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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
Black, Pregnant, and Always Vigilant

A former National Health Service doctor and multidisciplinary scholar explores how Black women in the U.K. manage reproductive risks and…

The Sacred Heartbeat at Houston Pride

An anthropologist participates in the Houston Pride Parade, offering dance, music, and prayer with others to counter intensifying oppression faced…

When Women Say “Ta-Ta” to Ta-Tas

An anthropologist fighting cancer navigates the social pressure to get breast reconstruction after a mastectomy. ✽ “I’ve decided to go…

The Many Lives of a Face Mask

An anthropologist explores how the COVID-19–era surgical face mask went from a health precaution to a fashion choice among women…

Five Questions for Agustín Fuentes

In this live discussion with Agustín Fuentes about his new book, Sex Is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary,…

How Women Shaped Human Evolution Through Food Processing

An anthropologist highlights the revolutionary role of food processing and dietary diversity—practices often led by women—that were just as crucial…

Shading U.S. Empire in Puerto Rico’s Ballroom Scene

A linguistic anthropologist explores the queer Ballroom scene in San Juan—and how performers are incorporating critiques of colonialism into the…

Why Are People Worshipping the Virgin Mary as a Goddess?

Amid a goddess worship revival, some feminists are revering the mother of Jesus as a deity, defying Christian doctrines and…

Hunting, Gathering, and the Fluidity of Gender Roles

Looking at the way people divide work in hunter-gatherer societies can tell us something about the evolutionary origins of gender…

A Linguist’s Night at the Ball

Walk with a linguistic anthropologist through the sounds, politics, and fabulosity of a kiki ball in Puerto Rico. Since its…