Sapiens

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The late David Graeber was an American professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. In 2013, Graeber wrote an article for the obscure left-wing magazine STRIKE! Graeber’s book is conversational in style, drawing on history, literature, sociology, anthropology, and pop culture to support his arguments.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 7, 2024

A free online webinar by SAPIENS Editor-in-Chief Chip Colwell to learn about how to write for the magazine and its peer publications. Ask SAPIENS is a series that offers a glimpse into the magazine’s inner workings. ✽ My name is Chip Colwell, a SAPIENS anthropology magazine, part of Wenner-Gren Foundation.

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Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Issued: September 30, 2024 Pitches due: rolling until December 1, 2025 First drafts due: 3 weeks after pitch decision Submit Here Anthropology News invites submissions on the theme of migration. Think short-form magazine-style stories with scientific bite—low on jargon, high on storytelling—or compelling photo essays or multimedia pieces.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Issued: February 5, 2024 Pitches due: March 4, 2024 Decisions: March 22, 2024 First drafts due: April 17, 2024 Anthropology News invites submissions for the fourth issue of 2024, which will explore the multifaceted concept of “treasure” through an anthropological lens. For photo essays, include one or two sample images.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Issued: January 19, 2024 Response deadline: February 2, 2024 Pitch responses: February 7, 2024 First drafts due: February 21, 2024 For our second issue of 2024, Anthropology News invites you to explore the anatomy of deception and dissect the truths and untruths that form our understanding of reality. What forms do these deceptions take?

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Congregants meet twice a week to read and discuss the Bible, have Q&A sessions for The Watchtower magazine teachings, and sing worship songs. Jean Hunleth and Samar Al-Bulushi are the section contributing editors for the Association for Africanist Anthropology. This greatly impressed Mr. Cheng.

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Anthropology News

JUNE 6, 2024

Issued: June 6, 2024 Pitches due: rolling until September 1 First drafts due: 3 weeks after pitch decision Submit Pitch Here As the 2024 American Anthropological Association (AAA) annual meeting approaches, Anthropology News invites submissions that delve into the dynamic realm of anthropological praxis.

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Anthropology News

AUGUST 11, 2024

Through an audio essay, inspired by John Akomfrah’s documentary “The Last Angel of History,” attention is drawn to South Africa’s evolving visual scene and its engagement with cultural nuances within the NFT AI space. The post Vocabularies Unknown: The Future Is Personal appeared first on Anthropology News.

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Sapiens

JANUARY 14, 2025

Magazine and has been republished under Creative Commons. Over time, Salesian intrusion, brutal at first, moved away from repressive evangelization to support land demarcation, Indigenous self-rule, and cultural revival. This article was originally published at YES!

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Anthropology News

MARCH 28, 2025

Passing in Japanese Society N arratives linking blood to culture shape the experiences of migrants in Japan. Growing up in 1960s Palestine, heused totranslate TIME Magazine articles into Arabic with his friends. Alex Wolff and Yanping Ni are the section contributing editors for the Society for East Asian Anthropology.

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Anthropology News

APRIL 30, 2024

He reviewed expert testimony by the editor of Polygraph magazine that the polygraphers erred by giving a “diagnostic” rather than a “screening” test and concluded he was wrong. appeared first on Anthropology News. The post Is There Something Fishy about the Polygraph?

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Anthropology News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

PC Magazine concisely defines user data as “any data a user creates or owns,” but this flaunts the crux of user data’s ethical quagmire: to what extent do any users own their data? In other words, I found myself in the unusual situation of occupying both “realms”—industry and academic anthropology—simultaneously.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 26, 2024

In April 2023, the New York Times Magazine published a profile of her decision to leave the Democratic Party. Sarah Muir and Michael Wroblewski are the section contributing editors for the Society for Linguistic Anthropology. The post Frontiers and Failures: Kyrsten Sinema’s Political Aesthetics appeared first on Anthropology News.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

An image of Azusa, California on fire accompanied by the New York Times Magazine headline How Climate Migration Will Shape America: Millions will be displaced. Liliana Ramirez and Jeevan Toor are the section contributing editors for the Society for the Anthropology of North America. Where will they go? comes to mind.

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