An anthropologist explores the brave new world of virtual warfare—and the fraught relationship between humans and machines.
#MeToo Anthropology and the Case Against HarvardWhen anthropologist John Comaroff at Harvard University was put on unpaid leave for allegations of sexual misconduct, a network of colleagues rallied to support him—revealing how entrenched systems in academia often allow sexual violence and other power-based abuse to continue.
“Cowboys and Indians”—When Dirt Rocks Are DynamiteA poet-anthropologist remembers how a popular childhood game reinforced notions of othering and hate—and reflects on how child’s play can set the stage for how we behave as adults.
The Emotional Logic of a Black Poetics: Truth, Metaphor, Beauty, JoyIn this free live event, SAPIENS poet-in-residence for 2020–2021 Justin D. Wright celebrates the end of their residency with a discussion of Black poetics and anthropological poetry.
Lessons We LearnAn anthropologist-poet of the African diaspora holds close family lessons on identity, freedom, and relationship in the midst of an anti-Black society.
RiotA poet-bioarchaeologist of the African diaspora spotlights the aims of protestors who rise up against anti-Black violence, injustice, and white supremacy.
Middle GroundA poet-bioarchaeologist of the African diaspora confronts echoes of the Middle Passage in contemporary anti-Black environments.
Are We So Different?A poet-anthropologist of the African diaspora responds to anti-Black racism and the question of race.
They’ll Steal Your Eyes, They’ll Steal Your TeethIn a fictionalized story based on long-term ethnographic research, an anthropologist of the African diaspora interrogates a history of colonialism, exploitation, racial inequality, power, and types of local talk in Madagascar.
When Asked if the World Would End They Answer NoAn Indigenous anthropologist-poet visits Woody Island in Alaska, formerly the site of the Kodiak Baptist Orphanage in the early 20th-century, where her great-grandfather lived before being sent to the Carlisle Indian School.