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"The critique of neocolonialism is about a vision of self-rule that is more like management of locals on behalf of foreign interests, with some locals of course benefiting immensely from such arrangements. Ultimately it is about the continuation of colonialism by other means, a force felt, observed, and spoken about worldwide."

The eighth post in the Zero Series, introducing the work of Vassos Argyrou.

The fifth post in the Zero Series begins the process of locating the emergence of institutionalized anthropology, not so much in the "history of ideas," as much as in the history of the expanding capitalist world-system. Also, see the video prepared specially for this essay.

In this, the fourth post in the Zero Series, we consider some of the limitations of our main concepts and terms that link anthropology and imperialism. This post effectively ends the "introduction" of the Zero Series.

The third post in the Zero Series, a kind of extended footnote to expand on some of the statements made in the second post.

The second post in the Zero Series, this one dealing with problems and questions concerning the conceptualization of anthropology's relationship with imperialism and colonialism.

First post in the Zero Series

Introducing the "zero series" of essays toward a post-anthropology

Keynote address by Maximilian C. Forte delivered by video to the 8th Annual Public Anthropology Conference, "(Re)Defining Power: Paradigms of Praxis," American University, Washington, DC, 14-16 October, 2011.