Dána-Ain Davis’s Reproductive Injustice: Racism, Pregnancy, and Premature Birth (NYU Press, 2019) is a vividly written ethnography highlighting how medical racism shapes …
On August 4, an interesting event took place: “Stop the Shot”. This was a video press conference organized by the Truth for …
In the search to close the digital divide, which has been even more exposed since the COVID-19 pandemic, the insights about technological …
“Chống dịch như chống giặc” (“Fight the pandemic like an invader”) has become Vietnam’s slogan in its battle against COVID-19. From the …
[Content advisory: This article discusses harassment and discrimination in archaeology, including discussion of sexual assault.] On the morning of March 30, 2021, …
If this was a good time for Canadian academia, you would not be able to tell from the blanket of almost absolute …
For many, the memory of the Holocaust as a break with civilization is the moral foundation of the Federal Republic. To compare …
Last month, while in Spain, we woke up to the news that local residents in the Canary Islands were planning to set …
By Alissa Whitmore “A guy who goes around saying ‘I’m a feminist’ usually has an agenda that is not feminist. A guy …
When I ask Willow, an Afro-Puerto Rican young woman in her 20s, if quarantine has helped reduce the stigma of mental illness, …
‘Blue lives matter,’ says the mantra of police fragility. The mythology about defenseless officers being hunted and killed by criminals is indeed …
What can anthropology contribute to the critical conversation about race in America, following the welcome jury decision in the Derek Chauvin trial? …
Content and Trigger Warning: This post contains profanity and strong references to violence against Black Lives Matter protesters, but more specifically, protesters who …
Beliefs about which bodies can and cannot develop certain diseases risk rebiologizing race in genomic research and care. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) …
Having meaningful conversations about systemic racism and social immobility can connect people as much as the act of absorbing someone else’s microcosm …
Design by okb-buro.com During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals have served a dual role in regards to infection control and management. Hospital …
European Network for Workplace Health Promotion Contemporary English speaking media and popular medical discourses on Covid-19 have been notable in their stigmatization …
The purpose of this work is to examine and elaborate on the relationship between the people of Native North America and the …
With Covid-19 showing no sign of abating, mental health care (from ongoing therapy to helplines) continues to be an important site of …
George Floyd protest signs at the Ottawa Courthouse by Janderson L. via wikimedia Welcome back to In the Journals! This ongoing series …
The brutal murder of George Floyd on 25 May 2020 has once again revealed the terrifying fissures that cut across our societies …
Irma McClaurin is a Black feminist anthropologist and consultant who conducts research on the social construction of inequality and its impact on …
Memes circulating on the net articulate simple comparisons with political intent, for example as an analogy between the USA today and “Weimar” …
[This article was co-authored by Anar Parikh and Chelsey Carter. Please cite accordingly.] Content Warning: The topics discussed in this piece share …