Neuroanthropology: Oxford Biocultural Anthropology Bibliography
Oxford Bibliographies has just published my entry Biocultural Anthropology into their excellent series on Anthropology. The bibliographies are expert guides to the literature, with introductions to...
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Litany of ifs and buts on Europe’s banks Properly done, asset review exercise could quickly establish the ECB as a tough regulator and help restore investor faith in Europe’s lenders Privatised...
View ArticleEthnography Matters: Faked photographs and objects of journalism in the late...
Editors’ note: In our installment of August’s Ethnographies of Objects edition, we hear from Andie Tucher about the curious image below that of a ‘Silent City’ that was later found to be fake and...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Unfortunately, it seems, the War is coming… “Syria...
Syria strike due in days, West tells opposition: Sources Western powers told the Syrian opposition to expect a strike against President Bashar al-Assad‘s forces within days Turkey urges response to...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: In the mean time, Turkish lira, stocks fall,...
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View ArticleAAA blog: Anthropology and Archaeology Resource Network
Have you added your gray literature to the Anthropology and Archaeology Resource Network lately? These anthropologists added their working paper and have received more than 4,000 abstract views and...
View ArticleFoodAnthropology: New Prize: The Thomas Marchione Food-as-a-Human-Right Award
Post by John Brett, President, Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition The Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition is pleased to announce an endowed award that honors the seminal...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Anthro post: “Oxford Biocultural Anthropology...
Oxford Biocultural Anthropology Bibliography Oxford Bibliographies has just published my entry Biocultural Anthropology into their excellent series on Anthropology. The bibliographies are expert...
View ArticleC L O S E R: Australian flash mob protest – Egypt, Syria and Silence is Betrayal
Closer Blog: Flash mobs are so yesterday. Are they? Watch the powerful Silence is Betrayal flashmob in Australia as a protest against the violence in Egypt and Syria.Read more: Australian flash mob...
View ArticlePopAnth - Hot Buttered Humanity: The hidden beauty of a toilet brush
A human castle in Tarragona. Photo by Elizabeth ChallinorThe cleaners in the Spanish hotel at Tarragona, where I was staying to attend a conference on medical anthropology, were taken by surprise when...
View ArticleICCI Home: Does "science" make you moral?
Whatever one thinks of priming studies, it is nice to have, after many studies where priming religion reinforces moral attitudes (for instance Shariff & Norenzayan 2007), an article in PLOS One,...
View ArticleCONNECTED in CAIRO: On The Theft of Egyptian Artifacts
I’m not sure exactly why they picked me, but I was asked this week to comment on the situation in Egypt and specifically the recent theft of artifacts from the Malawi Museum in the city of Minya....
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Serhatcan Yurdam (@syurdam): Kahire ve İskenderiye...
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View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Serhatcan Yurdam (@syurdam): İHD: “Hükümet Somalili...
“Hükümet Somalili mültecileri sınırdışı etmekten vazgeçmeli” İnsan Hakları Derneği (İHD) adına yapılan yazılı açıklamada, Suriye üzerinden Türkiye‘ye sığınan Somalili mültecilerin Somali’ye...
View ArticleMuseum Anthropology: US Overhauls Process for Recognizing Indian Tribes
US Overhauls Process for Recognizing Indian Tribes
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Erkan in Antakya
As a sort of workaholic, this is the first time in this summer to be out of town for pleasure. I initially intended to spend some time in Black Sea region mountains but summer school classes lasted...
View ArticleC L O S E R: Junge Salafiyya-Anhänger suchen im Internet nach dem „wahren...
Closer Blog: Carmen Becker hat den Einfluss des Internets auf den Glauben junger niederländischer und deutscher Muslime untersucht, die der Salafiyya folgen. Am 9. September 2013 wird sie an der...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: New Archive of 800,000 Pages Documenting the Media...
New Archive Makes Available 800,000 Pages Documenting the History of Film, Television & Radio Click images for larger versions Film buffs and scholars have a new cache at their fingertips. The...
View ArticleAidnography - Development as anthropological object: What giant robotic...
Institute of Modern Art BrisbaneWhen I came across this fascinating piece on robotic mining trucks in Australia the connection to development was not self-evident right away. But the longer I thought...
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