We’re Not Mourning The 80’s. We’re Returning To Them.
I know what everyone has been thinking as we look gleefully forward to the end of 2016, with a desire to put the social and political turmoil behind us…
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Giving Gifts and the Spirit of Sharing
Giving Gifts and the Spirit of Sharing Summary: Why can’t you get rid of that ugly sweater from Grandma? What rules dictate your selection of gifts this holiday…
CFP: Climate, Agriculture and Food Systems
A CFP of possible interest to our readers. Call for Abstracts/Papers for Special Issue: Climate, Agriculture and Food Systems Special Issue Editors: Gabrielle Roesch-McNally (USDA Climate Hubs, groesc…
How Our Contradictions Make Us Human and Inspire Creativity
The fissures created in our experiences between our principles and actions can be a source of profound creativity and reflection. Nicolas Nova/Flickr This article was originally published…
How Our Contradictions Make Us Human and Inspire Creativity
The fissures created in our experiences between our principles and actions can be a source of profound creativity and reflection. Nicolas Nova/Flickr This article was originally published…
Gold Glimmers in the Amazon
For centuries, explorers have searched the Amazon for treasures. Today, gold lures thousands who dream of finding their own fortunes, or at least a better life. Michael Klingler…
Gold Glimmers in the Amazon
For centuries, explorers have searched the Amazon for treasures. Today, gold lures thousands who dream of finding their own fortunes, or at least a better life. Michael Klingler…
“The Value of Social Media” at the AAA conference
Daniel Miller talking at the AAA conference. Photo by Nell Haynes. From the Why We Post Team, Nell Haynes, Tom McDonald, and Daniel Miller attended the American Anthropological…
The Anthropoliteia #BlackLivesMatter Syllabus Project, Week 13: Noah Tamarkin on thinking with South African Activists and Artists
The editors of Anthropoliteia are happy to present the latest entry in on ongoing series The Anthropoliteia #BlackLivesMatterSyllabus Project, which will mobilize anthropological work as a pedagogical…
Glen Innes Soundscape
Recorded in Glen Innes on 2/12/16 – 3/12/16 (Headphones recommended)
The Hidden World of Car Parking Helpers
An informal parking attendant in Bucharest’s historic quarter points out an empty spot to oncoming cars. Ştefan Mako Each day between 7 and 8 a.m., 71-year-old Jan,* his…
Casual Racism and the Problem of White Identity
A Family Portrait My family is super white. We love brunch at IKEA, we have varying relationships with rhythm, and we feel slightly guilty about everything. Aside from…
Casual Racism and the Problem of White Identity
A Family Portrait My family is super white. We love brunch at IKEA, we have varying relationships with rhythm, and we feel slightly guilty about everything. Aside from…
It’s In the Cards: Narratives and Storytelling in Magic: The Gathering
By Steven Dashiell Gaming isn’t the focus of my research, but I’ve participated in it since I was 13 years old, the first day I bought a…
From Facebook to ‘fakebook’ – who controls the information on social media?
A young Chinese factory worker reading on his smartphone. Mark Zuckerberg finally said that Facebook plans to have a more effective control of misinformation, which is a sharp reversal…
Don’t Panic! The Neuroscience behind falling into Balance w/ Vivek Pandey Vimal
Are balance and movement something that can be culturally shaped? Why aren’t female rats being used in drug studies? In this episode of This Anthropological Life we team…
The Long Count
Time. Astronomers, philosophers, physicists, anthropologists, politicians, geographers, and theologians have all pondered the nature and meaning of time. Is it linear or cyclical? Is it reversible? (P…
Black Lives Matter and Reflections from a Civil War
The Black Lives Matter movement is seeking to put an end to the inequities faced by blacks in the United States. In Sri Lanka, the failure to redress…
“The Anthropologist” Isn’t Another Climate Change Horror Flick
Kiribati, a Pacific island nation that may become uninhabitable because of climate change, is just one of the threatened landscapes featured in The Anthropologist. Kyodo/Associated Press …
European Brides in the Islamic State
What factors are motivating Dutch women to relocate to Islamic State strongholds at all costs? Three anthropologists set out to find the untold stories behind their emigration. Michelle…
Camaraderie in the Face of Greek Austerity
At a pharmacy in Vyronas, Greece, Dimitris (left) provides a referral for medical care while Soula (top center) helps fill prescriptions. All services at this and other community-based…
On the Backs of Other Mothers
I had no idea I was singing the saddest song about motherhood of all time. It all started when I became curious about a lullaby my grandmother used…
The Birth Whisperers of Timor-Leste
Rosa Bana (right), known locally as “Mana Rosa,” aims to provide adequate health care to pregnant women, such as Elizabeth Lasi (left), in Kutete and the nearby region…
The Night I Was Attacked by a Ghost
Our dreams—and the ways we interpret them—are strongly influenced by the culture in which we are raised. But both can change when we travel to different places, such…