The Polish Ethnological Society Condemns Racism in Poland
The Polish Ethnological Society has condemned the surge of racism and xenophobia in Poland in response to Europe's ongoing refugee crisis. "Recent events associated with [...]
Whiteness and anti-vaccines
This is an interesting perspective on the anti-vaccine debate currently making headlines by race scholar David Shih.
Interesting perspectives on the Ukraine conflict…
"Odessa's Two Big Differences (and a few small ones): Life after the Maidan and 2 May" "Kharkiv Talks in a Viennese Kitchen- On Revolution, [...]
Why Hasn't the Baga Massacre Made as Many Headlines as the Charlie Hebdo Attack?
"Baga, a town in the north-eastern state of Borno, Nigeria, suffered an unimaginable catastrophe recently when Boko Haram, Nigeria’s vampires of death, slaughtered innocent residents [...]
The Politics of Evidence
"The Politics of Evidence Working Group is a coalition of academics, scientists, and activists formed in 2014. Together we aspire to challenge the fraught [...]
Tariq Ramadan: The West, terrorism and Islam
"Prominent Muslim scholar, Tariq Ramadan, condemns attack in Paris but says the west is fuelling Islamophobia." Check out the Interview here
On the Charlie Hebdo Attack & How the West Treats Muslims
Scholar Tariq Ramadan, Harper’s Rick MacArthur on Charlie Hebdo Attack & How the West Treats Muslims: Link to full interview transcript here. Excerpt: "France [...]
Police asked university for list of attendees at fracking debate
Excerpt from article: "Police asked a university to hand over a list of members of the public who were due to attend a public [...]
Angela Davis: ‘There is an unbroken line of police violence in the US that takes us all the way back to the days of slavery’
Excerpt from article: “There is an unbroken line of police violence in the United States that takes us all the way back to the [...]
Anthropologists and Israel
At the AAA annual meeting, anthropologists discussed the academic boycott of Israel. Excerpt from article: "Do anthropologists have a professional obligation to take a [...]