General Links for Anthropology Online

Check these out! These links are good starting points for further information about anthropology, its history, methods and geopolitical contexts.

  • Anthropology Research at Reed
    Guidelines for conducting research in anthropology at Reed. A must for anthro. majors!

  • American Anthropological Association
    Home page of the American Anthropological Association. Find out what's happening in American anthropology. Brief history of the field, Section news, updates on policy debates, great links for anthropology resources on-line.

  • Careers in Anthropology
    Info and careers resources provided by the American Anthropological Association on the wide variety of careers anthropologists pursue. From academic to business, to government, and non-profit and community organizations.

  • Anthrobase Dictionary
    Norwegian anthropologist Finn Sivert Neilson's searchable anthropology "dictionary". Can search by theorist, terms, movements, etc. Spotty in places, but helpful in others.

  • Oxford Bibliographies: Anthropology
    Excellent resource for starting any research you are conducting in anthro. Provides annotated bibliographies curated by well-known anthropologists of influential works in a variety of topics and debates. Access this through Reed's library.

  • Perry Castenedas Library Map Collection
    Excellent digital collection of historical and contemporay maps at the University of Texas. Links to other sites' maps.

  • Anthropology of this Century
    A major open access anthropology journal that publishes longer book reviews and a small number of research articles.

  • Cultural Anthropology
    The website of the Society for Cultural Anthropology. In addition to providing information about the open access journal Cultural Anthropology, the website has short essays, podcasts, ethnographic films and other items about contemporary issues in anthropology and the world.

  • Transforming Anthropology
    Journal of the Association of Black Anthropologists. Transforming Anthropology interrogates the contemporary and historical construction of social inequities based on race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, nationality and other invidious distinctions.

Popular Anthropology Blogs

  • Anthropology News
    Anthropology News (AN) is the American Anthropological Association's news source. The American Anthropological Association is the world's largest association for professional anthropologists, with more than 10,000 members. Based in Washington, DC, the Association was founded in 1902, and covers all four main fields of anthropology.

  • Sapiens Magazine
    SAPIENS is an online magazine dedicated to exploring the human experience through the lens of anthropology. It seeks to make anthropology accessible and engaging to a broad audience by publishing stories that delve into the complexities of human culture, biology, history, and language. The magazine features contributions from a diverse group of anthropologists, journalists, and researchers who provide insightful analyses and compelling narratives. SAPIENS aims to foster a deeper understanding of humanity and to illuminate the relevance of anthropological perspectives in contemporary issues.

  • The Geek Anthropologist
    An anthropological approach to all things geek. A community blog where geek culture and its areas of interest are analysed through the perspective of sociocultural anthropology.

  • Anthro{dendum} (Formerly Savage Minds)
    Anthro{dendum} is a group blog devoted to ‘doing anthropology in public’ — providing well-written relevant discussion of sociocultural anthropology that everyone will find accessible. Our authors range from graduate students to tenured professors to anthropologists working outside the academy.

  • Engagement
    Engagement is the official blog of the Anthropology and Environment Society (AES), a section of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). It features first-hand accounts by anthropologists and other social scientists who bring an anthropological approach to understanding the pressing environmental issues of our time.

  • Foodanthropology
    Wisdom from the Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition.