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Undoing Work, Rethinking Community

April, 2019 / By Marion Lougheed

How does work confer dignity and a sense of belonging? Is work the central identity-conferring activity of society? What if […]

March, 2019 / By Frank G. Karioris

“Tuesday 8:30 – Good morning circle 9:00 – I’m raising the children you have forgotten. 10:15 – And you

March, 2019 / By Bogumila Hall

Unless they are disrupted, deportations tend to go unnoticed. It is usually only the shocking deaths of deportees, or direct

A close friend, currently preparing to become a military firefighter in Brazil, described his training as an exercise in “how

February, 2019 / By Ian M. Cook

Last month our dear podcasting heroes at New Books in Anthropology brought us some truly wonderful interviews. And, ever grateful

January, 2019 / By Ian M. Cook and Allegra Lab

All I want for 2019 is anthropology. In my ears. By way of a discussion with an author about their

December, 2018 / By Monika Milosavljević

In her book, Managing Ambiguity, How Clientelism, Citizenship and Power Shape Personhood in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Čarna Brković writes in

December, 2018 / By Allegra Lab and Ian M. Cook

It’s getting cold (in some parts of the world) and, as we all know, the best thing for keeping ears

November, 2018 / By Allegra Lab

While our newsfeed is filled with content related to the mid-term elections in the United States, President Trump’s xenophobic and

October, 2018 / By Allegra Lab and Ian M. Cook

After a short break, we’re back with another round up of the best new author interviews from our podcasting heroes