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29/06/08
"Prostitution is not sex for money"
(via CultureMatters) Prostitution is a fascinating topic and means different things in different parts of the world. In the American Sexuality Magazine, anthropologist Lisa Wynn writes about her difficulties to understand what Egyptians meant when they s… more »
04/06/08
02:26:23, by Lorenz 
. Categories: indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, Latin- and Central America, globalisation, Native American, media The Double Standards of the "Uncontacted Tribes" Circus
The story of the so-called "uncontacted tribes" in the Amazon has made its way around the world (even to Norway!). At the same time, there is a complete lack of interest in the story of indigenous people being publicly humiliated in Bolivia, the CultureM… more »
19/05/08
Lila Abu Lughod: "In Israel and Palestine we have an amazing opportunity"
(via CultureMatters) While Israelis celebrate the 60th anniversary of their state's founding, Palestinians around the world are mourning the "Nakba" - or "catastrophe" - that drove so many into exile. SPIEGEL ONLINE interviewed anthropologist Lila Abu-Lu… more »
18/05/08
"Dreamtime" no longer an acceptable term
The West Australian and South Australian education departments have made lists of appropriate and inappropriate words to describe Aboriginal people and culture, The Australian reports.- Dreamtime is no longer an acceptable term to describe the collec… more »
16/05/08
01:09:25, by Lorenz . Categories: Africa, development empowerment, applied anthropology, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers, University / Academia, interdisciplinary The resurgence of African anthropology
What is the state of anthropology at African universities? African anthropology is interdisciplinary and focuses on solving problems like poverty, diseases and violence, Paul Nchoji Nkwi writes in the book World Anthropologies (download the book):
Th… more »
30/04/08
"Racist" Buddhist monks hope for "ethnically clean" Tibet?
In his post Not only freedom: the dark ethnic side of the Tibetan Buddhist revolt, anthropologist Gabriele Marranci challenges mainstream images of Tibetans as peaceful and writes about Tibetan racism, ethno-nationalistic dreams, and attacks against musl… more »
27/04/08
21:20:54, by Lorenz . Categories: culture traditions, Latin- and Central America, Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, Northern America, journal articles / papers, websites New e-zine: American Ethnography
Anthropologist Martin Høyem has launched the e-zine "American Ethnography", an "internet glossy on the study of cultures":
We cover ethnography that relates to anything we would call America. We aim to present the tradition and practice of ethnograph… more »
23/04/08
01:38:08, by Lorenz . Categories: religion cosmology, Us and Them, Europe, books, persons and theories, journal articles / papers Phd-Thesis: That's why they embrace Islam
Our fellow anthro-blogger Martijn de Koning was awarded his doctorate at the Free University of Amsterdam last week.
In his Ph.D. thesis he shows how Islam has become the most important frame of reference for Moroccan-Dutch youth to reflect upon who… more »
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