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In the midst of acute eco-anxiety, can community-based filmmaking help young people imagine a different future? FILMMAKING IN THE ANTHROPOCENE…
Can Archaeology Help Restore the Oceans?On the Channel Islands, archaeologists draw lessons in sustainability from historic Chumash fishing practices. USING THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE…
The Persistence of Fukushima’s FisherfolkIn a new book, an anthropologist with long-term ties to northeastern Japan shares stories of how fishing communities have continued…
On the Quandaries of Aquatic ForensicsA team of scientists, including an anthropologist, explains the challenges and methods for locating, identifying, and retrieving human remains from…
The HeavinessA multidisciplinary poet-scholar and suicide attempt and multi-suicide loss survivor unveils complex anthropological threads that shape suicidal ideation. ✽ Worldwide,…
Why Nahua Pilgrims Carry Thousands of Papers Up Sacred PeaksAlong mountain pilgrimages, two anthropologists learn how an Indigenous Mesoamerican religion helps people practice a reciprocal relationship with the Earth.…
Post-An Indigenous poet-anthropologist writes to her daughter of the limits of her motherly protection. “Post-” is part of the collection…
Aného’s Disappearing CoastHow do people adapt when the ground beneath their feet starts to wash away? All over the world, coastal communities…
The Conversion of Julio TiwiramWhat is shamanic power? And how does it affect modern politics in Indigenous Amazonia? In this episode, we follow the…
The Astounding Origins of Chaco Canyon TimberIn a nearly treeless desert, Ancestral Puebloans built Great Houses with more than 200,000 massive log beams. Where they got…
