Dissertation Update: “On Anthropomorphism”
I’ve sent off the first section of my dissertation to my advisor. This section is going in the introduction around the theoretical and methodological foundations of the study.Next…
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El curso de antropología del sonido 2023 en la Facultad de Ciencias Antropológicas de la UADY
Este semestre he estado enseñando un curso de antropología del sonido como curso optativo en la Facultad de Ciencias Antropológicas de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. En otros…
Austerity: An Economy of Words? – Pt. 1
By Keith Hart This essay starts with a personal account of the near starvation of Europe after the Second World …
How to approach a research proposal: The Literature Review
This is a follow-up to my earlier post “How to approach a research proposal: Writing Questions.” In that entry, I laid out a dynamic hierarchy of questions—conceptual questions,…
Pirate Reboot – Occupy Madagascar
Graeber, David. 2023. Pirate Enlightenment, Or the real Libertalia. London: Allen Lane. In this entertaining book, the world of early eighteenth century Madagascar piracy, and the women they…
Call for Papers – AAA/CASCA 2023
CFP SAFN image: SAFN & C&A Joint Reception at the 2018 AAA meeting in San Jose, CA ATTN SAFN MEMBERS: Plan and submit your sessions for the joint…
Why I Study Human-Animal Relations as an Anthropologist
Anthropology is the study of humans, or as Dr. Jon Marks says: “the study of who we are and where we come from.” I consider it to be…
Museum Anthropology Review
“But at the laste, as every thing hath ende…” Today I published my final editorial as founding editor of Museum Anthropology Review. It may be that Museum Anthropology…
Soup for Breakfast: Cambodia
Scott Alves BartonUniversity of Notre Dame The city was humid by midmorning. We were sweaty. The streets fragrant, alternately perfumed with lemongrass, turmeric, galangal or ginger. Often there…
Review: Extreme Weight Loss
Sarah Trainer, Alexandra Brewis, and Amber Wutich. Extreme Weight Loss: Life Before and After Bariatric Surgery. New York University Press. New York. 2021. ISBN: 9781479803958. pp.213 …
How to approach a research proposal
No matter where I have taught, one job that often challenges graduate students is the writing of a research proposal. When first encountered, it is a peculiar piece…
Normalising the Abnormal: Trinity College Dublin Decides what to do with its Collection of Stolen Skulls
Ciarán Walsh (curator.ie) Charles R. Browne, the first graduate in academic anthropology at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), went to Inishbofin in 1893 with a plan to collect skulls…
Reminder: Third Annual Anthropology Day Photo Contest!
A quick reminder! The deadline for entering the 3rd annual SAFN Anthropology Day Photo contest is February 16. Details on how to enter are below. Fame and glory…
Review: Nourishing the Nation
Venetia Johannes. Nourishing the Nation: Food as National Identity in Catalonia. Berghahn Books. New York: 2022. ISBN: 978-1-80073-203-2. Mary Black (Southern Illinois University Carbondale) …
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Civil Rights Leader or Pan Africanist?
By Jehron Muhammad Every year, including 2023 we in the United States celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights …
Seeking PhD theses for review!
Herbalist weighing spices. Photo: Katharina Graf Katharina Graf The Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition is seeking recent PhD theses in the anthropology of food and…
Review: Making Levantine Cuisine
Anny Gaul, Graham Ajman Pitts, Vichi Valosik, eds. Making Levantine Cuisine: Modern Foodways of the Eastern Mediterranean. University of Texas Press. Austin: 2021. ISBN: 9781477324585 Noha Fik…
Investigando el sonido
Este semestre estoy enseñando un curso sobre la antropología del sonido. Murray Shafer, un compositor y director de orquesta canadiense, quien desafoftunadamente nos dejó en 2021, ha sido…
“The task was to fit their bodies into these infrastructural worlds.” Food, Bodies, and Ethnicities in the Work of Krishnendu Ray
David Sutton In this eighth interview in the series on the development of Food Anthropology I sit down with Professor Krishnendu Ray (NYU). We discuss Professor Ray’s initial…
Third Annual Anthropology Day Photo Contest!
St. Joseph’s Day Altar, New Orleans. Photo: David Beriss SAFN is once again organizing a food/nutrition photo contest for Anthropology Day (February 16). If you have food anthropology…
What FoodAnthropology Is Reading Now, A New Year
King cake, baby. Photo: David Beriss David Beriss A new year and a new column. As a reminder, this is a brief digest of food and nutrition-related items…
CFP ASFS/AFHVS 2023: Knowing Food
Knowing oysters? Photo by David Beriss A quick reminder that the final deadline to submit proposals for the ASFS/AFHVS 2023 Conference is January 15! Click here for the…
Waffle House: Sameness, Diversity and Southern Image
A Waffle House in Columbus, Ohio (Photo By Andrew Mitchel) Andrew Mitchel and Laurie K. SmithThe Ohio State University Waffle House occupies a distinct space in the American…
Signing of the Sudanese Framework Agreement by Zakia Muhammad Sadeeg
The Future Sudan Campaign reviewed the published details of the signing of the so-called framework agreement between General Abdel Fattah …