The Limits of Official Statistics April 14, 2021April 14, 2021COVID-19 In this post, Jena Barchas-Lichtenstein reflects on official statistics, common misunderstandings, and the COVID-19 numbers we're all becoming increasingly familiar with. She calls on readers to become more knowledgeable about what official statistics can and can't do and to question the epistemic priority that so many people reflexively give to numbers by paying attention to what is not included.
Commentaries on “The Case for Letting Anthropology Burn” September 22, 2020September 23, 2020Public Anthropologies These commentaries respond to Ryan Cecil Jobson’s year-in-review essay, questioning the unitary“we” held to stand in for anthropological practitioners from a variety of vantage points, imaging new horizons for the discipline, and insisting that anthropology contribute to real-time material, affective, and ideological transformations.
Covid, Twitter, and Critique: An Interview with Carlo Caduff July 2, 2020COVID-19 In this post in our COVID-19 series, Yarimar Bonilla interviews Carlo Caduff about the politics of lockdowns, barriers to pandemic preparedness, and affective and critical responses to COVID-19.
Material Transformations of Memory July 2, 2020COVID-19 In this post in our COVID-19 series, the authors undertake a contemporary archaeology of the material changes being seen in the public spaces of Tromsø, Norway, highlighting the discrepancies between everyday practices and government policies.
No Borders in the Time of COVID-19 July 2, 2020COVID-19 In this post in our COVID-19 series, Miriam Ticktin argues that we should use the pandemic to rethink political borders and our connections with each other.
Lives That Matter and Others That Don’t: Thoughts from Europe about this New Pandemic July 2, 2020July 2, 2020COVID-19 In this post in our COVID-19 series, Veronica Gomez-Temesio reflects on Europes response to the disease and the politics of triage in light of her research on Ebola in Guinea.
COVID-19, Crystal Balls, and the Epidemic Imagination July 2, 2020COVID-19 In this post in our COVID-19 series, Jean Segata describes the epistemic intelligences associated with COVID-19 in Brazil, based on his work on scientists and policymakers combating mosquito-borne diseases.
Topologies of the Mask July 2, 2020COVID-19 In this post in our COVID-19 series, Chuan Hao (Alex) Chen urges us to think critically about the surfaces of masks.
An Interview with the Editor of American Anthropologist about the March 2020 Cover Controversy June 29, 2020July 2, 2020Public Anthropologies Yarimar Bonilla and editor-in-chief Deborah Thomas discuss the March 2020 cover controversy.
Courage amid Catastrophe: A Conversation between Juno Salazar Parreñas and Greg Beckett May 27, 2020June 10, 2020Public Anthropologies In this conversation, Juno Salazar Parreñas and Greg Beckett discuss shared themes of their work, including survival, vulnerability, uncertainty, and ethnography as a therapeutic practice for grief.
“Everything is Permitted”: Trump, White Supremacy, Fascism March 23, 2020March 22, 2020Public Anthropologies In this commentary, Nicholas De Genova examines Trump, facism, and the "ethos of civil war" that defines contemporary US politics.
Forum on “Anthropology and the Riddle of White Supremacy” March 11, 2020March 15, 2020Public Anthropologies This forum features responses to Junaid Rana's article “Anthropology and the Riddle of White Supremacy” by Mark Anderson, Zareena Grewal, Irma A. Velásquez Nimatuj, and Ghassan Hage.
The Incredible Simplicity of Anti-Imperialism February 13, 2020February 12, 2020Public Anthropologies In this post, Kali Rubaii examines anti-imperial struggles in Iraq.
Using the Anthropological Concept of “Core Cultural Values” to Understand the Puerto Rican 2019 Summer Protests October 29, 2019October 29, 2019Public Anthropologies Carlos G. García-Quijano and Hilda Lloréns write about how to understand the recent protests in Puerto Rico through the lens of core cultural values.
Knife? What Knife? June 21, 2019De-Provincializing Development In this post, Hannah Appel brings a decolonizing lens to SDG #17: Partnerships for the Goals.
Year in Review: In the Time of Public Anthropologies June 13, 2019June 14, 2019Public Anthropologies A public anthropologies year-in-review article by Sareeta Amrute and Mona Bhan!
Stakeholders, Gender, and the Politics of Water January 22, 2019January 22, 2019De-Provincializing Development In this post, Jessica Cattelino explores gender and other inequities around water.
Anthropology and Disaster Risk Reduction December 18, 2018December 18, 2018De-Provincializing Development In this post, Kim Fortun explores how anthropological knowledge might supplement efforts to understand and interrogate disaster vulnerability and political responsibility.
Forum on “Unrequited Engagement” November 6, 2018Public Anthropologies A forum on the article "Unrequited Engagement: Misadventures in Advocating for Medicaid Expansion" by Emily K. Brunson, Jessica M. Mulligan, Elise Andaya, Milena A. Melo, and Susan Sered.
What to Know about Race and Voting in America October 29, 2018November 3, 2018Public Anthropologies In this post, Emily Weisenberger discusses voting rights and efforts to combat voter suppression in US elections.
Cities and Urban Planning: Missing Dialogues October 23, 2018October 23, 2018De-Provincializing Development In this post, Britt Dahlberg reflects on ways to expand public dialogue about creating safe and inclusive cities.
The Gruel of Law October 8, 2018October 8, 2018De-Provincializing Development In this post, Darryl Li explores some of the myths around courts and the rule of law, and comments on the recent Kavanaugh hearings.
Imagining an End to Poverty: New UN Sustainable Development Goals and the United States September 25, 2018September 25, 2018De-Provincializing Development In this post, Angelique Haugerud examines the politics of poverty and how we measure economic progress.
Decentralizing Energy July 3, 2018July 19, 2018De-Provincializing Development In this post, Myles Lennon and Douglas Rogers consider the promises and potential pitfalls of decentralized energy systems.
Cover the Earth: Reclaiming Life and Land through the Prism of a Green Aesthetic June 12, 2018June 4, 2018De-Provincializing Development In this post, Kath Weston pushes us to think beyond "green" forms of environmentalism.
Gender-Based Violence in the US April 3, 2018March 30, 2018De-Provincializing Development In this post, Sameena Mulla calls for an expanded understanding of gender-based violence in the US and our possible responses to it.
Held Back: The Reluctance to Adopt a Human Rights Approach to Education in the US March 20, 2018March 20, 2018De-Provincializing Development In this post, Amanda Walker Johnson explores why the US has struggled to achieve real equity in public education.
Infrastructures, Disposed (De-Provincializing Development) February 27, 2018February 27, 2018De-Provincializing Development In this post, Catherine Fennell explores the issues around developing and disposing of public infrastructure—and how people are affected by infrastructural decay.
Eradicating Poverty: Good for Humanity, Bad for the Planet? (De-Provincializing Development) February 19, 2018February 16, 2018De-Provincializing Development In this post, Gustav Peebles encourages us to use anthropological knowledge to devise more sustainable forms of consumption and production in response to SDG #12.
The Problem with Jobs (De-Provincializing Development) November 7, 2017February 16, 2018De-Provincializing Development In this installment, Ilana Gershon and Melissa Cefkin explore SDG #8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, by asking what, exactly, counts as "decent work" these days, and how work-distribution platforms like Uber and TaskRabbit reflect, shape, and portend the future of employment in the United States.
