Tag: psychology
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Earth, Personhood and Superheroes
First of all, happy Earth (yester)day. For all my work as an anthropologist, I’m actually terrible at remembering dates and commemorating them in some clear, recognisable way – so if you are wondering why so many very important dates came and went and we did not discuss them, that’s really that. There is no hidden…
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Anthropology and Crime
(Author’s note – This post was written a while ago and scheduled for today. When I heard about the Las Vegas shooting earlier this afternoon, I thought first that I would reschedule as a gesture of sympathy with the victims, many of whom are still fighting for their lives. Then, I decided that perhaps,…