The collection of genetic biodata for the reunification of families must safeguard individuals’ agency, provide meaningful informed consent, and protect privacy.
Opinion
Pedagogical Tools and Evidence for Discussing Disparities in Education in Louisiana
Nina K. Müller-Schwarze and Robert Perry share reflections on their time and experience as faculty at Southern University in New Orleans.
It’s Time to Study Reparations
The moment has come for a government commission on slavery and its present-day impacts; the moment has come for profound change.
Anthropology and Economics in the Public Eye
How can anthropologists approach the influence of economists?
Dear White Anthropologists, Let Not Symbolism Overshadow Substance
Racism permeates the academy. We will need more than performative allyship and symbolic statements condemning racism in society if we are to build a more inclusive anthropology.
Here at Witchcraft, We like to Think…Seinfeld Anticipated the Present.
Recovering germaphobes, hoarding, and an answering machine.
Dear Graduate Student…
Fieldwork can be a contradictory and uncomfortable process. Some thoughts on shyness, relationships, and grace as I refine my own practice.
“Yes, We Can” and the Power of Political Slogans
What sets apart Obama’s “Yes, we can” from most of the current Democratic candidates’ slogans?
Sexism by Women—Against Other Women
Women have to stop misrecognizing sexism as the behaviors and practices of men alone.
Checking In
How long should a nervous author wait before asking you if the manuscript’s reviews are in yet?
