Clutter and Stress
Jeanne Arnold talks to the Boston Globe about cluster, stress and he latest book: With the 21st century’s constantly evolving technological innovations and the wild success of bulk-shopping stores, our hoarding habits have gotten worse. Some of us feel like we’re drowning every time we take a moment to look around our homes. A recently […]
Images and video clips from the religious ritual at MetLife Stadium
Kieran Kesner, a photographer, attended the Jewish ritual at the MetLife Stadium. You can view his beautiful images and video clips at AMAGANSETT. I had never heard of Siyum HaShas. After a 6 hour drive on the morning of from Boston to NJ, I found myself immersed in the collective gathering of nearly 100,000 Jews. […]
Solidarity and Redemption at MetLife Stadium
Dr. David J. Landes is an anthropologist studying Orthodox Jewish culture. Last Wednesday David joined 90,000 orthodox Jews in a spectacular religious ritual at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. He shared his fascinating field notes with The Talmud Blog: Over the past several decades a new ritual has taken hold within the Orthodox community, […]
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture
Images by permission of Lewis museum 1) Growing Up AFRO exhibition, titled “What’s Your Excuse” (Caption: Anthony Anderson, Braven Sloane and Milton Brooks ask, "What's your Excuse?", Richmond, VA, Date unknown.) 2) Strength of the Mind Gallery Shot (Courtesy RFLM) 3) Museum building shot (Photo by James Singewald)
Learning about the African American Experience in Baltimore
Learning about the African American Experience in Baltimore By Kyle Benn Two blocks from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture sits not far from where Maryland slaves were sold and shipped farther south as cotton replaced tobacco as the United States’ most lucrative cash crop. As […]
Upcoming Sept. issue Anthropology Now
Anthropology Now September 2012 Vol 4 No 2 Features Gambled Away by Natasha Dow Schüll Observers Observed: An Anthropologist Under Surveillance by Katherine Verdery Late Pregnancy, Labor Induction and the Occupy Uterus Movement by Kathryn B.H. Clancy Terror and Love: A Study of Brainwashing by Alexandra Stein Dilemmas of Recovery by Seth D. Messinger […]
China and the Olympics
Anthropologist Susan Brownell studies sports and the Olympics: My question, "will the Olympics change China, or will China change the Olympics?" was really an attempt to prod my audiences to think about the bigger question of the implications for the developed West of China's rise, because Westerners seemed so concerned about the question of whether […]
Invitation to submit an Anthropology and Education Guest Blog
Invitation to submit an Anthropology and Education Guest Blog Who: Undergrads, Graduate Students, Educators, Cultural Heritage Workers, or Anthropologists—share your work or build your c.v. with a quick publication What: A 500-850 word blog post describing and critiquing some interesting example of “anthropology” and “education” in the real world. We know that people use anthropology […]
Useful anthropology journals and blogs
Selective list of anthropology journals and blogs http://www.aesonline.org/ http://www.haujournal.org/index.php/hau/ http://www.culanth.org/ http://www.anthropology-news.org/ http://savageminds.org/ http://johnpostill.com/ http://openanthcoop.ning.com/ http://mediatedcultures.net/ http://somatosphere.net/ http://www.materialworldblog.com/ http://anthropologyreport.com/ http://anthropologyworks.com/ http://blogs.plos.org/neuroanthropology/ There is a more exhaustive list of anthropology blogs at http://anthropologyreport.com/anthropology-blogs/
In Memoriam, Michel-Rolph Trouillot, 1949-2012
In Memoriam, Michel-Rolph Trouillot, 1949-2012 http://anthropologyreport.com/in-memoriam-michel-rolph-trouillot-1949-2012/