Anthropology
Noxchi Eat Galnish
Anita Shishani meditates on the importance of this dish to Chechen cultural identity.
Favorite Theorists: Pia Arke
What’s important about mixed-race Danish-Greenlandic artist and cultural theorist Pia Arke (1958–2007).
Translating Dignity
A translation exercise leads students to contemplate the idea of “dignity” in cross-cultural contexts.
Looking for Nature (II)
Part Two of Nikolaj Nielsen’s account of a gorilla trek in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest.
Looking for Nature (I)
Part I of Nikolaj Nielsen’s account of a trip to Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in search of the elusive mountain gorilla.
Language Webs: The Translation Network
Hannah Walhout sits down with Claire Pershan and Mohit Mandal, creators of the Translation Network, to discuss their upcoming project and the complexities of language.
Reflections on a Sri Lankan Adventure
Finally! The torch works again. The others seem to gain confidence despite the rain beating down on their faces and keep climbing ahead. Me? I'm falling behind. Like always. This is what you get while trying to climb a mountain during a storm. Who thought this was a...
Card Games in Nepal
The game is reasonably straightforward. Pass cards around from one player to another until someone collects a set of four. Each player can only hold four cards in her hand at once, and choosing to keep a new card means discarding another. This game can be played in a...
The Invisible Cities of Beirut
A Calvino’s eye view of Beirut.