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Halloween is for Anthropologists
By Emma Louise Backe Halloween, it seems, was made for anthropologists. While many anthropologists devote their time in the field to studying supernatural belief systems, arcane rituals or traditions...
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Oscar Watch: Geeky Nominations & Movies That Should Have Been Nominated
By Emma Louise Backe 2016 Oscars season is rife with controversy. While the Oscars, like the SAT’s, are known to be somewhat of a rigged system–one that depends on knowing not necessarily the right...
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Halloween Horrorshow: Donald Trump is a Tulpa
It’s fair to say that Halloween is one of TGA’s favorite holidays—between the spooky folklore and urban legends, constellation of costumes, and rumors of supernatural activity, Halloween seems made for...
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Are You Not Entertained: TGA’s Favorite 2016 Movies, Television & Media
In 2015, mainstream geek culture began to emerge as more than simply a popular and bankable enterprise–throughout the year, creative projects in the genre provided models of diversity and cultivated...
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Colossal: The 2017 Monster Movie About Abuse You Might Have Missed
By Emma Louise Backe 2017 was a year for grappling with monstrosity, the deeds and discourses perpetrated by private citizens and public officials, as well as the explosion of the #MeToo movement,...
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TGA’s 2018 Holiday Wishlist
Struggling with what to get friends or family members this holiday season? Don’t know what to ask for yourself (apart from a device that will help you get over 2018’s considerable sleep deficit)? The...
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TGA Editors’ Picks: Favorite Posts of 2018
Like the maelstrom of political media, 2018 was also an eventful year for anthropology. Anthropology Twitter was kept occupied with conversations about the rejection of an apolitical research agenda,...
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2019 in Review: Hopepunk
By Emma Louise Backe Avengers: Infinity War (2018)—the penultimate movie in the Avengers Marvel franchise—ended in defeat, the assorted heroes unable to stop Thanos from using the Infinity Stones and...
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From Hope-Punk to Speculative Fiction: TGA 2020 Round-Up
Believe it or not, we started 2020 with the proposition of Hope-Punk, the possibilities that could emerge through the disposition of hope. Throughout this year, we’ve explored how Dungeons and Dragons...
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Are You Having a Good Time? Abuse, Bad Jokes & Making Light of Gender-Based...
By Emma Louise Backe In year marked by monumental legal cases against abusive men—Gisèle Pelicot in France, Cassie’s lawsuit against former partner Sean “Diddy” Combs—America re-elected a proud...
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