Police Violence and the Pandemic
An interview with anthropologist Laurence Ralph, who wrote The Torture Letters, reveals how legacies of anti-black racism connect to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How Elders Make Us Human
An anthropologist responds to the suggestion that older people sacrifice themselves for the sake of the economy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Is Celebrity Attention Helping or Hurting Amazonian Peoples?
As stars around the world petition Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to protect Indigenous peoples from the COVID-19 pandemic, anthropologists debate whether the call for action reproduces longstanding racist claims.
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Venice’s Black Death and the Dawn of Quarantine
Archaeological research is unearthing Venice’s quarantine history to illuminate how the Italian city created a vast public health response 700 years ago and helped lay the modern foundation for coping with pandemics.
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Animal Grief Shows We Aren’t Meant to Die Alone
The coronavirus pandemic is robbing some people of a chance to come together to mourn: a practice deeply embedded in many animal species.
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Coronavirus and Coping With Death
Anthropologists often study people who have died. Can the field provide context and comfort during a pandemic?