The Emergence of “Divorce Before Consummation” as a Legal Category in Jordanian Sharia Courts fictions
Today’s inquiry into the nature of legal fictions takes us to Jordan’s government-run Sharia courts, where the concept of “divorce […]
THE ANTHROPOLOGIST!
IT’S WORLD ANTHROPOLOGY DAY!!! (Admit it, this one calls for all capital lettering.) And we are very pleased to celebrate
Making Sense of Violence Against Minority Women: Notes on Skepticism, Discomfort & Privilege in Fieldwork
What is it like to do fieldwork within a marginalized social group? Especially when you – the researcher – hail
Call for Reviews: Recent Publications on kinship
Allegra’s reviews editor curated for you this list of some of the most interesting recent releases on #kinship. It’s sometimes
Cologne: Why cultural explanations are dangerous for feminism
The sexual assaults that occurred in Cologne on New Year’s Eve will long be remembered in Germany and in Europe
Mohawk Interruptus
In the online forum Native Appropriations, Dr. Adrienne Keene writes “When you’re invisible in society . . . every representation matters”
Wrapped in the Flag of Israel
How can we conceive of the contemporary relationship between race, poverty, and bureaucracy? Smadar Lavie’s latest publication, an account of
PACSA Bi-Annual Meeting | September 2-4, 2015
Over the last decades, ‘moving subjects’ have captivated—if not demanded—more of anthropologists’ attention. As one of the forefront communicators of
Children and Borders
In September 2015, an image of a three year old Syrian child, lying lifeless on a Turkish beach, travelled the
Migrants in Translation
Contemporary phenomena of migration and human trafficking pose challenges to modern states, which may struggle to deal effectively and fairly