Secularisation is often seen as a process that is associated with the "West" and modernisation, as a process that is opposed to islamisation. In his doctoral dissertation, anthropologist Sindre Bangstad shows that processes of secularisation also emerge… more »
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by lorenz on Oct 9, 2007 in politics, Us and Them, applied anthropology, Northern America, University / Academia, ethics
The debates about the militarisation of anthropology have recently made the front page of the New York Times and several other newspapers (f.ex. The Boston Globe) and blogs discussed the story.
Are more and more (American) anthropologists willing to… more »
by lorenz on Oct 4, 2007 in indigenous people / minorities, politics, religion cosmology, Asia, anthropology (general) • 4 comments »
Burma's protesters may have been silenced, but we must continue to support them, writes Brendan Barber in The Guardian. But maybe we should not focus too much upon the courage of the monks. Muslims in Burma are persecuted, not only by the military, even… more »
by lorenz on Sep 30, 2007 in culture traditions, Us and Them, Latin- and Central America, fieldwork / methods, Northern America, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers
Norwegian anthropologists no longer hide their master theses in distant libraries. Most theses are now available online in digital archives. Last week, more than 20 new theses (among them 11 in English) have been put online at DUO, the digital library of… more »
by lorenz on Sep 30, 2007 in Europe, ecology nature, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, food and drink
Ethnobotany in not only about "exotic" plants in the rain forest: "The ethnobotany of British home gardens: diversity, knowledge and exchange" is the title of a new research project at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kent. Among other… more »
by lorenz on Sep 30, 2007 in indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, Latin- and Central America, Native American
"Ecologists have photographed a little-known nomadic tribe deep in Peru's Amazon, a sighting that could intensify debate about the presence of isolated Indians as oil firms line up to explore the jungle", the Vancouver Sun writes. But Suzanne Oakdale, an… more »
Wear red for Burma: Several thousand people at the demonstration in Oslo
"Wear a red t-shirt in solidarity this friday!" "Light candles in your windows on Friday night to honour the victims of the demostrations." Pro-democracy protest marches in Burm… more »
Another article about military anthropologists: The Christian Science Monitor writes about anthropologist "Tracy" who helps the US Army in their war against Afghanistan. Tracy "can give only her first name" to the journalist:
Evidence of how far the… more »
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