Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026You know... why not? consequence.net/2026/09/will...consequence.netWilliam Shatner Performs Ozzy, Metallica, Motörhead Classics at Debut Metal ShowWilliam Shatner played his first metal show ever Saturday evening, September 19th, at Park West in Chicago, joined by his backing band The *uckers. 010
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 03/09/2026My colleague Nimisha Thakur and I wrote a piece for the Society for Cultural Anthropology website. Check it out if you've ever been curious about using digital apps like iNaturalist or Merlin Bird ID in the classroom. We have lesson plans for you! www.culanth.org/fieldsights/... 074
Reposted by Damien DroneyJesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Some magic: Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris singing Neil Young on Letterman, 1999 youtu.be/o2XcBL6kWn8?...youtu.beHarris, Parton, Ronstadt on Late Show, March 24, 1999 (full, stereo)YouTube video by Don Giller 17730
Reposted by Damien DroneyAaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 25/07/2026Admirable clarity @science.org 4974912713
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 30/06/2026There's new Dinosaur Jr. to listen to. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMPf...youtube.comDinosaur Jr. - Several Got Away (Official Video)YouTube video by DinosaurJrVEVO 000
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I couldn't tell you how many times I've read the essays in Culture and Truth. I was assigned to read it in intro to anthropology 20 years ago and I've gone on to read parts of it with many students since then. Everything he wrote made the field of anthropology better. 0113
Reposted by Damien DroneyAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Three things said about AI and social science: it's a topic to study, a thing to critique, a tool to use. My new Daedalus essay argues these aren't three conversations; they're one. A 🧵 on "Field Theory: AI as Social Science Question, Object, and Tool." www.amacad.org/publication/...amacad.orgField Theory: AI as Social Science Question, Object & ToolUses of advanced artificial intelligence are changing how societies organize labor, govern, produce knowledge, and make meaning. In light of these developments, this essay argues that AI models, tools... 8277127
Reposted by Damien DroneyJennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 19/03/2026You can watch the film here: archive.org/details/hami...archive.orgHamile: The Tongo Hamlet : Ghana Film Industry Corporation : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveTitle: Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet. The Ghanaian 1965 adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet. 131
Reposted by Damien DroneyJennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 19/03/2026I'm so excited! My new article just came out with Discourse. This has been a labor of love and I am so thrilled to have it out in the world. In it I follow the Ghanaian adaptation of Hamlet, (Hamile) across media to challenge "the medium is the message." digitalcommons.wayne.edu/discourse/vo...digitalcommons.wayne.edu"The Bard Wouldn’t Recognize Hamlet": On Medium Specificity and Shakespeare in AfricaBy Jennifer Blaylock, Published on 03/19/26 1133
Reposted by Damien DroneyJordan S. Carroll 🌹 @jordanscarroll.bsky.social · 06/03/2026It's available for pre-order!mitpressbookstore.mit.eduReactionary Worldbuilding: From Speculative Imagination to Political PracticeThe first in-depth study of the dark side of worldbuilding, exploring the connection between speculative imagination and political practice.Speculative imagination brings to life an array of possible ... 12411
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 23/02/2026This chilling interview with the Heritage Foundation is necessary reading for anyone concerned about the future of higher ed.chronicle.comThe Heritage Foundation Drove Trump’s 2025 Higher-Ed Agenda. What’s Its Plan for 2026?Accreditation is in the crosshairs. Adam Kissel, a visiting fellow and author of a new Heritage policy blueprint, explains why. 030
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 08/01/2026youtu.beNeil Young - Ohio [Live At Massey Hall 1971] (Video)YouTube video by neilyoungchannel 120
Reposted by Damien DroneyJennifer Blaylock @jennblaylock.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Check out the new issue of Sources: Materials & Fieldwork in African Studies co-edited by Anita Afonu, Dan Hodgkinson, and I. Excited to see these essays and their accompanying sources finally make it out into the world. @kinolaus.bsky.social journals.openedition.org/sources/3100journals.openedition.org10-11 | 2025 Revolutionary CinemasAu croisement de l’histoire, de l’anthropologie et des film studies, ce double numéro thématique analyse les généalogies et incarnations multiples des cinémas révolutionnaires africains, du Maghre... 052
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 08/09/2025If you find yourself needing a little pick-me-up this week, you should know that there's a Devo documentary on Netflix. 140
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 28/08/2025This is a Neil Young stan account. New song, Big Crime, is timely.neilyoungarchives.comNeil Young ArchivesNYA contains the complete archives of Neil Young. The site is designed for a chronological exploration of artist output including music, books, films, & videos. Music is streamed in high-res with Xstr... 030
Reposted by Damien DroneyJohn Aerni-Flessner @lesothojohn.bsky.social · 01/08/2025In light of the NEH grants announced today (focusing heavily on Greeks/Romans, Shakespeare, and papers of politically powerful white men from the 19th century), a counterpoint: Kwame Anthony Appiah 'There is No Such Thing as Western Civilization' www.theguardian.com/world/2016/n...theguardian.comThere is no such thing as western civilisation | Kwame Anthony AppiahThe Long Read: The values of liberty, tolerance and rational inquiry are not the birthright of a single culture. In fact, the very notion of something called ‘western culture’ is a modern invention 04923
Reposted by Damien DroneyLisa Messeri @lmesseri.bsky.social · 14/07/2025A new Annual Review of Anthropology piece on the "Anthropology of Science" (by Langlitz and Dan-Cohen) raises a question I have long wondered about - why is there no dedicated journal for this domain of inquiry? Should there be? What could it look like? Why would it matter?annualreviews.orgWhat Ever Happened to the Anthropology of Science? From the Science Wars to the Post-Truth Era | Annual ReviewsThe anthropology of science emerged in the 1980s as a critique of science and technocracy, exposing the social construction of scientific facts and their role in reinforcing ideologies such as capital... 092
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Princeton is hiring a lecturer in environmental anthropology and STS. The contract is for one year. Lots of opportunities to advise student research. careercenter.americananthro.org/job/690701/l...careercenter.americananthro.orgLecturer | Princeton Department of Anthropology - Princeton University, Princeton job with Department of Anthropology, Princeton University | 690701Anthropology lecturer position in environmental anthropology and/or the social studies of science and technology for the 2025-2026 academic year 010
Reposted by Damien DroneyElijah Watson @elijahjwatson.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Anthropologists (and others! 🙏): If SAPIENS Magazine has mattered to you—as a reader, writer, teacher, or student—now is the time to speak up. Write to Wenner-Gren today. Tell them why public anthropology matters. #SaveSAPIENS #AnthroSky Link to petition: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...actionnetwork.orgSupport Needed for SAPIENS Magazine and its Staff Union!We, SAPIENS staff, write to our supporters with an urgent request for support. We were informed this week that our funder, the Wenner-Gren Foundation, may choose to close SAPIENS Anthropology Magazine... 01712
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 30/05/2025I'm not teaching my biopolitics class anymore, but I'm making a mental note for the week on surplus population. 110
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 16/05/2025I understand the default attitude of being annoyed at graduation ceremonies, but attending a commencement for incarcerated students put this in perspective for me. Never take it for granted. 030
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Celebrating Canadian sovereignty by listening to Neil Young. 010
Reposted by Damien DroneyHoward French @hofrench.bsky.social · 28/04/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/w...nytimes.comValentin-Yves Mudimbe, 83, Dies; African Scholar Challenged the WestHe deconstructed what he called “the colonial library”: the accounts of Africa by Europeans whose aim, he said, was to further colonialism. 095
Reposted by Damien DroneyCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11/03/2025The Agriculture Department has axed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers, halting more than $1 billion in federal spending. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...politico.comUSDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banksStates have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms. 25131461666
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 21/02/2025“I remember Jim as a beacon of many things,” Kohrman said. “Most importantly, of kindness, creativity, scholarly community and intellectual rigor, as well as an unwavering commitment to building a more just world, in and outside the academy.” stanforddaily.com/2025/02/19/j...stanforddaily.comJames Ferguson, professor of anthropology and former department chair, dies at 65James “Jim” Ferguson played a pivotal roles in the department's history and will be remembered for his remarkable character, kindness and contributions to the field. 040
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Impossible to answer because on the one hand you have Neil Young's 1970s solo work, but then you can't really compare that to the raw energy of Neil Young with Crazy Horse. Then of course you have various projects to which Neil Young was a relatively smaller but crucial contributor like Buffalo Spri 010
Reposted by Damien Droneyanthrofuentes.bsky.social @anthrofuentes.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Biology is far more interesting than simple categories and being human entails an astonishingly complex interplay of biology and culture. “Sex is a Spectrum: the biological limits of the binary” @princetonupress.bsky.social publishing May 6th! Preorder princeton.press/0r0zpeq1 1010230
Reposted by Damien DroneyChakad Ojani @chakadojani.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Out soon: Exploring Ethnography of Outer Space: Methods and Perspectives, featuring my chapter "Anthropologists in outer space: Science fiction, infrastructure, comparison." A huge thanks to the editors for making this happen! 55915
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 02/01/2025My favorite new-to-me older music discovery of 2024 was Neil Young's synth-heavy 80s albums Trans and Landing on Water. I won't say that the people who warned me off of them were totally wrong, but I'm so glad I gave the albums a chance. 020
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 02/01/2025My favorite album of 2024 was probably Love Changes Everything by Dirty Three. I liked this review on Pitchfork. pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...pitchfork.comDirty Three: Love Changes EverythingRead Grayson Haver Currin’s review of the album. 040
Reposted by Damien DroneyWarwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · 02/01/2025We now have a cover for Medicine on a Larger Scale: Global Histories of Social Medicine (CUP 2025), eds. @ahlie.bsky.social, Jeremy Greene, and me. Many brilliant contributors give alternative genealogies and futures for social medicine - never so necessary, so urgent as now #histstm #histsci #STS 514938
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 02/01/2025I'm already reading a novel not in the fantasy genre, so I feel like I don't need to adopt any resolutions for the new year. I'm fine the way I am, thank you very much. 010
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Do I tell the students I've had a sleeping cat on my lap during all these Zoom meetings? 150
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 26/11/2024I'm very proud of this article, which was published in early view today. It should be of interest to those working in African / postcolonial science studies.cambridge.orgAfrican Studies Keyword: Science | African Studies Review | Cambridge CoreAfrican Studies Keyword: Science 062
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 29/10/2024The latest issue of African Studies Review has a whole series of remembrances of Paulin Hountondji.cambridge.orgLatest issue | African Studies Review | Cambridge CoreAfrican Studies Review 020
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 05/04/2024As a Californian living in exile, I'm looking forward to starting every conversation today with "did you feel the earthquake?" Oddly comforting. 010
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 03/04/2024Ghana Studies Association statement in relation to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill ghanastudies.com/announcement... 001
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 14/02/2024I completely understand the exhaustion with all things Foucault, but I've been teaching a biopolitics seminar for the last four years and one of the key observations over that time is that every year it feels newly essential in particularly terrible ways. It can feel like a rediscovery every year. 042
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 24/01/2024I did an interview with Anthropological Theory Commons about my recent article. Thanks to @epf.bsky.social for organizing!at-commons.comProjecting the future and the self … through projects: an interview with Damien Droney | Anthropol... 021
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 29/12/2023I know life is a constant effort to catch up on things you should have already read, but I really slept on Paulin Hountondji's work. An aversion to the rationality debate and dependency theory might have been to blame, but his work on scientific dependence would have transformed my dissertation. 000
Damien Droney @ddroney.bsky.social · 04/12/2023I’m really so happy that this article, Projects, Revisited: A Concept for the Anthropology of the Good,” was published by Anthropological Theory. My hope is that it finds the people who would want to read it. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...journals.sagepub.comProjects, revisited: A concept for the anthropology of the good - Damien Droney, 2023In this article, I revisit the concept of project as it has been elaborated in anthropological theory in order to evaluate its relevance for contemporary debate... 130