An anthropologist plunges into the world of Patagonian heavy metal music in Argentina to explore how the genre relates to…
Tallahassee GhazalUsing an ancient Arabic poetic form, a poet-archaeologist from Florida cycles through feelings of entrapment growing up queer in the…
Emic/EticA poet-anthropologist offers an “anti-glossary” to contest ways of knowing in social science that objectify people(s) into categories. “Emic/Etic” is…
Five Reasons Why Trump Won AgainIn an effort to address toxic polarization in the U.S., an anthropologist of the “Trumpiverse” explains MAGA supporters’ thinking in…
Finding Our Way Forward—by RememberingIn 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.…
