From the Archives

From the Archives: The Future in our Disciplinary Past

In this series, our contributing editors reflect on a set of articles from the archives of American Anthropologist that speaks to their research interests. Here, Nandita Badami explores how anthropologists have imagined the future in their research.

From the Archives: Justice after Genocide and the Anthropologist’s Role

In this series, our contributing editors reflect on a set of articles from the archives of American Anthropologist that speaks to their research interests. Here, Emily Weisenberger explores how anthropologists have thought about their roles in restorative justice projects.

From the Archives: Theorizing Everyday Resistance and Political Transformation

In this series, our contributing editors reflect on a set of articles from the archives of American Anthropologist that speaks to their research interests. Here, Fatima Tassadiq explores work on everyday resistance, popular protest, and political transformation in light of her research on citizenship and democratic practice in Pakistan.

From the Archives: Neoliberal Precarities

In this series, our contributing editors reflect on a set of articles from the archives of American Anthropologist that speaks to their research interests. Here, Naomi Zucker explores how the concept of precarity bridges political economy and more affective approaches to life within neoliberalism.

From the Archives: Biocultural Connections to Eating Disorders and More

In this series, our contributing editors reflect on a set of articles from the archives of American Anthropologist that speaks to their research interests. Here, Channah Leff investigates the biocultural aspects of eating disorders.

From the Archives: Exploring the Human-Environment Dialectic by Anthony Tricarico

In this new series, our contributing editors reflect on a set of articles from the archives of American Anthropologist that speaks to their research interests. Here, Anthony Tricarico investigates the human-environment dialectic through recent work in historical ecology.

From the Archives: Play as Theory, Object, and Analytic by Evan P. Conaway

In this new series, our contributing editors reflect on a set of articles from the archives of American Anthropologist that speaks to their research interests. Here, Evan P. Conaway investigates play as a theory, object, and analytic.