In an effort to address toxic polarization in the U.S., an anthropologist of the “Trumpiverse” explains MAGA supporters’ thinking in…
Revisiting the Spiritual Violence of BS JobsAnthropologist David Graeber’s celebrated theory of “bullshit jobs” continues to provide a critical window into why modern work is often…
Griko’s Poetic WhisperIn two poems, an anthropologist speaks to the timelessness and constant change of the minority language Griko in the Italian…
Smartphones Are Bicycles for Our MindsThe proliferation of smartphones is transforming basic structures of human existence, experience, and performance. How do these machines change what…
Grappling With Guilt Inside a System of Structural ViolenceCriminals and Gangmembers Anonymous, a 12-step recovery program, has proliferated in California’s carceral system. An anthropologist investigates the program, which…
A Call for Anthropological Poems of Resistance, Refusal, and WayfindingSAPIENS is seeking poetry submissions for a curated collection that will publish next year. Deadline: September 1, 2024. ✽ SAPIENS…
Why Do We Eat at Funerals?A sociocultural anthropologist explores the cultural significance of funeral rituals and food traditions worldwide. Funeral traditions around the world involve…
Chatter That MattersThree anthropologists sit to talk about the evolutionary purposes of gossip. What role does gossip play in human societies? In…
Spotlighting Black Women’s Mental Health StrugglesAn anthropologist discusses her film that honors and grieves the loss of Kime, a friend who passed away after experiencing…
Bila MwiliA poet-historian in Tanzania remembers those who have passed but who are still nearby. “Bila Mwili” is part of the…
