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.
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
Dislocating Sound: The Deterritorialization of Indonesian Indie Pop: Supplemental Material
Editorial OverviewIn the February, 2009 issue of Cultural Anthropology, Brent Luvaas follows the Indonesian indie band “Mocca” as they struggle to shed traditio... More
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
Spiritual Economies: Islam and Neoliberalism in Contemporary Indonesia: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a number of other essays on neoliberalism and subjectivity. See, for example, Aradhana Sharma's "Crossbre... More
Sympathy, State Building, and the Experience of Empire: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published many essays on postcolonialism. See Anand Pandian's essay "Pastoral Power in the Postcolony: On the Biopo... More
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
"Corporate Security Begins in the Community": Mining, the Corporate Responsibility Industry, and Environmental Advocacy in Indonesia: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a number of other essays on environmental politics. See for example, Paul W. Hanson’s “Governmentality, L... More
The Face of Money: Currency, Crisis, and Remediation in Post-Suharto Indonesia: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesA number of essays on money and currency have appeared over the years in Cultural Anthropology. See, for example, Oren Kosansky's "Tourism, C... More
Runaway Stories: The Underground Micromovements of Filipina Oyomesan in Rural Japan: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a range of essays on women, gender, and sexuality. These include Katherine Pratt Ewing’s “Between Cinema ... More
El Campo: Faciality and Structural Violence in Farm Labor Camps: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has a number of other essays on on migrant labor. See for example, Shao Jing’s “Fluid Labor and Blood Money: The Econom... More