Words of Passage
Hilary Parsons Dick’s multi-site ethnography Words of Passage: National Longing and the Imagined Lives of Mexican Migrants is based on […]
The Borders of “Europe”
In the frenzied media coverage of Europe’s migration “crisis” in recent years, the borders of Europe have been depicted as
Undoing Work, Rethinking Community
How does work confer dignity and a sense of belonging? Is work the central identity-conferring activity of society? What if
Ghosts in the Schoolyard
“Tuesday 8:30 – Good morning circle 9:00 – I’m raising the children you have forgotten. 10:15 – And you
After Deportation
Unless they are disrupted, deportations tend to go unnoticed. It is usually only the shocking deaths of deportees, or direct
Threshold: Emergency Responders on the US-Mexico Border
A close friend, currently preparing to become a military firefighter in Brazil, described his training as an exercise in “how
#Podcast Round Up: The Best of January
Last month our dear podcasting heroes at New Books in Anthropology brought us some truly wonderful interviews. And, ever grateful
December Podcast Round Up
All I want for 2019 is anthropology. In my ears. By way of a discussion with an author about their
Managing Ambiguity
In her book, Managing Ambiguity, How Clientelism, Citizenship and Power Shape Personhood in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Čarna Brković writes in
Podcast Interview Round Up: The Best of November
It’s getting cold (in some parts of the world) and, as we all know, the best thing for keeping ears