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Snapshots of Losing Jenna

An anthropologist offers a lens on how losses from war dramatically alter a family—and a society. ✽ BEFORE I FORMALLY…

Why Do Swallows Fly to the Korean DMZ?

An anthropologist discovers diasporic flights—including her own—that begin at and return to the waters of the demilitarized zone between North…

Caring Across Distance—One Call at a Time

An anthropologist explores how a phone call home may seem simple but carries layers of meaning for migrating nurses and…

Reclaiming Collective Life in a Fractured U.S.

After Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election win, an anthropologist set out across the U.S. to understand the nation’s deepening divides.…

A Venezuelan Election … in Chile

Unable to vote in her home country, a Venezuelan immigrant in Chile decides to organize her own mock election. In…

Living With Parakeets and Other Migrants

Amsterdam, like other European cities, hosts growing populations of non-native parakeets. An anthropologist unpacks what shifting attitudes toward these birds…

How and When Did Humans First Move Into the Pacific?

New archaeological research reveals insights into the first-known seafarers to brave ocean crossings from Asia to the Pacific Islands more…

Being a “Good Man” in a Time of Climate Catastrophe

An anthropologist follows a group of men who work in India’s rickshaw industry, revealing how their practices of masculinity and…

Moving Through Deaf Worlds

An anthropologist sets out to better understand the experience of a deaf migrant. Why do people migrate from one country…

The Trauma Mantras

An anthropologist’s memoir in prose poems offers insights into her experiences working with refugees and on humanitarian projects in many…