Tracking Mama Mirriam Makeba’s journeys around the world is a historical moment filled with adventures, beautiful people and ideologies. Mama Mirriam Makeba is known for her breathtaking music and for representing South Africa and the African diaspora to the world. … Continue reading Tracking Mama Mirriam Makeba’s Journeys from Johannesburg to Italy
Tucked away in the heart of bustling regions, the abandoned remains of once-grand hotels and resorts await their rediscovery. Known as architectural time capsules, these abandoned … Continue reading Abandoned Hotels and Places: Uncovering the Secrets of the World’s Forgotten Luxuries
From sushi restaurants to your local Chinese take-out, soy sauce is a mandatory part of any Japanese, Chinese, and even Korean meal. If you don’t normally eat out, you probably have a bottle of Kikkoman in your pantry, or at … Continue reading How Cultural Influences Impacted the Spread and Growth of Soy Sauce in China and Japan
Childhood is a stage of life that most feel is entirely distinct from adulthood. It is a time full of innocence and imagination, free of the worries and complications that come with age. However, some historians have suggested childhood is … Continue reading Anthropology: Is Childhood a Social Construct?
Frida Kahlo is known as one of the most popular female artists in the world. Though she lived a life of struggle, she was a passionate and strong individual. This life of pain and suffering inspired the majority of her … Continue reading Female Artist Frida Kahlo’s Story of Purpose, Passion, and Pain
Untold stories of students from various South African universities on what #FeesMustFall is about: The significance of anthropology in history. #FeesMustFall: The untold stories on campus are stories that the majority of people do not know about. Majority of people … Continue reading #FeesMustFall: The Untold Campus Stories by South African Students
Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov, most famously known by his pseudonym Vladimir Lenin, was born near the river Volga, in Russia. He first read Karl Marx in 1888, and his political views would build up from that point until 1903. Vladimir Lenin … Continue reading Marxism as Applied by the Bolsheviks in the Soviet Union and Their Rise to Power
The state of Israel was created in 1948 after a military attack and a mass deportation of Palestinian Arabs from the area. The Jewish state was and is the end goal of the Zionist movement. Facing growing anti-Semitism in Europe, … Continue reading Zionist Law in Palestine: The Laws that Allow Israel to Ignore Laws
The unrecognized city of Tiraspol in Soviet Transnistria Tiraspol is a breakaway Soviet state in Transnistria, located in the country of Moldova. While the nation is technically part of Moldova, Transnistrians see themselves as entirely independent. The country is a … Continue reading Anthropology: The Soviet Culture of Tiraspol in Transnistria