
On Capoeira
Capoeira is an international hit, but in Brazil capoeiristas themselves continued to be marginalized, in large part because of their identity. What happens when these two worlds meet?Read on »
Capoeira is an international hit, but in Brazil capoeiristas themselves continued to be marginalized, in large part because of their identity. What happens when these two worlds meet?Read on »
As the new Human Body section editor of PopAnth, I want to open up a space for dialogue from (and for) bodies of all shapes and kinds. How does it feel to be human and have a body? What are your material realities and how does that affect you?Read on »
Pop biology often tells us that "we are apes," but the argument is not a valid evolutionary one. So if we aren't apes, then what are we?Read on »
Why is it that disabilities, or how we react to them socially, are seldom mentioned in day-to-day conversations? Kastner explores studies of disability by anthropologist Joan Ablon.Read on »
When mannequins modelled on people with disabilities were displayed in a Zurich store front, they caused shock–both to passers-by and the models themselves. But why should we react this way?Read on »
There are more mobile phones than toilets in the world. But does this mean we have our priorities wrong? Here are five reasons why we can't compare sanitation with communication.Read on »