by Katie Ulrich, Managing Editor of Platypus, The CASTAC Blog, 2023-2024 This copyediting guide is based on a series of workshops hosted by then-Managing Editor Katie Ulrich with Platypus Contributing Editors in 2023 and 2024. As participants discussed in the workshops, these copyediting tips are not only helpful for working with others’ writing, but also sharpening one’s […]
By Rebecca Carlson This is a work of hypertext-ethnography. It is based on my research of a small genetics laboratory in Tokyo, Japan where I am studying the impact of the transnational circulation of scientific materials and practices (including programming) on the production of knowledge. In this piece, I draw primarily from my participant observation […]
The MultiRepository is a collaboration between CASTAC, the CaMP Anthropology Blog (Communication, Media, and Performance), and Boundary Shift, a multimodal podcast platform under development. Boundary Shift will highlight public-facing research and creative work focused on the intersection of contemporary media, fluid and durable social boundaries. Blurb, translation, and other MultiRepository Contributors: Zaira Magana Carbajal, Falina […]
Curious about what our members are writing about? Check out these publications by our members. Are you a member and want to share your publication? Email the web producer with the citation or complete the publication submission form in your Assemblage profile. Science Bekshaev, A., Marat Samuilovich Soskin, and M. Vasnetsov. 2008. Paraxial Light Beams […]
We, the CASTAC co-chairs, web producer, public relations manager, and Platypus managing editor, believe that engaging our community in anti-racism work is just as important as voicing solidarity with our BIPOC colleagues. So, rather than simply producing a document ourselves, we asked the CASTAC membership to get actively involved in this collaborative project by taking […]