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The Emotional Burdens of Growing Climate Turmoil
“I am 45 years old, and I often wonder how my generation will survive the impending climate crisis. What will happen to our world if the summer Arctic waters are indeed ice-free only a few years from...
Radical Openness in Preserving Regional Heritage
Southwest Florida might be best known through the theming of paradise – the timeless beauty of its beaches to attract retirees and tourists. The place out of time fits neoliberal consumerism but does...
Reflections on Kyiv’s EuroMaidan
Ethnography of the Unexpected Maidan Nezlezhnosti (Independence Square), the epicenter of civil resistance and police violence in Kyiv, is located about a kilometer from my apartment. Enabled by this proximity,...
It’s Not the CPAC You Think It Is
Anthropology and the Cultural Property Advisory Committee The Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) is one of the least visible places where anthropologists are at work. But it may be one of the...
Heritage Foodways
Reproducing Identity UNESCO recognition of Mexico’s indigenous cuisine brings unintended consequences. UNESCO’s recognition of Mexican cuisine as integral to the nation’s heritage, and the codification...
When Heritage Goes Home
Repatriation of Vigango from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science “We aspire to curate the best understood and most ethically held anthropology collection in North America.” —DMNS Department...
My Heritage, Our Heritage, or the World’s Heritage?
Anthropological Interventions in a Nebulous Field The growing interest among anthropologists in the production, dissemination and reception of cultural and natural heritage is a welcome addition to the...
But Will It Work Here?
Anthropology and Implementation Science The title of this column is the same title as a poster I presented at the 2013 AAA meeting along with co-authors Alison Hamilton and Erin Finley of the VA. I used...Featured Posts
The Emotional Burdens of Growing Climate Turmoil
“I am 45 years old, and I often wonder how my generation will survive the impending climate crisis. What will…More
Radical Openness in Preserving Regional Heritage
Southwest Florida might be best known through the theming of paradise – the timeless beauty of its beaches to attract…More
Reflections on Kyiv’s EuroMaidan
Ethnography of the Unexpected Maidan Nezlezhnosti (Independence Square), the epicenter of civil resistance and police violence in Kyiv, is located…More
It’s Not the CPAC You Think It Is
Anthropology and the Cultural Property Advisory Committee The Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) is one of the least visible places…More
Heritage Foodways
Reproducing Identity UNESCO recognition of Mexico’s indigenous cuisine brings unintended consequences. UNESCO’s recognition of Mexican cuisine as integral to the…More
When Heritage Goes Home
Repatriation of Vigango from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science “We aspire to curate the best understood and most…More