Women of a tribe of Pygmies

Let the Anthropologists Study Themselves: A Suggestion for a New Approach

By a letter dated 25 September 2023 the American Anthropological Association and the Canadian Anthropology Society have declined to allow a panel of presenters to go ahead with a discussion at their upcoming convention. The title of the offending presentation? According to the letter, it is “Let’s Talk about Sex Baby: Why biological sex remains a necessary analytical category in anthropology.” The reason appears unrelated to the lack of a comma after the word “sex” in the presentation’s title. If “sex baby” is the authors’ error and not that of the associations, one might be ...

Women of a tribe of Pygmies

Let the Anthropologists Study Themselves: A Suggestion for a New Approach

By a letter dated 25 September 2023 the American Anthropological Association and the Canadian Anthropology Society have declined to allow a panel of presenters to go ahead with a ...

History Ain”€™t Bunk

As a boy I once climbed the Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza in Egypt, sitting on its summit to watch the dawn break across the desert. That experience"€”and the visceral draw of ...


Sign Up to Receive Our Latest Updates!