Cari Merritt

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Cosmopolitanism, Remediation, and the Ghost World of Bollywood: Supplemental Material

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Cosmopolitanism, Remediation, and the Ghost World of Bollywood: Supplemental Material

Editorial OverviewIn the February 2010 issue of Cultural Anthropology, David Novak examines how the process of remediation – "the repurposing of media for new c... More

The Antisocial Profile: Deception and Intimacy in Greek Psychiatry: Supplemental Material

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The Antisocial Profile: Deception and Intimacy in Greek Psychiatry: Supplemental Material

Editorial OverviewIn the February 2010 issue of Cultural Anthropology, Elizabeth Anne Davis examines the role of deception and lying in psychiatric care in Gree... More

Flexible Citizenship in Dubai: Neoliberal Subjectivity in the Emerging 'City-Corporation': Supplemental Material

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Flexible Citizenship in Dubai: Neoliberal Subjectivity in the Emerging 'City-Corporation': Supplemental Material

Editorial OverviewIn his article in the February 2010 issue of Cultural Anthropology, "Flexible Citizenship in Dubai: Neoliberal Subjectivity in the Emerging 'C... More

The Songs of the Siren: Engineering National Time on Israeli Radio: Supplemental Material

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The Songs of the Siren: Engineering National Time on Israeli Radio: Supplemental Material

Editorial OverviewHow have modern media transformed the expanse and meaning of ritual? How do these media rituals influence identity? Can the modern nation be u... More

Mediating Kinship: Country, Family, and Radio in Northern Australia: Supplemental Material

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Mediating Kinship: Country, Family, and Radio in Northern Australia: Supplemental Material

Editorial OverviewIn the May 2009 issue of Cultural Anthropology, Daniel Fisher discusses the performative, mediated interweaving of speech, song, and kinship o... More

Potato Ontology: Surviving Postsocialism in Russia: Supplemental Material

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Potato Ontology: Surviving Postsocialism in Russia: Supplemental Material

Editorial OverviewIn the May, 2009 issue of Cultural Anthropology, Nancy Ries examines the role of the potato in postsocialist Russia, looking beyond the potato... More

The Generic Biothreat, or, How We Became Unprepared: Supplemental Material

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The Generic Biothreat, or, How We Became Unprepared: Supplemental Material

Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published many essay on American politics and culture. See, for example, Heather Paxson’s “Post-Pasteurian Cultures... More

The Humanitarian Politics of Testimony: Subjectification through Trauma in the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict: Supplemental Material

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The Humanitarian Politics of Testimony: Subjectification through Trauma in the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict: Supplemental Material

Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a range of essays on humanitarianism. See, for example, Peter Redfield’s “Doctors, Borders and Life in Cr... More

Versions of the Dead: Kalunga, Cuban-Kongo Materiality, and Ethnography: Supplemental Material

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Versions of the Dead: Kalunga, Cuban-Kongo Materiality, and Ethnography: Supplemental Material

Questions for Classroom Discussion1. Why is Ochoa intially resistant to acknowledging the goosebumps and other physical sensations as central to his research?2.... More

The Work of the New Economy: Consumers, Brands and Value Creation: Supplemental Material

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The Work of the New Economy: Consumers, Brands and Value Creation: Supplemental Material

Editorial FootnotesIn the past, Cultural Anthropology has published a variety of articles on the anthropology of corporations and consumer activism. See for exa... More