CITES CoP19: Combatting species extinction through wildlife trade regulation
By Sonia Dhanda PhD Anthropology In what often appears a divided world, it is remarkable to see worldviews entwine in the CoP bubble and dialogues come to a consensus.
Object Project: A Conversation Between Us and Our Future Grandchildren
By Jihai Li BSc Anthropology, 2021–24 An archaeology student, Alex, had asked her grandfather for ideas for her presentation on early 21st-century craftsmanship. She saw the tricycle through her AR glasses.
CAUTION! Planetary Boundary Ahead!
By Sara Mahdi Anthropology, Environment, and Development MSc, 2022-23 As of 2022, six of the nine planetary boundaries have been crossed. Climate and biodiversity boundaries are core thresholds that, if crossed and not rectified, may tip Earth into an unknown regime.
Discovering wellbeing traditions in the Czech Republic
By Josephine Platt MSc Social and Cultural Anthropology As my feet tingle and I snap selfies over the 20-minute treatment, I think about past fellow wellness seekers who likely found themselves in similar situations⎯minus the iPhone in hand.
Changing socio-political landscapes surrounding Russia’s war on Ukraine
Anonymous Panel Discussion On 6 June 2022, activists and researchers working in and from the former Soviet sphere met at UCL Anthropology to discuss ways in which Russia’s war on Ukraine is impacting everyday lives, politics, and relationships.
Anthropolitan | Call for Photographs 2022
Deadline 1pm, 11th July We encourage you to think about decolonisation and anti-racism as guiding principles for how we represent or approach our discipline.
A Tale of Two Olhas: Reframing Ukrainian women’s experiences of war
By Amandas Ong PhD Anthropology This incident, which I later jokingly dubbed “the tale of two Olhas”, elevated the seemingly inconspicuous events of the everyday above the hulking framework of war, which prioritises the discussion of aberrant acts in an aberrant time.
Anthropolitan 