Damien Droney
@ddroney.bsky.social
Cultural & medical anthropologist working in postcolonial science studies.
I couldn't tell you how many times I've read the essays in Culture and Truth. I was assigned to read it in intro to anthropology 20 years ago and I've gone on to read parts of it with many students since then. Everything he wrote made the field of anthropology better.
Duke University Press@dukepress.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe are deeply sorry to learn of the death of anthropologist and poet Renato Rosaldo, author of "The Day of Shelly's Death" and "The Chasers." buff.ly/dX7W4ZH
Three things said about AI and social science: it's a topic to study, a thing to critique, a tool to use. My new Daedalus essay argues these aren't three conversations; they're one. A 🧵 on "Field Theory: AI as Social Science Question, Object, and Tool." www.amacad.org/publication/...
Field Theory: AI as Social Science Question, Object & Tool
Uses of advanced artificial intelligence are changing how societies organize labor, govern, produce knowledge, and make meaning. In light of these developments, this essay argues that AI models, tools...
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I'm so excited! My new article just came out with Discourse. This has been a labor of love and I am so thrilled to have it out in the world. In it I follow the Ghanaian adaptation of Hamlet, (Hamile) across media to challenge "the medium is the message." digitalcommons.wayne.edu/discourse/vo...
"The Bard Wouldn’t Recognize Hamlet": On Medium Specificity and Shakespeare in Africa
By Jennifer Blaylock, Published on 03/19/26
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This chilling interview with the Heritage Foundation is necessary reading for anyone concerned about the future of higher ed.
The Heritage Foundation Drove Trump’s 2025 Higher-Ed Agenda. What’s Its Plan for 2026?
Accreditation is in the crosshairs. Adam Kissel, a visiting fellow and author of a new Heritage policy blueprint, explains why.
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Check out the new issue of Sources: Materials & Fieldwork in African Studies co-edited by Anita Afonu, Dan Hodgkinson, and I. Excited to see these essays and their accompanying sources finally make it out into the world. @kinolaus.bsky.social journals.openedition.org/sources/3100
10-11 | 2025 Revolutionary Cinemas
Au croisement de l’histoire, de l’anthropologie et des film studies, ce double numéro thématique analyse les généalogies et incarnations multiples des cinémas révolutionnaires africains, du Maghre...
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If you find yourself needing a little pick-me-up this week, you should know that there's a Devo documentary on Netflix.
This is a Neil Young stan account. New song, Big Crime, is timely.
Neil Young Archives
NYA contains the complete archives of Neil Young. The site is designed for a chronological exploration of artist output including music, books, films, & videos. Music is streamed in high-res with Xstr...
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In light of the NEH grants announced today (focusing heavily on Greeks/Romans, Shakespeare, and papers of politically powerful white men from the 19th century), a counterpoint: Kwame Anthony Appiah 'There is No Such Thing as Western Civilization' www.theguardian.com/world/2016/n...
There is no such thing as western civilisation | Kwame Anthony Appiah
The Long Read: The values of liberty, tolerance and rational inquiry are not the birthright of a single culture. In fact, the very notion of something called ‘western culture’ is a modern invention
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A new Annual Review of Anthropology piece on the "Anthropology of Science" (by Langlitz and Dan-Cohen) raises a question I have long wondered about - why is there no dedicated journal for this domain of inquiry? Should there be? What could it look like? Why would it matter?
What Ever Happened to the Anthropology of Science? From the Science Wars to the Post-Truth Era | Annual Reviews
The anthropology of science emerged in the 1980s as a critique of science and technocracy, exposing the social construction of scientific facts and their role in reinforcing ideologies such as capital...
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Princeton is hiring a lecturer in environmental anthropology and STS. The contract is for one year. Lots of opportunities to advise student research. careercenter.americananthro.org/job/690701/l...
Lecturer | Princeton Department of Anthropology - Princeton University, Princeton job with Department of Anthropology, Princeton University | 690701
Anthropology lecturer position in environmental anthropology and/or the social studies of science and technology for the 2025-2026 academic year
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Anthropologists (and others! 🙏): If SAPIENS Magazine has mattered to you—as a reader, writer, teacher, or student—now is the time to speak up. Write to Wenner-Gren today. Tell them why public anthropology matters. #SaveSAPIENS #AnthroSky Link to petition: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
Support Needed for SAPIENS Magazine and its Staff Union!
We, SAPIENS staff, write to our supporters with an urgent request for support. We were informed this week that our funder, the Wenner-Gren Foundation, may choose to close SAPIENS Anthropology Magazine...
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Flint Dibble@flintdibble.bsky.social · last yr.SAPIENS Magazine is under threat Please sign this petition: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge... For the full chat with Dr Bridget Alex @bridgetalex.bsky.social about archaeology in the media and Sapiens magazine see YouTube: youtube.com/live/mvg4GrN... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/38LN...
I'm not teaching my biopolitics class anymore, but I'm making a mental note for the week on surplus population.
Terrence Peterson@tgpeterson.bsky.social · last yr.She did it! She did the Scrooge line!
I understand the default attitude of being annoyed at graduation ceremonies, but attending a commencement for incarcerated students put this in perspective for me. Never take it for granted.
Celebrating Canadian sovereignty by listening to Neil Young.
The Agriculture Department has axed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers, halting more than $1 billion in federal spending. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.
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“I remember Jim as a beacon of many things,” Kohrman said. “Most importantly, of kindness, creativity, scholarly community and intellectual rigor, as well as an unwavering commitment to building a more just world, in and outside the academy.” stanforddaily.com/2025/02/19/j...
James Ferguson, professor of anthropology and former department chair, dies at 65
James “Jim” Ferguson played a pivotal roles in the department's history and will be remembered for his remarkable character, kindness and contributions to the field.
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Impossible to answer because on the one hand you have Neil Young's 1970s solo work, but then you can't really compare that to the raw energy of Neil Young with Crazy Horse. Then of course you have various projects to which Neil Young was a relatively smaller but crucial contributor like Buffalo Spri
Biology is far more interesting than simple categories and being human entails an astonishingly complex interplay of biology and culture. “Sex is a Spectrum: the biological limits of the binary” @princetonupress.bsky.social publishing May 6th! Preorder princeton.press/0r0zpeq1
Out soon: Exploring Ethnography of Outer Space: Methods and Perspectives, featuring my chapter "Anthropologists in outer space: Science fiction, infrastructure, comparison." A huge thanks to the editors for making this happen!
My favorite new-to-me older music discovery of 2024 was Neil Young's synth-heavy 80s albums Trans and Landing on Water. I won't say that the people who warned me off of them were totally wrong, but I'm so glad I gave the albums a chance.
My favorite album of 2024 was probably Love Changes Everything by Dirty Three. I liked this review on Pitchfork. pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Dirty Three: Love Changes Everything
Read Grayson Haver Currin’s review of the album.
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