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In summer 2023, I spent a few months in the south of Tunisia, mainly in Zarzis, where my family resides. Zarzis is a coastal fishing town situated immediately s... More
Where Are the DJs?Imagine entering a listening session with anthropologists. It is hosted at a big venue with several hazy rooms. On a regular night, a dense, d... More
In her article, “Recalling the Suicide: Affective Storytelling and the Ethics of ‘Good’ Womanhood,” Anjali Krishan examines how middle-class married women in De... More
This episode of AnthroPod is the third in a miniseries sharing highlights from talks organized by the Society for Cultural Anthropology at the 2025 meeting of t... More
Cultural Anthropology
In this issue, we present eleven original papers with ethnographic insights into topics ranging from kinship and expertise to labor across African, Asian, and European geographies.
UNTHINKABLESociety for Cultural Anthropology + Anthropology and Environment SocietySpring ConferenceMarch 18–20, 2027 in Las Vegas, Nevada OrganizersJessica Cat... More
AnthroPod, the podcast of the Society for Cultural Anthropology, invites proposals for a new collaborative series.About This SeriesAcross geography, language, a... More
The Gregory Bateson Book Prize is awarded by the Society for Cultural Anthropology (SCA), the largest section of the American Anthropological Association. Named... More