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.
On the Trail of Living Modified Organisms: Environmentalism Within and Against Neoliberal Order: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a number of essays on environment and politics. Examples of these essays include Marina Welker's “'Corpor... More
The Impulse of Philanthropy: Supplemental Material
Questions for Classroom Discussion1. How does Bornstein's conception of the gift improve upon Mauss'?2. What are the effects of a neoliberalization of charitabl... More
From the Enemy's Point of View: Violence, Empathy, and the Ethnography of Fakes: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesIn recent years, Cultural Anthropology has published numerous essays on Indonesia. See, for example, Karen Strassler’s “The Face of Money: Cu... More
Comedians, Pastors, and the Miraculous Agency of Charisma in Ghana: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a number of essays that describe emergent cultural formations in Africa. See Rosalind Shaw's “Displacing ... More
Moscow's Echo: Technologies of the Self, Publics, and Politics on the Russian Talk Show: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a number of essays that examine the dynamics of postsocialist contexts. See on post socialist contexts. S... More
Coincidence and Consequence: Marianism and the Mass Media in the Global Philippines: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published other essays on Phillipinos in diaspora. See Lieba Faier's "Runaway Stories: The Underground Micromovemen... More
Code Is Speech: Legal Tinkering, Expertise, and Protest among Free and Open Source Software Developers: Supplemental Material
Editorial FootnotesCultural Anthropology has published a number of essays on the practices and politics of digital media. See particularly Brian Axel's "Anthrop... More
Economy of Words: Supplemental Material
Editorial OverviewIn the August 2009 issue of Cultural Anthropology, Douglas R. Holmes analyzes the linguistic and communicative processes employed by central b... More
Inscribing Subjects to Citizenship: Petitions, Literacy Activism, and the Performativity of Signature in Rural Tamil India: Supplemental Material
Editorial OverviewIn the August, 2009 issue of Cultural Anthropology, Francis Cody describes the reshaping of political communication in rural southern India th... More
Mediating Kinship: Country, Family, and Radio in Northern Australia: Supplemental Material
Editorial OverviewIn the May 2009 issue of Cultural Anthropology, Daniel Fisher discusses the performative, mediated interweaving of speech, song, and kinship o... More