Table of contents
Introduction 0 Why Write for the Public? 1 What to Expect, from Pitch to Publication 2 How to Write a Pitch 3 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 1: Structure 4 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 2: Style 5 Navigating Ethics and Reducing Harms 6 Habits of Thriving Public Anthropologists 7 Cultivating the Craft of Writing 8
Table of contents
Introduction 0 Why Write for the Public? 1 What to Expect, from Pitch to Publication 2 How to Write a Pitch 3 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 1: Structure 4 How To Tell a Great Story, Part 2: Style 5 Navigating Ethics and Reducing Harms 6 Habits of Thriving Public Anthropologists 7 Cultivating the Craft of Writing 8
An [un]Heroic Journey

A Tanzanian poet unseats the illusionist tale of the mission museum of the Archabbey of St. Ottilien in Germany. ✽…

Forest as Kin and Pantry in the Himalayas

In the Sikkim and Kalimpong Himalayas in Northeast India, supply chains are often interrupted by changing monsoon systems that damage…

How Cultural Knowledge Sustained Desert Farms in the Ancient Andes

An archaeologist who studies past farming practices in the north coast of Peru argues these offer models for navigating current…

Earworm

A poet-anthropologist listens to an accidental field recording from Kashmir: What might be dismissed as noise becomes a way to…

How Heavy Metal Fuels Indigenous Revival in Patagonia

An anthropologist plunges into the world of Patagonian heavy metal music in Argentina to explore how the genre relates to…

Launching Starship in South Texas

An anthropologist witnesses the first integrated flight attempt of the world’s largest rocket—and the wide range of responses it elicited…

Heaven on Earth and Jesus Is Palestinian

A poet calls readers to act in the face of interconnected violence, exploitation, and privilege. “Heaven on Earth” and “Jesus…

Cultivating Dragon Fruit’s Political Power in Ecuador

In the Ecuadorian Amazon, an anthropologist explores how the Shuar people are betting on dragon fruit cultivation to reclaim economic…

Translation Notes

A translator’s notes are refashioned into a poem calling for justice for Indigenous peoples in the Philippines displaced by a…

Spain’s Move to Decolonize Its Museums Must Continue

In early 2024, Spain’s culture minister announced that the nation would overhaul its state museum collections, igniting a wave of…