Colonialism, Politics, Violence
When we observe different armed conflicts and political struggles across the globe, can we grasp what moves people to action? How and why do people risk their lives in the name of an idea or cause?
Magic, Science, Modernity
What is modernity? Where is the boundary between "science" and what has been known for millennia as "magic"?
Health, Development, Environment
Relationships among humans, non-humans, and their environments leave significant traces in our bodies, cultures, and landscapes. How can we begin to understand the complex ways that a group's sense of well-being is cultivated -- or threatened -- through specific projects of medicine, economy, conservation, or industry?
Meaning, Materiality, Media
How do we create meaning? Where is it? How do we as a human community or as individuals, recognize it? How do we change it?