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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
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
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
17:00:45, by Lorenz 
. Categories: ecology nature, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers, interdisciplinary 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
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 »
02/06/10
16:41:23, by Lorenz . Categories: Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers 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
00:21:57, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, Us and Them, Northern America, migration, anthropology (general) 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
13:09:01, by Lorenz . Categories: Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers, University / Academia 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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