הפודקאסטים הטובים ביותר ב-Anthropology (2022)

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New Books in Anthropology

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Claire L. Wendland, "Partial Stories: Maternal Death from Six Angles" (U Chicago Press, 2022) 53:57

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A close look at stories of maternal death in Malawi that considers their implications in the broader arena of medical knowledge. By the early twenty-first century, about one woman in twelve could expect to die of a pregnancy or childbirth complication in Malawi. Specific deaths became object lessons. Explanatory stories circulated through hospitals…

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A Taste of Anthropology with Professor Burlingame

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Teach It 9:48

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Are you a teacher? Well, Professor Burlingame posits that if you’re human and living in a human culture, you ARE a teacher! In this podcast the Professor breaks down three basic elements needed in any effective teaching method. It is meant for professional and non-professional teachers alike. Listen and be inspired. (9 minutes and 49 seconds) Websi…

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Anthropology, AI and the Future of Human Society

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Sarah Pink: On anthropology with and in possible futures 44:46

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In this episode of the Anthropology, AI, and the Future of Human Society podcast, Sarah Pink discusses the need to build an engaged and interdisciplinary Futures Anthropology. Sarah is the keynote speaker at the upcoming Anthropology, AI, and the Future of Human Society conference (June 6-10) and a co-organizer of the AI and interdisciplinary Futur…

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Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz

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Katie Hillier on Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz 42:56

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In this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Katie Hillier speaks with Matt Artz about her career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Katie's journey from her USC online communities graduate program to becoming a digital anthropologist, and now working at the Liiv Center to bring digital innovation to all of anthropolo…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Gina Louise Hunter, "Edible Insects: A Global History" (2021) 38:42

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From grasshoppers to grubs, an eye-opening look at insect cuisine around the world. An estimated two billion people worldwide regularly consume insects, yet bugs are rarely eaten in the West. Why are some disgusted at the thought of eating insects while others find them delicious? Edible Insects: A Global History (Reaktion Books, 2021) provides a b…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Teemu Taira, "Taking ‘Religion’ Seriously: Essays on the Discursive Study of Religion" (Brill, 2022) 1:09:00

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Teemu Taira's book Taking ‘Religion’ Seriously: Essays on the Discursive Study of Religion (Brill, 2022) demonstrates through methodological reflections and carefully chosen case studies a new way to conduct the study of religion. It focuses on how social actors negotiate what counts as “religion” and how discourses on religion are part of how cont…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Omar Kasmani, "Queer Companions: Religion, Public Intimacy, and Saintly Affects in Pakistan" (Duke UP, 2022) 1:21:24

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In Queer Companions: Religion, Public Intimacy, and Saintly Affects in Pakistan (Duke UP, 2022), Omar Kasmani theorizes saintly intimacy and the construction of queer social relations at Pakistan's most important site of Sufi pilgrimage. Conjoining queer theory and the anthropology of Islam, Kasmani outlines the felt and enfleshed ways in which sai…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Frans de Waal, "Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist" (W. W. Norton, 2022) 54:45

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In Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist (W. W. Norton, 2022), world-renowned primatologist Frans de Waal draws on decades of observation and studies of both human and animal behavior to argue that despite the linkage between gender and biological sex, biology does not automatically support the traditional gender roles in human soci…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Rachael Hutchinson and Jérémie Pelletier-Gagnon, "Japanese Role-Playing Games: Genre, Representation, and Liminality in the JRPG" (Lexington Books, 2022) 47:40

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Rachael Hutchinson and Jérémie Pelletier-Gagnon's edited volume Japanese Role-Playing Games: Genre, Representation, and Liminality in the JRPG (Lexington Books, 2022) examines the origins, boundaries, and transnational effects of the genre, addressing significant formal elements as well as narrative themes, character construction, and player involv…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Carles Lalueza-Fox, "Inequality: A Genetic History" (MIT Press, 2022) 58:43

6d ago58:43

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Inequality is an urgent global concern, with pundits, politicians, academics, and best-selling books all taking up its causes and consequences. In Inequality: A Genetic History (MIT Press, 2022), Carles Lalueza-Fox offers an entirely new perspective on the subject, examining the genetic marks left by inequality on humans throughout history. Lalueza…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Emily Mendenhall, "Unmasked: Covid, Community, and the Case of Okoboji" (Vanderbilt UP, 2022) 33:46

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Unmasked: Covid, Community, and the Case of Okoboji (Vanderbilt UP, 2022) is the story of what happened in Okoboji, a small Iowan tourist town, when a collective turn from the coronavirus to the economy occurred in the COVID summer of 2020. State political failures, local negotiations among political and public health leaders, and community (dis)be…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Bharat Jayram Venkat, "At the Limits of Cure" (Duke UP, 2021) 1:20:57

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Can a history of cure be more than a history of how disease comes to an end? In 1950s Madras, an international team of researchers demonstrated that antibiotics were effective in treating tuberculosis. But just half a century later, reports out of Mumbai stoked fears about the spread of totally drug-resistant strains of the disease. Had the curable…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Susan Hartman, "City of Refugees: The Story of Three Newcomers Who Breathed Life into a Dying American Town" (Beacon Press, 2022) 31:41

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City of Refugees: The Story of Three Newcomers Who Breathed Life into a Dying American Town (Beacon Press, 2022) paints an intimate portrait of the newcomers revitalizing a fading industrial town – illuminating the larger canvas of refugee life in 21st century America. For many Americans, ‘refugee’ still conjures up the image of a threatening outsi…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Jonathan Crary, "Scorched Earth: Beyond the Digital Age to a Post-Capitalist World" (Verso, 2022) 1:06:24

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In this uncompromising essay, Jonathan Crary presents the obvious but unsayable reality: our ‘digital age’ is synonymous with the disastrous terminal stage of global capitalism and its financialisation of social existence, mass impoverishment, ecocide, and military terror. Scorched Earth: Beyond the Digital Age to a Post-Capitalist World (Verso, 20…

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New Books in Anthropology

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On the Lives of Spiritually Fluid People 54:44

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Dr. Duane Bidwell works to reduce suffering and promote abundant life in all of his teaching, writing, and research. Experiences as chaplain, pastor, spiritual director, pastoral counselor, HIV/AIDS professional, and non-profit director inform his work as teacher-scholar-clinician. CST students have given him teaching and mentoring awards three tim…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Agustín Fuentes, "Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You: Busting Myths about Human Nature" (Second Edition) (U California Press, 2022) 47:38

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There are three major myths of human nature: humans are divided into biological races; humans are naturally aggressive; and men and women are wholly different in behavior, desires, and wiring. Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You: Busting Myths about Human Nature (Second Edition) (U California Press, 2022) counters these pervasive and perni…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Michael Heneise, "Agency and Knowledge in Northeast India: The Life and Landscapes of Dreams" (Routledge, 2018) 58:44

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The Nagas of Northeast India gives great importance to dreams as sources of divine knowledge, especially knowledge about the future. Although British colonialism, Christian missions, and political conflict have resulted in sweeping cultural and political transformations in the Indo-Myanmar Borderlands, dream sharing and interpretation remain import…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Mark Fathi Massoud, "Shari'a, Inshallah: Finding God in Somali Legal Politics" (Cambridge UP, 2021) 1:16:13

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Western analysts have long denigrated Islamic states as antagonistic, even antithetical, to the rule of law. Mark Fathi Massoud tells a different story: for nearly 150 years, the Somali people have embraced shari'a, commonly translated as Islamic law, in the struggle for national identity and human rights. Lawyers, community leaders, and activists …

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New Books in Anthropology

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Brian Kulick, "The Secret Life of Theater: On the Nature and Function of Theatrical Representation" (Routledge, 2019) 1:04:58

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Unlike many books that examine the how of making theater, Brian Kulick's The Secret Life of Theater: On the Nature and Function of Theatrical Representation (Routledge, 2019) examines the why. Using Jorge Luis Borges' story Averroes's Search as a guide, Kulick defines theatre via its proximity to play, ritual, imitation, and religion, all of which …

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New Books in Anthropology

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Bénédicte Brac de la Perrière and Peter A Jackson, "Spirit Possession in Buddhist Southeast Asia: Worlds Ever More Enchanted" (NIAS Press, 2022) 28:47

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What is the relationship between Spirit Possession Rituals and Buddhism in mainland Southeast Asia? How has modernity transformed Spirit Possession cults in the 21st century and what has led to the efflorescence of possession rituals across Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam in recent decades? Bénédicte Brac de la Perrière and Peter A. Jackson…

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A Taste of Anthropology with Professor Burlingame

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Just The Facts, Ma'am 9:11

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Do you find telling the difference between facts and opinions frustrating, especially when other people say them? Well, Professor Burlingame is here to help! In this podcast episode (originally aired on ), the Prof gives concrete definitions and examples to help you better understand the facts and opinions that surround you so that you can make eve…

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A Taste of Anthropology with Professor Burlingame

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The Tolerance Series: Primitive 9:41

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This podcast is the beginning of a series on the life skill of tolerance. Using anthropological insight and wisdom, Professor Burlingame challenges intolerance and encourages you to see how tolerance can be used to better your own life and promote personal growth. (9 minutes and 41 seconds) Website Join the Email List - Get An Anthropology Fun Page…

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A Taste of Anthropology with Professor Burlingame

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Fun Anthropology Facts for Kids (and Curious Adults): Why Is English So Hard to Spell? 10:36

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Professor Burlingame answers fun educational questions for kids -- as well as curious adults! -- using the knowledge and wisdom of anthropology. In this podcast, Professor Burlingame talks about why English is so hard to learn how to spell and teaches a bit of why language is so human. This podcast is appropriate for any human aged 8 and above. (10…

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A Taste of Anthropology with Professor Burlingame

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Fun Anthropology Facts for Kids (and Curious Adults): Why Do Humans Grow Up In Families? 6:18

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Professor Burlingame answers fun educational questions for kids -- as well as curious adults! -- using the knowledge and wisdom of anthropology. In this podcast, Professor Burlingame talks about why humans grow up in families and why family is so important to being human. This podcast is appropriate for any human aged 8 and above. (6 minutes and 18…

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A Taste of Anthropology with Professor Burlingame

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Fun Anthropology Facts for Kids (and Curious Adults): Why Do Humans Have Two Feet? 4:44

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Professor Burlingame answers fun educational questions for kids -- as well as curious adults! -- using the knowledge and wisdom of anthropology. In this podcast, Professor Burlingame talks about why humans have two feet. This podcast is appropriate for any human aged 8 and up. (4 minutes and 44 seconds) Website Join the Email List - Get An Anthropo…

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A Taste of Anthropology with Professor Burlingame

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The Reading Anthropology Series: Medical Anthropology 8:21

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In this podcast, Professor Burlingame recommends a classic work of medical anthropology -- Brigitte Jordan's Birth in Four Cultures: A Crosscultural Investigation of Childbirth in Yucatan, Holland, Sweden and the United States. This book highlights how humans are biocultural using a common human rite of passage - birth. This book is a must read not…

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A Taste of Anthropology with Professor Burlingame

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The Reading Anthropology Series: Biology 8:26

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In this podcast, Professor Burlingame recommends a classic work of physical anthropology -- Stephen Molnar's Human Variation: Races, Types and Ethnic Groups. This book highlights how biology does, (and does not), influence our species. It's a must for those who are interested in unique ways to gain more personal growth and self-discovery. Listen to…

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A Taste of Anthropology with Professor Burlingame

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The Reading Anthropology Series: Culture 7:54

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In this podcast Professor Burlingame recommends two classic ethnographies -- Richard B. Lee's The Dobe Ju/'hoansi and Ida Susser's Norman Street - to those intrepid souls who are searching for an opportunity to read and learn from anthropology. The cultural insights you can gain from these two books based in anthropological research are indispensab…

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A Taste of Anthropology with Professor Burlingame

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The Tolerance Series: There Can Be Only One? 9:41

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Intolerance still getting you down? In this the third episode of the tolerance podcast series, Professor Burlingame gives you more ways to counteract this toxic behavior in your life. You will gain more positive tolerance skills to support your intellectual and relationship growth while understanding why, for humans, there just can't be only one. (…

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A Taste of Anthropology with Professor Burlingame

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The Tolerance Series: Nature and Nurture 11:28

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Are you sick and tired of intolerant people? In this the second episode of the tolerance podcast series, Professor Burlingame helps you take your tolerance skills to the next level by teaching you some basic anthropology truths about humans. You can then use this wisdom to better deal with intolerance in others and in yourself. (11 minutes and 29 s…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Simidele Dosekun, "Fashioning Postfeminism: Spectacular Femininity and Transnational Culture" (U Illinois Press, 2020) 1:10:50

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Women in Lagos, Nigeria, practice a spectacularly feminine form of black beauty. From cascading hair extensions to immaculate makeup to high heels, their style permeates both day-to-day life and media representations of women not only in a swatch of Africa but across an increasingly globalized world. Simidele Dosekun's detailed interviews and criti…

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New Books in Anthropology

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Andrew Simon, "Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt" (Stanford UP, 2022) 1:13:49

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Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt (Stanford UP, 2022) investigates the social life of an everyday technology—the cassette tape—to offer a multisensory history of modern Egypt. Over the 1970s and 1980s, cassettes became a ubiquitous presence in Egyptian homes and stores. Audiocassette technology gave an opening to ordinary indivi…

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