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Anthropology of the Hometown

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 220-223, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Anthropological methods and theory have historically marginalized hometown research while they have privileged the study of the “Other.” This essay discusses the prevalent challenges and misconceptions surrounding research conducted in one's hometown, while advancing its legitimacy as an anthropological field site.
Dada Docot
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On the Compositional Relationship of Text and Image in Graphic Anthropology: The Promise of “Sequential” and “Unrestrained” Perspectives for Unsettling Representation

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 130-147, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Graphic anthropology has grown to become a distinctive subfield at the intersection of anthropology of drawing, visual anthropology, and multimodal approaches to social research. We assess this development and identify two emerging styles of graphic anthropological practice.
Dimitrios Theodossopoulos, Letizia Bonanno   +1 more
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Trading Zones Between Thick and Thin: Anthropological Description as Scaffold or Mosaic

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 159-170, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Referring to the work of historian of science Peter Galison, I argue that anthropology requires thin description as an essential counterpart for thick description. Thin accounts provide the scaffolding within which thick descriptions sit. Galison uses the idea of a “trading zone” connecting different communities who, despite their differences (
David Zeitlyn
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Unlocking the Tyranny of Modern Thinking: Keys From Anthropology, Psychology, Neuroscience, and Buddhism

Anthropology of Consciousness, Volume 37, Issue 1, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT One barrier to mental health and a common focus of psychotherapy is the tendency to identify with relentless, often self‐critical thinking that searches for faults, becomes easily distracted, and pulls individuals away from the present moment.
Barbara Carter
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Breathing Life Flows Through Chaos: Reconfiguring the Effectiveness of Five‐Finger Breathing in Mental Health First Aid

Anthropology of Consciousness, Volume 37, Issue 1, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT This article questions the moral and causal certainties attributed to the clinical assumptions of the breath of chaos. Instead of seeing chaos as an exceptional intruder that causes problems in health, I suggest that chaos underlines the changing conditions of health and it's an intrinsic part of breathing and everyday life. I discuss the five‐
Yuxin Peng
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Volumetric mediations: Atmospheres of crisis and unbelonging in humanitarian drone documentaries

Area, Volume 58, Issue 1, March 2026.
Short Abstract This paper contributes to scholarship on drones’ more‐than‐military realms as they pertain to the atmospheres they create in visual culture. Focusing on two humanitarian drone documentaries, Ai Weiwei's Human Flow (2017) and Morgan Knibbe's Those Who Feel the Fire Burning (2014), I examine how their drone cinematography visualises the ...
Beryl Pong
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Reliability of judging in Olympic breaking at the 2024 Paris games. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Sato N.
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Photo go‐alongs for researching the relations between people and place

Area, Volume 58, Issue 1, March 2026.
Short Abstract This paper demonstrates the value of photo go‐alongs as a qualitative method for researching the complex relationships between people and place. Three key advantages are discussed. First, photo go‐alongs show how pasts and futures shape the unfolding present. Second, they highlight how biographical and social memories intertwine.
Amy Barron
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Mental imagery and performance in aerobic, artistic, acrobatics, trampoline and tumbling, and rhythmic gymnasts: a systematic review. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Yang W.
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Changing perspectives: The development of preservice teachers' field‐specific ability beliefs across academic disciplines

British Journal of Educational Psychology, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 337-355, March 2026.
Abstract Background Field‐specific ability beliefs (FABs) reflect the perception that success in academic fields depends on innate, unteachable abilities. These beliefs affect teaching practices and student motivation. However, little is known about their longitudinal development during teacher education. Aims This study examines how FABs evolve during
Katharina Asbury, Bastian Carstensen, Uta Klusmann   +2 more
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