Anthropology

Many fear algorithms will displace academics but the technology is already eating itself and its long-term business model remains unclear, says Martin A. Mills. Here he explains why bots will not wipe out universities and why we must resist their damaging features for the good of students, society and AI itself

The wider issues raised by the scandal can be particularly acute in the work of academic practitioners in cultural fields, says Ian Pace

The regulations can be ambiguous, but the masturbation paper furore is a result of supervisors’ and reviewers’ lack of vigilance, says Michelle Shipworth

Chris Knight wishes that the authors of this hugely ambitious study had gone back further and taken greater account of Africa

Rector Shalini Randeria wants displaced institution to broaden appeal at home in Vienna and for international student cohort

Former foreign students recount memorable experiences in world’s most isolated country, including being openly spied on by their hosts

Course cut critics castigate Australian institution for using data selectively, as sociologists elsewhere watch on nervously

Jeremy MacClancy is broadly convinced by the argument that his discipline is finally coming in to its own

Fields essential to country’s development could become ‘unviable’ as faculty are forced out, observers say

Too much attention is paid to academic titles and too little to the substantial contribution they should indicate, says Brian Bloch

The hard-drinking machismo of anthropology, the silencing of women and the dangers of life on remote digs are unearthed and explored anew

UK-educated scholar is outspoken about the unjust treatment of girls and women

Urgent action is needed to help doctoral candidates whose research has been halted by Covid-related travel bans, says Lorena Gazzotti

Director of new Kent centre sets out how British resources and researchers can contribute to Indigenous studies

Questioning the BBC’s agenda in highlighting the problem in Ghana and Nigeria does not make it any less serious, says Eric Fredua-Kwarteng

Anne-Kathrin Kreft tells Matthew Reisz how interviews with Colombian women’s activists left her mentally and physically exhausted – and ideologically transformed

Gender-fluid academic seeks to challenge the ways in which we carve up the world

Steph Grohmann’s ‘revenge eviction’ gave her vivid, first-hand experience of the trials and consolations of occupying unused buildings, finds Matthew Reisz

Universities should offer a safety net for recent graduates forced into menial work by financial circumstances, says Roy Celaire

Tributes paid to ‘socially committed’ expert on Africa and the Mediterranean

Activist who repeatedly broke new ground for African American academics remembered

The unaffordability of two rents severely restricts the study options of care leavers and estranged students, says Roy Celaire 

Matthew Reisz on the ideals archaeology and anthropology need to live up to

Matthew Reisz discovers what anthropologist Ruben Andersson learned behind bunkers in Bamako

Western countries’ determination to tackle the migration crisis without taking any risks with their own personnel is wasteful and counterproductive, the Oxford anthropologist tells Matthew Reisz 

Anthropologist who stood up for her discipline remembered

Book of the week: Camilla Power assesses a bold new approach to the origins of morality

The ‘killer ape’ theory of violent behaviour managed to grip the public imagination for many years, learns Marcia Holmes

Simon Underdown on a call for the discipline to reclaim its maverick heritage to rejuvenate itself and tackle dynamic real-world problems

Human beings’ need for religion goes far beyond the management of emotions, says Ursula King

Melanesian cannibals and ‘uncivilised’ natives were feared and fascinating, says Lincoln Allison

The Dutch anthropologist discusses growing up in the sectarian Netherlands, following the hippie trail and whether religious tolerance has a future

Fascinating autobiographical experiences make a practical guide for those embarking on immersive research, says Mark Jamieson

Matthew Reisz meets Andrea Pető, recent recipient of the Madame de Staël prize, a scholar at Hungary’s Central European University whose feminist probing into the dark corners of Hungary’s past is provoking strong reactions in the ‘illiberal democracy’

Tel Aviv University researchers face down religious objections with new museum attraction

Constant emails from the likes of Academia.edu and ResearchGate keep Ron Iphofen in a state of anxiety over what he may be missing   

Tributes paid to anthropologist who specialised in study of modern Egypt

Pioneer of innovative methods of landscape archaeology remembered

Association’s annual meeting discusses teaching in ‘red’ states and need for domestic research

Former director of Berkeley anthropology museum remembered

Students will need to shed the pounds to pass new course designed to combat country's obesity crisis

On International Stammering Awareness Day, two academics who stammer explain why higher education must do more to support those with this ‘invisible disability’

Social scientists are innovating to ensure their research is relevant, but more must be done, says Rick Delbridge

This brave book attempts to show that social anthropology and social anthropologists can offer insights into today’s world and also point to solutions, says Simon Underdown

Nazima Kadir’s social circle reveals a range of alternative careers for would-be scholars, and often with better rewards than academia

A leading anthropologist has died in a fall on a study trip in the Indian Himalayas

Anthropologist spent more than a year among lecturers to understand why they don’t adopt innovative methods

Academics investigating militarism and war must explore their own assumptions as well as those of their societies, event hears

Archaeologist who introduced innovative tuition fee structure as university president is remembered

The leading forensic anthropologist discusses her Presbyterian work ethic, remaining detached in the face of human suffering, and unhelpful advice from a PhD supervisor

East Asia’s most iconic garment is as dynamic as any Western mode of dress, finds Joy Hendry

Job hunting? Like it or loathe it, LinkedIn is key and emotional labour is mandatory, says Philip Roscoe

Health and environmental agencies face savage reductions as defence spending soars

Environmental changes also change us but old and new ways of living offer hope, says Stephanie Bunn

Interviewing a Mafia researcher made John Elmes consider how scholars should study volatile groups

@Trump_Regrets account from Canadian university student gains more than 200,000 followers

Homa Hoodfar urges scholars to see academic freedom as a ‘history of struggle everywhere’

A study focused on Singapore’s Biopolis centre concentrates on various global ‘currents’ in bioscience, says Flora Samuel

Researchers consider what it means for their safety and careers to work in dangerous or disparaged parts of the world