Upstate Latinx
A course on “Upstate Latinx” as part of the “Discover Your Place” seminar series. Using the book Latina/o Studies by Ronald Mize.
Is anthropology more important than ever?
New books in 2021 plug Anthro-Vision. But is anthropology more important than ever? After decades of teaching, we need to ask: What happened?
Biden-Harris: Unity Over Division
Endorsing Biden-Harris from anthropology: Tribal Nations, immigration, racial equity, global community, and the climate emergency.
Race, Racism, & Protesting Anthropology
Get 15 free-to-read articles on “Race, Racism, and Protesting Anthropology.” Available July-August 2020 in the “Confronting Anti-BIPOC Racism” resources.
Purpose of Living Anthropologically
Reconsidering the purpose of Living Anthropologically and adjusting to global convulsions. We need to document history, interconnection, & power. We need to care for others as we attempt to build a world together
Coronavirus & Academia
Academia should be at the forefront of imagining more radical possibilities for going beyond our current coronavirus crisis.
Trade
Please share your thoughts on the best anthropological readings on trade and exchange! The December issue of Open Anthropology will feature 15 articles on trade.
Impeachment & Anthropology
From anthropology, the reasons for Trump’s immediate impeachment include treatment of migrants, international destabilization, and the climate crisis.
Hearing Women Talk
Open Anthropology on gender, language, and power. “Hearing Women Talk” presents fascinating anthropological work on voices that have often been unheard.
Boundaries, Borders, Walls
Human history is marked by migration, cooperation, group permeability, & interconnection. Recent efforts to build walls harms human potential.
Teaching Latin America 2019
Resources for teaching Latin America and Caribbean 2019 themes anthropologically in a one-month intensive undergraduate-level class.
Antonio Delgado NY-19
In NY-19 we elected Antonio Delgado as a representative to do the job of providing oversight. In 2019, that oversight should include supporting impeachment.
Anthropology in Brazil
Suggestions for the main subjects to include in an anthropology textbook for teaching introduction to anthropology in Brazil.
Farmers & Foodies of the Future (FFF)
Sustainable production of food will in the future require more of us to be involved in the process. The world is going to need a lot more farmers & food makers.
Anthropology & US Immigration
There is a lot of great anthropology studying immigration in the United States. Immigration is central to the study of anthropology and to humanity.
Nacirema Thinking
Although Horace Miner’s “Body Ritual among the Nacirema” has been assigned for thousands of anthropology courses, we need to think before using it uncritically.
Anthropology on Immigration
Anthropology has studied immigration and stands with immigrants against mass human rights violations.
Becoming White
Anthropology reveals that racial identities are not biologically given but a social process. Racism is crucial to becoming white and policing whiteness.
Venezuela & Anthropology
With the Venezuela elections, questions of “Will Venezuela recover?” or “Will Venezuela collapse?” arise. Anthropological resources for longer-term perspective.
Anthropology as Open Marriage
When someone types “what is marriage?” into Google, anthropology should be all over the results. Margaret Mead offers lessons for anthropological expertise.
Starbucks Enlightenment
Anthropology condemns the revival of biological race. Some join against racist calls to police black people. But what about race & racism within anthropology?
What should you do?
We seem to be living through a process of declining US hegemony. However, if the United States collapses as an event rather than a process, what’s the plan?
What if people stop funding the US?
The United States is running nearly one trillion dollar annual deficits, piling onto a mountain of existing debt. What happens if people stop funding the U.S.?
Collapse and/or Authoritarianism
The US Executive & Legislative branches are non-functioning institutions. Even scarier, they risk authoritarian takeover in a political or economic crisis.
When will the US Stock Market Collapse?
The first indicator we could be headed for a collapse in the United States may be a US stock market collapse. Translating from CNBC, it does look dire.