Hamaad Mahmood, Monte Vista High School and Las Positas College I started Atlas Research Institute when I was fourteen. The idea was initially simple: teach high school students…
„Die jungen Leute wollen nicht mehr arbeiten.“ Kaum ein Satz verdichtet die gegenwärtige Kritik an jungen Menschen so stark wie dieser. Er fällt in politischen Debatten, in Talkshows,…
The School for Advanced Research adds far-reaching expertise in public policy, business, philanthropy, technology, global health, Indigenous leadership, and the arts as the Santa Fe no…
In the early 1970s, the socialist state of Bulgaria was starting to develop a series of interconnected systems for the automated governance of different areas of social and…
Q&A with the editors on the book’s origins and the collaborative process behind uncovering a largely unwritten history.
For more than a century, SAR Press has published scholarship that continues to change how we understand people, culture, history, and place. Since its earliest archaeological publicati…
Reflections on the process of co-editing a book across Rapa Nui, Germany, Chile, France and the United States.
You probably don’t think much about the electrical grid—until the lights go out. The vast network that powers our homes, hospitals, schools, and communities is one of the…
Reading Don’s Value and Worthlessness (hereafter VAW)has been one of the peak experiences of my intellectual life. VAW promises to become one of the key texts in the…
WOVEN, the short film about an Indignous weaver and his struggle to find his place in the big city, is now available online!
Highlights from SAR’s 2026 Gala: Chaco Canyon & Chocolate Jun 23, 2026 2026 gala blog gallery photo 13 2026 gala blog gallery photo 3 2026 gala blog gallery…
Version I The Break-Up Letter by Alisse Waterston [Writing time: approximately 3.5 hours, maybe a little longer] Karel, Your letter arrived and, not surprisingly, it’s filled with your…
During his speech at the Memorial Day of Remembrance (Yom HaZikaron) ceremony for Israel’s fallen soldiers on 20 April 2026, [1] South Africa’s Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein attacked…
“Ironic, isn’t it? Socialism is supposed to take care of the poor. But here in Cuba, if you don’t have money, you don’t have rights. I assure you…
What can ancient migrations tell us about climate change today? How is artificial intelligence reshaping archaeology—and what ethical questions come with it? Why do debates…
By Griffin Hickman, Undergraduate student, University of Toronto Mississauga In ANT441: Advanced Bioarchaeology, taught by Dr. Creighton Avery at the University of Toronto Mississauga, students are…
SAR Announces 2026–2027 Resident Scholar Cohort Santa Fe (May 14, 2026) – The School for Advanced Research (SAR) is pleased to announce its 2026–2027 residential scholars. This year’s…
On the night of 12 April, in the wake of the landslide victory of the Tisza Party, Hungary erupted into collective euphoria. Images from election night quickly spread…
With the global rise of illiberalism in the twenty-first century, the reputation of Viktor Orbán’s regime has far exceeded Hungary’s actual geopolitical and economic weight. During late-socialism and…
What a joy to be hugged, celebrated, and criticized by stellar colleagues who intimately know the stakes of invoking Marx in more than a fleeting way in anthropology;…
Masaharu Kawano at Tokyo Metropolitan University has translated and published my posts on formulating research questions and the literature review into Japanese. You can find links to these…
SAR to support three artists with new approach to legacy program Santa Fe, New Mexico—The School for Advanced Research (SAR) is pleased to announce the recipients of the…
CLEAR is seeking a Research Coordinator to coordinate a horizon scan on Indigenous approaches to contaminant monitoring. This project involves the design and administration of a survey as…
Let me first say that I have been waiting for Don Kalb’s new book for a long time! Kalb has been a leading theorist of the growth of…