disability & the American family - design & the biology of everyday life - theory for the world to come - anthropologist, americanist, polemicist -(he/him)https://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3mnkusca2rs2v“Sleep and Its Meanings” is available #openaccess from @mitpress.bsky.social — it’s a diverse collection of emergent social studies of sleep. Check it out! https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edited-volume/6153/Sleep-and-Its-MeaningsSociocultural-Investigations05 Jun 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkusca2rs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3mhbd7ai4wc2hWe're about a month away from the official release of Mapping Medical Anthropology for the 21st Century, which was an effort made better by so many friends being involved, esp. @eraikhel.bsky.social and Junko Kitanaka, who did so much work to make this volume from @rutgersupress.bsky.social happen.17 Mar 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbd7ai4wc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3mfk7camtkc2bWe're so excited to have this out in the world! And so grateful to the contributors, peer reviewers, endorsers, and staff at @rutgersupress.bsky.social for helping it come into being! May it work its way onto many syllabuses and bookshelves... [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Feb 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfk7camtkc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3md6jgr245c2aI'm looking forward to 4S and another visit to Toronto! The 4S meetings are definitely my favorite "big" conference (and they aren't even that big), with lots of variety in content and opportunities to meet new people. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jan 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6jgr245c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3m33kivcouk2nThis happens tomorrow! I hope you can join us (it's free and open to the public): https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3kLQf1V9S723cHAKW75z5w [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Oct 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3m33kivcouk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lyptkqpnic2yI'm so pleased to share the cover of Mapping Medical Anthropology for the Twenty-First Century. I've been working on this for the past few years with @eraikhel.bsky.social and Junko Kitanaka for @rutgersupress.bsky.social, and it will finally be available in April 2026! Read more: bit.ly/46zEzOF13 Sep 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyptkqpnic2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lrbnzd3dmk2kThis piece in New City is an abbreviated version of the introduction of Proposals for a Caring Economy--it'll give you a sense of the tone and content of the book, which I hope is welcoming and provoking for readers from all sorts of backgrounds: https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/visions-of-a-caring-economy110 Jun 2025 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbnzd3dmk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lrbnvdkjok2kIt's true! After a few years of work and waiting, this little book is here--suitable for use in intro anth and sociology classes, and a remedy for evidence-free policy proposals (I've been telling people it's like reading the @nytimes.com editorial page, but with actual evidence!). [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jun 2025 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbnvdkjok2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lqupnwlkk22fYesterday, I received a rejection on an article revision, which relied entirely on a peer review provided by a very cranky and mean Reviewer #2. Today, I wrote the editors of that journal an email encouraging them to exercise their editorial power and not send along useless and mean peer reviews.05 Jun 2025 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqupnwlkk22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lquezm4tic2wI agree with all of what @rcolesworthy.bsky.social says here--and am also bad at it. I--probably like a lot of academic authors--am at war with myself about being more of a self-promoter, but I tend to blame it on my introversion rather than self-promotion squeamishness. Maybe they're the same? [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jun 2025 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lquezm4tic2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lqkryhh4uc2xI have a new piece in Lateral--on subjunctive grief. It started years ago when I was working on Unraveling and then languished during the early pandemic. But now it is here, thanks to generous peer reviewers and the editors at Lateral: https://doi.org/10.25158/L14.1.601 Jun 2025 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkryhh4uc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lph3kqw2bk2sIt's (nearly) officially here: Proposals for a Caring Economy. It's full of thoughtful and thought-provoking pieces that take centering care as the basis of social organization, from everyday institutions to geopolitical relations. Thanks @uminnpress.bsky.social!18 May 2025 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lph3kqw2bk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lpbko4fnj22kOn May 30-31, the Society for Disability Studies is hosting two author-focused events with @drrobertchapman.bsky.social, Faye Ginsburg, and Rayna Rapp (and diverse panels of commentators). Registration is open and free. https://www.patreon.com/posts/registration-is-126502286?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link16 May 2025 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpbko4fnj22khttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lmpammrlfs2iIf you need a dose of sincerity from me, this video has it! It's such an honor and pleasure to work with @uminnpress.bsky.social -- a press I idolized as a grad student (the THL series! posthumanities! theory out of bounds!) and have found so much support through as an author. Excelsior! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmpammrlfs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3llbub5xipc23A new issue of Catalyst is out, including a piece from me on #bioethics and #disability. It draws on memoirs from #autistic authors and fleshes out a cybernetic theory of disability to argue against for more attention to atypical forms of communication. It's argumentative! https://doi.org/10.28968/cftt.v11i1.3887126 Mar 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbub5xipc23https://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lknqxum2fk2s"Proposals for a Caring Economy" comes out this spring. I often hope that a book will become irrelevant by the time it's published. Sadly, this little book is more relevant than ever. It offers a set of ethnographically-driven policy recommendations, suitable for any reader. bit.ly/4iS1tUS https://bit.ly/4iS1tUS18 Mar 2025 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknqxum2fk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lhhh6mskr22fHey! I had a conversation with two fellow #microbial travelers-- Amber Benezra and Gloria Chan-Sook Kim--about our recent (and very different) forays into microbial worlds. Maybe you'll enjoy listening to it? It includes a lot of shit talk (for better and worse!) and feeling disgusted! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2025 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhhh6mskr22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lfxrqjchis2dI wrote a piece for #anthropology news about middle theories of care as a way to advocate for diverse needs—maybe you’ll enjoy it? https://www.anthropology-news.org/articles/forget-care/17 Jan 2025 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxrqjchis2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lfaszjq3rs25The deadline for these jobs is quickly approaching (Jan 10)! #design #equity #technology [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jan 2025 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfaszjq3rs25https://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lcvlcr7hb225For over a decade, I've been blogging about academic professionalization and running a seminar for graduate students that includes a lot about writing article manuscripts. You can now download "How to Publish an Academic Article in 6 Steps" as a free eBook here (I hope): bit.ly/3D9lnLG https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M0q1xXUJ3Rki2BHVRWPB_rU318U35y2u/view?usp=drive_link09 Dec 2024 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcvlcr7hb225https://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lcfrwro5bs2jMy department, Science & Technology Studies at Rensselaer, is hiring two positions in Design, Innovation & Society—one tenure track (equitable design) and one teaching track (open area). It’s a very supportive department with excellent students. Please share! https://careers.rpi.edu/mob/en-us/job/494563/teaching-track-position-design-and-society03 Dec 2024 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfrwro5bs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lbrkrmx4kk2aNow that the #anthropology feed is more robust, I’m passing along this notice of the @uminnpress.bsky.social #AAA2024 sale: [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2024 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrkrmx4kk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lbhxjhrzrc27After a few years of work, a small edited volume called Proposals for a Caring Economy comes out this spring: It has the vibes of being at a workshop of ideas and pushes thinking about care to address energy transitions, art exhibits, agriculture, etc. And me articulating a temporal labor theory! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2024 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhxjhrzrc27https://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3lbgizufkoc2tThere are a bunch of wonderful books on sale through the University of Minnesota Press’s annual #anthropology sale—as well as my most recent books, American Disgust and Naked Fieldnotes (with Denielle Elliott): www.upress.umn.edu/aaa24/ Please reskeet! (1/7) https://www.upress.umn.edu/aaa24/21 Nov 2024 03:20 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbgizufkoc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3las74lfn422qI don’t tend to post about politics, because who needs another academic opining about politics? But I need to exorcise some ideas and if making them public helps anyone… The Democrats are not a national party. You can’t plan to lose the middle of the country and think you can win reliably. 1/1013 Nov 2024 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3las74lfn422qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3l7vtvc35ns2vI often ask my students whether they would eat a candy bar that they found on a bench to get them to think about taboo and disgust. How is it different to eat candy from a stranger? Would you eat an unwrapped candy bar presented by a friend or co-worker? Today, the dilemma presents itself IRL…01 Nov 2024 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3l7vtvc35ns2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mw-m.bsky.social/post/3l4jw3q4y4e2hHere’s my guide to applying to graduate school. Ostensibly it’s for anthropology, but I think it’s generally applicable—I’d be happy to learn if it doesn’t work for other disciplines! https://matthewwolfmeyer.com/2012/08/12/so-youre-applying-to-graduate-school-in-anthropology/19 Sep 2024 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:w6raqlsawgpgxjcjesvxstre/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4jw3q4y4e2h