Safeguarding Data Across Borders
by Hugh Gusterson Some years ago my wife was at an interdisciplinary conference in El Salvador. My wife, who is not an anthropologist, was horrified to meet a graduate student [...]
The Netherlands | Stuck in Uncertainty
David Henig and Nikkie Wiegink
On Wednesday, 11 March 2020, we had the last in-person seminar of our jointly taught undergraduate course. Despite the news about the rising numbers of Covid-19 cases in the Netherlands, [...]
David Edwards | Winner of the Senior Book Prize for his book “Caravan of Martyrs: Sacrifice and Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan”
by Gabrielle Cabrera Gabrielle Cabrera, AES editorial intern and graduate student at Rutgers University, interviews David Edwards, professor of anthropology at Williams College about his prize-winning book Caravan of Martyrs: Sacrifice and Suicide [...]
The AE “Enchanted Utopia” Collection
Grace A. Carey
What makes a utopia “modern”? Can it really be “modern,” and if so, can it really also be “anti-modern”? I pose these questions because the bulk of anthropological literature [...]
So You’re Interested in User Experience (UX) Research? Thoughts from an Anthropologist Working in Industry
by Rachel Fleming You may have heard the job title User Experience or “UX” Researcher before, perhaps along with some reference to design. You may have come across this field [...]
Heath Cabot | The Business of Anthropology and the European Refugee Regime
by Ognjen Kojanic AES is pleased to share this interview by Ognjen Kojanic, AES editorial intern and graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh, with Heath Cabot, assistant professor of anthropology [...]
A Fiery Presence: Emily Martin’s AAA Distinguished Lecture
Victoria Sheldon
During the penultimate day of the 117th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Professor Emily Martin delivered the biannual Distinguished Lecture to a well-packed and attentive audience. Her [...]
Chloe Ahmann | Waste-to-Energy: Garbage Prospects and Subjunctive Politics in Late-Industrial Baltimore
by Alize Arıcan AES is pleased to share this interview by Alize Arıcan, AES editorial intern and graduate student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, with Chloe Ahmann, current Harper-Schmidt [...]
A Scottish Kind of Conspiracy
Gabriela Manley
The Scottish National Party (SNP) presents itself as a non-radical civic nationalist party—a traditional party of government, a party to be taken seriously, and one that has capably led the [...]
What We’re Reading, Summer 2019 (AES Edition) Gina Athena Ulysse, Carole McGranahan, Brittany Birberick, Chris Loperena, Alize Arican, and Marc Edelman GalleryWhat We’re Reading, Summer 2019 (AES Edition)
Gina Athena Ulysse, Carole McGranahan, Brittany Birberick, Chris Loperena, Alize Arican, and Marc Edelman
What We’re Reading, Summer 2019 (AES Edition)
Gina Athena Ulysse, Carole McGranahan, Brittany Birberick, Chris Loperena, Alize Arican, and Marc Edelman
Summer is a good time for academics. Research, reading, and writing—whether at home or in the field or both, summer is often when we catch up on things we’ve been [...]
