Politics on social media may be exciting and even fun. But is it good for democracy?
In Focus
Getting Out the Vote in South Asian Chicago
Language access provisions to expand language minority voters’ access to the polls are not only about political participation. They also reveal the reproduction of white public space and white supremacy in US electoral practices.
Ten Things about Black Women Suffragists through a Black Feminist Lens
Irma McClaurin is a black feminist anthropologist and consultant who conducts research on the social construction of inequality and its impact on African diaspora communities through an intersectional lens.
Talking about Elections in Northern Kenya
An anthropologist recalls a conversation with three older women as they reflected on their experiences of electoral politics past and present.
Call for Pitches: FOOD
For our November/December issue, Anthropology News is putting all its eggs in one basket for a series about food production and consumption.
Black Masculinity in the United States
What a passionate exchange at a protest for civil rights tells us about the performance of Black masculinity as sincere investment in the Black community.
Articulating Anthropology’s Value to Business
Businesses want and need anthropologists. It’s time we claimed our skills and told industry leaders what our training and expertise can do for them.
Monuments to Hate
We do not sit outside of the world in which we live. The current fight over the fate of Confederate monuments in US life is a direct struggle that calls for direct action by us all against racism.
Here at Witchcraft, We like to Think…Seinfeld Anticipated the Present.
Recovering germaphobes, hoarding, and an answering machine.
Ten Film Scenes Every Stay-At-Home Cinephile Should Know
Ted Gideonse is a medical anthropologist who studies the effects of public health discourses about HIV and drugs.
