In case you didn’t know, there is a list of 100 objects that reveal the history of Ireland. One of the objects on the list is a very, very large and long oak canoe. It was highlighted in an article in the Irish Times this weekend along with a striking photograph (below). Dated to 1902, [...]
After Human Planet took the UK by storm, the series is now coming to the US this Sunday on Discovery at 8 p.m.. The Human Planet production team is excited about the U.S. launch. Image: Human Planet production team members Tuppence Stone and Cecilia Hue with 10 year old Shede, a Tubu girl who crosses [...]
Seminar Series at the British Museum’s Centre for Anthropology When: Thursday 21st April 2011 at 10.00 am (tea & coffee served from 9.30am) Where: Centre for Anthropology, British Museum The British Museum’s Centre for Anthropology, in collaboration with the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI), is delighted to present for the 4th seminar of the series a discussion between [...]
Guest post by Jin Sato On April 4, 2011, the Asia Society and the Japan Society co-sponsored a Japan town hall meeting in New York City to discuss questions related to the recent earthquake. Several prominent experts constituted the panel which was moderated by Fred Katayama. Topics and questions for discussion were formulated by Jin [...]
June 13 – August 5 The University of Pennsylvania’s African Studies Center will host the 2011 Summer Zulu Program to teach intensive Zulu language and culture. The program will run for 8 weeks, from June 13 through August 5, 2011. They will offer elementary and intermediate levels; they will consider the advanced level also provided [...]
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• You’re most welcome Hugh Raffles, cultural anthropology professor at the New School and newly embraced U.S. citizen, published an op-ed in the New York Times–above the crease and with a large color illustration. Congratulations! The gist of the essay is that immigrant humans, like immigrant non-human biological species, do more good than harm by [...]
Anthropologyworks cannot claim credit for helping an anthropology study rise to the top as a story, since no direct evidence exists to show that our March 29 Tweet played a role. But it just might have. The study is based on survey questions posed to people in many cultural contexts around the world. Findings indicate [...]
Please note, this post is satirical. Please enjoy a laugh, but do not even think of citing this in any kind of scholarly research. Though some of the names are real, the post is not to be taken seriously. Guest post by Jonathan Higman A newly-created research institute at a Russian university is looking for [...]
