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03/11/11
Anthropologist: "Stop the abuse of migrants at the U.S. - Mexican boder!"
They beat children and adults during apprehensions and in custody, they deny people with life-threatening medical conditions treatment, separate family members and confiscate their belongings.
“We were held with another woman who was coughing so bad… more »
20/09/11
"Similar to the Third World debt crisis" - David Graeber on 'Occupy Wall Street'
While the Guardian is sending an anthropologist on fieldwork among bankers to give us insight in the destructive culture of finance, thousands of people in New York are occupying the Wall Street, “the financial Gomorrah of America” and “… more »
27/08/11
13:51:59, by Lorenz 
. Categories: politics, Us and Them, Latin- and Central America, globalisation, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, Northern America, migration Deadly migration: The ignored health crisis on the US-Mexican border
A multi-dimensional public health crisis is unfolding on the U.S.-Mexico border that few seem ready to acknowledge, anthropologists Rachel Stonecipher & Sarah Willen write on the Access Denied blog.
The complexity of this crisis came to light dur… more »
04/05/11
Anthropologists: "It's time to kill the Osama bin Laden myths"
(draft, post in progress) It's not the first time that Osama Bin Laden has died. Nevertheless, the Western political leaders, even European leaders who were supposed to oppose death penalty, are celebrating the killing of Bin Laden, and the frontpages of… more »
11/04/11
00:47:55, by Lorenz . Categories: Us and Them, Europe, globalisation, language, Northern America, migration Global apartheid: Are you expat or immigrant? (updated)
What comes into your mind, reading the following lines?"We tend to gather in certain locales (cities, sometimes specific neighbourhoods); we frequent particular businesses - some of the services being unique to our community; we have dedicated media,… more »
02/02/11
"A wonderful development" - Anthropologists on the Egypt Uprising (updated 6.2.)
(in progress) "The government would come down hard on even the smallest protest, and everyone would be arrested. Now, it’s as if the people are saying, ‘We’re not going to be afraid anymore.’ “I am very, very happy for the Egyptian people. I… more »
26/12/10
22:18:28, by Lorenz . Categories: culture traditions, Us and Them, books, Northern America, anthropology (general), University / Academia How racist is American anthropology?
Why does anthropology tend to focus on "exotic others"? Why this obsession with Africa? How come calls by well-known anthropologists such as Paul Rabinow to "anthropologize the West not brought forth much fruit? How racist is American anthropology?Ke… more »
20/09/10
"Human smugglers fight global apartheid"
High-tech border between USA and Mexico. Photo: Paul Garland, flickr The limitation of people’s freedom of movement based on their nationality (“global apartheid”) is maybe one of the biggest human rights issues nowadays. One m… more »
07/09/10
00:00:02, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, Us and Them, Northern America, journal articles / papers Thesis: That's why they go to war
Make Peace. Photo: Danny Hammontree, flickr "What if they gave a war and nobody came?" is a popular slogan from the antiwar-movement. But nowadays, USA with their allies are at war in Iraq and Afghanistan and still lots of people enlist in the military,… more »
14/06/10
"Encouraging to see a Muslim anthropologist studying American society"
Days and weeks before the launch of the new book by anthropologist Akbar Ahmed called Journey into America: the Challenge of Islam, it was already reviewed in major Pakistani newspapers. "Usually it is Western anthropologists who study Muslim societies.… more »
25/05/10
00:21:57, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, Us and Them, Northern America, migration, anthropology (general) No more conferences in Arizona: Anthropologists condemn Immigration Law
Even rather conservative organisations are able to act and protest: In an official resolution, passed on Saturday, The American Anthropological Association has condemned the new immigration law in Arizona. The association will refuse to hold scholarl… more »
08/05/10
15:34:53, by Lorenz . Categories: indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, Africa, Northern America, journal articles / papers Protests against Human Zoo i Houston: Africans on display together with chimpanzees?
Five years ago people from all over the world protested against the "African Village" in the zoo in Augsburg, Germany. Now, a new campaign is being planned against "The African Forest", a $50 million project in the Houston Zoo, where Africans are on d… more »
01/04/10
Anthropologist uncovers how global elites undermine democracy
Janine Wedel has done something that far too few anthropolologists do: She studied powerful people. Those who rule the world. In her book "Shadow Elite", she shows how a new system of power and influence has taken hold globally, one that undermines d… more »
07/06/09
Fieldwork among homeless heroin and crack users - new book by Philippe Bourgois
"In Search of Respect. Selling Crack in El Barrio" is one of my favorite ethnographies. Now, Philippe Bourgois, is out with a new book. In “Righteous Dopefiend", he looks at the clients of the dealers, the University paper Penn Current reports.
The pa… more »
11/03/09
Anthropologist Explores Wall Street Culture
40,000 AT&T workers lost their job. This sounds like terrible news. But the stock market applauded it, sending AT&T shares up. Why? Anthropologist Karen Ho was fascinated and confused by the different reactions and wrote her dissertation about it… more »
21/01/09
20:13:31, by Lorenz . Categories: technology, Northern America, youth, journal articles / papers, cyberanthropology, internet Dissertation: Why kids embrace Facebook and MySpace
After 30 months ethnographic fieldwork on Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites, danah boyd has finally completed her PhD-thesis and put it online. Although she is no anthropologist, she seems to have worked like an anthropologist. Her thes… more »
10/01/09
Humain Terrain anthropologist attacked in Afghanistan has died
(via 'Ilm al-insaan) An anthropologist embedded with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan to help soldiers understand local customs has died more than two months after she was doused with fuel and set on fire, according to ap.
Anthropologist Paula Loyd, 36,… more »
27/11/08
The anthropology of nudity: New issue of American Ethnography Quasimonthly
“Why are you, with your impeccable credentials, studying nude dancing?” “I am an anthropologist. Anthropologists study human behavior”, answered Judith Lynne Hanna when she did her field work on striptease clubs. Hoochy Coochy Dancing and Fantasy Love is… more »
04/11/08
20:28:35, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, Northern America, journal articles / papers Who has the right to vote? Anthropology News on US-election
If you need anthropological perspectives on the US-election Obama-McCain, you'll find them in the new issue of Anthropology News. One of the articles is about a study on voting, politicial participation and citizenship among individuals with psychiatric… more »
23/09/08
03:27:59, by Lorenz . Categories: indigenous people / minorities, culture traditions, development empowerment, books, Northern America, Native American How gaming wealth is reviving American Indian traditions
Gaming is big business for many Native American tribes. For the Seminole tribe in Florida, gaming wealth enabled them to revive traditions and celebrate their culture in previously unimaginable ways, anthropologist Jessica R. Cattelino writes in her new… more »
22/09/08
21:54:52, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, Us and Them, applied anthropology, Northern America, Middle East, ethics How the Human Terrain System people think
"They’re natural born killers. They’re good, they’re lethal, they’re fantastic. I love working with them", says Major Robert Holbert. He was part of the first Human Terrain Team in Afghanistan in 2007 and tells his story in a fascinating interview with L… more »
22/08/08
Native American Tribe Allows Gay Marriage
Gay marriage is banned in Oregon and the most states in the U.S. But if you are gay and Native Indian you are lucky: The Coquille Indian Tribe on the southern Oregon coast recently adopted a law that recognizes same-sex marriage.
The law extends to g… more »
06/07/08
Fieldwork reveals how slot machines are exploiting people
In November, a referendum on the legalizing of slot machines in Maryland will be held. In the Washington Post, anthropologist Natasha Dow Schüll tells us how slot machines are exploiting people.
Natasha Dow Schüll has been on fieldwork in Las Vegas a… more »
27/04/08
21:20:54, by Lorenz . Categories: culture traditions, Latin- and Central America, Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, Northern America, journal articles / papers, websites New e-zine: American Ethnography
Anthropologist Martin Høyem has launched the e-zine "American Ethnography", an "internet glossy on the study of cultures":
We cover ethnography that relates to anything we would call America. We aim to present the tradition and practice of ethnograph… more »
14/01/08
02:45:47, by Lorenz . Categories: technology, gender, Northern America, media, cyberanthropology, internet Anthropological research: Online dating as disappointing as the real-life dating scene
Sounds familiar: People on online dating sites are experiencing frustration because it does seem that the internet in many ways is just the same old bar scene. This is one of the findings of research by anthropologist Susan E. Frohlick. She is conductin… more »
09/12/07
"The insecure American needs help by anthropologists" - AAA-meeting part II
(Photo: Dean Terry, flickr, from the film Subdivided, see below)
The annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association received more media attention than usual. One important topic was the relationship between anthropology and the military as… more »
07/11/07
Study: Anti-immigration steps are doing the opposite of what they intend to do
Restrictions to keep immigrants from entering the United States are having the effect of encouraging those who are already here to stay by any means necessary, a study by anthropologist Maxine L. Margolis finds.
“The restrictions are doing exactly th… more »
31/10/07
10:27:20, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, Us and Them, Northern America, University / Academia, ethics "Arabs and Muslims should be wary of anthropologists"
News of anthropologists in the US. military starts circulating on one of the largest Muslim websites, Culture Matters reports. Anthropologist Donald Abdallah Cole says to IslamOnline.net that "Arabs and Muslims should be wary of western anthropologists"… more »
09/10/07
15:23:53, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, Us and Them, applied anthropology, Northern America, University / Academia, ethics "No wonder that anthropology is banished from universities in the 'decolonized' world" (updated)
The debates about the militarisation of anthropology have recently made the front page of the New York Times and several other newspapers (f.ex. The Boston Globe) and blogs discussed the story.
Are more and more (American) anthropologists willing to… more »
30/09/07
23:35:17, by Lorenz . Categories: culture traditions, Us and Them, Latin- and Central America, fieldwork / methods, Northern America, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers When Norwegians do business in Brazil, Lowrider Culture and 9 more anthropology theses (part 1)
Norwegian anthropologists no longer hide their master theses in distant libraries. Most theses are now available online in digital archives. Last week, more than 20 new theses (among them 11 in English) have been put online at DUO, the digital library of… more »
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