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.
Disciplinary Adaptation and Undergraduate Desire: Anthropology and Global Development Studies in the Liberal Arts Curriculum: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published several articles on education including Tom Looser’s “The Global University, Area Studies, and the World ... More
Teaching Indigenous Movements in Latin America
Overview Latin America is an extensive region which comprises a vast number of countries, each with distinct cultures, flavors, and stories. However, Latin Amer... More
Teaching Neoliberalism in/of Latin America
In the following series of posts, I will share resources and suggestions for teaching about neoliberalism in Latin America. These resources are aimed primarily ... More
Ethics
During this round of Field Notes, we have invited four scholars to think through the implications of a turn toward ethics and morality in anthropology and to ex... More
Disaster
Today marks two years since a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan's Tohoku region. A string of additional catastrophes— tsunamis and nuclear explosions—closely f... More
Affect
Ruminations on affect, the passions, and emotion have intrigued students of the human experience for centuries. As early as Durkheim's descriptions of collectiv... More
Counterfeiting the Nation? Skopje 2014 and the Politics of Nation Branding in Macedonia: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published many articles on citizenship and neoliberalism, including "Flexible Citizenship in Dubai: Neoliberal Subj... More
Brand “Piracy” and Postwar Statecraft in Guatemala: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesIn this engaging article, Thomas examines the practices of postwar statecraft in Guatemala through the lens of fashion, in particular the pro... More
Material Interventions: Indonesian DIY Fashion and the Regime of the Global Brand: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a number of articles on labor dynamics in neoliberal contexts, including Alexander Dent's "Piracy, Circul... More
Brands and Their Surfeits: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a number of articles on counterfeits, including Nils Bubandt's "From the Enemy's Point of View: Violence,... More