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"I see Patkin’s work as more genealogical; after all, there are clear connections between The Mansion of Happiness (1843), the Checkered Game of Life (1860), and the many “roll and move” games that followed." @SamuelCollins43 thegeekanthropologist.com/2022/07/14/boo…

reminder that jk rowling uses her harry potter money to fund anti trans organizations

For audiences that want to see original Black storytelling please support Iyanu! Season 2 is currently airing on Cartoon network.

With immigration in the headlines, explore Anthropology News’ Curated Collection, Criminalizing Immigration. Essays examine how migration is framed as crime through policy and policing, and the lived impacts of enforcement. Read more at anthropology-news.org/articles/curat… #MigrationMatters

The Wenner-Gren Foundation seeks proposals for its new Seminar program. Deadline for submissions is April 8, 2026. buff.ly/Ib0MyD7

Feels appropriate to reshare just as a general reminder. In all things.

New issue alert! Check out the first issue of 2026, which includes special sections on "Archaeologies of Indigenous Futurity," the "Anthropology of Anxiety," and more than a dozen other new research articles! #Anthropology anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15481433/2…

A new video game - Relooted - sees Africans fantasise about taking back treasures from Europe's museums. It is raising awareness about "African culture, African history, and sort of the scale of this cultural artefact looting that has happened". bbc.in/4rMsvBH

We are proud to announce the SMA Mentorint Initiative! The program aims to support grad students and postdocs and mid-career scholars by connecting them with experienced anthropologists. Deadline: May 1, 2026.

#AnthropologyNews is now accepting #pitches for our upcoming theme: "Defunded." We're looking for stories that explore the ripple effects of political backlash, lost funding, and shifting public priorities. Submit your pitch at bit.ly/49aYuFb #Anthropology #Defunded

Call for Editor: The SfAA invites applications for the position of Editor of Dispatches from Applied Anthropology (Dispatches), a rebooted, public-facing digital magazine of ideas, impact, & #SfAA news. Priority deadline: Feb. 1, 2026 appliedanthro.org/news/call-for-… #Dispatches

Here's one for all the readers! 📚🤓📚📑 Join us for our last SCA Fridays of the year as we reflect on, appreciate, and read from publications from 2025.

CfA: MAQ is seeking a new Book Reviews Editor! All information is available on our website: medanthro.net/call-for-appli…

The Department of #Anthropology @RutgersU in New Brunswick, NJ, seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in #SocioculturalAnthropology, with a focus on the intersections of Language, Culture, and Power. Apply by November 28, 2025: careercenter.americananthro.org/job/699777/ass…

New issue alert! Check out the latest from AA, including special sections on "Archaeologies of Indigenous Futurity," the "Anthropology of Anxiety," and "Anti-Bodies, Anti-Body," as well as Antoinette Jackson's keynote from the 2024 meeting! #Anthropology anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15481433/2…

Wonderful fellowship opportunity at UVA decolonialfutures.uva.nl/funding-calls/…

Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will return for a new ‘THE MUMMY’ movie Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillet (‘Scream 5’) are set to direct. (Source: hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-n…)

Saw this and immediately deleted my account with @academia.

On Oct. 31st, 12:00 PM Eastern check out the panel discussion on "Careers in Anthropology" hosted by the Society of Cultural Anthropology. buff.ly/fpc67RJ

🚨 JD Vance just claimed that when settlers arrived in the New World, they “found widespread child sacrifice,” adding that “Christian civilization ended the practice.” Archaeologists, including those specializing in North American history, are calling this a flat-out lie. There is no evidence of widespread child sacrifice among First Nations. To say that about Indigenous people is historically false, deeply racist, and disgustingly revisionist.