Stories about "Society and culture"
Boston Globe reports Howie ’81 is game studio COO
Monday, July 30, 2012 3:18 pm
Boston Globe tech blogger Scott Kirsner reports that game development veteran Hank…
Slate turns to anthropologist Danforth for firewalking explanation
Thursday, July 26, 2012 1:41 pm
The reason firewalkers don't get burned lies in Loring Danforth's research.
They want to know from Fisher ’06: What is Wander?
Monday, June 18, 2012 11:45 am
A startup social-media site reflecting users’ zeal for finding and sharing information about where they are and where they want to go.
Anthropologist Lynch ’89 examines one elderly workforce
Monday, June 18, 2012 11:28 am
Caitrin Lynch '89 is an associate professor of anthropology at Olin College.
Arab News highlights new Short Term course heading to Saudi Arabia
Friday, January 13, 2012 4:04 pm
An op-ed in the newspaper Arab News praises Leena Nasser '12, the Bates student who helped to craft the new anthropology course scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia in May.
Free Press feature on Montford Marines quotes Col. Stephanie Smith ’87
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 3:30 pm
The Detroit Free Press quotes Marine Col. Stephanie Smith ’87 in a…
Pulitzer-winning journalist to discuss Muslim American experience since 9/11
Friday, November 18, 2011 9:30 pm
Andrea Elliott, a New York Times reporter, offers her perspective on the topic.
Lisbon Street mural project of 1971
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:37 pm
A 1971 project to paint a colorful mural on a Lisbon Street brick wall was a sign of the times.
Material Culture group presents talks by Mandela archivist, food scholar
Monday, October 3, 2011 9:31 am
An October lecture series exploring the role of material culture in the humanities and social sciences present speakers Verne Harris, Nelson Mandela archivist and Darra Goldstein, food scholar.
Independent profiles international Internet entrepreneur Buckman '91
Thursday, September 15, 2011 11:03 am
The Independent profiles John Buckman ’91, calling him “a man without borders,…