A post-COVID-19 “return to normal” implies a continuation of the very cultural, linguistic, and economic practices that precipitated the pandemic. Scholars of language and communication must do better.
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Studying Historical Artifacts on YouTube
A new community of YouTube creators are using video to give audiences a close-up view of antique garments and accessories. Can they inspire museums to invest in new ways to share their collections and expertise?
What’s Now and What’s Next with ASAP
ASAP starts 2021 with commitments to promoting antiracism work, career opportunities, and a potential journal.
Uncertainty and Viral Emergencies in the Margins of Georgia
For people from Gali, the lockdowns and unpredictability brought by COVID-19 are not new. Life in this liminal conflict zone has long been punctuated by border closures and crises.
Coping with the Everyday during Lockdown in Sri Lanka
In March 2020, urban middle-class mothers found themselves without the reproductive labor of domestic workers. Schedules and routines proved indispensable mechanisms through which they organized their family’s lives and coped with life at home.
Feminist Hopes for Chile’s Future
Two million Chileans marched for gender equality and democratic reform on International Women’s Day 2020. With the writing of a new constitution now on the horizon, feminist activists across the country are organized and ready.
Greek Lessons
Discovering a language of unity between pensioner and refugee
Twenty-First Century Colonialism in Maya Archaeology
Archaeologists, whether willingly or unwittingly, have played a role in promoting colonialist structures that oppress indigenous people in countries around the world. Nowhere has this been more evident today than in El Petén, Guatemala.
African Critical Inquiry Program Announces 2020 Ivan Karp Award
The African Critical Inquiry Program aims to continue promoting critical interdisciplinary debate, nurturing young scholars and cross-institutional, cross-generational engagement, and linking public scholars based at universities, museums, and other cultural institutions in South Africa and beyond.
Anthropology at the Crossroads
The art and science of anthropology is to recognize culture as a system that we humans use to act intentionally and to make sense of the world around us.
