Conrad Phillip Kottak
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Conrad Phillip Kottak
@conradk30030.bsky.social

I’m a cultural anthropologist and a writer, with 80 entries in the LOC catalog. For decades, I’ve studied how cultures adapt, resist, and evolve—from remote villages in Madagascar, to televiewing in Brazil, to homes and classrooms in the American Midwest. .. more

Conrad Phillip Kottak is an American anthropologist. Kottak is currently a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Michigan, where he has been teaching since 1968. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University, and he did extensive research in Brazil and Madagascar, visiting societies there and writing books about them. .. more

Political science 24%
Sociology 19%

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Words of the Year trace how Americans think, argue, and cope. What began as language tied to events now reflects fatigue, irony, and digital overload.
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From “Chad” to “AI Slop”: What Our Words of the Year Say About Us
What began as language tied to events now reflects fatigue, irony, and digital overload. Even “6-7,” which claims to mean nothing, turns out to mean something when enough people share it.
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Check out my new Substack post! Free subscriptions, restacks, reposts, and sharing are invited.
Words of the Year trace how Americans think, argue, and cope. What began as language tied to events now reflects fatigue, irony, and digital overload.
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My latest Substack post, a day early this week. Subscriptions are free and appreciated, as are restacks, reposts, and sharing.
We inhabit a world where distant events feel personal and global lives unfold in quiet, everyday ways.
6. When Distant Stories Become Our Own
What anthropology reveals about the moments that collapse distance and the stories that bind us across continents.
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My latest Substack post, a day early this week. Subscriptions are free and appreciated, as are restacks, reposts, and sharing.
6. When Distant Stories Become Our Own
What anthropology reveals about the moments that collapse distance and the stories that bind us across continents.
conradkottak.substack.com

Conrad Kottak. Substack.com

My latest post link below. New posts every Tuesday. Please subscribe (free).
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The New Cancel Culture: The War on Woke
The New Cancel Culture: The War on Woke
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I've been a big fan of SAPIENS since its inception and am sorry to see it go. I thought you might be interested in my fairly new Substack, which publishes Tuesdays and is free to subscribe:
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Best,

Conrad
The New Cancel Culture: The War on Woke
The New Cancel Culture: The War on Woke
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Joining BlueSky today.
I’m a cultural anthropologist and a writer. In my weekly (Tuesday) Substack postings (conradkottak.substack.com), I focus mainly on modern life: how we relate, what we value, and especially on the forces (technological, political, ideological) that shape our lives.
The Anthropocene Anthropologist: Reflections on Bizarroland | Conrad Kottak | Substack
Conrad Kottak, a cultural anthropologist, comments on contemporary issues. Click to read The Anthropocene Anthropologist: Reflections on Bizarroland, by Conrad Kottak, a Substack publication. Launched...
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