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.
Protecting Life Below Water by Zoe Todd (De-Provincializing Development Series) October 17, 2017December 4, 2017De-Provincializing Development In this post, Zoe Todd describes how humans are always embedded in watery worlds and notes the dangers of crafting sharp distinctions between aquatic worlds and terrestrial ones.
Fixing Hunger at its Roots by Garrett M. Broad (De-Provincializing Development Series) September 26, 2017December 4, 2017De-Provincializing Development In this post, Garrett Broad describes community-based efforts to combat food insecurity in the United States and the rising stakes of the current administration’s plans to roll back food assistance and nutrition programs.
Ethnography and the Militarization of the American Dream: A Conversation Between Gina M. Pérez and Zoë H. Wool September 19, 2017December 4, 2017Public Anthropologies In this conversation, Gina M. Perez and Zoë H. Wool discuss the moral, political, and personal stakes of US militarism.
Falling Further Behind on Health by Emily K. Brunson and Jessica Mulligan (De-Provincializing Development Series) July 11, 2017December 4, 2017De-Provincializing Development Emily K. Brunson and Jessica Mulligan weigh in on the current debates over health care in the United States, highlighting the failures of the US health system to provide equitable access to health care
Introduction: De-Provincializing Development July 11, 2017August 11, 2017Public Anthropologies Yarimar Bonilla and Adia Benton introduce a new series, "De-Provincializing Developmentin," which will examine the United Nations' newly established Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Over the next several months, we will be featuring essays from anthropologists and other scholars who rate how the United States fares in relation to the seventeen SDGs.
Environmental In/Justice in Uncertain Times: An Interview with Barbara Rose Johnston June 26, 2017December 4, 2017Public Anthropologies In this installment of our “Public Dialogues” series, Christian Wells talks to Barbara Rose Johnston about recent shifts in attitudes toward environmental justice issues in the US government, the impacts that might result from proposed changes, and how anthropologists can position themselves to respond.
