An article in USA Today points out that The Daily Show and The Colbert Report have helped bring science to a wider public by hosting scientists who discuss an issue of importance such as climate change or their new book on a topic of public interest. A scan of the cultural anthropologists who have appeared [...]
• Religion and relief aid in Haiti BBC carried an article pointing to the low profile of voodoo in the aftermath of the earthquake. Some observers think that Christian organizations are dominating the scene and even denying benefits to Haitians who demonstrate adherence to voodoo (a blend of Christian and African beliefs and rituals) by [...]
Today’s Washington Post carried an article called “Big in Japan? Fat chance for nation’s young women.” Among other points, we learn that young women in Japan are slimmer than they were two decades ago. Young men, however, have become heavier. In the United States, more than one-third of the population is categorized as “obese” on [...]
Guest post by Helen Caldicott Ever since white men appeared 200 years ago on the shores of Sydney Harbour in their uniforms, with their guns and flags, the aboriginal people have been hunted, shot at and herded off cliffs and escarpments, and have had to drink from poisoned water holes. Until very recently, aboriginal children [...]
Guest post by Laura Wilson The United State Institute of Peace recently presented the second part of its program on The Other Side of Gender: Masculinity Issues in Violent Conflict. Panelists Elisabeth Wood, Professor of Political Science at Yale University, and Jocelyn Kelly, Research Coordinator with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, drew on their diverse experiences [...]
In honor of International Women’s Day, please join us for this upcoming event at the Elliott School of International Affairs: Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy a film screening a panel discussion following the film with: Mark Schuller Co-producer and Co-director of Poto Mitan; Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology, [...]
• Ethnography of sexual violence in Peru inspires award-winning documentary Kimberly Theidon, associate professor of cultural anthropology at Harvard University, is an expert on violence in Peru and especially sexual violence against women. Her book of essays on the subject, Entre Prójimos, is the source of inspiration for the documentary, The Milk of Sorrow. It [...]
