On the eve of the one-hundred and eighth anniversary of W.E.B. Du Bois’ newspaper The Crisis, we are presenting, in … More
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Perspectives in Anthropology welcomes you to explore our new Lecture Series where you can discover a wide range of topics, each with a unique perspective and interpretation.
The Real Race Problem – Part 1
On the eve of the one-hundred and eighth anniversary of W.E.B. Du Bois’ newspaper The Crisis, we are presenting, … More
The Culture of Corruption
Many of us know that political corruption is not new to the world. It is an unsavory, human practice with … More
Teaching Anthropology in 2018
Recently, a colleague contacted me with a very interesting and specific question. At the time, I was on the road … More
There’s Something in the Water
A recent death in the family necessitated a return to the United States after living abroad for the past ten … More
The Struggle for Power by Keith Hart
Book Review: The Rise and Fall of Nations: Ten Rules of Change in the Post-Crisis World by Ruchir Sharma, London: … More
Anthropology and the New Human Universal by Keith Hart
World society today resembles nothing so much as the eighteenth century ancient régime that Kant had every reason to believe … More
Gun Violence in American Schools
There is something terribly wrong going on in American schools today. A silent epidemic is spreading throughout the country like … More
Brazil’s Dichotomous Treatment of Corruption – PT 3
Brazil had an opportunity to be a leading, democratic, Latin American country but lost its sense of direction. The political … More
Brazil’s Dichotomous Treatment of Corruption – PT 1
Brazil is a country saturated with corruption. From the small, family-owned mom and pop neighborhood grocery store to the hallowed … More
The Open Anthropology Cooperative: Towards an Online Public Anthropology-by Keith Hart
We attempt here to explore the relationship between anthropology, social media and public engagement through a web-based network that we … More
Preface to the Coming World Crisis-by Keith Hart
Trump’s election has accelerated talk on the left of the end of (neo-) liberalism and the rise of fascism in … More
What Anthropologists Really Do-by Keith Hart
The Summary The new anthropologist is a self-appointed people’s representative in the double sense of writing them up and acting … More
Mess in the Middle East
Many people throughout the Western world do not understand what is happening in the Middle East. Much of the confusion … More
The Second American Revolution
Well, it only took about two-hundred and forty years but the greatest fear of the writers of the Constitution of … More
Capitalism, revolution and racism in the US and the world-by Keith Hart
In the aftermath of Trump’s victory, we would do well to recall Hegel’s maxim that difference-in-sameness moves history. Max Weber … More
Brexit: Where once was an empire-by Keith Hart
Separation from Europe has opened up the real possibility that the United Kingdom will break up. Scotland is already bent … More
Why do Leaders Fail?
This is an opinion piece that some might say loosely fits within the realm of anthropology. And yet, if one … More
World’s Most Vital Resource
It is not necessary to explain the process by which algae through millions of years of geological time and chemical … More
The War Against Privacy
In the May-June 1993 issue of Wired Magazine, an article on a group of mathematicians advocating a radical, libertarian, cryptographic … More
Changing Global Economies
For decades, investors in advanced economies (AEs) have shaped the evolution of global markets. Research shows that advanced economy investors … More
Human Trafficking: a growing epidemic
Some sources claim that one out of every 236 people becomes a victim of human trafficking. Even more startling, sources … More
Indispensability of Medical Anthropology
Medical anthropology, although considered a subcategory in anthropology, has been making contributions to medicine and public health since the development … More