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Teaching Anthropology
MAY 8, 2023
Marilou Polymeropoulou, University of Oxford, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography Active learning is a well-established pedagogical strategy in secondary and tertiary education where independent learning and critical thinking are nurtured. Three challenges in teaching anthropology. Teaching Anthropology 1 (2), pp.
Anthropology News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Intersectional Anthropology. Here, I share about my class, “Intersectional Anthropology,” and reflect on some of the ways it has played into my career, while also acknowledging my privileges as a person who holds a Ph.D. Studying human bodies provides a deep historical perspective on social dynamics whose echoes remain with us today.
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Anthropology.net
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
Discovery of a Potential New Human Species A groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications 1 has proposed the existence of a new human species, Homo juluensis. This ancient hominin, believed to have lived in eastern Asia between 300,000 and 50,000 years ago, is a significant addition to our understanding of human evolution.
Anthropology.net
AUGUST 19, 2024
Cooking is often viewed as a significant turning point in human evolution. It not only provided the extra calories needed to support larger brains 1 but also transformed the way early humans interacted with their environment. Unlike other species, humans are biologically adapted to consume cooked food.
Anthropology News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
A Reflection on the 2023 Ivan Karp Workshop in Museum Anthropology, organized by the Council for Museum Anthropology Spot-lit sweeping ceramic vases made by the artist Dame Magdalene Odundo were the centerpieces of the exhibition Magdalene Odundo: A Dialogue with Objects presented at the Gardiner Museum from October 2023 to April 2024.
Anthropology News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
In 2012, they began by recording pigs inside an AgroSuper factory farm. By broadening discussions of oppression and resistance, new forms of solidarities emerge between humans and animals that disrupt both power and property relations and can spark a larger political transformation. Activists knew they needed their own documentation.
Sapiens
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The late David Graeber was an American professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. Such roles are prevalent in areas such as finance, admin, law, marketing, and human resources. Graeber’s book is conversational in style, drawing on history, literature, sociology, anthropology, and pop culture to support his arguments.
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