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Indigenizing What It Means to be Human
Margaret Noodin, Christine Weeber, and Jason Vasser-Elong
SAPIENS offers a curated collection of poems and stories that center Indigenous values, worldviews, and insights, creatively reimagining anthropology and the human experience.
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Ask SAPIENS
What Is Anthropological Poetry?
Christine Weeber and Justin D. Wright
SAPIENS’ poetry editor and inaugural poet-in-residence break down what makes certain poems anthropological and explore how poetry has the potential to transform ways of thinking and being in the world.
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Expressions
Lead Me to Life: Voices of the African Diaspora
Christine Weeber, Justin D. Wright, and Leah Zani
Through poetry and prose, anthropologists of the African diaspora unveil the echoes of the past in the present.
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In Flux
What Will It Take to Stop Swimming in the Waters of Racism?
Christine Weeber
The Southern African concept of
ubuntu
offers a crucial lesson for the U.S.: By recognizing our interconnections and actively undoing systemic racism, we can all become more fully human.
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Ask SAPIENS
Why Capitalizing “Black” Matters
Christine Weeber
SAPIENS supports and adopts the recent change made by many publications to capitalize Black in recognition of the significance of a person or group’s identity—yet, as an anthropology magazine, we must dive deeper into the “myth of race.”
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Wayfinding
One
Christine Weeber
An anthropological poem journeys to the eye of the storm to understand how “race” has no biological basis—and is instead rooted in discrimination. What future for our species?
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Ask SAPIENS
Why Capitalize “Indigenous”?
Christine Weeber
Some style guides do not capitalize the term Indigenous when it is used to refer to people. But SAPIENS does. The editorial team explains why.
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Expressions
Why Poetry + Anthropology?
Christine Weeber
SAPIENS’ first poetry contest received dozens of remarkable entries. A total of five winning poems will be featured for World Poetry Day in March and National Poetry Month in April. Find out why we think anthropological poetry matters.
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