Materiality and politics in Latin America.
Via Ricardo Andres Labra Mocarquer Symposium in Santiago, Chile. November. The way “things” are analyzed in the contemporary world had changed, from antiquarians to different approaches…
Tag: politics
Patrick Neveling: “Vote like humans”: Elections in a posthuman political economy
This post is part of a feature on the 2017 UK elections, moderated and edited by Patrick Neveling (SOAS, University of London). As I left Bournemouth train station…
Michael Jennings: UK Election 2017 manifestos and international development: Common ground and clear water
This post is part of a feature on the 2017 UK elections, moderated and edited by Patrick Neveling (University of Bern). With the election coming up today, I…
John Gledhill: It’s Corbyn’s critics who need the history lesson
This post is part of a feature on the 2017 UK elections, moderated and edited by Patrick Neveling (University of Bern). In his very carefully argued speech of…
Alan Bradshaw: On the prospect of a Tory majority!
This post is part of a feature on the 2017 UK elections, moderated and edited by Patrick Neveling (University of Bern). As an Irishman living in England, I…
What Religious Beliefs Reveal About Post-Truth Politics
As part of a traditional ritual, elderly Bidayuh practitioners invite the rice spirit and other spirits to participate in the festivities at the sangar, or bamboo altar. Liana…
Collusion @collusion #collusion #foreigninterference
Important to read Dan Glazebrook and Sukant Chandan as they take apart the British ‘foreign policy’ machinations that help no-one here or there: https://danglazebrook.com/ https://danglaze…
Inside Kashmir—A Heroic Fight for Justice
Over the last three decades, India’s occupation of a large portion of Kashmir has brought political strife, widespread oppression, and violence. David Williams/SAPIENS On a hot sunny day…
Teaching Resource: Social Inequality and Teaching in the Academy
As anthropologists, we frequently teach about power dynamics and social inequality in our classrooms. Especially in the context of efforts to decolonize anthropology, many of us reflect on…
Teaching Resource: Social Inequality and Teaching in the Academy
As anthropologists, we frequently teach about power dynamics and social inequality in our classrooms. Especially in the context of efforts to decolonize anthropology, many of us reflect on…
Islamophobia is Racism Syllabus
Adding to the impressive list of open access teaching resources, the Islamophobia is Racism Syllabus provides texts for “Teaching & Learning about anti-Muslim Racism in the United States.” The…
Islamophobia is Racism Syllabus
Adding to the impressive list of open access teaching resources, the Islamophobia is Racism Syllabus provides texts for “Teaching & Learning about anti-Muslim Racism in the United States.” The…
Surveilling Trump: A Call to Action
Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Gage Skidmore. Trump Watch For better or worse,…
Web Roundup: Marching for Science, which is what, exactly? by Lily Shapiro
Many of you may have marched (or chosen not to march) at last week’s March for Science. I marched with my partner and young son here in Coimbatore,…
Gunnersbury Bagh. (Kill your darlings 10)
[A set of cuts that jettison the last underworked section of the book – residue of a previous plan, now offcuts in the sawdust.] Ethnography as a hobby or…
Method and Politics in the Dee Estuary
I am leading a research group at the moment called SLOM:Lab (Social life of Methods Lab). This is a blog post I wrote for the SLOM:Lab.org website last …
Trump’s Slogan: More About the “Make” Than the “Great”
The famous catchphrase of the Trump campaign subtly taps into the United States’ spirit of making. But what does it actually mean? Alex Milan Tracy/Associated Press President Donald…
Turkey Votes
The Turkish referendum could extend President Erdoğan’s one-man rule. A piece of bicolored paper. On the left is printed EVET (YES), in black font over a white background,…
Anthropology against white supremacy
In this post from the AAA’s Anthropology News, Luzilda Carrillo Arciniega offers “Six Ways Anthropologists Can Challenge White Supremacy” (27 March 2017). Create purposeful students Critique identi…
Anthropology against white supremacy
In this post from the AAA’s Anthropology News, Luzilda Carrillo Arciniega offers “Six Ways Anthropologists Can Challenge White Supremacy” (27 March 2017). Create purposeful students Critique identi…
Building Vocabularies for Everyday Discussions about "Race", racism, and Inclusion/exclusion
I was recently contacted by a student who had taken my Intercultural Competencies course last Fall. In their email, they asked for clarification on the following topic:Is it…
Building Vocabularies for Everyday Discussions about "Race", racism, and Inclusion/exclusion
I was recently contacted by a student who had taken my Intercultural Competencies course last Fall. In their email, they asked for clarification on the following topic:Is it…
What’s in a Word? The Importance of Recognizing the Etymology of Words
There have been a number of interesting posts lately about the ‘unsavory’ history of some everyday words and phrases in a growing discourse which argues that the use…
What’s in a Word? The Importance of Recognizing the Etymology of Words
There have been a number of interesting posts lately about the ‘unsavory’ history of some everyday words and phrases in a growing discourse which argues that the use…