What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, April 26, 2021
Burger and fries, The Hamburger Foundation, Geneva. Photo by David Beriss. David Beriss Do you teach courses related to the anthropology of food and nutrition? From intro courses…
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Trumpism, Mexican America, and the Struggle for Latinx Citizenship
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Anglo-American hegemony in contemporary anthropology: Some personal dilemmas
Disclaimer: Over the last few days, I have had a writing episode. Nothing had come out of my brain for months. I was teaching online and worrying about…
The Death of Outer Space Dreams: Hard Decisions and a War of Utopian Demands
By Savannah Mandel Sometimes we have to make tough decisions as adults. That’s what I’m learning as I enter my mid-twenties. Maybe you’re debating between becoming a vegetarian…
2021 J. I. Staley Prize Awarded to Laurence Ralph for Renegade Dreams, Living Through Injury in Gangland Chicago
2021 J. I. Staley Prize Awarded to Laurence Ralph for Renegade Dreams, Living Through Injury in Gangland Chicago …
Ep #73 Corporate Clapbacks and Twisting Traditions: This Month on TFS
The Familiar Strange · Ep #73 Corporate Clapbacks and Twisting Traditions: This Month on TFS This week we bring you another panel in our new format! This time,…
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How to Publish Your First Book: SAR Press Talks to John Arroyo
The mission of SAR Press encompasses not only publishing research at the forefront of anthropology and Southwest and Native studies, but al…
Finance is Funds and Games Until It Stops (For Hedge Funds in New York)
By Nazli Azergun Two weeks ago, we experienced a flamboyant coda to an extremely eventful month. Between processing the assault of the US Capitol and Trump’s departure from…
A Brief Lindbergh Update
One of my more popular posts of late has been The Fall and Rise of Lindbergh: A Javelina Story. In that post, I tell the story of a…
Ep #72 Weaponised Photography & Sex Work: Camille Waring on Online Intimacy & Lens Based Violence
The Familiar Strange · Ep #72 Weaponized Photography & Sex Work: Camille Waring on Online Intimacy & Lens Based Violence Before we dive into today’s episode we’d just…
Trump’s attack on American “democracy” – Part 2 by Keith Hart
Is the United States a racist theocracy? As the last of three generations of Northern Irish Protestant descent settled in … More
Curative Cuisines of Cambodia
Editor’s Note: We recently published the winners of our first annual SAFN photo contest. There are, of course, interesting stories and research projects tied to the photos, which…
A4Kids: A space for experimentation
The Anthropology 4 Kids book “What is a nation?” begins like this: This book is a game. We are going to invent a new nation together and, at…
A4Kids: how it all started
“Anthropology for kids” as a research project I spent most of my life doing two things – raising children and moving from country to country. I’m an eternal…
Notes From and For the Frontlines of Academic Restructuring
Originally posted 20 December, 2020 by Arts Squared. Since first published, the University of Alberta’s General Faculties Council rejected the ‘Executive Dean’. However the position…
Notes From and For the Frontlines of Academic Restructuring
Originally posted 20 December, 2020 by Arts Squared. Since first published, the University of Alberta’s General Faculties Council rejected the ‘Executive Dean’. However the position…
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now
Wendy Yared from Evolve.ag Picture of an open book with a person’s legs underneath of it on top of a cozy yellow blanket. Photo by Emily Rudolph. This…
The Rumour of Calcutta: Tourism, Charity and the Poverty of Representation
Reposted from three years ago because – the stats tell me – at least one copy has been downloaded every day this month. Either its a dedicated bot…
Mobility and immobility during the pandemic: Experiences on a journey from Amsterdam to Semarang
By Pamungkas (Yudha) Dewanto As a response to the global corona crisis, authorities all over the world set strict health protocols for travelers. Focusing on the case of…
SAR Press Top Reads: Indigenous Identity
Lara Evans, Water Keeps Moving, from the Directions for Home series, 2008. Digital print. Courtesy of the artist. Created wi…
The Fall and Rise and Lindbergh: A Javelina Story
I have been working with javelinas in Texas for nearly a year. My first encounter with them occurred at Big Bend National Park and I have since visited…
Ep # 70 Familial Ties and Family Debts: Susan Ellison on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Bolivia
The Familiar Strange · Ep# 70 Familial Ties and Family Debts: Susan Ellison on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Bolivia This week we bring you an interview with Dr…