Tras la muerte de su amiga y quien fuera su niñera en Cuba, una antropóloga reflexiona sobre los regalos que intercambiaron durante décadas de encuentros en La Habana, en medio de los cambios culturales y económicos que ocurrían en la isla.
Upon the death of her friend and childhood nanny in Cuba, an anthropologist reflects on the gifts exchanged over decades of reunion amid cultural and economic changes on the island.
When an anthropologist’s baby was diagnosed with Down syndrome, he was overwhelmed by emotional upheaval. Then, everything changed.
Evidence from our closest evolutionary relatives suggests that we might not be the only animals with a sense of gender identity.
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.”
Anthropologists and other scholars are delving into the plight of urban communities where people struggle to meet their nutritional needs. In the process, these researchers are discovering the power—and limits—of self-reliance.