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.
The Time of Anthropology: Notes from a Field of Contemporary Experience: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published multiple articles on contemporary anthropological theory and ethnographic writing, including: Stuart McLe... More
Anthropology and Fiction: An Interview with Amitav Ghosh: Supplemental Material
Cultural Anthropology has published a number of essays about anthropology and literature, including "Bombay Talkies, the Word, and the World: Salman Rushdie's S... More
Twenty-five years is a long time: Supplemental Material: Supplemental Material
Interview with the AuthorHemangini Gupta: You have a DFES from the Yale School of Forestry and Environment Studies. Can you tell us a little bit about how you c... More
Excelente Zona Social: Supplemental Material
Questions for Classroom Discussion1. Why do you think Taussig titles this piece “Excelente Zona Social,” which translates roughly as “excellent social area” (or... More
Ethnography Is, Ethnography Ain't: Supplemental Material
Questions for Classroom Discussion1. When communities, such as the AHIJ in Jackson's article, take their representation into their own hands by developing sophi... More
The Legacies of Writing Culture and the Near Future of the Ethnographic Form: A Sketch: Supplemental Material
Related ReadingFischer, Michael M. J. 2009. Anthropological Futures. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.Matsutake Worlds Research Group. 2009. "A New Form of Col... More
Feeling Historical: Supplemental Material
Editorial OverviewIn this reflective essay, James Clifford revisits Writing Culture - a seminal anthropological text published in 1986, which helped to bring qu... More
Ethnography in Late Industrialism: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a number of essays that reflect on the uses and futures of ethnographic knowledge, including George Marcu... More
Scientific Sovereignty: How International Drug Donation Programs Reshape Health, Disease, and the State: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a number of articles on biomedical regimes, including Angela Garcia’s "The Elegiac Addict: History, Chron... More