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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
How Bird’s Nests Become Markers of Vitality and Status

An anthropologist explores how nests made from the saliva of swiftlets—long valued within some Asian medicinal and culinary traditions—have reached…

The Power of Mistrust

A group of anthropologists working in Indonesia explores how mistrust among on-demand drivers—toward companies and one another—can be a form…

Five Questions for Brian Goldstone

In this live discussion, journalist and anthropologist Brian Goldstone answers questions about his searing investigation of the working unhoused—and what…

In Zambia, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Chinese Migrants Find Common Ground

In many parts of Africa, investments and migration from China have sparked tensions with local residents—but some Chinese migrants are…

How Societies Morph With the Seasons

An evolutionary anthropologist details seasonal changes among foraging communities—and distills how the fixed political structures of industrialized societies are an…

David Graeber’s Lasting Influence on Anthropology and Activism

When activist and anthropologist Graeber died unexpectedly in 2020, scholars gathered to mourn him. Contributors to a resulting volume, As…

A Spacecraft’s Dance From French Guiana to Jupiter

As the European Space Agency launches its flagship mission to explore Jupiter’s moons, an anthropologist explores the gap between launch…

The First Space Launch for Mauritius

An anthropologist recounts how a small island nation built and deployed its first satellite—and what their effort says about unequal…

Five Reasons Why Trump Won Again

In an effort to address toxic polarization in the U.S., an anthropologist of the “Trumpiverse” explains MAGA supporters’ thinking in…

Revisiting the Spiritual Violence of BS Jobs

Anthropologist David Graeber’s celebrated theory of “bullshit jobs” continues to provide a critical window into why modern work is often…