AAA Statement on Police Practices American Anthropological Association by Joslyn O. AAA President Monica Heller releases public statement on police practices in the United States and calls upon anthropologists to help create equitable policing: In the United States, too many black Americans are killed by officers of the law. As anthropologists, we must speak out whenever … Read more
“The Digital” as major theme at #AAA2014 Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog by Matt Thompson As I settled in to browse the conference program for the 2014 annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (just hours before I was scheduled to leave, natch), I was immediately struck by a common … Read more
via (More photos by Marco Hill here) Link: http://anthropoliteia.net/2014/12/05/die-in-protest-at-the-2014-american-anthropological-association-meetings/ ************* Anthropology: It’s still white public space–An interview with Karen Brodkin (Part II) Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog This is the second part of my interview with Karen Brodkin. Part I is here. Ryan Anderson: All of this has me … Read more
Anthropologists and Israel At the American Anthropological Association‘s annual meeting, momentum builds in favor of a boycott of Israeli universities. “Why I signed” (the petition for academic boycott of Israeli institutions) American Anthropological Association Guest blog post by AAA member, Steven Caton (Harvard U). I have not been a fan of boycotts in the past, so why … Read more
American Anthropological Association #AAA2014 Meetings Anthropology Report by Jason Antrosio The 2014 Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association are December 2-7 in Washington D.C. Here’s the Searchable Program. What are you most excited to see? Where to publish in OA anthropology Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog by Matt Thompson Below … Read more
of course this line of research always problematic for me… Danish People Are Genetically Programmed For Happiness The Danish are consistently ranked as the world’s happiest people, and a new study shows that the key may be found in their DNA Why is the grass always greener on social media? Scientific American (blog) The views expressed are those of the … Read more
Game of Thrones and Anthropology Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology Sometimes people worry that anthropology’s central preoccupations won’t resonate with the wider public. But just one look at Game of Thrones proves that’s not true. Prominent Anthropologist Welcomes Football Team Name Trademark Cancellation American Anthropological Association In a move that was hailed … Read more
Anthropologist studies unifying potential of diversity Phys.Org Southeast Asia is about as far as one can get ? geographically and culturally ? from Iceland, where Hjorleifur Jonsson was born and raised. Yet it is this region that drew his interest as a budding anthropologist, and the area where his focus has remained. ASU anthropologist … Read more