What’s next for Uzbekistan? Karimov’s legacy and Mirziyoyev’s challenges
I wrote a 3000-word essay for World Politics Review on Uzbekistan’s history as an independent state, the rise of Islam Karimov, the death of Karimov, and the challenges for…
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Settler Colonialism and Weed Ecology
Timothy Neale, Deakin’s University § *All photographs are by the author Two propositions to start: there is a significant parallel (or companionship) between settlers and weeds; and, there is…
That Almost Finished Journal Article: AAA 2016 Workshop Highlight
We asked Annual Meeting workshop organizers to give our blog readers a sneak peek at the events they have planned for AAA 2016. This post was submitted by Jaida…
2nd Peaceful Coexistence Colloquium CFP: Finnish Lapland June 2017 #anthropocene #pce2017
The 2nd Peaceful Coexistence Colloquium – Reimagining Ethics and Politics of Space for the Anthropocene June 6-9, 2017, Pyhä, Finnish Lapland http://www.ulapland.fi/peacefulcoexistence #pce2017 …
On irrational exuberance
For the Globe and Mail, I wrote about the virtues of low enthusiasm when it comes to political candidates: If this election has taught us anything, it is…
Theory and Praxis in Decolonizing the National Historic Preservation Act: AAA 2016 Workshop Highlight
We asked Annual Meeting workshop organizers to give our blog readers a sneak peek at the events they have planned for AAA 2016. This post was submitted by Kurt…
SOMAA Launch Symposium with Marcia Inhorn as Keynote
SOMAA Call for Papers SOMAA will be launched in February 2017 at a one-day symposium at Victoria University of Wellington. Professor Marcia Inhorn (Yale University) will be the keynote speaker. The …
Will the Next Margaret Mead Please Stand Up?
Margaret Mead was among the 20th century’s most famous anthropologists. She not only helped shape the discipline but also made significant contributions to public dialogues about culture, power,…
More on Trump’s “rigged” allegations
My article on the third debate for the Globe and Mail: In Mr. Trump’s alternate reality, Ms. Clinton occupies two contradictory positions. First, she is so powerful that…
From the Field: Mexico
Levi Vonk, alumni of the MA in the Anthropology of Development and Social Transformation (2014) at the University of Sussex, was awarded a Fulbright fellowship last year to…
Harvesting Ruins: The Im/Permanence of Work Camps and Reclaiming Colonized Landscapes in the Northern Alberta Oil Sands
Janelle Marie Baker, Anthropology McGill University § *All photos taken by Janelle Marie Baker Abandoned work camp in Bigstone Cree Nation territory. My Nehiwayak (Cree) friends who have the…
Public e-seminar on media practices and the radical imagination
By Veronica Barassi via EASA Media Anthropology Network mailing list We will be launching our next e-seminar on Tuesday 25 October 2016 at 00:00 GMT. If you are…
Political culture keywords: exploring social movements and media practices that are worlds apart
Proposal to the special issue of Media, Culture and Society on “Media, political cultures and social movements”, Veronica Barassi, Alice Mattoni and Anastasia Kavada (eds.). John Postill (RMIT)…
Thank You @iupress for a Great Material Vernaculars Reception at #afsam16
A quick note to convey appreciation for the great staff of the Indiana University Press, especially the work of the press staff who attended the 2016 American Folklore…
Anthropologist Interviews
Today, I began a new series on my blog: interviews with anthropologists about their new books! We anthropologists often write wonderful books . . . that find too…
“The Egyptian Revolution Hasn’t Happened Yet”
I had dinner with Robin Wright this week after she delivered the 2016 Grayson-Kirk lecture at Miami University. Egypt was one of seven countries she discussed (along…
Mining, Environments and the role of Anthropologists
By Lorenzo D’Angelo, University of Milano-Bicocca The continued economic and ecological crises of recent years have again shown how economists and international leaders have overestimated the ability …
Two new articles on the election
Too busy to update this site lately. A couple of new(ish) articles on the election: Donald Trump’s conspiracy theories are making his supporters paranoid — and dangerous (10/13/16)…
Song as Boundary Work: On Dylan and the Nobel Prize
This post was submitted by Robert Skoro. A musician-turned-anthropologist, Robert works in private industry as a strategist and researcher. Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature,…
Notes on the 14th digital ethnography reading (Haynes 2016)
See other posts under Digital ethnography reading group Haynes, N. (2016). Social Media in Northern Chile. London: UCL Press. Summary of Chapter 3, “Virtual posting: the aesthetics of…
Let Our Profs Be Profs!
Sussex Anthropologist Jon Mitchell joins a roundup of anthropologists reflecting on the ‘neoliberal academy’ in his recent essay, ‘Let Our Profs Be Profs’ at the Anuac journal. This special issue brin…
Culture churn, aka TV with a very short shelf life
Jason Lynch recently suggested that Fox is keen to make Tuesday night a little more robust in the ratings department. There is trouble, apparently, in paradise. The network’s…