Mess in the Middle East
Many people throughout the Western world do not understand what is happening in the Middle East. Much of the confusion stems from a misunderstanding of the complicated relations…
Tag: anthropology
Robert M. Netting Best Student Paper Prize
Check out this opportunity for money and publication from our friends at the C&A section of the AAA’s for their student paper competitions. Feel free to apply or…
Kom op Maarten, léés ons artikel!
Maarten Zeegers verwijt ons dat we niet transparant zijn over ons onderzoek naar de huwelijken van Nederlandse vrouwelijke Syriëgangers. Helaas blijkt uit alles dat hij klakkeloos de beschuldigingen…
the congo dandies
Description by RT Documentaries: ““La Sape” is a unique movement based in Congo that unites fashion-conscious men who are ready to splurge money they don’t really have…
Para qué sirve estudiar antropología?
Reunión de la Asociación Canadiense de Antropología 2017 en conjunción con el Congreso de la Unión Internacional de Antropología 2017 en Ottawa, Canadá. Foto G.V.C. “Para nada” Recientemente,…
Some Pig
David Beriss What is it we fear most in our food supply in the post-industrial West? Food shortages? Industrialized food? Genetic manipulation? Ecological disaster? Globalized food systems? The…
Is History Over? How Can Power be Soft? Ask Ulf Hannerz
The end of history The clash of civilizations The coming anarchy Soft power We’ve all heard these trendy mottos, and most of us have probably cringed. Anthropologists…
SAFN Award Deadlines Extended!
SAFN is pleased to announce that we are extending the deadlines for both the Christine Wilson Award and the Thomas Marchione Award to July 28, 2017. Thomas Marchione…
Did human women contribute to Neanderthal genomes over 200,000 years ago?
A new Neanderthal mitochondrial genome supports a remarkable hypothesis – that there was interbreeding with an extremely early migration of African hominins Keeping pace with new developments in…
Een rechtvaardige academische cultuur: vertrouwen, vrijheid en veiligheid voor allen
Afgelopen donderdag presenteerde de UvA het auditrapport naar het onderzoek ‘Chatting about marriage with female migrants to Syria’. De UvA had tot deze reflectie audit besloten na eerdere…
What FoodAnthro is Reading Now, July 11th 2017
A brief digest of food and nutrition-related items that caught our attention recently. Got items you think we should include? Send links and brief descriptions to dberiss@gmail.com or…
CFP: Industrial French Food and Its Critics
A call for papers of potential interest to FoodAnthropology readers: Industrial French Food and Its Critics French food is steeped in contradictions. The French are often admired for…
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, July 3, 2017
David Beriss A brief digest of food and nutrition-related items that caught our attention recently. Got items you think we should include? Send links and brief descriptions to…
Canada, First in Anthropology
As Canada commemorated its 150th anniversary on July 1st, 2017, it seemed appropriate to present a topic in the history of anthropology, and Canadian anthropology in particular, that…
The Second American Revolution
Well, it only took about two-hundred and forty years but the greatest fear of the writers of the Constitution of the United States has taken place. A rich,…
Blood Bowl: The Other Fantasy Football, Part 3: Chainsaws and Steamrollers
Editorial Note: This is the final part of a series on Blood Bowl. Part 1 offers a general background on the game, and Part 2 discusses the sociality…
Call for Chapter Proposals: More than the Madeleine
Working title: More than the Madeleine: Food in Memory and Imagination Call for chapter proposals: please circulate! Claude Levi-Strauss posited that food has to be “good…
Videos: The Adventures of the Master Class Reconsidered
Here we return to the theme of the previous feature on “reality tourism,” and the promotional materials produced by the Razor’s Edge company. With this, we complete our…
Food Studies for Anthropologists
David Beriss I have just returned from the joint annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Food and Society and the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values…
CFP: Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics
We have received the following call for proposals from David Kaplan, which may be of interest to FoodAnthropology readers and researchers: Call for proposals: Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural…
Let the interviews begin!
It’s finally time…. Tagged: Anthropology, fieldwork, interviews
TAL + SM: Anthropology and Science Journalism, A New Genre?
Click here to check out the podcast This Anthro Life – Savage Minds Crossover Series, part 3 by Adam Gamwell and Ryan Collins This Anthro Life has teamed…
Anthropology + Science Journalism = A New Genre? w/ Daniel Salas of SAPIENS
Click here to check out the TAL + SM blog post This Anthro Life has teamed up with Savage Minds to bring you a special 5-part podcast and…
Everyday: New Zealand Symposium of Gastronomy
An intriguing call for papers: Christchurch, November 25th & 26th, 2017 Symposium Theme: Everyday Organizers: Sam Hassibi (University of Canterbury) Amir Sayadabdi (University of Canterbury) &nb…