The Inhuman Condition: Rethinking Anthropocentrism
30 minutes
For almost half a decade, the idea that anthropocentrism is driving the ecological crisis has gained credence among academics and nature advocates, bu...Der Bartgeier
by Jake Goetz
1 minute
Intertwining research and field notes, this poem traces the complex relationship between humans and the bone-eating Alpine bird, the bearded vulture. ...Recycling Cultures in India: Studying Electronic and Textile Waste
19 minutes
At our home in Delhi’s National Capital Region (NCR) in India, I often wake up in the morning to the calls of street vendors. Many of them are experts...How We Got Here
by Rowan Deer
13 minutes
Perhaps all I’m good for, at my age, is telling stories. I’ve told many in my time, long and textured and short and cryptic, some that tuck themselves...
Growing Up amid Environmental Change: A Conversation with Jan David Hauck
by Jan David Hauck and Pooja Nayak
24 minutes
Jan David Hauck is an anthropologist who has been working with the Indigenous Aché communities in Paraguay since 2007 on topics including language shi...Making Bourdélots and Tasting Terroir
by Rory Hill
27 minutes
There is a line in the Iliad where Nestor, breaker of horses, laments Diomedes as: Lost to the hearth, lost to the clan, lost to the old ways. It has ...Ecocomics: Vivid Worlds in Images and Text
24 minutes
I grew up on Disney’s Duck Tales (1988–) comics, casually enraptured by the adventures of ducks, mice, and dogs. Later, I encountered the chilling kin...(Dis)Empowered Communities: A Conversation with Davide Orsini
by Davide Orsini and Uwe Lübken
20 minutes
Launched in March 2025, Davide’s Volkswagen Foundation Change! project seeks to foster research collaborations between academic and nonacademic partne...Portrait of an Arctic Research Station
11 minutes
Tarfala Research Station is nestled in the Tarfala Valley in the Arctic north of Sweden. It is accessed by helicopter or on foot. The hike is challeng...Eagles, Marmots, Humans: Knowing Wildlife Through Fieldwork
27 minutes
Katya Karabanina climbed steadily, clinging to a long, straight pine trunk, her safety ropes tight around her waist. Near the top, the nest came ...Puppets at the Hands of Water: Sex Workers in Mongla, Bangladesh
17 minutes
On a summer afternoon in 2022, I made the long drive from Jessore to Mongla, a port city in southern Bangladesh. My route took me through Bangladesh’s...Step Away
by Kata Beilin
13 minutes
The time of hard-earned success had arrived, and Eve was receiving more invitations to give presentations than she could possibly accept. Her salary h...