While not formally reviewed, posts in these Fieldsights sections reflect the breadth and pace of anthropological conversations today. Many of them are written by early-career scholars in the SCA's Contributing Editors Program.
Pedagogies for a Particular Time
As a teaching assistant and a resident advisor (RA) in an undergraduate dorm, many of my conversations on campus have focused on how students and educators are ... More
Sounds of the Margins: Podcasting as Alternative Archives
In this episode, fellow podcasters and anthropologists, Frankie Younger and Dr. Anthony Jerry, share with us how they combined podcasting with community engagem... More
Haptic Encounters of the Extrajudicial Kind: A Review Forum on the Photo-Book "Sin Cesar"
Laura and I scramble to find a quiet place to talk in Bogotá's busy colonial downtown, La Candelaria. Sunlight barely bursts out through the thick, rain-laden, ... More
“Decanonization” as a Spiral: Collectively Constructing a “History of Anthropological Thought” Syllabus
The authors of this piece together compose the Brandeis “History of Anthropological Thought” Syllabus Collective. * * * “We say the Earth has a circular orb... More
Crafting the State: An Interview with José Ciro Martínez and Omar Sirri
In their article, “Bureaucraft: Statemakers in Amman and Baghdad,” José Ciro Martínez and Omar Sirri explore how the state comes into being through the skilled ... More
What New Media Does
In our latest episode in the series “What Concepts Do,” we welcome guest producer Nazlı Özkan, who leads us through a discussion of New Media. How has newness b... More
Astro-Colonialism: Conversation with Willi Lempert
In this episode, Dr. Willi Lempert discusses anthropology of outer space, focusing on historical and ongoing forms of colonialism on and off of Earth, as well a... More
The Political Statement: Thinking Beyond the End-of-Term Paper
This past Fall, while serving as faculty instructor (Alyssa) and graduate student instructor (Felipe) for an introductory course in socio-cultural anthropology,... More
AnthroBites: Disability
AnthroBites is a series from the AnthroPod team, designed to make anthropology more digestible. Each episode tackles a key concept, text, or theme, and breaks i... More
Editorializing the Classroom: Teaching Collaboratively in the Digital Age
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, educators and students were faced with the precarity of a post-Covid, post-Zoom classroom and are now tasked with answering the... More
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