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Category: cosmopolitanism
12/07/10
14:37:32, by Lorenz 
. Categories: religion cosmology, Us and Them, Asia, journal articles / papers, cosmopolitanism Thesis: That's why there is peace
The Rumi Darwaza ("the Turkish Gate") in Lucknow. Foto: Himalayan Trails / Rajesh, flickr Why are some areas of this world more peaceful than others? In her master’s thesis Networks That Make A Difference, anthropologist Tereza Kuldova explai… more »
06/07/10
Football World Cup = an arena of everyday cosmopolitanism?
Oslo, Saturday afternoon. Several thousands people are watching Germany-Argentina on the big screen. The man opposite to me is wearing the German jersey. He is not German, but Norwegian. He is not the only one who identified with the"others" during the W… more »
30/06/10
23:22:03, by Lorenz . Categories: Us and Them, globalisation, Pacific Oceania, aboriginees, migration, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers, history, cosmopolitanism - Highlight the connections between people!
It happened already around 200 years ago: Aboriginal Australians marry Indians. Afghan cameleers open up the interior of Australia for transport and development. Indian seamen fight for Indonesian independence. And long before Australia was colonised by… more »
03/06/10
00:36:39, by Lorenz . Categories: Us and Them, Europe, music, journal articles / papers, cosmopolitanism ”Eurovision produces a new form of unity”
”The Eurovision Song Contest is torture to my ears”, was one of my recent Facebook status messages. But as I learnt, the mega event is not primarily about music, it’s a ritual, a transnational social event that connects people and that - according to a r… more »
28/05/09
03:24:35, by Lorenz . Categories: Us and Them, Asia, persons and theories, journal articles / papers, history, cosmopolitanism Interview with Benedict Anderson: Being a cosmopolitan without needing to travel
During my research for the new overview over open access anthropology journals, I made many great discoveries. I'll try to present some of them.
One of the discoveries was Invisible Culture. An electronic journal for visual culture. The most recent is… more »
29/03/09
Earth Hour - The first globalized ritual?
I have to confess I have an ambivalent relation to initiatives like the Earth Hour. But anthropologist Stephen Bede Scharper casts an interesting perspective on this new way to save our planet.
He describes Earth Hour as "the first globalized ritual"… more »
07/09/08
14:51:37, by Lorenz . Categories: Us and Them, books, anthropology (general), persons and theories, history, cosmopolitanism Jack Goody: "The West has never been superior"
Are democracy, capitalism, freedom and the concept of romantic love unique inventions of the West? No. In his new book, anthropologist Jack Goody shows that the superiority of the West is largely unreal, even if we look to the recent past.
In "The T… more »
03/08/08
16:15:59, by Lorenz . Categories: culture traditions, Us and Them, globalisation, music, Visual Anthropology, cosmopolitanism Anthropologist explores heavy metal in Asia, South America and the Middle East
In 2005 his movie Metal - A Headbanger's journey took the world with storm. Now anthropologist and metal musician Sam Dunn has released "Global Metal" - a film about the global expansion of heavy metal music.
Together with his co-director Scot McFayde… more »
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