Finance is Funds and Games Until It Stops (For Hedge Funds in New York)
By Nazli Azergun Two weeks ago, we experienced a flamboyant coda to an extremely eventful month. Between processing the assault of the US Capitol and Trump’s departure from…
By Nazli Azergun Two weeks ago, we experienced a flamboyant coda to an extremely eventful month. Between processing the assault of the US Capitol and Trump’s departure from…
[This is the fourth installment of Moon Monogamy (And Other Things That Are Bound to Go Wrong) by Savannah Mandel. Previous installments: One , Two , Three] Beau shakes…
[This is the third installment of Moon Monogamy (And Other Things That Are Bound to Go Wrong) by Savannah Mandel. The previous installments are here and here.] As you…
[This is the second installment of Moon Monogamy (And Other Things That Are Bound to Go Wrong) by Savannah Mandel. The first installment is here.] You would think that…
We need more worlds. Better worlds. We can’t overlook the need for horrifying, ruined worlds, true, but more than anything we need better worlds. The worlds academics build…
The Geek Anthropologist editorial team is looking to add an Acquisitions Editor! Interested? Read on! Know someone who might be interested? Let them know! Position notice in PDF…
By Emma Backe and Nick Mizer Happy Anthropology Day! So far this year at The Geek Anthropologist we have been spending a lot of time thinking and talking about…
By AP Joseph Hey there! A month into 2018, and there’s already plenty of geek action going on (gaction?) What can you expect from this column, you ask,…
By Farah Qureshi and the IMTFI/Loy Loy Team at UC Irvine Loy Loy: The Savings Game in Washington D.C.! Julia had been waiting until the last round to…
BY STEVEN DASHIELL Graduate school has in many ways blessed me with what I call a researcher’s eye, or the ability to view the world in an ethnographic…
Editorial Note: This is the final part of a series on Blood Bowl. Part 1 offers a general background on the game, and Part 2 discusses the sociality…
Editorial Note: This is part two of a three part series. Click here to read part one, “Warming Up,” Round 2: Following our defeats across the board in…
Editorial Note: This article will be released in three parts over the course of the next month. Stay tuned. Shouts ring out around one of the main halls…
Nick here: I had the honor of meeting Gabriel at the Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association meeting earlier this year, where he presented on the phenomenon…
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…
By Nick Mizer and Jared Miracle Pokemon Go, the blockbuster new augmented reality game developed by Niantic, hit the US on July 6. By July 13, estimates of…
Nick here: In this new series we will be introducing you to geektastic scholars from around the world. Know someone you think we should feature? Drop us a…
Des origines aux livres-univers[1] Par Martin Hébert Ce texte a d’abord été publié dans la revue Solaris (2013, no 183). Si l’on compare l’histoire des sciences sociales et celle des…
By Nicholas Mizer Around the time I first met Marie-Pierre and joined up with TGA I was trying to develop an understanding of what someone is likely to…
Hello amazing TGA readers! At the end of May, we’ll be launching a brand new TGA newsletter. Each month, we’ll provide subscribers with: a list of recent posts;…
How do anthropologists celebrate May the 4th? By reading anthropological articles of course! Head over to Anthropology News to read May The Folk be With You, a piece on…
By Emily Jackson After surviving the long winter, fans of the HBO hit series Game of Thrones celebrated the premiere of season 6 this Sunday, April 24th. The…
By Emily Jackson It may seem like a long time ago now, but think back to this past December. One of the greatest things to happen, besides the…
Looking back on our goals for 2015, you might notice that we didn’t exactly keep up with our objectives. What happened? Which brings me to another questions you…