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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
Listening Against the Threshold of Pain

SAPIENS’ 2025 poet-in-residence situates her listening in Kashmir and Germany during and after her fieldwork, contextualizing her contributions to SAPIENS…

Do Africa’s Mass Animal Migrations Extend Into Deep Time?

Isotopes in fossil teeth suggest ancient animals traveled less than once thought—making researchers rethink past human societies and future conservation.…

Surveillance and Suspicion From the Margins

A Venezuelan anthropologist reflects on distrust he felt from residents of informal settlements in Santiago, Chile—and how his experiences track…

The Day I Heard My Mother’s Accent

In a personal essay, an anthropologist reflects on her family’s dual Syrian and French heritage. ✽ Throughout my early childhood,…

In Zambia, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Chinese Migrants Find Common Ground

In many parts of Africa, investments and migration from China have sparked tensions with local residents—but some Chinese migrants are…

Snapshots of Losing Jenna

An anthropologist offers a lens on how losses from war dramatically alter a family—and a society. ✽ BEFORE I FORMALLY…

Why Do Swallows Fly to the Korean DMZ?

An anthropologist discovers diasporic flights—including her own—that begin at and return to the waters of the demilitarized zone between North…

Caring Across Distance—One Call at a Time

An anthropologist explores how a phone call home may seem simple but carries layers of meaning for migrating nurses and…

Reclaiming Collective Life in a Fractured U.S.

After Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election win, an anthropologist set out across the U.S. to understand the nation’s deepening divides.…

A Venezuelan Election … in Chile

Unable to vote in her home country, a Venezuelan immigrant in Chile decides to organize her own mock election. In…