Beyond Fieldwork: emotions, facial ‘disfigurement’ and a PhD #Fieldnotes
What does it feel like to do fieldwork? How does one encounter experiences of suffering, trauma – even death – while maintaining […]
Fieldnote One-Shots
New and Old Wars. Organized Violence in a Global Era.
An important book since its first edition, the third edition of Kaldor’s New and Old Wars struggles to keep pace
A hundred years apart: An intimate history of Italian migration to the US
“…Here being my Italy – Where memories spring like geysers, Crying at me where I place my feet; Italy which
The Anthropology of Islam Reader
Great dilemmas of selection, inclusion, and exclusion face the editor of an anthology of the anthropology of Islam. The papers
Why the differences between Lampedusa (the place) and Lampedusa (the play) matter
On April 19 I went to see “Lampedusa”, a play by Anders Lustgarten, and found it both enlightening and misleading.
Wives, Husbands and Lovers. Marriage and Sexuality in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Urban China
Social scientists have repeatedly looked at the institution of marriage, and at the pivotal role it plays in many societies’
Symbiosis, Avengers and resistance: some brief meditations on raising hell
Warning: Spoilers ahead. Do not read if you are planning to see Avengers: Age of Ultron. This post comes in
That’s a big sun! Drawings on Mobile Childhood
Mari (the researcher), Tina (9 years), Lisa (9 years), Rose (8 years) Mari : Think about a story of a
Call Reviews
Call for Reviews: Recent Publications on Children
To celebrate the arrival of another tiny Allie, Allegra is launching a small but perfectly formed list of publications on
Women Redefining the Experience of Food Insecurity. Life off the Edge of the Table
In recent years, the issue of food insecurity in the developed world has gone from being met with denial to