In a personal essay, a mixed-race and Native anthropologist draws strength from his ancestors. ✽ Who should I be today?…
Griko’s Poetic WhisperIn two poems, an anthropologist speaks to the timelessness and constant change of the minority language Griko in the Italian…
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…
08.03.2019A poet-anthropologist from India recalls a checkpoint encounter in Sri Lanka, just months after the Easter Sunday bombings. “08.03.2019” is…
Between the LinesA poet-anthropologist in Israel looks to his students and their surroundings, calling for “seekers of peace” to create lifelines across…
Poems of Witness and Possibility: Inside Zones of ConflictAnthropological poems from around the globe speak to people’s creative will, resistance, and resilience—and the significance of our shared humanity.…
Being LGBTQ+ in U.S. Protestant ChurchesAs homophobic and transphobic rhetoric sweeps the U.S., some churches are increasingly welcoming LGBTQ+ parishioners who participate in religious life…
Dismantling the Walls in Our HeadsThe Berlin Wall fell more than three decades ago—but political, social, and economic divides between East and West Germany continue…
Trashing an American IconAnthropologist Derek Freeman became Margaret Mead’s biggest critic, trying to undo her research in American Samoa and her reputation as…
We Need to Tell Our Own StoriesIn the controversies swirling around Margaret Mead’s work in American Samoa, one set of voices has too often been left…
