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12/07/10
14:37:32, by Lorenz 
. Categories: religion cosmology, Us and Them, Asia, journal articles / papers, cosmopolitanism Thesis: That's why there is peace
The Rumi Darwaza ("the Turkish Gate") in Lucknow. Foto: Himalayan Trails / Rajesh, flickr Why are some areas of this world more peaceful than others? In her master’s thesis Networks That Make A Difference, anthropologist Tereza Kuldova explai… more »
30/06/10
23:22:03, by Lorenz . Categories: Us and Them, globalisation, Pacific Oceania, aboriginees, migration, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers, history, cosmopolitanism - Highlight the connections between people!
It happened already around 200 years ago: Aboriginal Australians marry Indians. Afghan cameleers open up the interior of Australia for transport and development. Indian seamen fight for Indonesian independence. And long before Australia was colonised by… more »
14/06/10
"Encouraging to see a Muslim anthropologist studying American society"
Days and weeks before the launch of the new book by anthropologist Akbar Ahmed called Journey into America: the Challenge of Islam, it was already reviewed in major Pakistani newspapers. "Usually it is Western anthropologists who study Muslim societies.… more »
03/06/10
00:36:39, by Lorenz . Categories: Us and Them, Europe, music, journal articles / papers, cosmopolitanism ”Eurovision produces a new form of unity”
”The Eurovision Song Contest is torture to my ears”, was one of my recent Facebook status messages. But as I learnt, the mega event is not primarily about music, it’s a ritual, a transnational social event that connects people and that - according to a r… more »
25/05/10
00:21:57, by Lorenz . Categories: politics, Us and Them, Northern America, migration, anthropology (general) No more conferences in Arizona: Anthropologists condemn Immigration Law
Even rather conservative organisations are able to act and protest: In an official resolution, passed on Saturday, The American Anthropological Association has condemned the new immigration law in Arizona. The association will refuse to hold scholarl… more »
19/05/10
Durham Anthropology Journal: How "post-socialist" is Eastern Europe?
"Beyond postsocialism? Creativity, moral resistance and change in the corners of Eurasia" is the title of the new issue of Durban Anthropology Journal. The authors want to give us alternative views on so called postsocialist societies. Postsocial… more »
08/05/10
15:34:53, by Lorenz . Categories: indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, Africa, Northern America, journal articles / papers Protests against Human Zoo i Houston: Africans on display together with chimpanzees?
Five years ago people from all over the world protested against the "African Village" in the zoo in Augsburg, Germany. Now, a new campaign is being planned against "The African Forest", a $50 million project in the Houston Zoo, where Africans are on d… more »
24/04/10
Polynesian Tattoos and Public Anthropology
Public anthropology does exist. There are lots of anthropologists who write for the wider public and not only for other anthronerds. Here's another example: The Polynesian Tattoo Today by Tricia Allen, doctoral candidate in anthropology at the university… more »
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