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all articles published in November, 2009

Edupunk/Anthropunk: What?

Edupunk/Anthropunk: What?


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Added on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 to Education sections.

I have always been a little out of the box when it comes to teaching and learning anthropology. I believe that the best educational experiences occur in an open and participatory environment. I’ve never been comfortable as the “sage on the…

Nuclear Payouts: Knowledge and Compensation in the Chernobyl Aftermath

Nuclear Payouts: Knowledge and Compensation in the Chernobyl Aftermath


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Added on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 to Articles sections.

*This is a special feature from the second, atomic themed print issue of Anthropology Now.* “Nothing happened” When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in the early morning of April 26, 1986, it blasted a radioactive plume as high as…

The Anthropology Song

The Anthropology Song


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Added on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 to Press Watch sections.

It’s a question that almost every anthropologist has had to answer eventually, usually from a concerned parent or family member:  “So… anthropology.  What is that, and what kind of job will it get you?” Usually we fumble out a stock…

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

Added on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 to Press Watch sections.

This week saw an outpouring of sentiment and reflection about Claude Lévi-Strauss on the occasion of his death on October 30, just shy of his 101st birthday: Obituaries: Le Monde (Roger Pol-Droit) Libération (Antoine de Gaudemar) The…

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