Virtual Ruination: Encountering Virtual Loss and Digital Ephemerality
Jessica Marie Falcone As I logged into the virtual world of Second Life (SL) in October 2020, I was expecting my a…
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Lessons from European Austerity Facilitate Grassroots Collective Responses amid COVID-19
Bayla Ostrach and Megan A. Carney Neighborhood-level social solidarity efforts that emerged following the 2008 global fina…
(COVID) Time Marches Grinds On
(COVID) Time Marches Grinds On Robert Myers When did it become July? Last month, I guess. A lot of flag waving and firewor…
A Room with a View: Observations from Two Pandemics
Linda M. Whiteford To cite this article: Linda M. Whiteford (2020) A Room with a View: Observations from Two Pandemics, Anthropology Now, 12:1, 7-10, DOI: 10.1080/19428200.2020.1760630 To link…
American Media on Iran: Hostage to a Worldview
Narges Bajoghli To cite this article: Narges Bajoghli (2019) American Media on Iran: Hostage to a Worldview, Anthropology Now, 11:3, 31-38, DOI: 10.1080/19428200.2019.1747886 “Will Iran stick t…
Making Academic Research Accessible: An Infographic Describing Older Women’s Experiences of Housing Insecurity
Kelly O’Neil To cite this article: Kelly O’Neil (2019) Making Academic Research Accessible: An Infographic Describing Older Women’s Experiences of Housing Insecurity, Anthropology Now, 11:3, 45-62…
On the Road During a Time of War: Migrant Journeys Through a Wary Europe
Mary D’Ambrosio To cite this article: Mary D’Ambrosio (2019) On the Road During a Time of War: Migrant Journeys Through a Wary Europe, Anthropology Now, 11:3, 1-11, DOI:…
The Names
THE NAMES an essay by James Clifford Access and read the essay here, or by clicking on the image below. …
Kill the Animals, Save the Animals: Watch a Gamer Subculture Define Its Values at Games Done Quick
A crowd of fans and friends circle around Asa Tims, at upper left. Tims speedruns and commentates on others’ runs under the name Spike Vegeta. While he was…
Jamaica: A Queer Place
An aerial view of the city of Kingston, Jamaica. Photo courtesy of wikimedia commons. The dump in Riverton has started burning again. A stinking heap of tires, plastic,…
Burying Minority Istanbul: Last Glimpses of the Cosmopolitan City
The Surp Hovhannes Armenian church, in Istanbul’s Samatya neighborhood. Like many of the city’s churches and synagogues, it is heavily fortified. Photo by Mary D’Ambrosio. April …
Fighting an Invisible Enemy in Liberia: the Use of Popular Culture Against Ebola
Two boys manifest the importance of dance in Liberian culture. Dressed in their best attire they shake their legs and tap their feet, with their faces composed throughout…
Riots, Rage and Populism: Voices from the Austere City
Greetings from Naples. Photo by Maurizio Albahari. Pope Francis for President. It’s the latest provocation of Italian comedy sketches, but it generates bitter laughter. It speaks to the…
Recalled to Life: On the Meaning and Power of a Die-In
Die-in at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Photo credit: Aries Dela Cruz I have never died before. In the beginning of December, at the…