbai’s Bollywood film industry…

Gerard H.Gaskin; Food For Thought: Viewers examine a detailed exhibit on the culture of food and the way humans interact with it. The Longyear Museum of Anthropology officially…

Gowns made from recycled materials. Credit: James Wendlinger/The South China Morning Post activist anthropology meets sustainable fashion An article in The South China Morning Post reported on Sustai…

The bust in the foreground was then produced using modern forensic anthropology techniques in order to determine what the Egyptian mummified man’s face might have looked like when…

A view of the U.S Congress building from Garfield Circle. Credit: 
Matthew Straubmuller/Flickr speaking truth to power STAT interviewed Kathryn Clancy, professor of anthropology at the University of…

Above-ground tombs at the cemetery site of Yuraq Qaqa (Colca Valley, Peru). The idea of binding and reshaping a baby’s head may make today’s parents cringe, but for…

Panorama of Bois Cheri Tea Plantation in Mauritius. Credit: Vincent Lim Show Chen/Flickr happy 50th birthday, Mauritius African Arguments published a piece by Sean Carey, honorary senior research…

Professor Douglas Hume with his research assistants in Mahatsara, Madagascar, in summer 2012; they were conducting an ethnographic interview with an informant (not pictured). Provided by Douglas Hume…

Acceptable N-words: This was in the kindergarten room today. They’re learning N. Credit: Kevin Fillips/Flickr teaching about hate language Several media reported on conflict at Princeton Univer…

UMSL Anthropology Professor Susan Brownell is an expert on the Olympic Games, having studied their history and attended five Games – the first in Los Angeles in 1984.…

Le razza bovines. Credit: Alex Caputi/Wikimedia Commons veganism and food taboos The Guardian carried an article on how veganism may be shifting the categories of food in Western…

Anne-Maria Makhulu explores systematic economic inequity in post-Apartheid South Africa Anne-Maria Makhulu Anne-Maria Makhulu is an associate professor of cultural anthropology and African and Africa…

A couscous dish. Credit: Creative Commons the cultural politics of couscous Quartz carried an article on the disputed history of couscous and rising interest in North Africa of…

after an unfortunate delay, anthro in the news is back! Untitled. Credit: Dean Simone/Pixabay good to think: the post-work world The Guardian carried an article about the many…

The Trump administration announced it will end the Temporary Immigration Status allowing immigrants from El Salvador to work and live legally in the U.S. It recently ended the…

Flag of the Republic of Haiti. Credit: Wikipedia Haiti pride The Haitian Revolution defeated the army of Napoleon Bonaparte and established the only country in the world based…

#ICantBreathe Rally & Protest – Washington, DC (via NBUF & #DCFerguson), 2014. Credit: fuseboxradio police violence also kills with trauma and loss AlterNet published commentary by Chri…

anthropology in the news is taking a break this week but will return on January 8

An arm bracelet from Nabwageta Island, Papua New Guinea. The names of the people who have owned the bracelet are written on it. It was part of a…

Hashtag #MeToo, December 2017. Credit: Wolfmann/Creative Commons sexual harassment survey U.S. News and World carried an article about the results of a recent survey of thousands of women…

By Sean Carey “Why do you want to go to a posh Indian restaurant and spend a small fortune when you can go to the Lahore or Needoo’s…