The second Helsinki Knots Symposium: 23 October 2015
Relations and Dependencies, the second Helsinki Knots Symposium, tackled how two disciplines, anthropology and sociology, deal with the interplay between […]
Happenings
#AAA2015: Allegra’s Favorites
This week, anthropologists will be making their way to Denver for the yearly academic (and sometimes chaotic) ritual that is
Anthropology as the study of composite worlds – an interview with Philippe Descola
An academic interview is just a snapshot but it can offer a vivid account of a life’s work. The following
LANDSCAPE! Conference of the Finnish Anthropological Society 2015 #REPORTWEEK
This week, Allegra makes a five-day trip to the northern capital of Finland – Helsinki! Our fantastic local allies have
#Events: the Wacky, the Bizarre… and the Hairy!
>INSERT BLURB – BLA-BLA-BLAHBLA-BLAH< Fine, this was no editorial omission although the thought is fun, right! Rather it was a
Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions Movement: to Be or Not-to-Be? #Palestine
A few months ago a fellow anthropologist colleague forwarded me a petition: Anthropologists for the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions. The
Palestine Threads
Engaged Anthropology: The AAA’s Israel/Palestine Task Force Report
On 8 October 2015, Israeli security forces brutally beat and arrested two students of Birzeit University, a major Palestinian university
Essay One-Shots
REVISITING ISRAELI ANTHROPOLOGY AND AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGY: OUR “SPECIAL RELATIONS” #Palestine
Earlier this week the American Anthropological Association’s task force on Engagement with Israel-Palestine issued a 130-page report to assess whether
#EVENTS: Critique, Open Access and…Hockey!
It’s Autumn (at least here in Europe), days are becoming shorter and you’re feeling a bit low? Worry no more
EVENTS between beauty, art and more
We saw it coming, but now it’s obvious: art and visual methods are occupying increasing positions of relevance in our