On the eve of the one-hundred and eighth anniversary of W.E.B. Du Bois’ newspaper The Crisis, we are presenting, in … More
Category: Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humankind, past and present, that draws and builds upon knowledge from social and biological sciences, as well as the humanities and the natural sciences. In the United States anthropology is traditionally divided into the four field approach developed by Franz Boas in the early 20th century: biological or physical anthropology, social anthropology or cultural anthropology, archaeology and linguistic anthropology. Ethnography is one of its primary methods as well as the text that is generated from anthropological fieldwork.
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
The Bitcoin Controversy
Most people have already heard of Bitcoin. However, very few know what it is or how it originated. Many people … 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 2
After the end of the Brazilian military dictatorship, the Liberal Front Party (LFP), Democratic Social Party (PMDB) and Brazilian Social … 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
Religion and Economy – Part Two-by Keith Hart
We need to understand better how we build the infrastructures of collective existence, money among them. How do meanings come … More
Religion and Economy – Part One-by Keith Hart
Religion belongs to a set of terms that also includes art and science. Science began as a form of knowledge … 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
Measures of Quality Education
When I first came to Brazil, I quickly became aware of the problem in the educational system here. So, I … 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
In Line Quotation
Anthropology is the social science that isolates cultural elements, specifies cultural relationships, and characterizes cultural systems by identifying cultural symbols, … More
Perennial Narratives in Anthropology
Since the 1960s, there has not been any new innovative advances in the field of anthropology. Although some good work … More
