The Power of Images
Selecting art for the magazine often raises sticky anthropological questions about ethics, representation, and storytelling.
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What’s Left Unsaid When a Language Dies
Deep in Papua New Guinea, the speakers of Tayap have stopped using their native tongue. In A Death in the Rainforest, an anthropologist recounts his journey over three decades to find out why.
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Black and Indigenous Storytelling as Counter-History
This webinar panel explores how for BIPOC heritage professionals and community members, storytelling taps into historically marginalized ways of knowing.
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What White Power Supporters Hear Trump Saying
The term “political correctness” can be readily deployed as a racist dog whistle—one that President Donald Trump has been blowing with increasing vigor since his election in 2016.
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Do Black Lives Matter in Outer Space?
Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, is ramping up its efforts to inhabit Mars, raising crucial questions about who gets left out of fantasies of space colonization.
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From the Margins to the Mainstream: Black and Indigenous Futures in Archaeology
Inspired by recent Black Lives Matter protests, a new webinar series explores how contemporary activism and social justice are transforming the discipline of archaeology.