Some weeks ago I wrote a few lines about the book On Suicide Bombing by anthropologist Talal Asad. Among other things, he questions our notions about legitimate violence.
On Sunday, the book was reviewed in the New York Times:
Asad (...) takes aim… more »
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Anthropologist Reining died July 19 at the age of 84. "Anthropologist Broke Ground on AIDS, Satellite Mapping", writes the Washington Post in an orbituary.
Last winter I wrote about anthropological studies that showed that male circumcision reduces t… more »
When the sun has set in Guinea, one of the world's poorest nations, and the floodlights come on at Gbessia International Airport, the parking lot begins to fill with children. It is among the only places where they can count on finding the lights on. Th… more »
by lorenz on Jul 10, 2007 in indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, Pacific Oceania, anthropology (general) • 2 comments »
Quote from an article about tourism in Papua New Guinea (reads more like advertising, though):
Tourism is good for PNG," asserts Dr Nancy Sullivan, a Madang-based anthropologist with an abiding affection for Papua New Guineans. "It brings much-needed… more »
by lorenz on Jul 4, 2007 in politics, religion cosmology, Us and Them, Europe, anthropology (general), websites
The Anthropology of Islam and Jihad Beyond Islam are the most recent books by Gabriele Marranci. In January this year he has started his own blog Islam, Muslims, and an Anthropologist. He is also writing for the excellent Middle East blog Tabsir.
Gab… more »
In the 1960s and 1970s, elders in Greenland feared their language would be lost. Today, the vast majority of Greenlanders - 92 per cent - are fluent in their native tongue. Inuit language thrives in Greenland, Nunatsiaq News reports:
You can find a co… more »
Examples of good anthropological writing? In his constant search to find books he can hand to students and say: "Here is anthropology", Christopher Kelty is two books richer in 2007: Global Body Shopping: An Indian Labor System in the Information Techno… more »
More and more Tibetan folk songs are disappearing. Led by anthropology professor Gerald Roche, the Tibetan Endangered Music Project (TEMP) uses digital media to capture tunes that are being lost. The volunteer-run program aims to put all the digital song… more »
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