“There is Nothing to See”: Silence and the Atmosphere of War
This essay examines the social life of silence in the Lake Chad Basin after years of insurgent violence. The post “There is Nothing to See”: Silence and the…
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Teaching Forensic Anthropology Through Touch: Reflections on Tactile Teaching with Blind and Partially Sighted Learners
SatuValoriani, Amber Collings, Nicholas Marquez-Grant, Karolina Cameron-Werens, Micol Zuppello, Rachael Carew, Sarah Ellingham, Alexandra Makay and Rebecca Strong (British Association for Forensic Ant…
Fostering Community, Active Learning, and a Primate in Introductory Anthropology Class
Anne Schiller, Professor of Anthropology, George Mason University Fostering classroom community is a goal to which most instructors aspire, although building trust and camaraderie in high enrol…
Daten zu institutionellem Rassismus nutzen statt verschweigen
Die vor knapp zwei Wochen vom Bundesministerium des Inneren (BMI) veröffentlichte Studie „Rassismus in deutschen Institutionen und institutioneller Rassismus in Deutschland“ fasst die Erge…
Teaching Ramayana in Global Anthropology Classrooms: A Pedagogical Reflection
By Dr. Mahesh Chandra Pal, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, National Post Graduate College, Lucknow, India How might we teach epic narratives like the Ramayana in anthropology class…
Extrem rechte Angriffe auf die Wissenschaftsfreiheit
Ein Gastbeitrag von Juliane Karakayali und Vasilis Tsianos für den ReGA-Newsletter (12/2025) Weltweit hat die extreme Rechte der Wissenschaft den Kampf angesagt. Forschung wird grundsätzlich unterstel…
Anthropology Students finding hope in a hopeless world?
Sherry Fukuzawa, Associate Professor Teaching Stream, University of Toronto Mississauga In my fourth year undergraduate seminar course “Rethinking Anthropology from a Community Perspective” student…
Learning by Doing: Teaching Through Fieldwork in Sāmoa
Courtney Manthey, The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, USA; The University of Montana, USA Christopher Lynn, The University of Alabama, USA Fieldwork is often described as anthropology’s ri…
Alternatives to Extractivism. A manifesto of propositions and unresolved questions
In memory of Sabine Luning(30 August 1959 – 6 March 2025) whose support and input has shaped our thinking in […] The post Alternatives to Extractivism. A manifesto…
Empowering Agents of Change: Environmental Anthropology Education in a Post-COP29 World
Louana Meloche, Undergraduate Student, University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada The conclusion of The Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP29) offered a painful but important moment for…
Is there a legitimate role for Artificial Intelligence in large online Anthropology Courses?
Sherry Fukuzawa, University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the elephant in the room in every classroom. However, this is even more of a concern…
Mentorship in motion: Student perceptions of experiential learning in forensic anthropology
Cristina Abbatangelo, Brendan Newton, Ellie Wan, University of Toronto, Canada The experiential learning course “FSC485: Professional Opportunity in Forensic Science” at the University of Toronto M…
Being Fungible – They Only Want Us from the Neck Down
They Only Want Us from the Neck Down Across the airport car park, a figure in a mad dash—a sprawl […] The post Being Fungible – They Only…
The Emic Perspective of Generative AI
Chloe Beckett, M.A., Nightingale College, South Dakota, US As I grade my Cultural Anthropoloy class’s Emic and Etic Perspectives of Halloween essay, two things strike me: 1. How…
Lessons from Tahrir for activists and their allies
Reflections on Rusha Latif’s Tahrir’s Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution (American University in Cairo Press, 2022). After more than […] The post Lessons from Tahrir for activists…
Teaching Syndemics
Merrill Singer, PhD, University of Connecticut The COVID-19 pandemic brought enhanced global attention to the anthropological concept of syndemics. A pivotal moment occurred when Richard Horton, Ed…
Excavation and Education: Lessons Learned as Teaching Assistants in the Schreiber Wood Project Field School
Mitchell Ma, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto and Susannah Clinker, PhD Student, University of Toronto The Schreiber Wood Project (SWP) field school, led by Professor Michael Brand with…
Transformation of Ethnology and Anthropology in Belgrade, Serbia
Bogdan Drazeta, PhD, Department of Ethnology and Anthropoloy, University of Belgrade Teaching at the Department of Ethnology and Anthropology, which is a part of the Faculty of Philosophy…
The Virtual Mystery Webtool: Open access online Hybridized Problem-based Learning
Sherry Fukuzawa, University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada As blended course modalities increase, assessment methods incorporating active learning practices such as problem-based learning (PBL) mus…
Sprachen nach Bedarf statt Deutsch nach Vorschrift: Ein Plädoyer für einen pragmatischen Umgang mit Mehrsprachigkeit
Replik von Judith Purkarthofer (Universität Duisburg-Essen) und Christoph Schroeder (Universität Potsdam)[1], Februar 2024 In unserem Initialbeitrag haben wir versucht, die Anforderungen an mehrsprach…
Bringing Anthropological Concepts to Life in a Virtual Peer Exchange
By Shelene Gomes, University of the West Indies, & Lara Watkins, Bridgewater State University Students can read about culture, but hearing peers narrate personal experiences in another coun…
Sprachen nach Bedarf statt Deutsch nach Vorschrift: Ein Plädoyer für einen pragmatischen Umgang mit Mehrsprachigkeit
Initialbeitrag von Judith Purkarthofer (Universität Duisburg-Essen) und Christoph Schroeder (Universität Potsdam)[1], 03.07.2023 In wohlmeinenden Infobroschüren und Schulordnungen lesen wir Variatione…
Active learning as a pedagogical strategy to enhance the learning of anthropology
Marilou Polymeropoulou, University of Oxford, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography Active learning is a well-established pedagogical strategy in secondary and tertiary education where inde…
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