Anthropology roundup: “On Ethnographic Knowability…Neuroanthropology of ethics… Anthropologists Offer Insights and Solutions to the Ebola Crisis…

On Ethnographic Knowability Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog by Carole McGranahan This entry is part 11 of 11 in the Fall 2014 Writer’s Workshop series. (Savage Minds is pleased to post this essay by guest author Catherine Besteman as part of our Writer’s Workshop series. Catherine is Francis F. … Read more

Anthropology roundup: “anthropology + design: anne galloway”…

anthropology + design: anne galloway. [This post is part of a two-week series featuring interviews with designers reflecting on anthropology and design.] ANNE GALLOWAY. designer. ethnographer. archaeologist. ANTHROPOLOGY + DESIGN.   Andrew Curran – Before Anthropology: Enlightenment ?Science? and the … The Daily Voice Wesleyan professor Andrew Curran will be looking back at an era before … Read more

Word-cloud edition shows Republican anxieties over Shutdown… An Americana roundup…

Republican paranoia, fear and discouragement, word-cloud edition A Democratic-led study of the GOP (PDF link) placed evangelical, Tea Party and moderate Republicans in focus groups to share their “passions, nuances and divisions.” It’s a fascinating, if obviously biased report: according to its conclusions, conservatives believe they have essentially lost a war with Obama and that … Read more