Paul Rabinow, midst anthropology’s problems

Paul Rabinow’s essay “Midst anthropology’s problems,” published in Cultural Anthropology in 2001, is both a midpoint and a point of inflection in Rabinow’s intellectual trajectory. It offers a vantage on the sweep of his work as it is addressed by the …

Fieldwork: Problems we are still required to think

This article re-engages with Paul Rabinow’s Reflections on fieldwork in Morocco, originally published in 1977, to consider the ways in which social inequalities frame the possibilities and outcomes of fieldwork. It also reflects on the ways in which bo…

Preface: An anthropologist of the contemporary

This Festschrift presents essays from a symposium organized in honor of Paul Rabinow. Our hope is that, collectively, the essays offer a sense of the evolution and range of the topics and problems Rabinow investigated, and the diverse projects of anthr…

Witnessing environments

This article offers a conceptual and historical introduction to the significance of witnessing in relationship to environmental questions for the Hau special section “Witnessing Environments.” The articles in this special section take as their focus th…

Wind, wood, and the entangled life of disasters

In October 2018, the storm Vaia hit the Fiemme valley (Italy), causing extensive damage to its forests. As in other catastrophic events in the Anthropocene, this disaster was enhanced by the anthropogenic impact on wind patterns. It represents a strong…

L’AOP Charcuterie Corse

Présentation du travail du Syndicat de défense et promotion des charcuteries corses

« Je m’appelle Marc Poggi, je suis directeur du Syndicat de défense et promotion des charcuteries corses qui a en charge la gestion des trois AOP …