“We don’t have to whisper”: Fieldnotes from Odesa
I met Engineer Yakiv[1] on board a merchant ship I had joined just south of Sri Lanka in early 2013. […]
Heritage out of Control: Models of Inheriting Spiritual Love
“Muslims go to Mecca once, if they are not unnecessarily wealthy (laughing), but people of all kinds come to visit
Heritage out of Control: Buddhist Material Excess in Depopulating Japan
Inherited Buddhist objects and their associated ritual care connect the dead with the living. Buddhist things are not only material.
Call for reviews: Anthropology of Death and Mourning
The global pandemic has brought death uncomfortably close for many of us. The way our governments, economists, scientists, and fellow
The Chaos of Asynchronous Grief
Spoiler: I hate to say it, but Americans have only begun the five stages of grief, and we aren’t
“L’étranger”: Ariane Benoit on the Fluid Mosaic
Introduction Ariane is an anthropologist and a performer who chose to combine these two disciplines in her professional and personal
Anthropology at, and of, the Limit
Where do we draw the line of separation? Who draws it, and for which purposes? When the former interior minister
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The No-Map and the Fear of Being in the No Go World
The NGO personnel in Gaziantep’s office (Turkey) was in shock. Little groups were talking loudly in Arabic, or keeping their
No Go World: How No Go Zones Make the World a More Dangerous Place
As neo-nationalists gain strength across Europe and the promise of ‘strong’ borders continues to gain traction with electorates across the
Introduction: Displacement and New Sociabilities
In this thematic week we aim to think through the notion of displacement. At a time that is marked by