Berghahn Cultural Studies

New & Recent Cultural Studies titles

Stars and Stardom in Brazilian Cinema

Bergfelder, T., Shaw, L. & Viera, J. L. (eds)

Languid Bodies, Grounded Stances

The Curving Pathway of Neoclassical Odissi Dance

Collaborative Intimacies in Music and Dance

Anthropologies of Sound and Movement

Chrysagis, E. & Karampampas, P. (eds)

The Women's Liberation Movement

Fertility, Conjuncture, Difference

Anthropological Approaches to the Heterogeneity of Modern Fertility Declines

Kreager, P. & Bochow, A. (eds)

Mimesis and Pacific Transcultural Encounters

Making Likenesses in Time, Trade, and Ritual Reconfigurations

Latest Blog Articles

Celebrating International Museum Day

The worldwide community of museums celebrates International Museum Day on and around 18 May each year. This day is an occasion to raise awareness on how important museums are in the enrichment of cultures, development of society, and cooperation and peace among people. For more information on the theme and calendar of events for this year’s […]

Durkheim, the ‘founding father’ of sociology

“…Solidarity is, literally something which the society possesses.” – Émile Durkheim (April 15, 1858 – November 15, 1917) David Émile Durkheim was a French sociologist, social psychologist and philosopher. Along with Karl Marx and Max Weber, he formally established the academic discipline and and is commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science […]

SIMULATED SHELVES: Browse March 2017 NEW BOOKS

We’re delighted to offer a selection of latest releases from our core subjects of Anthropology, Applied Anthropology, Cultural Studies, History and Theory & Methodology in Anthropology, along with our New in Paperback titles. THEORETICAL SCHOLARSHIP AND APPLIED PRACTICE Edited by Sarah Pink, Vaike Fors, and Tom O’Dell Volume 11, Studies in Public and Applied […]

Visit Berghahn stand at the Society for Cinema & Media Studies conference!

We are delighted to inform you that we will be attending the 58th Annual Conference of the Society for Cinema & Media Studies in Chicago, IL on March 22 – 26, 2017. Please stop by our stand to meet the editor, browse our latest selection of books at discounted prices and pick up free journal samples. For […]

Celebrate International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is celebrated all across Europe on March 8, corresponding with Women’s History Month in the United States. In the US March is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. All around the world, International Women’s day and National Women’s History Month present an opportunity to […]

IMPORTANT: Print Books Distribution Announcement

As we look forward to a productive 2017, Berghahn Books Inc. is undertaking significant changes to its print books distribution management. We are delighted to announce that as of March 1st 2017, responsibility for print distribution for the Americas, Australasia, China, Taiwan, and Japan will be taken over by the Academic Services Division of the Ingram […]

World Anthropology Day

On February 16th, the American Anthropological Association celebrates World Anthropology Day, which has been set to recognize the field of anthropology and the work of anthropologists within it. World Anthropology Day is a day for anthropologists to celebrate and participate in their discipline with the public around them. For more information on Anthropology day, visit the AAA […]

Why Remember Margaret Mead?

(Published 12/14/2015) To commemorate Margaret Mead’s birthday this month, and the 91st anniversary of her trip to Samoa, we’re honored to have her daughter Mary Catherine Bateson write a contribution for our blog. Bateson is an anthropologist and the author of many books including Composing a Life. As she notes below, 2015 marks the 91st […]

Berghahn Journals: New Issues Published in November

European Comic Art Volume 9, Issue 2 Special Issue: Comics and Fine Art Guest edited by Hugo Frey and Laurike in ‘t Veld This is a special issue focusing on the relationship between comics and fine art. There is much to gain from reading fine art and graphic narrative in conjunction with each other […]

Special Sale for US Customers (+ Free Shipping!)

As the year winds down, we are very pleased to announce a special sale on select titles! These anthropology, history, film studies, and cultural studies titles are 80% off for our US customers. We also offer free shipping within the US. Offer expires 11/15/16. Just use discount code FALL16 at checkout for any of […]