A Canadian anthropological approach to the study of empire and the human condition
Unless I have lost count, and I may have, this is John Stanton’s 17th article on the Human Terrain System, with his previous ones available here at: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16. US Army’s Human Terrain System Like Swine Flu: Get Near it […]
Read More…The following article by John Stanton, his 16th on the Human Terrain System, was sent to me by John with permission to reproduce it here. John Stanton’s earlier articles on the Human Terrain System are also available here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15. This […]
Read More…John Postill has posted the transcript of John Gledhill‘s very thoughtful essay, “Anthropology and Espionage,” first produced for BBC3’s radio series, “The Lives of Others,” and I am thankful to John Posthill for first introducing me to this series which has featured a series of prominent anthropologists already. Gledhill, known to many of us as […]
Read More…The National (United Arab Emirates) published an article on November 29, 3008, by Hamida Ghafour on the U.S. military’s Human Terrain System, titled “Use of social scientists in war sparks controversy.” You can access the article either by clicking on the image, or here for an HTML version, or here for a PDF version. The […]
Read More…UPDATED Nov. 21-22, 2008: See the formal indictment here. and see Contractor who shot Afghan stands trial PakTribune November 20, 2008 DOD contractor charged in death of Afghan man Jeff Schogol Stars and Stripes, November 22, 2008 U.S. charges defense contractor with Afghan killing Matthew Barakat Associated Press, November 20, 2008 Contractor Charged With Murder […]
Read More…This is the fifth article by John Stanton on the Human Terrain System, once again reproduced in its entirety with the permission of the author. Previous articles by John Stanton on the Human Terrain System can be found here, here, here, and here. Note the underlined sections dealing with the recent burning of Paula Loyd, […]
Read More…This article was already advertised here, I am merely posting the complete article with the author’s permission to ensure that a copy remains online and available on this blog. During my recent absence, two more articles on the Human Terrain System by John Stanton have also been published, and those will appear in the next […]
Read More…This report in WIRED titled, “Anthropologists Launch ‘Human Terrain’ Probe” by David Axe was just published today. According to the reporter, “The American Anthropological Association, which represents some 10,000 social scientists, has launched a formal study of the Army’s controversial, year-old ‘Human Terrain System,’ which embeds civilian anthropologists in combat units in Iraq and Afghanistan.” […]
Read More…Apparently this is Minerva Season, as there seems to be a rush of new articles about Minerva. The latest is in Foreign Policy, and thanks to anthropophagous for drawing attention to the piece. The article is by Hugh Gusterson (and I recently noted another of his latest articles), titled “When Professors Go to War.” Those […]
Read More…One useful online resource, germane to some aspects of current discussions on anthropology and counterinsurgency, following from the previous post, is: Jorgensen, Joseph G., and Wolf, Eric R. (1970). Anthropology on the warpath in Thailand (a special supplement). The New York Review of Books, 15 (9), November 19. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/10763 In that article, which provoked lengthy […]
Read More…Publication announcement: The U.S. military’s quest to weaponize culture By Hugh Gusterson | 20 June 2008 The Pentagon seems to have decided that anthropology is to the war on terror what physics was to the Cold War. As an anthropologist, this makes me very nervous. Where former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld believed that the United […]
Read More…[see “Me so horny, me love you long time”: The Phallo-Fascism of a Vainglorious Anthropologist in the Academilitary] …in a decaying hegemomic power, I might add. I just finished reading through one example of what will surely become a more visible, more audible set of apologia in anthropology for the work of the likes of […]
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