Author: Carolina Némethy, reviewed by Michael Heneise Documenting the Karbi Kecharhe Alun Oral Epic in Assam, India During the Anthropology Research seminar on March 1st, Michael Heneise, …
Terrains of Traditions and Taste From the North in Safad (where my father is from) and Galilee to the South East in Al-Lydd (where my mother is from)…
Some just asked me if I can see the camas tips now, to which I replied: Meaning, Yes! Camas is doing well at Minto-Brown, the
This season looks to be a good camas season, plenty of moisture this winter should equate to fatter bulbs. We will see. But I was
The Familiar Strange · Ep107# Net Zero & Bullsh*t: Corporate Sustainability Metrics with Dr Matthew Archer This week Emma Quilty sat down with Matthew Archer, Assistant Professor at…
I’m an anthropologist doing my PhD on activism and organizing. I’ve also been an organizer myself for over a decade, primarily focusing on drug policy, but also coalition-building…
If you are a congenitally curious person like me, you have probably asked yourself questions like: “What was it like on board a Japanese passenger ship in the…
The Familiar Strange · World Anthropology Day With Dr Noel Salazar The Strangers are Back… To celebrate this world anthropology day, we’re back with a very special interview.…
No one wants to talk about this. We all hate it. We’re tired. Believe me, I feel that tiredness in my bones. And I know you’re busy and…
There are quite a few songs from the early 20th century Vaudeville Days that feature the Middle East. Did you know that Cleopatra had a jazz band? Feel…
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Author: Richard Fraser Mala Beads Of the nearly 7 million ethnic Tibetans living in China today, approximately 4 million live outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. Nearly 2 million…
2023 was, iirc, the second year I’ve set the goal of reading a book a week — and this year I managed to do it again! It was…
I believe my first website was created in 1994 or 1995. This blog has now been running for 23 years as of 1 January 2024. One the years…
Friendship is kinship by another mother. (This was originally published on-line as a guest blog in the International Culture and Cognition Institute. ) Why is this so important…
The past few months have been very busy ones, but I wanted to write a quick update on my progress just to keep myself honest and provide a…
Author: Carolina Némethy and Miguel da Cruz Resilience Through Urban Weeds This article is written in collaboration with Miguel da Cruz, a visiting student from Brazil. Weeds are…
Are you struggling to know what to do about Palestine right now? As an organizer, I have advice for you. Please share this article widely (here it is…
This Inuit-led project ireviewed over three and a half thousand documents relating to research in Nunavut and involving Nunavummiut between 1996 and 2022.
The Familiar Strange · Ep#106: MeTooAnthro and the Witch Hunt trope Trigger Warning: Please note that this episode makes mention of Sexual Assault and sexual violence. In this…
The ARHE Awards Committee is thrilled to announce the 2023 Policy Brief winners. The Committee was extremely impressed with the quality of submissions and examples of the power…
August of 2023 was a milestone for my biographical research. I spent two weeks in New York conducting archival research. First, I spend a week and a half…
I’m renaming these posts so that they are less confusing. This update was written in August, published in September, but is about work I did in July, so…