Amidst the proliferation of material technologies developed to solve the problems of planetary climate change and carbon emissions, the technoscientific community increasingly champions a new molecula…
question for the presentation on Marx’s Ecosocialism, which was a very interesting talk just now My question was read out, though not all because it was admittedly too…
The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) along the border of North and South Korea is the site of the longest ceasefire in the world. In this region, the effects of…
Calcutta Research Group Talk JH and questions for the Making and Unmaking of Cities series of CRG, done March 29 2025 (but the intro promised Samata Biswas but…
By Sumin Myung, Cultural Anthropology, Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka Editorial Note: This post is part of our series highlighting the work of the Anthropology…
An anthropologist reflects on the racist undertones of some U.S. efforts to eradicate the spotted lanternfly, an insect from Asia deemed invasive. ✽ A bright red flash whips…
London Metal Exchange Week is Europe’s biggest annual gathering of actors in the metal sector — representatives of mining companies […] The post ‘What is sustainability if not…
In figure 1, the pen in John’s hand points to a column on the computer screen. On the same screen […] The post Movement and Meaning for Oil…
Thinking about the sea Figure 1: The Sea is Not Empty’, the Women Dreaming emerging from the sea in Marra […] The post Regulating Underwater Worlds: Anthropology, experts…
A little after 1 am on Feb. 15, 2021 during a frigid storm, the Texas electric grid came close to […] The post Deregulated Grids, Natural Gas and…
Article by R V Bianchi: Marxist Political Economy and Tourism “The dearth of Marxist theorising in tourism remains something of a mystery, not least given that it has…
The speaker in this broken sonnet form utters disobedience for structures that extract care in the Anthropocene. “Broken Sonnets for the Anthropocene” is part of the collection Poets…
From: https://www.mekongeye.com/2025/02/17/banana-soil-bust-2 This article from Mekong Eye I want to read later, so since evernote is not working I am putting this here for now: “OU…
A poet-anthropologist reflects on the resistance of rural women in the Brazilian Cerrado whose wisdom and knowledge help cultivate life amid the devastation of large-scale plantations. “Pequi Winds”…
Progress Press Moscow was the light.
The Sundarbans: Where anthropology meets history in recounting the riverine delta – Sundarbans: Nơi nhân học gặp lịch sử trong việc kể lại vùng đồng bằng ven sông…
An anthropologist witnesses the first integrated flight attempt of the world’s largest rocket—and the wide range of responses it elicited from people. This piece is part of a…
In a series of essays, a collaborative research project brings together “space anthropologists” to investigate how communities around the globe are grappling with the current boom in outer…
Sorry, had put this on youtube but not on here – multisocialmediafail# – but what a good talk!
In Northeast India, a controversial hydropower dam moves toward completion—causing great uncertainty for downstream dwellers whose livelihoods depend on the river. ✽ At the peak of summer monsoon,…
A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of Homo erectus remains, but uncovers how environmental devastation has erased much of the region’s history. ✽ FROM THE…
Andrea Pia’s Cutting the Mass Line examines water supply and increasing scarcity induced by the climate crisis in a rural area of Yunnan, Southwest China. Combining a rich…
Amsterdam, like other European cities, hosts growing populations of non-native parakeets. An anthropologist unpacks what shifting attitudes toward these birds reveal about humans. ✽ When I came to…
As moose populations multiply in the Southern Rocky Mountains, decision-makers are questioning whether the animals are endemic or invaders. Archaeology can offer answers—and potential solutions. ✽ Alo…