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.
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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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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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December 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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.
conradkottak.substack.com/publish/post...
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.
conradkottak.substack.com/publish/post...
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.
conradkottak.substack.com/publish/post...
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.
conradkottak.substack.com/publish/post...
December 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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.
conradkottak.substack.com/publish/post...
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.
conradkottak.substack.com/publish/post...
conradkottak.substack.com/p/6-when-dis...
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.
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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December 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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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.
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.
conradkottak.substack.com/p/6-when-dis...
My latest Substack post, a day early this week. Subscriptions are free and appreciated, as are restacks, reposts, and sharing.
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
December 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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My latest Substack post, a day early this week. Subscriptions are free and appreciated, as are restacks, reposts, and sharing.
My latest Substack post, a day early this week. Subscriptions are free and appreciated, as are restacks, reposts, and sharing.
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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The New Cancel Culture: The War on Woke
The New Cancel Culture: The War on Woke
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August 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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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.
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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August 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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.
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.