Contributed Content

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.

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Questions and proposals for guest posts can be sent to the relevant section editor.

Pedagogies for a Particular Time

Teaching Tools

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

AnthroPod

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"

Visual and New Media Review

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

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“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

Supplementals

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

AnthroPod

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

AnthroPod

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

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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

AnthroPod

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

Teaching Tools

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