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The proliferation of smartphones is transforming basic structures of human existence, experience, and performance. How do these machines change what…
Grappling With Guilt Inside a System of Structural ViolenceCriminals and Gangmembers Anonymous, a 12-step recovery program, has proliferated in California’s carceral system. An anthropologist investigates the program, which…
A Call for Anthropological Poems of Resistance, Refusal, and WayfindingSAPIENS is seeking poetry submissions for a curated collection that will publish next year. Deadline: September 1, 2024. ✽ SAPIENS…
Why Do We Eat at Funerals?A sociocultural anthropologist explores the cultural significance of funeral rituals and food traditions worldwide. Funeral traditions around the world involve…
Chatter That MattersThree anthropologists sit to talk about the evolutionary purposes of gossip. What role does gossip play in human societies? In…
Spotlighting Black Women’s Mental Health StrugglesAn anthropologist discusses her film that honors and grieves the loss of Kime, a friend who passed away after experiencing…
Bila MwiliA poet-historian in Tanzania remembers those who have passed but who are still nearby. “Bila Mwili” is part of the…
Fishing for DustA poet-historian from Manipur, India, shapes tensions between violence and beauty into an allegory, calling residents and readers alike to…
At the Intersection of Sarinah Plaza, Thamrin StreetA poet-anthropologist in Indonesia criticizes extremist militants who use religion to commit violence. “At the Intersection of Sarinah Plaza, Thamrin…
Taking on Parkinson’s Disease—With Boxing Gloves and Punching BagsIn a California gym, people living with Parkinson’s practice noncontact boxing to redefine their experience of the disease and maintain…
