The Limitations of Compassion in International Volunteering On April 15, 2013, at 2:49 p.m., two bombs were detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The effects were physically devastating — three dead and hundreds injured, some requiring amputations. The psychological effects were equally…
When State Replaces God June 6, 2016 – Vigilers gather outside of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, NY in support of A Post 9-11 Domestic Human Rights Campaign put on by the organization, No Separate Justice. . Photo courtesy of No Separate…
Trademarking Racism: Pseudo-Indian Symbols and the Business of Professional Sports Protestors at Mile High Stadium before a game between the Denver Broncos and the Washington Redskins display Change the Mascot signs. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, a novel by the Spokane author Sherman Alexie, a…
Border Crossing Fox News Latino reports: Shoes, backpacks and other objects discarded in the desert by undocumented immigrants have been collected by a team of anthropologists to document the difficult journey they make to get into the United States. “For me,…
Sex, Crimes and Punishment Roger N. Lancaster published an opinion Piece at NYTimes, arguing that “Our sex offender laws are expansive, costly and ineffective — guided by panic, not reason.” In fact, the crimes that most spur public outrage — the abduction, rape and…
Findings, Part 2: sample from Issue #2 of Anthropology Now Findings is a new, regular column contribution appearing in the magazine, Anthropology Now. Each column highlight emerging anthropological research through a series of short reviews co-authored and co-edited by a diverse student collective from The…
