Guest post by Graham Hough-Cornwell This post is not a content analysis of the recent tweets about Egypt. Their volume is staggering and would demand a more rigorous analysis, both qualitative and quantitative, than is possible at this time. Just click on the hash tag “#Egypt,” wait a minute to refresh, and you will have [...]
• Tahrir Square speaks “What happens there determines what happens in Egypt,” according to cultural anthropologist Farha Ghannam of Swarthmore College who is quoted in the Philadelphia Enquirer. Ghannam has been studying the cultural meaning of public space in Cairo for 17 years and is the author of Remaking the Modern: Space, Relocation, and the [...]
NOTE: This event has been canceled. Understanding and Supporting Community Responses to Urban Violence When: Thursday, February 10th, 2011 from 12pm-2pm Where: MC 13-121 The World Bank Chair: Sarah Cliff, Director, World Development Report Presenters: Alexandre Marc : Cluster Leader, Conflict Crime and Violence Team, Social Development Department (SDV), World Bank Alys Willman: Social Development [...]
Guest post by Peter Wogan In preparation for Super Bowl Sunday, there is something we should stock up on, along with the nachos and beer: anthropological analysis. Yes, it is a great time to step back and ask ourselves how football reflects American culture. Such an extremely popular sport must resonate with some underlying aspects [...]
An article in the Economist reports that the FARC is turning to gold. Literally. Apparently some FARC groups are financing their efforts through illegal gold mining. The story of digging for gold in Colombia is not a pretty one and it is not a new one. Cultural anthropologist Michael Taussig has written a powerful book [...]
The Faith and Organizations Project: Findings and Process When: Tuesday, February 1st, 7:00 pm Where: Charles Sumner School 2101 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Presenters: Jo Anne Schneider, Isaac Morrison, Laura Polk The Faith and Organizations Project is a trans-disciplinary, multi-methods ethnographic project looking at the relationship between faith based organizations and their founding [...]
