Entre medio la censura, el facismo y genocidio, se me van los días observando estas hermosas cuncunas. Ya salió la primera mariposa ayer #swallowtail #papiliopolyxenes #cuncuna #butterfly

the feeling of powerlessness combined with the craven, evil behavior i'm witnessing -- ppl destroying food for Gazans, blocking them from speech now of all times -- is really making it hard to keep going, honestly.

SCOOP: After weeks of murkiness about who is funding the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, where hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, sources reveal top Trump officials are *forcing* USAID to send up to $210 million to GHF. Read @premthakker.bsky.social's article: zeteo.com/p/scoop-usai...

Lovely not-surprising surprise when we log on to write. #friendswhowritetogetherstaytogether #palestino

Gracias totales #SLACA2025! Excelentes investigaciones y ponencias, compañerismo antropológico, conversas, risas y calidez panameña. Justo lo que se necesita estos días. #antropologia #latinoamerica #caribe #anthropology #socialsciences #research #panama #museodelcanal

excellent timing for a new publication to come out in #AJBA! 🧪 proud to be a co-author on this! @awutich.bsky.social @zacharydubois.bsky.social @robingnelson.bsky.social @cvansickle.bsky.social @awrgenes.bsky.social @ethnoprimate.bsky.social @jradovicfanta.bsky.social @kstsosie.bsky.social et al.!

there’s this very american idea that everything we do to fight facism must be “productive” and “results-driven” in order for it to be meaningful as if the act of calling out injustice is not worthwhile on its own.

“We sing because we must… like the robin, we sometimes sing to show how strong we are, and we sometimes sing in hope of better times. We sing either way.” por eso sigo cantando #singing #choir #canto #wintering #rest #descanso

so important. great volunteer opportunity

Starting the semester con frío, nieve y mucho ánimo. #highered #chicagoland #academicsky

Recently I missed a couple of weeks of posting my photos here due to really bad mental health but I hope to make up for that. I design my photos using recent research into the shift in brain activity from fight/flight to rest &relaxation triggered by looking at plants/at something we find beautiful.

In winter through early spring, you can sometimes find unspoiled, still-bright groundcherries sitting in the latticed remnants of their husks, like hearts suspended in paper ribcages

Mutual aid, sanctuary spaces, sharing pantries, freedom schools, reading collectives, childcare collectives, shared gardens. Just a few ideas of how we keep us safe. We don’t have to give up. But we need to commune. Peace in the struggle. Joy in the fight.

Ok. Then let’s vote that in though.

One after another, the billionaire media and social media bosses - Bezos, Zuckerberg, Soon-Shiong, Benioff - bend the knee to Trump. No wonder Trump himself is bragging about having "tamed" the US media. For once, he's not lying.

Some migrant laborers I've photographed picking crops in CA and living in canyons to avoid detection. Brutal work. Experts have made it clear that mass deportations as promised will not only destroy lives, but cripple corporate and small agriculture and drive food inflation. #immigration

Hermoso

Since immigrants (and their children) are a frequent topic of discussion, I thought I'd remind folks that the U.S. National Academies studied the effects of immigration on the U.S. and published a free report. Here's one finding that stands out to me. 1/4 nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2355...

Students should study the humanities not because it makes them better workers but because it rips you open and breaks your brain and changes everything you thought you knew. I *promise* you this. I *promise* it has this ability, no matter how smart you think you are. I have seen it countless times.

the fact that we have "serious" convos about whether billionaires are okay suggests public consciousness that is totally divorced from the 1) actual scale of private wealth accumulation 2) its political implications. helpful data visualization: eattherichtextformat.github.io/1-pixel-weal...

55 Years Ago Today, Police Murdered Fred Hampton. His Activism Lives On. truthout.org/articles/50-...

I curated a list of really smart scientists (and me) of Latin American and/or Hispanic background to follow… Still trying to figure out Bsky, so I apologize if there’s already one going around. Please help spread the word, and let me know if you’d like to be added. go.bsky.app/ReQgt2H

Proud to be defending our title as “Best independent book publisher” in the Chicago Reader’s annual “Best of Chicago” poll. Go vote! bestof.chicagoreader.com/arts-and-cul...

I highly recommend the Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute. I attended 2 years ago, a fantastic experience of learning, community, and growth. They have one for doctoral students and another for early career faculty. #qualitativemethods #intersectionality #research #highered

"Overall, Black and Hispanic faculty received 7% more negative votes from college committees and were 44% less likely to receive unanimous “yes” votes than their white and Asian colleagues." - Kate Langin, Science www.science.org/content/arti... #AcademicSky #PhDsky

A message from me, to me. #AcWri #GetYourManuscriptOut

My brain’s not well at all atm but small creative routines can help so I’m going to try to post a (hopefully dopamine-boosting) photo for you every day through till🎄. Some small wreaths bc I really like twiggy circles 🌿:

A must read before seating at table to eat Thanksgiving dinner. Thank you to the farm workers keeping us alive and nourished.

aire fresco

Día de trabajo para mi, feriado para la nena. To the library we go. #public #library #publiclibrary

With farm owners protesting today over the prospect of paying a highly discounted inheritence tax, I'm sure you've seen quotes about how they "feed the nation". But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.

Find joy in the small things… like finding that reference

Early winter berry palette, for the possible dopamine it might trigger in your brain. The colour of spindle berries (bottom rightish) never seems quite real...

Colores del otoño boreal. #fall #autumn #chicagoland #otoño #walkingaround

Honoured to speak about the #GazaProject at the 17th ARIJ Annual Forum alongside Hoda Osman, Youmna El Sayed, Laurent Richard, @manisha.bsky.social

Paquete de inicio para Antropología Social y Cultural en español! Para difundir y agregar. #antropologia

Join the Risk & Disaster TIG for a workshop on online harassment of applied scholars on Nov 25, Noon ET. It is open to all - academics, practitioners, & government employees at all career stages. Please register at bit.ly/RDTIGWebinar #SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology

check out this impressive group #américalatina #antropología #anthropology #LatinAmerica #AcademicBlueSky

🇦🇷El @eaafoficial.bsky.social participó en “EncontrarNos con las Memorias Colectivas” en Tafí Viejo, organizado por el Departamento de DDHH de Tucumán, el Municipio de Tafí Viejo y el Colegio de Psicólogos de Tucumán para tratar con las familias el proceso de identificación de personas desaparecidas.

A tale of two statues. While doing fieldwork in Valle del Aconcagua, Chile earlier this year, I visited the statue “La temporera” dedicated to the mujer temporera of the valley. A month later I was in Sitges, Catalunya and encountered statue “La noia de la malvasía.” #mujer #temporera #labor #anth

Well hello hello #AcademicBlueSky! Joining from #chicagosouthland and enjoying the energy. Great to see connections, old and new. #anthropology

I've been struggling to write lately due to publishing setbacks and lack of confidence. I've found a few things that help and thought I'd share. Please tell me what works for you. - Setting word targets - Getting outside and exercising - Absorbing all sorts of art - Remembering why I started.

Llevando al nene al trabajo. Beautiful day on campus. #ChicagoSouthland #GovState