Top of the heap: Nayantara Sheoran by Hannah Gibson
For this installment of the Top of the Heap series, I spoke with Nayantara Sheoran Appleton, who is a medical anthropologist and lecturer in the Cultural Anthropology program…
Tag: writing
Cartographic Abstraction in Contemporary Art: Seeing with maps
Claire Reddleman’s new book ‘Cartographic Abstraction in Contemporary Art: Seeing with maps’ is out now from Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies! Claire Says: “It’s all about…
A look back at anthropology everywhere in 2017!
As 2017 comes rapidly to a close, here’s our annual round-up of some of our favourite posts and content published this year. Thanks to everyone who has read…
A look back at anthropology everywhere in 2017!
As 2017 comes rapidly to a close, here’s our annual round-up of some of our favourite posts and content published this year. Thanks to everyone who has read…
Opening books
Good to be on the same page as Steve Redhead. Thanks Tara Brabazon, from her book “The University of Google: Education in the (Post) Information Age” By Tara…
Unraveling an Ancient Code Written In Strings
This khipu, which was made before the Spanish conquest of the Incas, was probably used for accounting, as indicated by the knots in the cords. Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images…
Did I plagiarize? A flow chart
For teachers and students alike, early November is the heart of the mid-term assignment swamp. As we wade through various assignments, questions of how to maintain academic integrity…
Butler on nonsystematic writing
I’ve been re-reading Butler’s work lately because I’m thinking about political mimesis, and I was struck along the way by her very frank and admirable comments about the…
Are Emojis and Hieroglyphs Universal Language?
Will Emojis be the death of writing? Are emojis modern day hieroglyphs? Is the increased use of emojis in textual conversations a sign of the end of language as we…
Writing better Conference Abstracts and crafting better Posters
We originally planned to write this post for grad students, but really, couldn’t we all benefit fit from learning a bit more about how to write a great…
Experimental Ethnography: 31 Prompts | 实验民族志：31个提示
Not all experimentation is ethnographic. Not all ethnography is experimental. The intersection of ethnography and experimentation collapses into a black hole with a fluctuating event horizon, swallo…
Fake News: Questions and Resources for Back to Class and All Year Round
Ah, fake news. As a phenomenon, its truthiness is both fascinating (from an epistemological perspective, at least) and highly troubling (from the perspective of anyone who cares about…
Anthropologists Visualizing Data: Packaging Anthropological Knowledge Part Three
In line with the post from earlier this week, Anthro Everywhere! is revisiting the topic of visualizing data in accessible (i.e. easily consumable) ways. What do I mean…
The Packaging Anthropological Knowledge Part Two
As an anthropologist teaching technical communications, I often reflect on the merits of active, concise, and accessible communication styles that I didn’t learn while studying my undergraduate or…
Anthropology Blogs for the Affluent Tech-Thusiast?
Scientific American identifies its 9 million strong readership as educated and affluent adults. The magazine is #1 when reaching “tech-thusiasts” who they define as individuals who own and u…
TAL + SM: The Stories Bones Tell
This Anthro Life – Savage Minds Crossover Series, part 4 by Adam Gamwell and Ryan Collins This Anthro Life has teamed up with Savage Minds to bring you…
The Stories Bones Tell w/ Kristina Killgrove
Click here to read our blog post on Savage Minds This Anthro Life has teamed up with Savage Minds to bring you a special 5-part podcast and blog…
TAL + SM: Anthropology and Science Journalism, A New Genre?
Click here to check out the podcast This Anthro Life – Savage Minds Crossover Series, part 3 by Adam Gamwell and Ryan Collins This Anthro Life has teamed…
Anthropology + Science Journalism = A New Genre? w/ Daniel Salas of SAPIENS
Click here to check out the TAL + SM blog post This Anthro Life has teamed up with Savage Minds to bring you a special 5-part podcast and…
Anthropology has Always been Out There w/ Ed Liebow and Leslie Walker of the AAA
This Anthro Life has teamed up with Savage Minds to bring you a special 5-part podcast and blog crossover series. While thinking together as two anthropological productions that…
TAL + SM: Anthropology has Always been Out There
This Anthro Life – Savage Minds Crossover Series, part 2 by Adam Gamwell and Ryan Collins, with Leslie Walker This Anthro Life has teamed up with Savage Minds…
Savage Ears, Anthro Minds: Writing “in my Culture”
A podcast and blog walk into a bar… Click the image above to check out the podcast on This Anthro Life This Anthro Life – Savage Minds Crossover…
Notebooks (Artaud’s for example)
Rereading Jay Murphy’s book Artaud’s Metamorphosis and thinking about the 30,000 pages of notes Marx is said to have written in the last ten years of his life –…
On the Craft of Writing w/ Dr. Anita Hannig
How do academics write for a variety of audiences? Is routine a necessary part of creating? How many times will Ryan mention Stephen King? In this episode of…