I will attend the massive biannual meeting of European anthropology. I am presenting in a panel related to anthropology and artificial intelligence, where I focus on the localization of AI. Surprisingly, I have never been to Barcelona, and I hope to explore it a bit. However, I am scared of the anti-tourism movement (!). ## … Read more
Dear Friends and Colleagues, I have started a project with my graduate students that is becoming an edited volume. With an ethnographic sensibility, we are conducting research and collecting case studies on generative AI usage in different fields. I would love to get scholarly contributions from those who read this message. Please feel free to … Read more
For the Love of Cats in Turkey SAPIENS by Emily Sekine On a visit to feline-friendly Turkey, an anthropologist considers what long-standing practices of caring for cats reveal about human societies. ✽ While visiting eastern Turkey to climb Mount Ararat, I discovered a nice cafe called Ru Sahaf in the town of Doğubayazıt. I had arrived … Read more
Anthropologists on Palestine SAPIENS by Bridget Alex Amid the war on Gaza and long before, anthropologists have been speaking out against Israel’s occupation of Palestine. Here’s a curated list of their perspectives as scholars and activists. ✽ SAPIENS seeks to amplify anthropological insights to build a more just and sustainable world. In line with our vision, as a … Read more
I believe that the moment they changed their name from “Savage Minds” to “anthro{dendum}”, the decline started. Over-reliance on (political) correctness is a kind of (political) purism that never ends well. (I do not claim all contributors are like that; I actually like some of them very much). Life is rich, and anthropology is the … Read more
Influencer Industries and Creator Culture reading list: https://t.co/Z8fbfmkojd Digital Ethnography reading list (resource of The Digital Ethnography Collective): https://t.co/ggTw5zeVaR Advocating for Archaeology’s New Purpose SAPIENS by Bridget Alex Archaeologists can help communities retake what colonialism and racism tried to erase through a new goal of “archaeological reclamation.” The following individuals co-authored this essay: Lindsay M. Montgomery (University … Read more
Compared to many other influential contemporary figures in anthropology, I learned his works late, and I was never too tempted by his arguments. However, as my interest in the STS grew, his theories occupied a more significant role in my thinking. Rest in peace, dear Prof. Latour. Bruno Latour, French philosopher and anthropologist, dies ages … Read more
I am moving to other research topics, but political trolling has been my long-term concern. In this edited volume, I had the opportunity to discuss the issue through more methodological and historical aspects. I am thankful to the editors for their patience with me. The book info can be found here, and I believe it … Read more
Archaeology at the Borders of the Refugee Crisis SAPIENS by Marlaina Martin Archaeological methods, which are typically used to study the past, can also illuminate the experiences of today’s displaced people. This article was originally published at Knowable Magazine and has been republished with Creative Commons. ✽ MILLIONS OF PEOPLE from the Global South have left their homes … Read more
AI-powered archaeology draws out hidden evidence of fire use by early humans University of Toronto Researchers from the University of Toronto, the Weizmann Institute of Science and Hebrew University have identified new evidence of the use of fire by ancient humans at least 800,000 years ago at a site in western Israel. The discovery, described in a … Read more
The Politics of “Ukraine” Versus “the Ukraine” – SAPIENS SAPIENS The Politics of “Ukraine” Versus “the Ukraine” – SAPIENS Impossible Choices at the Crossroads of Motherhood and Fieldwork SAPIENS by Jamie Hodgkins and Jessica Thompson Co-author Jamie Hodgkins holds her daughter as she co-directs the excavations at the Arma Veirana site in northwestern Italy. Fabio Negrino/University of … Read more
Paul Farmer https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Paul_Farmer Paul Edward Farmer (October 26, 1959 – February 21, 2022) was an American medical anthropologist and physician. Farmer held an MD and PhD from Harvard … Jeff Farmer (wrestler) · Liberation theology · John Comaroff · Partners In Health Paul Farmer, Pioneer of Global Health, Dies at 62 Paul Farmer (1959–2022) Nature.com Paul Farmer (1959–2022) #MeToo Anthropology and the … Read more
Meet the Ancient Technologists Who Changed Everything SAPIENS by Nicholas R. Longrich The idea of crafting and using beads as ornamentation may have spread from North Africa outward to other parts of the African continent and to Europe. Nicholas R. Longrich This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been republished under Creative Commons. For the first few … Read more
This is a list of online resources that aim at communicating anthropological research to the broader public. Feel free to add more links! [shortcut to this doc, https://tinyurl.com/anthro2021outreach ] Impressions from the Master Class “Participatory Digital Ethnography” Digital Ethnography Initiative It was our pleasure to organize the Master Class Participatory Digital Ethnography together with the Vienna Visual … Read more
How Human Are We? SAPIENS by Nicholas R. Longrich Hand axes crafted by Homo erectus required skills and planning—and likely, generational knowledge. Nick Longrich This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been republished under Creative Commons. READER QUESTION: We now know from evolutionary science that humanity has existed in some form or another for around two million years or more. Homo … Read more