Member Voices showcases the intellectual vitality of the SCA by featuring the work of its members, as well as archived content from discontinued Fieldsights sections. We publish short pieces which engage contemporary disciplinary conversations within anthropology. We welcome submissions which put current events in conversation with anthropological thought and literature. We encourage creativity and collaboration, aiming to create a forum which propels the discipline in new and exciting directions.
Reflections on a Multimodal Experiment: On the Golden Snail Opera
At a snail’s pace . . . how long can we humans live that way—or if not live, at least look at a patch of silty ground under the water of a rice paddy? There’s a... More
Captivity
In a global order marked, on the one hand, by unfettered mobility for the powerful and their resources, and, on the other, by the strengthening of borders to ke... More
It Can’t Be Revolution: An Interview with Tania Li
What can anthropology add to the larger complex of forces that bring about social change? What follows is a lightly edited transcript of an interview between co... More
The Banality of the Anthropocene
I want to propose an Anthropocene territorialization and a subject-making project in which anthropologists might want to engage. The territory of which I write ... More
Science and the Senses
Scientific inquiry eschews and embraces sensory experience. Yet sight, sound, touch, smell, taste, and movement all inform scientific work. Across disciplines, ... More
On the Travel Ban: An Interview with Darryl Li
On Friday, January 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that temporarily bars the entry of refugees into the United States and bans citizens of ... More
What Are You Reading? Responses to the Election and Inauguration
Like many anthropologists, we responded to this postelection moment by turning to books. But confronted by the long lists of readings in crowdsourced syllabi, w... More
Environmental Data, Guerrilla Archiving, and the Trump Transition
Many of Donald Trump’s disinformation tactics go in two related directions: grandiose promises to rally his base, and trolling or decoy statements meant to inci... More
Engaging with Inequality and Affective States: A Review of Culture at Large 2016
Engaging with Inequality and Affective States Organizer: Laura Bear (London School of Economics) Featured Guest: Javier Auyero (University of Texas at Austin) D... More
The Chemical Refrain: An #AmAnth2016 Panel Review
The Chemical RefrainChair: Eben Kirksey (University of New South Wales). Presenters: Nicholas Shapiro (Chemical Heritage Foundation), Jason Pine (Purchase Colle... More