While not formally reviewed, posts in these Fieldsights sections reflect the breadth and pace of anthropological conversations today. Many of them are written by early-career scholars in the SCA's Contributing Editors Program.
Teaching the Anthropology of Dance
Cultural Anthropology has published a number of research articles about dance, including Sally A. Ness’ “Originality in the Postcolony: Choreographing the Neoet... More
Bringing Medical Anthropology Back into the Fold: An Interview with Daena Funahashi
Paul Schissel: Initially, I wanted to draw readers’ attention to an earlier article of yours published in Cultural Anthropology, “Wrapped in Plastic: Transforma... More
First Day Activity: Ten Things You Believe to be True
The first day of class is often a challenge for new instructors. After addressing the inevitable logistical issues (e.g., enrollment, the syllabus, access to co... More
Enough about Ethnography: An Interview with Tim Ingold
The Summer 2014 issue of HAU included the article “That’s Enough about Ethnography!”, by Tim Ingold, who is Chair in Social Anthropology at the University of Ab... More
The Internet
The Internet is a ubiquitous part of contemporary life, yet conceptually it is impalpable and defies easy definition. For those less technically literate, its m... More
Fieldwork and Morality
For this episode of AnthroPod, contributing editor Ea Arnoldi interviewed Sverker Finnström, a senior lecturer in the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Et... More
What Kind of a Problem is Obesity? Teaching Ignorance, Knowledge, and Health with Emilia Sanabria
Emilia Sanabria is a lecturer in social anthropology at the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France. This Teaching Tools post presents some of Sanabria’s refle... More
Screening Room: Peasant Family Happiness
We hope you were able to enjoy the film Peasant Family Happiness! The film has been taken down, but this page will remain up with the filmmaker interview and ot... More
The Materiality of Finance: An Interview with Sarah Besky
Ned Dostaler: Can you say a little bit about how you became interested in studying the financialization of tea markets in Kolkata and, furthermore, contextualiz... More
Teaching Resources Round-Up
At the most recent annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) in Denver, I presented on and attended several panels focused on teaching-re... More