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Brand “Piracy” and Postwar Statecraft in Guatemala: Supplemental Material

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Brand “Piracy” and Postwar Statecraft in Guatemala: Supplemental Material

Editorial FootnotesIn this engaging article, Thomas examines the practices of postwar statecraft in Guatemala through the lens of fashion, in particular the pro... More

Precarity's Forms: Supplemental Material

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Precarity's Forms: Supplemental Material

Interview with the Author... More

The Semiotics of Security: Infectious Disease Research and the Biopolitics of Informational Bodies in the United States: Supplemental Material

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The Semiotics of Security: Infectious Disease Research and the Biopolitics of Informational Bodies in the United States: Supplemental Material

Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a number of articles on security, including Celia Lowe’s “Viral Clouds: Becoming H5N1 in Indonesia” (2010... More

Prendas-Ngangas-Enquisos: Turbulence and the Influence of the Dead in Cuban Kongo Material Culture: Supplemental Material

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Prendas-Ngangas-Enquisos: Turbulence and the Influence of the Dead in Cuban Kongo Material Culture: Supplemental Material

Questions for Classroom Discussion1. What is the difference between realism and materialism?2. Why should “the influence generated in prendas-ngangas-enquisos” ... More

The Double Bind of American Indian Need-Based Sovereignty: Supplemental Material

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The Double Bind of American Indian Need-Based Sovereignty: Supplemental Material

Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a number of essays that examine how indigenous groups have been positioned in the United States. See Paul... More

The Emergence of Indigeneity: Public Intellectuals and an Indigenous Space in Southwest China: Supplemental Material

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The Emergence of Indigeneity: Public Intellectuals and an Indigenous Space in Southwest China: Supplemental Material

Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published many essays on China, including Shao Jing’s “Fluid Labor and Blood Money: The Economy of HIV/AIDS in Rura... More

Inscribing Subjects to Citizenship: Petitions, Literacy Activism, and the Performativity of Signature in Rural Tamil India: Supplemental Material

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Inscribing Subjects to Citizenship: Petitions, Literacy Activism, and the Performativity of Signature in Rural Tamil India: Supplemental Material

Editorial OverviewIn the August, 2009 issue of Cultural Anthropology, Francis Cody describes the reshaping of political communication in rural southern India th... More

Comedians, Pastors, and the Miraculous Agency of Charisma in Ghana: Supplemental Material

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Comedians, Pastors, and the Miraculous Agency of Charisma in Ghana: Supplemental Material

Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a number of essays that describe emergent cultural formations in Africa. See Rosalind Shaw's “Displacing ... More

Fathers, Sons, and the State: Discipline and Punishment in a Wolof Hinterland: Supplemental Material

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Fathers, Sons, and the State: Discipline and Punishment in a Wolof Hinterland: Supplemental Material

Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published many essays on youth in Africa. See Danny Hoffman’s essay “The City as Barracks: Freetown, Monrovia, and ... More

We Were Dancing in the Club, Not on the Berlin Wall: Black Bodies, Street Bureaucrats, and Exclusionary Incorporation into the New Europe: Supplemental Material

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We Were Dancing in the Club, Not on the Berlin Wall: Black Bodies, Street Bureaucrats, and Exclusionary Incorporation into the New Europe: Supplemental Material

Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published numerous essays on race and gender, including, Deborah A. Thomas’s “Democratizing Dance: Institutional Tr... More