Go read my new encyclopedia article on mining!
I’m very happy to announce that my new entry on ‘mining’ is now available on the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology. I worked pretty hard on this piece so……
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Ep. #47: Meaningful Declutter, Local Activism, Managing Fire & Writing Up: This month on TFS
Firstly, we’d like to introduce you all to Alex D’Aloia, who is managing our Facebook group TFS Chats – you might remember the blog post that he wrote…
Tribal? Not so much…
Tribal? “Tribalism” as the term is frequently used by evolutionary biologists, means a human tendency to form groups larger than the personal network. What they are actually groping…
Agenda 2030 in Mali
Eine Spurensuche in der ländlichen Gemeinde von Dioro Djouroukoro Diallo Verkehr in Bamako | Bild: flickr/ LenDog64 Wieder einmal bin ich in Bamako, der Hauptstadt Malis. Genau vor…
Agenda 2030 in Mali
Eine Spurensuche in der ländlichen Gemeinde von Dioro Djouroukoro Diallo Verkehr in Bamako | Bild: flickr/ LenDog64 Wieder einmal bin ich in Bamako, der Hauptstadt Malis. Genau vor…
Amazing triple set of resources on Indigenous waters: from Standing Rock to Australia (book + 2 special issues)
There are three recent (and really good) resources that have come out on Indigenous waters in the past several weeks: a book and two special issues, each below…
Where Have All the Comparisons Gone?
Reflections by Rob Borofsky, Laura Nader, Matt Candea, and Jonathan Friedman This blog was originally published in the field sights section of the Society for Cultural Anthropology’s…
Special Issue: “Religious Dynamics in Post-Revolutionary Egypt”
The social science journal Social Compass released a special issue in French and English on “Religious dynamics in post-revolutionary Egypt” (or “Dynamiques religieuses dans l’Égypte…
The Sargassum Question
Close-up of sargasso, Puerto Morelos, 2019. Photo by the author. Sitting in her office, I could smell the sharp scent of hydrogen sulfide coming from the beach. She…
Biophilia is real and may have saved our species
“In forty years of medical practice, I have found only two types of non-pharmaceutical ‘therapy’ to be vitally important for patients with chronic neurological diseases: music and gardens.…
Mangan
Auf dem Balkon in einem Hotel in der Minenstadt Chiatura. Es ist Frühstückszeit und ich zähle die Laster mit dem Mangan. Schwarzes Gestein, das aussieht wie nasse Holzkohle.…
Negotiating Ethical Technology Use: Trust and Care in End-of-Life Conversations
The video-screen carrying robot used by doctors to converse with patients. The headline on the local news station’s website was sensational: “Bereaved Family Upset Kaiser Used Robot…
Redskins Etc. as Racial Stereotypes
Native peoples of the America were thought of in early philosophy as being Red Indians, fitting perfectly into a color wheel of peoples of the earth, White people…
The Liminality of Grief in Trauma
As time continues to press forward after the April 30 shooting at UNCC, I have continued to reflect, think about my experience, and discuss the experiences with others…
Becoming an UrbanA Fellow
Are you passionate about sustainability and justice in #cities? Would you like to share your passion, knowledge and skills in a collaborative and creative way? [yes and yes…?!…
New website
I am in the process of moving all the material here to the new website albertoacerbi.github.io, made in RStudio with blogdown, using the Academic theme of Hugo. Have…
Choreographies of magic and mess: AusSTS in Melbourne and Darwin
As the presenter encouraged the academics in the room to consider what it means for nanotechnology to sell itself as ‘magic’, boots appeared outside the window behind him.…
Delaware Indian Dance Rattles Made of Coconuts
The sixth most popular post on this website is a small item called “Coconut Rattles in Florida and Oklahoma.” I have no idea why this should be true…
Battery Life: Charging Culture at the End of Energy
Vodka-tonic. Take my picture. Charge my phone. Vodka-tonic. Take my picture. Charge my phone. This (or a similar sequence) is an irritatingly common refrain heard by many waitstaff…
Death of the superhero?
Reading the future is hard. It takes sharp eyes. It takes lively imaginations. It takes smart models. (There is a “good head on your shoulders” joke to be…
An anthropologist’s guide to Chicago’s 75% off ebook sale
I love ebook sales. They’re a great way to pick up books you’ve always wanted but couldn’t afford. In fact, they’re a great, low-cost way to take a…
Uncovering Hidden HERstories of Women in the Digital Arts
Logo for the annual meeting of the computer graphics community, which includes academic, commercial and fine arts practitioners of computer graphics and interactive techniques, as well as hardware…
On Human Mating Habits: considering also the evidence of “introgression” between anatomically modern and archaic people.
Recently two aspects of our understanding of humanity appear to be converging. One is the study of human reproductive – especially “sexual” – behaviour, which has resulted in…
Blockchain Reactions: The peril and promise of techno-governance for stateless Rohingya
While Myanmar’s recent ethnic cleansing of its Rohingya minority, which saw 800,000 people driven into Bangladesh, has brought the community’s oppression to the world’s attention, it has also…