April

Lane Awarded SAW Book Prize

Beginning in 2010, the Society for the Anthropology of Work has given an award each year for a book highlighting…More










































































































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Representation and Witnessing

In response to Brian McKenna’s “Medical Education Under Siege” and “The Clash of Medical Civilizations” Consequently, those who resist or…More










































































































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Anoop Chandola

Anoop Chandola

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Anoop Chandola’s anthropological novel In The Himalayan Nights won the 2013 Great Northwest Book Festival. In The Himalayan Nights was…More










































































































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Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez

Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez

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Awarding its highest faculty honors, Arizona State University named seven outstanding faculty members as Regents’ Professors. Among these, Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez…More










































































































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Margot Weiss

Margot Weiss

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Margot Weiss (Wesleyan U) was awarded tenure by the Wesleyan Board of Trustees. Weiss is an associate professor of American…More










































































































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Phillippe Bourgois and Laurie Hart

Phillippe Bourgois (U Pennsylvania) and Laurie Hart (Haverford C) are recipients of the 2013 Collaborative Research Fellowships by the American…More










































































































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Clifford Geertz Prize Words of Acceptance

Last month’s SAR column announced the winner of the society’s 2012 Clifford Geertz Prize in the Anthropology of Religion to…More










































































































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A Can of Worms Worth Opening

Sexual Harassment and Abuse in the Field There is an important study that all anthropologists, anthropology students, and anybody else…More










































































































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Development is a Storm Called Progress

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Eric B Ross


In the late eighties, I taught human ecology at the University of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. Huddersfield was a dreary…More










































































































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Aftermath of the 2013 boston marathon bombing show people helping others from the scene. Photo courtesy of Aaron "tango" Tag

“We Run for Boston”

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Robert R Sauders


The Rise of Solidarity Activism in the Aftermath of Tragedy On April 15, 2013, the 117th running of the Boston…More










































































































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