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23/07/04
22:53:34, by Lorenz 
. Categories: indigenous people / minorities, Native American, anthropology (general) Currently in Geneve: Meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Population
Main theme for the annual meeting is conflict resolution, the UNPO (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation) writes.
A report was launched at the meeting in Geneva that states the potential for indigenous people to help curb the destruction of… more »
22/07/04
Cultures of Music Piracy: An Ethnographic Comparison of the US and Japan
Marc Erickson, channels.lockergnome.com
Ian Condry: "What is this culture of piracy and what is at stake in trying to change it? In this essay, I take an ethnographic look at music file sharing, and compare the situation in the US with Japan. My findi… more »
21/07/04
15:29:54, by Lorenz . Categories: indigenous people / minorities, inuit, Saami, anthropology (general), music, Arctic / Northern Regions Riddu Riddu - Indigenous Festival (1) - The Bands
Back from the festival, here are some links to some bands that played in Manndalen, Kåfjord community in Northern Norway
Drum Drum from Papua New Guinea
Wai, Maori-band from New Zealand
Taima, Inuit band from Canada
Johan Sara jr - Saami Band… more »
09/07/04
15:38:31, by Lorenz . Categories: Europe, globalisation, fieldwork / methods, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers German expatriate employees, globalisation and social mapping
Fiona Moore, Anthropology Matters 1 (2004)
Transnational business people are seldom studied by anthropologists. Here, I examine the role that two ‘global cities’ — London and Frankfurt — play in the lives of a group of employees from a German transnat… more »
08:10:15, by Lorenz . Categories: indigenous people / minorities, culture traditions, Us and Them, inuit, anthropology (general), Arctic / Northern Regions Inuit play makes fun of anthropologists
Nunatsiaq News
Erin Brubacher, who, with Odile Nelson, is co-directing and acting in the play in Iqaluit this weekend, says this is a play that "fits with the community". "The issues involved are universal: interracial marriage, the concept of cultura… more »
08/07/04
22:32:51, by Lorenz . Categories: indigenous people / minorities, culture traditions, inuit, books, anthropology (general), Arctic / Northern Regions A personal look at anthropology
Kenai Peninsula Online (Alaska)
Generations of anthropologists have appeared in Alaska Native villages and attempted, with varying degrees of tact, naivete or insight, to explain the villagers' lives. Margaret B. Blackman who teaches anthropology at t… more »
19:22:38, by Lorenz . Categories: corporate & business anthropology, design anthropology, culture traditions, persons and theories When cultures shape technology - Interview with Genevieve Bell
Tom's Hardware Guide
Tech firms flood consumers which new products every month. In an interview with Tom's Hardware Guide, Intel's anthropologist Genevieve Bell explains why cultures will determine the development of new products. Dell initiated at In… more »
07/07/04
The Rediff Interview/Nandini Chattopadhyay: Music and Protest
Rediff India
"I was doing my first major anthropology project studying the Baul protest movement and how it used music to talk about injustice, superstitions and hypocrisy. In Brazil too some of its most popular music and dance started in the ghettos… more »
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