Anthropology

While synthetic data generated by AI is exciting, some types of research cannot (and probably should not) be synthetic, particularly for the most vulnerable in our society

Making sense of Donald Trump’s self-obsessed talk through anthropological approaches to political rhetoric

Migrants to Port Vila from elsewhere in Vanuatu build connections with people and places using practices that relate to the land

Around the world young people are facing multiple challenges and we can learn from their increasingly interconnected and ethical approach to living

A new book explores the history and culture of Timor-Leste from the outside in, weaving together the past, present and future of an island divided by colonialism and conflict

COVID-19 exposes some of Western culture’s deepest prejudices around death and human remains, ingrained by hundreds of years of past mass death events

A new film taps into virtual reality and First Nations wisdom to help people re-conceive of the nature around them, not as a thing but as a “who” in a relationship that needs give and take

Australians are embracing new ways of commemorating the dead, including eco-friendly burials, raising new questions about how communities make use of traditional cemeteries

Anthropology studies cultures and communities, but people have always moved around, so one anthropologist has taken his research on the road in cars and on buses

Anthropologist Nigel Rapport’s fieldwork explores love and respecting the individuality of life