Anthropology, Harvard - Graduate Program

The Maribor Uprisings: A Live Participatory Film - Society for Visual Anthropology THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30th 2017 02:45 PM – Social Movements dir. Maple Razsa and Milton Guillén Q&A with Maple Razsa after screening Twice, the people went into the streets. Twice, the police drove them away. What began as protests became uprisings. In the once-prosperous industrial city of Maribor, Sl...

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Interview with Jean and John Comaroff about their new book, “The Truth about Crime" The Weatherhead Center spoke to Professors Jean Comaroff and John Comaroff about their new book, “The Truth about Crime,” which analyzes why societies become obsessed with crime. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/10/how-the-fear-of-crime-per...

4S Conference: At the Intersection of Social Studies, Science, and Technology This year’s Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) (August 30 – September 2 in Boston) continues to focus on fostering scholarship in the social studies of science, technology, and medicine. Learn more about books at the forefront of this discussion, from data regulation, t...

MFA show celebrates 19th-century Japanese print masters - The Boston Globe "Showdown! Kuniyoshi vs. Kunisada" playfully pits the artists against each other - and museumgoers win.

Celebrating Intellectual Engagement On College Campuses Sending your child off to college? It's important to appreciate what happens after move-in day — especially now, as there's a growing hostility to...

Babylonian clay tablet mathematical mystery solved UNSW Sydney scientists have discovered the purpose of a famous 3700-year old Babylonian clay tablet, revealing it is the world’s oldest and most accurate trigonometric table.

Ice Age Predators Found Alongside Oldest Human in Americas The saber-toothed cats, giant sloths, and other wild creatures trapped in the cave most likely wandered in looking for fresh water and took a fatal fall.

Fascism or Populism? Playing the “Democratic Game” In today’s fast-paced political news cycle, terms like “fascism” and “populism” are often used, but not always clearly defined. What are fascism and populism– and how can (and should) we confront these ideologies in our present climate? And what, exactly, are the real implications when pundits name…

All that remains: life as a forensic anthropologist Dame Sue Black’s pioneering work has taken her to war zones and the aftermath of natural disasters. She explains the scientific rigour required in...

NASA Wants You To Direct A Short Film Using Their Space Footage Did we mention the $10,000 prize?