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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
Four people wearing light-colored, wide-brimmed hats and holding hoes stand on dry dirt in an open area surrounded by small green shrubs.
op-ed / Crossroads

Climate Migrants Are on the Move—And the U.S. Needs Their Help

Emily Yates-Doerr
A U.S. anthropologist who works in Guatemala argues that opening the Mexico-U.S. border must become a political priority in the fight against climate catastrophe—in part because people in the U.S. have much to learn from those who hold different values, perspectives, and knowledge.
Four people wearing light-colored, wide-brimmed hats and holding hoes stand on dry dirt in an open area surrounded by small green shrubs.
op-ed / Crossroads

Los migrantes climáticos están en movimiento—y EE. UU. necesita de su ayuda.

Emily Yates-Doerr
Una antropóloga estadounidense que trabaja en Guatemala sostiene que la apertura de la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos debe convertirse en una prioridad política en la lucha contra la catástrofe climática, en parte porque la gente en los EE. UU. tiene mucho que aprender de quienes tienen diferentes valores, perspectivas y conocimientos.
gun research ban - Shoes representing the estimated 7,000 U.S. children who were killed by gun violence since the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting cover the Capitol lawn in 2018.
essay / Viewpoint

Gun Violence Harms, Even if You’ve Never Been Shot

Emily Yates-Doerr
An anthropologist argues that the U.S. culture of guns puts stress on the body and mind that can lead to physical damage.
photo-essay / Reflections

Why Are So Many Guatemalans Migrating to the U.S.?

Emily Yates-Doerr
As poverty and violence force Guatemalans to leave their country, one anthropologist reflects on her work with Indigenous peoples in the highlands—and shows how the U.S. is implicated in its own “migrant crisis.”