Both in Norwegian and international media, the recent crisis in Kenya has often been described as an ethnic or an tribal conflict. But is this a correct view? "There is a tendency in media in the West to portray Africa as a place where tribal rivalries i… more »
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A documentary film-maker and academic with a doctorate in anthropology from Oxford University, Fiona Graham has just become what she says is the first non-Japanese in 400 years to debut as a geisha. But she hasn't become a geisha for private reasons: Sh… more »
by lorenz on Jan 14, 2008 in technology, gender, Northern America, media, cyberanthropology, internet • 4 comments »
Sounds familiar: People on online dating sites are experiencing frustration because it does seem that the internet in many ways is just the same old bar scene. This is one of the findings of research by anthropologist Susan E. Frohlick. She is conductin… more »
by lorenz on Dec 10, 2007 in culture traditions, Us and Them, Africa, gender, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, anthropology (general) • 2 comments »
Is female circumcision violence against women or a feminist act? Are critics of this practice guilty of cultural imperialism? Those questions were debated at the American Anthropological Association’s annual meeting in Washington - among others by Africa… more »
(Photo: Dean Terry, flickr, from the film Subdivided, see below)
The annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association received more media attention than usual. One important topic was the relationship between anthropology and the military as… more »
by lorenz on Nov 27, 2007 in Africa, gender, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, journal articles / papers
"It has sometimes been difficult persuading the girls to do interviews about love and sex with a white, foreign male researcher", anthropologist Bjarke Oxlund says in an interview with OhMyNews. Oxlund traveled to South Africa in 2006 and 2007 to conduct… more »
Participants in the debate on Islam often overestimate the authority and influence of imams. The role of the imam is especially limited when it comes to so-called "second and third generation immigrants". This is the conclusion reached by anthropologist… more »
by lorenz on Nov 12, 2007 in Latin- and Central America, development empowerment, applied anthropology, poverty
More and more people live in mega cities. Rather than fixating on investing in the countryside, donor agencies need to recognize that people want to come to the big cities. And rather than demolishing squatter developments one should integrate these sel… more »
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