Fiji is going for the big three and it’s not lions, tigers and bears. It’s firewalking, water, and casinos. The government of Fiji recently advertised for “expressions of interest” in the development and operation of its first casino (Economist Nov 13). According to the ad, the government seeks to engage “internationally successful full-casino developers/operators who [...]
The Department of Anthropology at Purdue University and Purdue Press are excited to announce that they are accepting submissions for the 2011 volume of the Journal of Contemporary Anthropology. The journal is a peer-reviewed outlet for innovative graduate student research and provides an opportunity for graduate student professionalization.
• Floods, drones and misery Saadia Toor, assistant professor of anthropology and social work at the College of Staten Island and member of Action for a Progressive Pakistan, talks about the relief efforts, the role of the Pakistani military in the crisis, and the escalating use of drones by the US and NATO. • Spotlight [...]
Imagine that you live in a region that comprises Washington, DC, and Maryland (roughly the size of Haiti). Then imagine that you are one of many experiencing extreme poverty, lack of education, and other forms of deprivation. If that’s not bad enough, then imagine an earthquake of the magnitude that struck Haiti in January. Then [...]
Guest post by Graham Hough-Cornwell Are there any debates more heated than two barbecue enthusiasts hailing from different corners of the country going at it over whose style of ‘cue is better? From the vinegar tang of pulled pork in the Carolinas to the dry rubs of Memphis ribs to the earthy mutton of Kentucky to [...]
Anthropology, Human Rights, and the Ethics of the Ethnographer’s Lament Presentation by Mark Goodale, Associate Professor of Conflict Analysis and Anthropology, George Mason University
• UN troops as the source of cholera in Haiti? Paul Farmer, medical anthropologist at Harvard University and co-founder of Partners in Health, told the Washington Post that it is important to find out what caused the recent outbreak of cholera in Haiti. His comment is in response to a statement from the US Centers [...]
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Queen’s University Belfast – School of History and Anthropology Available from 1 February 2011 to 31 August 2012 to cover a career break, to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, to assist primarily in the current research activities of the Institute of Cognition and Culture, and to undertake research in line with the School’s research [...]
The Migration Policy Institute’s (MPI) National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy is embarking on a timely new research project examining the well-being and development of young children in Black immigrant and refugee families in the first decade of life (birth to age 10). We welcome your support in circulating our Call for Papers to interested [...]
