No, objecting to Cambridge’s appointment of a eugenicist is not about free speech

vaping has wiped out two decades of work getting teens to quit (or never start) cigarette smoking

Hey, Australia! You no longer need to come to Taiwan to see our famous meat-shaped stone

China Applies Xinjiang’s Policing Lessons to Other Muslim Areas

Here, police atrocities are part of rehearsals for us.” Atish in a nice student film about Budhan Theatre

Theatre activist from Ahmedabad alleges harassment by city police

My list of activist syllabi has been updated, now includes #metooanthro resources and a syllabus on Elizabeth Warren, Cherokee Citizenship, & DNA Testing #dendum

An army and navy (On languages, dialects, and topolects.)

Is Denaturalization the Next Front in the Trump Administration’s War on Immigration?

Beto O’Rourke frequently voted for Republican legislation

Only “the best anthropological articles” …

Emergency room bills: what I learned from reading 1,182 ER bills ($5,751 for an ice pack?!)

EASA statement on data governance in Ethnographic Projects (PDF) #dendum

There is something very pleasurable about taking a talk you meticulously cut down to 15 min, and then fleshing it out again to fill 45 min. You already have the framework and all the essential points, so you can just enjoy yourself a bit.

How Long ‘til Black Future Month? by @nkjemisin has some amazing stories.

Interesting podcast interview with Paul Farrelly about his research on the history of New Agism in Taiwan.

Can the Yellow Vests Speak? December 16, 2018 Update to my original post. (Still more confusion…)

Only 2 of the 166 gilets jaunes interviewed for this sociological study mentioned immigration as a concern.

British scientists don’t like Richard Dawkins, finds study that didn’t even ask questions about Richard Dawkins

Japan’s Juntendo University admits rigging interviews to keep women out

Commoning Ethnography, new open access journal exploring indigeneity and ocean commons, poetry & ethnography, activism & research, feminist commons, sonic ethnography, pedagogical experiments, the relationship between Māori scholarship and anthropology… #dendum

Donald Trump Moves to Deport Vietnam War Refugees

Change of Plans: Conducting Research in Xinjiang

Laibach was a surprising choice for North Korea

Taiwan supporters shouldn’t be so desperate as to quote Ted Yoho approvingly. Have some self respect!