Anthropology Now

The Keeper of the Kris

**This is a special feature from the newest September 2010 issue of Anthropology Now. In "The Keeper of the Kris," Janet Hoskins reviews Ann Dunham Soetoro's book, Surviving against the Odds: Village Industry in Indonesia.** If she were alive...

Volume 2 Number 2

Volume 2 Number 2, September 2010 In This Issue: A Fieldnote on Shame by Lucas Bessire Icons of the Desert by Ruti Talmor Super Guinea Pigs? by Maria Elena Garcia My Bun, Her Oven by Elly Teman The Red General by Andrew...

What Does Race Have to Do With It?

John Hartigan Jr., author of an article on race in the upcoming September issue of Anthropology Now, also writes a blog on race and for publications such as The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Statesman. Check out the links below to read his...

Part 1: Courting La Paz

When one arrives at a new fieldsite, the only things one can know with any certainty are the changes in one’s own experience. Lacunas of knowledge burst into one’s consciouness like the appearance of crystal-clear lakes dotting the ground...

Crises of Capitalism by an animated David Harvey

From The New York Observer, Wall Street article by Max Abelson, "Today's Must-See Animated Capitalist Takedown from RSA and David Harvey By Max Abelson June 29, 2010 | 6:24 p.m If you watch just one funny and handsome Marxist critique...

Part 2: On Anthropology, Inspiration from Haiti

While planning the relief event, I could not see the magnitude of our efforts – I was simply too busy. The total weigh-in of donations was undoubtedly impressive, but with no prior experience in planning disaster relief events, I pondered how I...

Part 1: On Anthropology, Inspiration from Haiti

While trained as a cultural anthropologist, I also work within linguistics and have worked as an archaeologist. This freedom to be more holistic in my research is, I feel, one of anthropology’s strongest attractions. Combining this with...

Outsmarting Risk: From Bonuses to Bailouts

Outsmarting Risk: From Bonuses to Bailouts By Karen Z. Ho Recent criticisms of Wall Street bonuses and bailouts—whether they express incredulous disbelief, hopeless resignation, or unfortunate necessity—somehow leave us unsatisfied. Most...

Volume 2 Number 1

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Findings: Part 4 from Issue 3 of Anthropology Now

CUNY Graduate School Student Collective: Akissi Britton, Risa Cromer, Chris Grove, Carwil James, Martha Lincoln, Michael Polson, Sophie Statzel, John Warner This column, a new regular contribution to Anthropology Now, will highlight emerging...