Anthrocasts: some things I learned starting an anthropology podcast
If you can, cultivate relationships with some people who will give you honest feedback, always make it clear to your listeners that you welcome their point of view,…
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At the Estonian National Museum
#fulbrightspecialist #fulbright #exchangeourworld This is the third of three anticipated posts on my fall 2019 visit to Estonia (1st, 2nd). A great resource for the University of Tartu’s…
An Anthropologist Confronts the Culture of Hate
The Wall of Terror in Berlin, Gestapo and SS Headquarters (Photo by Paul Stoller) Even though I was long ago the object of anti-Semitic scorn and abuse, I…
Clearing the Land and Making all Indians Good: The Massacre at Bear River, Utah
In 1863, the California Volunteers under Colonel Patrick E. Connor (3rd Volunteer Regiment, California Cavalry), massacred either 300 or three thousand Ute (Shoshone) Indians in Cash Valley…
Assessing Value: Reflections on the Royal Alberta Museum
I spend a lot of time these days angry; there is so much to be rightfully angry about and I want to write about it all but don’t…
Assessing Value: Reflections on the Royal Alberta Museum
I spend a lot of time these days angry; there is so much to be rightfully angry about and I want to write about it all but don’t…
“Addressing Academic Precarity: How to Transition from Academia to Industry” a 2018 Annual Meeting Workshop Preview
We asked Annual Meeting workshop organizers to give our blog readers a sneak peek at the events they have planned for AmAnth2018. This post was submitted by Rachel Carmen Ceasar,…
Celebrate International Archaeology Day!
Celebrate this year’s International Archaeology Day with the officers and members of our Archaeology Division (AD)! “How do I love archaeology, let me count the ways… One of those…
Anthropology As Announcement: We Have a New One!
It’s been a busy start to the new (academic) year, despite the lack of actual visible activity on this blog, as we’ve had some behind-the-scenes action (which mean…
Anthropology As Announcement: We Have a New One!
It’s been a busy start to the new (academic) year, despite the lack of actual visible activity on this blog, as we’ve had some behind-the-scenes action (which mean…
What Jimmie got right… Anthropologists and Sverigedemokraterna
Steven Sampson: A few short weeks ago, nearly one out of six Swedish voters cast their vote for Sverigedemokraterna (SD), the party led by the young alumnus from…
Minnen av det förlorade och trösten i ting under palestinsk exil
Nina Gren: De flesta av oss har saker i sin ägo som påminnelse om någon vi har förlorat, som är sörjd och saknad. Jag har kökshanddukarna min mormor…
Anthropology in Norway – a potted history
Taking a few steps back, I used the invitation to write an essay about anthropology in Norway as a pretext for delving slightly more deeply into the beginnings…
“The Workingmen’s Colony”: Labor Conflict and Historic Preservation in Campbell, Ohio
In August, I visited the town of Campbell, a former hub of Ohio’s steel industry. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company established operations there in 1902, on the banks…
Are We All Going Crazy?
The Peace Wall, Belfast (Photo by Paul Stoller) Belfast, Northern Ireland. I have a confession: I’m not sleeping well these days. I used to sleep well, but recently…
Welcome to the Authoritarian Kleptocracy, Part XXVIII
Apologies for the very long delay in website updates! We are now really on “Welcome to the Authoritarian Kleptocracy, Part One Billion”. Here’s what happened on a personal…
From Reciprocity to Relationality: Anthropological Possibilities
In September 2018 the wonderful journal Cultural Anthropology published a special edition of their Hot Spots series that I edited. You can find the link to webpage for…
Looking South Toward Granada
The Alhambra (Photo by Paul Stoller) There has been much recent discussion about structural inequalities in the academy—especially in anthropology. In European and North American anthropology there …
Margaret Provost and Wilma Crowe: Our Great Leaders are Passing
Today, September 7th, 2018, is the funeral of Margaret Provost. Margaret is perhaps the most important leader of the Grand Ronde tribe for the past 50 years. She…
What Is Going on with the Weather?
Prompted by this summer’s heatwaves, I have just contributed some thoughts on the Ethnographic Practice in Industry Conference (EPIC) blog about climate change and its struggle with…