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#Anthropology roundup: discussion: “towards a richer understanding of affordances…
A necessary complication: towards a richer understanding of affordances media/anthropology by John Postill A comment on Elisabetta Costa “Social Media as Practices: an Ethnographic Critique of ‘Affordances’ and ‘Context Collapse’.” EASA... Read more
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Less than one week to go for the Referendum
Uber offers free rides on Turkish referendum day Reuters The offer only applies in Istanbul — a city of 15 million people — and is limited to … Uber launched... Read more
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#Anthropology roundup: W.E.B. Du Bois’ hand-drawn infographics…
W.E.B. Du Bois’ hand-drawn infographics from “The Exhibit of American Negroes” kottke.org by Jason Kottke W.E.B. Du Bois was an American author, sociologist, historian, and activist. Apparently Du Bois was... 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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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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Cyberculture agenda: “How to protect whistleblowers on the internet…
Jacob Appelbaum, Tor developer and Wikileaks staffer, resigns amid sex abuse claims Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Appelbaum, whose work has put him in the crosshairs of his own government and... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: “Religion has been causing conflict since 2000 years ago,anthropologists say”…
Religion has been causing conflict since 2000 years ago,anthropologists say ChristianToday This social tension caused by religion, however, is not a product of the modern world, according to a new... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: “Paul Stoller’s Public Anthropology Turn…
Paul Stoller’s Public Anthropology Turn Huffington Post Evidence that anthropology is taking a more public turn abounded at the annual conference of the AmericanAnthropological Association (AAA) in Denver last month.... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: #AAA2015 Gossips (!)
What Happened at #AAA2015: The Good, The Bad, and the Bibs Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology Last week, Denver welcomed about five thousand anthropologists to its Gilded Age (and... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: [American] Anthropologists Vote to Back Boycott of Israeli Institutions… Anthropologists take Terror in France and ISIS’ Revolution…
Terror in France and ISIS’ Revolution: Anthropologists try to see the whole picture antropologi.info – anthropology in the news blog (draft, post in progress) More surveillance, more bombs, more border controls,... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: “New book – Digital Ethnography: Principles and Practice
Gorgeous book of paper airplanes collected by anthropologist Harry Smith Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Myths and Facts About the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in... Read more
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Nice piece: Encrypting Ethnography: Digital Security for Researchers- Anthropology roundup…
Encrypting Ethnography: Digital Security for Researchers Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology (This invited post comes to us from Jonatan Kurzwelly. Jonatan is a a Ph.D. candidate in anthropology at the... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: “Jack Goody (1919-2015): an oral history
Jack Goody (1919-2015): an oral history Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog [The following is an invited post by Keith Hart, Centennial Professor of Economic Anthropology... Read more
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Anthropology roundup: ‘Biggest’ Stonehenge site… Inside AAA…
‘Biggest’ Stonehenge site uncovered BBC News | Europe | World Edition Huge stones found buried near Stonehenge were part of a ritual site built on an “extraordinary scale” and unique in... Read more
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Council of Europe says Turkey Didn’t Implement 1,241 ECHR Rulings As 58 notable citizens probed for criticizing Anadolu Agency on Twitter
58 probed for criticizing Anadolu Agency Hurriyet Daily News A probe has been launched into 58 well-known figures on the grounds that they criticized the state-run Anadolu Agency on Twitter Democracy at... Read more
