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Categories: anthropology (general), ethics, fieldwork / methods, interdisciplinary, persons and theories, Visual Anthropology

23/07/10

Researching in "non-prestigious areas" - Robert Paine 1926-2010

(via anthropologyworks) British-Canadian anthropologist Robert Paine died at the age of 84. Eveybody who's interested in the Northern and Polar areas will know his name. He sent his most recent article for publication just weeks ago. Last year his… more »

19/07/10

Permalink 15:46:30, by Lorenz Email . Categories: politics, Us and Them, Asia, anthropology (general), ethics

The return of colonial anthropology?

“A dysfunctional ethnic and tribal brawl has been the norm in Afghanistan for centuries. Afghanistan is a mess. ” Who said that? A frustrated U.S. military officer? No, a professor of anthropology, Robert L. Moore. In his article Tribes, Corruption Ai… more »

15/07/10

Permalink 23:45:51, by Lorenz Email . Categories: Europe, books, anthropology (general), music

The world's only anthropology professor of indie music?

Arctic Monkeys @ Explanda del Estadio Azteca. Photo: monophonic.grrrl / Mariel A. M., flickr “Ask the indie professor” is the name of a new series in the Guardian. The indie professor in question is Wendy Fonarow. At a music festival she… more »

11/07/10

For more anthropology of climate change

In the recent issue of Imponderabilia Heid Jerstad critizes the lack of anthropological research on climate change. Climate change is only present on the margins of anthropological research, Jerstad claims. A similar critique was formulated by Simon Batt… more »

30/06/10

- 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 »

02/06/10

New Open Access Journal: Anthropology Reviews: Dissent and Cultural Politics (ARDAC)

Is this one of the first real web2.0-journals in anthropology? Today, a new Open Access journal was launched: Anthropology Reviews: Dissent and Cultural Politics (ARDAC) is no traditional journal. It was developed from within a social network site (N… more »

25/05/10

No more conferences in Arizona: Anthropologists condemn Immigration Law

Even rather conservative organisations are able to act and protest: In an official resolution, passed on Saturday, The American Anthropological Association has condemned the new immigration law in Arizona. The association will refuse to hold scholarl… more »

08/04/10

Popular Anthropology Magazine = fail

The first issue of the Popular Anthropology Magazine is out. It was meant to bridge the world between academia and the public and between anthropologists and continents. Cool, we needed that. But the result is - in my opinion - disappointing. For it was… more »

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