Published between 2016 and 2019, Correspondences described itself as “a structured, playful conversation between a diverse group of scholars.” Originally conceived as a reboot of the Field Notes section, Correspondences eventually embraced a more flexible format as it fostered conversation across generational and geographic borders.

The Correspondences section of the SCA website is no longer active. However, the Society’s journal does publish short-form essays that are in explicit conversation with one another over a shared theme or concept in the Colloquy section.

Design and Temporality

Design and Temporality

Design is the keyword for this month’s session of Correspondences. As a verb and a nominal, design can refer to the practices that humans employ to arrange, eng... More

Ethnography

Ethnography

Ethnography, according to Tim Ingold (2014, 383), “has become a term so overused, both in anthropology and in contingent disciplines, that it has lost much of i... More

The Internet

The Internet

The Internet is a ubiquitous part of contemporary life, yet conceptually it is impalpable and defies easy definition. For those less technically literate, its m... More