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Anthro roundup: “Anthropological reflections on space colonization”
Anthropological reflections on space colonization The Space Review In this regard, anthropology, as the scientific discipline that puts human beings at the center of its study focus, is of immense... Read more
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How a transit visa for Canada kills my trip to US for #AAA2016 meetings…
I hope I will never need a Canada visa again! After the EASA meeting in Milan, now I am missing annual AAA meeting at Minneapolis. Last Wednesday I have learnt... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: A manifesto: “Foundations of an Anarchist Archaeology”
Foundations of an Anarchist Archaeology: A Community Manifesto Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology This entry is part 18 of 18 in the Decolonizing Anthropology series. By The Black Trowel... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: “Public e-seminar on media practices and the radical imagination”
Public e-seminar on media practices and the radical imagination media/anthropology by John Postill By Veronica Barassi via EASA Media Anthropology Network mailing list We will be launching our next e-seminar... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: ” On Dylan and the Nobel Prize”
Song as Boundary Work: On Dylan and the Nobel Prize American Anthropological Association This post was submitted by Robert Skoro.A musician-turned-anthropologist, Robert works in private industry as a strategist and researcher. ... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: “Malinowski and Hats”..”First RAI Photography Salon…
Malinowski and Hats Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology The alternate title for this post was going to be “Malinowski, Radcliffe-Brown, and Boas walk into a bar…”. This is a... Read more
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“Open Anthropology” presents: “An Anthropological Perspective on Elections and Politics”
To the list of reasons why the 2016 presidential contest in the United States has been especially notable and newsworthy, we might add the number of superlatives surrounding it.... Read more
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Anthro roundup: A new journal: “Anthropology and Photography”
Anthropology and Photography Material World by Haidy Geismar Anthropology & Photography (ISSN 2397-1754) is a new open-access RAI publication series edited by the RAI Photography Committee. Emerging from the international conference... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: “Anthropology and the MacArthurs…
Anthropology and the MacArthurs Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology The 2016 MacArthur Fellows were announced yesterday and — unlike some years — there were no anthropologists on the list.... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: “Paleolithic Ax Debunks Colonial Myth”
Paleolithic Ax Debunks Colonial Myth SAPIENS by Jacqueline Matthews and Martin Porr Earlier this year, a team of Australian researchers led by Peter Hiscock from the University of Sydney published new... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: #AAA2016 = Open Access Strikes Back… “Would Margaret Mead tweet?…
ArXiv for anthropology: @SocArXiv + #AAA2016 = Open Access Strikes Back Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology Cliffs Notes version of this post: @SocArXiv is a Green Open Access digital... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: R.I.P: Paul W. Friedrich
Paul W. Friedrich, anthropologist and linguist, 1927-2016 UChicago News Paul W. Friedrich, an anthropologist, linguist and poet whose sweeping scholarship ranged from agrarian reform in Mexico to Russian lyric poetry... Read more
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Anthro roundup: Do you know which sports are “ethno-sports”? An ethno games festival is on 26-28 August in İstanbul…
This is a site for the Games: http://etnosporfestivali.com/ It does not seem to have pages in English. There is also the federation. Not all the pages in English available but still: http://worldethnosport.org/?lang=en The... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: Report on EASA Media Anthropology Network activities at the 14th EASA Biennial Conference, Milan, 20-23 July 2016
A short report by Philipp Budka 1) EASA Media Anthropology Network Meeting (21 July 2016) Philipp Budka introduced the network, its history and its activities to a group of about 15 people,... Read more
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Because of the travel ban to all Turkish academics, I cannot make it to #EASA2016 … An Anthropology roundup…
In a strange turn of events, failed coup attempt’s aftermath begins to affect our daily lives and plans. Turkey Bans Academics From Traveling this morning and I am one of the many... Read more
