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The author looking through family photo albums

One of the joys of fieldwork is that its every turn promises unexpected discoveries. Almost 15 years ago, I was…More










































































































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Kayapó pop star Bepdjyre. Video still courtesy Tatajyre Kayapó

Kaya-Pop

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Glenn H Shepard Jr


The Brave New World of Indigenous Music in Brazil The lead singer crooning catchy pop lyrics, the gyrating chorus-line of…More










































































































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June 3, 2013. Car positioned as part of a makeshift barricade. Photo courtesy Servando Z Hinojosa

Postcard from Istanbul

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Servando Z Hinojosa


Anatomy of a Crisis When Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan left for his four-day tour of Morocco, Tunisia and…More










































































































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ke-GCCTF feature may13

The Global Climate Change Task Force (GCCTF) is pleased to report the acceptance of our AAA 2013 executive session, “Understanding Present…More










































































































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ke-SOYUZ feature may13

During the spring break I open Facebook—Kristen Ghodsee posted a report on the fourth self-immolation case in Bulgaria. There will…More










































































































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Exploring the Links Between Kazakh Proverbs and Kazakhstani Societal Movements

In our current globalized, wired and multi-lingual world there is a pressing need for understanding across cultures. With my research…More










































































































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May 7, 2010. Farmers display a tarpaulin pleading with Philippine President Noynoy or “P-noy” for comprehensive land reform. Urban poor neighborhood associations regularly create encampments outside Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) building gates to protest the Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA), which was passed in 1992 and is, for the majority of the urban poor and its advocates, a largely ineffective housing policy premised on failed land redistribution policies. Photo courtesy Faith R Kares

Airbrushing Dissent in a Pastel Hue

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Faith R Kares


On Urban Development in Metro Manila In 2010, the Philippine business press speculated about a prospective real estate boom. It…More










































































































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Protest in Bulgaria. Photo courtesy Kristen Ghodsee

Editor’s note: Kristen Ghodsee, contributing editor for both the SHA and Soyuz Network columns in Anthropology News, was in Bulgaria…More










































































































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Participants attend a working group session on anthropological sciences, ecology and environment during the 2012 LTER All Scientists Meeting in Estes Park, Colorado. Photo courtesy LTER Network Office

Anthropologists at the All Scientists Meeting of the Long Term Ecological Research Network

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Mark Moritz
Michael Paolisso
Courtney Carothers
Sean Downey
Kathleen Galvin
Drew Gerkey
Steven Lansing
Terrence McCabe
Amber Wutich
Rebecca Zarger


In September 2012, we participated in the 2012 All Scientists Meeting (ASM) of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network…More










































































































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ke-SOYUZ protest feb13

In the last two weeks, Bulgaria has seen tens of thousands of its citizens out on the streets. The sparks…More










































































































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