Peeps 07 Play List
Music from around the world that examines cultural trauma
Peeps 07 Reading List
A comprehensive list of world literature that examines the issue of cultural trauma curated by the senior editors at Peeps.
Peeps 07 Media List
A list of the best films covering the topic of cultural trauma curated by the senior editors at Peeps.
Peeps in the Classroom
How anthropology students can engage with Peeps Magazine.
Spy vs Ethnographer
What happened to me when on stage, at a gathering of my ethnographic peers, where I was accused of being a spy.
Shifting the Global Conversation on Refugees
Global media attention on refugees produces complex responses from countries—those which host these refugees, and those which refuse.
Bricolage in a Can
The story of one research team’s journey into the brand culture of alcoholic energy drinks.
Soothe-sayers and Storytellers
Metaphor plays an enormous role in either the efficacy or failure of narrative in healing.
The Changing Face of Valentine’s Day
In a world where the notions of relationships and companionship are in flux, Megan Melissa Machamer looks at the ways Valentines celebrations are changing.
Peeps Magazine Through Academic Eyes
The University of Toronto Anthropology profs Drs. Leslie Carlin and Simon Coleman to provide us with some constructive feedback and their thoughts.
When Mainstream Media Thinks Anthropology is Cool
“At last, an indie mag about anthropology! If that turns you off, think again. Like the best magazines, Peeps is a magazine about people and there are some great universal stories here.”
— Jeremy Leslie, magCulture
A Review of Peeps Magazine
A review of Peeps Magazine!
Portraits of the Post-Mao Generation
The first generation to ostensibly “only know of China’s rise in fame and fortune,” faces the more humble realities of the post-Mao generation in China.
Why I Love Female Superheroes
The moment my eyes caught the keyring hanging on the wall I just had to have it – a female superhero on my keychain.
Authentic Storytelling
An interview with Cynthia Wade, award winning documentary and commercial director known for intimate and gripping storytelling.
On the Fall and Rise of Hands
Unraveling our ties to technology to remember the art of making things.
Mindful of the Mosaic
How ethnic festivals benefit individuals and communities; for the whole community including everyone from recent migrants, to third generation community members.
The Long and the Short of It
An examination of the landscape of racism and grief in Baltimore in the face of violence sparked by the death of Freddie Gray.
The Promise of Big Data
There is something almost ethnographic about the way that big data recedes into the background and quietly collects data about our lived experience.
Sound Advice
Our brains appear to come equipped with an inclination to use the individual phonemes contained in names to make sense of unfamiliar words.
Breaking the Princess Complex
As a filmmaker and an anthropologist, I am always looking for films that explore popular topics from an unlikely point of view. George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road is such a film.
Making the Strange Familiar and the Familiar Strange
Anthropologist Megan Melissa Machamer shares the trick to great social science research.
Changing the Shape of Fashion
How fashion standards are shifting to make room for the plus-size segment of the market it used to shun.
Marking Territory in the infinite
The theoretical interplanetary politics of a universal flag designed on Earth are explored by Tylor R. Genoese, an anthropologist interested in outer space.
In Defense of Bias
Everyone and everything has inherent bias- but that is a good thing, as long as it is recognized. Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman tells us why.
On Placemaking
Placemaking. It’s been called everything from a buzzword to a movement. It even comes in varieties like “creative.” But what is it? What makes it such a hot topic?
A Conversation with Barry Lord
As the energy sources that made our world changed, people’s identities also had to adjust to the values that each energy brought with it.
My Share of the Sharing Economy
A cultural analyst reflects on her experience as an AirBNB host.
Observations of an Observer
When shooting ethnographic photography I use my education and experience as a photojournalist. Here’s how.
Cosmopolitan Moments
Colin Shafer’s ambition to photograph someone born in every country of the world who now lives in Toronto.
Hong Kong, Democracy and Cultural Myths
Myths provide a sense of purpose in a complex world, and fundamentally, hope for the future. These are the myths of Hong Kong.