A book forum in SUOMEN ANTROPOLOGI: JOURNAL OF THE FINNISH ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY curated by former long-time editorial secretary Ville Laakkonen (Tampere University) on The Dawn of Everything (Graeber and Wengrow 2021), with contributions from Khalil ‘Avi’ Betz-Heinemann (University of Helsinki), Matti Eräsaari (University of Helsinki), Linda Hulin (University of Oxford) and Veronica Walker Vadillo (University of Helsinki), and Tuomas Tammisto (Tampere University).

Thoughts inspired by the Davids’ discussion of Schizmogenesis by author Cory Doctorow.

The Wrong Boys are joined by David Wengrow to talk about changing human history (starting with the past) and his new book, co-authored with the late David Graeber, on myths about the origins of human society, why both Hobbes and Rousseau are wrong, and why human history may be less set in stone, and more full of playful, hopeful possibilities, than we tend to assume.
By The Wrong Boys

It's time to discard some common misconceptions and rethink our perspective on human history, so that we can truly reckon with the scope of our political possibilities.
By Saint Andrewism

A reading-compiled list of archeological sites mentioned in the book.

Coordinated by Cathal O'Brien

A look at “micro-fascism” as it pertains to the book.

By Tomas Byrne

‘My Summer Name’ loosely inspired by the work of anthropologist & archaeologist David Graeber (Debt: The First 500 Years, Bullshit Jobs) & David Wengrow whose research on early human social structures, how they change & how power is kept in check is gaining ground...I found it interesting that in some Native American societies there could be differing forms of governance for different times of the year..and one could be called by a different name to represent that.
By Leon Heart

In case you were wondering what the book looks like on a rotating stool in a forest, here is a great animated 3D rendering of the book with WebGL, ThreeJS, and CSS.

By Brandel Zachernuk

A review looking at the book’s implications for the concept of “primitive communism”.

By Conor Kostick

In our first episode dedicated entirely to reviewing a piece of media, Joan discusses the book The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow! Joan found it to be an extremely informative and eye-opening read on the subject of human history, and in this episode she explains why.

By Through Time And Clades