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Wenner-Gren Forums feature curated essays on the future of anthropology.

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Muhammed Khatib
Muhammed Khatib

  • On the Future of Public Anthropology

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    Musa Mwitondi
    Musa Mwitondi
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    Mark Turin
    Mark Turin
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    Amita Baviskar
    Amita Baviskar
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    Itsunori Ito
    Atsunori Ito
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    A.J. Faas
    A. J. Faas
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    Ayala Fader
    Ayala Fader
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    Arielle Johnson
    Arielle Johnson
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    Maira Vale
    Maíra Cavalcanti Vale
    For more than a decade, the Foundation has steadily expanded its investment in public-facing anthropology. A central part of our mission is to amplify the impact of anthropology within the wider world.
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  • Funding Equity

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    Laura Heath-Stout
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    Justin Dunnavant
    Justin Dunnavant
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    Bertin M. Louis, Jr.
    Bertin M. Louis, Jr.
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    Shayla Monroe
    Shayla Monroe
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    Jennifer R. Wies
    Jennifer R. Wies
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    Dana Ernst et al.
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    Lynne Goldstein
    Lynne Goldstein
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    Jenail Marshall
    Jenail Marshall
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    Lynn Dodd and Willeke Wendrich
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    H. Gregory
    The events of 2020 were a wake-up call for anthropology – one that was long overdue.  This Forum has its roots in an initiative launched by the Society of Black Archaeologists in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. The collaboration grew to include the Indigenous Archaeology Collective, SAPIENS, the Wenner-Gren Foundation, and the Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies.  
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  • Pathways to Anthropological Futures

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    Gustavo Lins Ribeiro
    Gustavo Lins Ribeiro
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    Andre Gingrich
    Andre Gingrich
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    Alcida Rita Ramos
    Alcida Rita Ramos
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    Eduardo Restrepo
    Eduardo Restrepo
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    Emiliano Zolla Márquez
    Dr. Emiliano Zolla Márquez
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    Yasmeen Arif
    Yasmeen Arif
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    Mwenda Ntarangwi
    Mwenda Ntarangwi, PhD
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    Tony Rudyansjah
    Tony Rudyansjah, PhD
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    Yasuko Takezawa
    Yasuko Takezawa, PhD
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    Patrícia Ferraz de Matos
    Patrícia Ferraz de Matos
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    Ibrahima Thiaw
    Ibrahima Thiaw
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    Heike Becker
    Heike Becker
    As anyone who has hiked in the mountains can tell you, different paths can lead to the same destination. As anyone who has gotten lost in the mountains can attest, trails that seem to be leading in the same direction don’t always end up in the same place. Anthropology everywhere is at a crossroads. This forum can serve as a guide to what’s to come.
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  • The Future of Anthropological Research: Ethics, Questions, and Methods in the Age of COVID-19: Part 2

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    Anna Agbe Davies
    Anna Agbe Davies
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    Anthony Di Fiore
    Anthony Di Fiore
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    Eduardo G. Neves
    Eduardo G. Neves
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    Ndukuyakhe Ndlovu
    Ndukuyakhe Ndlovu
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    Sheela Athreya
    Sheela Athreya
    Welcome back to our series on the future of anthropology. For the second session, we spoke with biological anthropologists and archaeologists from different countries and traditions. In the following posts, they reflect on the current moment and what it means for the future of the field.
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  • The Future of Anthropological Research: Ethics, Questions, and Methods in the Age of COVID-19: Part 1

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    Pamela Block
    Pamela Block
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    Tom Boellstorff
    Tom Boellstorff
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    Nolwazi Mkhwanazi
    Nolwazi Mkhwanazi
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    Yael Navaro
    Yael Navaro
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    Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas
    Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas
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    Aparecida Vilaça
    Aparecida Vilaça
    Anthropology, as a discipline, is not going to escape the pandemic unscathed. Never has the discipline seen such a sudden transformation in the conditions that make our research possible. The kinds of field methods for which we’re famous have become largely impossible.
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