Archive for the 'Anthropology' Category

Moving Beyond War

Douglas P. Fry looks at the North Korea nuclear crisis in a new light.

A New Guinea Slideshow

Picture from New Guinea.

How Cannibalism Caused a New Guinean Epidemic

Can an ancient disease be linked to cannibalism?

Why You Won’t Find an Ambulance in the Jungle

Vojtech Novotny, author of Notebooks from New Guinea, writes about a medical emergency in the village where he was researching.

A Few Questions for Vojtech Novotny

A look into the research and work of Czech author and scientist, Vojtech Novotny in New Guinea.

Traditional Polynesian Tattooing

Adrienne L. Kaeppler, author of The Pacfic Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia, tells us a little about traditional Polynesian tattooing

An Interview With Ethan Rarick

An interview with Ethan Rarick author of Desperate Passage: The Donner Party’s Perilous Journey West.

Redefining the word “Human” – Do Some Apes Have Human Ancestors?

Aaron Filler looks at what makes humans- “human.”

Feast on Food and Sex

Feast on the connection between food and sex.

Beyond War: A Proposal

Douglad P. Fry, author of Beyond War, writes an original piece for the OUPblog.

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