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
South Africa’s Road Out of Colonialism

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Ceasefire From the Earth and Sky

The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) along the border of North and South Korea is the site of the longest ceasefire in…

Erasure I and Erasure VI

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Broken Sonnets for the Anthropocene

The speaker in this broken sonnet form utters disobedience for structures that extract care in the Anthropocene. “Broken Sonnets for…

David Graeber’s Lasting Influence on Anthropology and Activism

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How a Megadam Disrupts the Flow of Water—and Money

In Northeast India, a controversial hydropower dam moves toward completion—causing great uncertainty for downstream dwellers whose livelihoods depend on the…

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An anthropologist takes a critical eye to a long-running holiday tradition: a U.S. military mission that drops toys and supplies…

The Land of Dreams

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The Shortcomings of Height in Politics

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