Anthropolis (Hungary)
An interview, about the current perspective of Central-European and Polish anthropology, with Dr. Marcin Brocki (PhD adjunct professor - Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology - University of Wroclaw, Poland).
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Category: "persons and theories"
by lorenz on Sep 7, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, migration, Native American, persons and theories
Reuters
Anthropologists stepped into a hornets' nest on Monday, revealing research that suggests the original inhabitants of America may in fact have come from what is now known as Australia. The claim will be extremely unwelcome to today's native Ame… more »
by lorenz on Sep 3, 2004 in culture traditions, Us and Them, anthropology (general), persons and theories
Alana Lentin, Open Democracy
The multiculturalist model that elevates difference to a social principle is under attack. People committed to creating a world of justice and equal rights should not waste time defending it.
Multiculturalism’s exclusiv… more »
by lorenz on Aug 20, 2004 in Latin- and Central America, language, Native American, persons and theories
The Guardian
The Piraha of the Amazon have almost legendary status in language research. They have no words at all for number. They use only only three words to count: one, two, many. To make things confusing, the words for one and two, in Piraha, are… more »
The Dallas Morning News
If they lean back in the chair, away from him, he's got more work to do. But if they lean forward, he knows in a few minutes they'll be huddled with him over a contract. "There's so much you can glean from observing the distanc… more »
Haaretz, Israel
Mary Douglas:
"Today too much dominance is given to the anthropologists themselves within the research. This is strange, as it used to be that the main criticism was that anthropologists kept themselves invisible in the research in a… more »
by lorenz on Jul 24, 2004 in culture traditions, Us and Them, anthropology (general), persons and theories, journal articles / papers, interdisciplinary
Currents online, University of California
In an invited lead article in the current issue of the influential journal Human Development, UCSC psychology professor Per Gjerde challenges his colleagues to reconsider popular ideas about the role of cultur… more »
by lorenz on Jul 8, 2004 in corporate & business anthropology, design anthropology, culture traditions, persons and theories
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 »
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