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Category: Us and Them
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 »
06/04/10
23:21:00, by Lorenz . Categories: Us and Them, anthropology (general), media, journal articles / papers Why anthropologists should study news media
The time is right for more anthropologists to engage with news media - with their creation, reception and content, writes S Elizabeth Bird in the recent issue of Anthropology News that was published today.Anthropological engagement with media was lon… more »
21/03/10
23:05:18, by Lorenz . Categories: corporate & business anthropology, gift economy gift giving, Us and Them, applied anthropology, media, cyberanthropology The end of one-way communication - Anthropologists help news providers and advertisers
For the second time, Associated Press has engaged anthropologists in order to improve its services. The first research project, conducted by Context-Based Research Group, revealed that people - contrary to what AP believed - wanted more breadth and dept… more »
15/02/10
03:17:17, by Lorenz . Categories: culture traditions, Us and Them, Africa, gender, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, journal articles / papers Yes to female circumcision?
The problem with the representation of various forms of female circumcision as ‘mutilation’ is that the term, among other things, presupposes some irreversible and serious harm. This is not supported by current medical research on female circumcision. (s… more »
16/11/09
02:28:49, by Lorenz . Categories: indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, Latin- and Central America, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, Native American, journal articles / papers Where shamans understand colonialism as sickness
"I am here to save the people, to cure the people. In the city they are all sick, they are all domesticated. The shaman has to go together with disease."
Anthropologist Anders Burman talks to Don Carlos, an Aymara shaman in Bolivia. According to D… more »
02/10/09
Correction (and Update): "Army-Anthropologists don't call Afghans "Savages"
My most recent post Army-Anthropologists call Afghans "Savages" received a lot attention, so it might be necessary to write a new post after the debates in the comment field and via email. It seems that the Sydney Morning Herald reporter misunderstoo… more »
28/09/09
Army-Anthropologists call Afghans "Savages"?
Do you want to know what anthropologists who work for the US military in Afghanistan write about the people America is at war with? I resist to believe it but according to the Syndney Morning Herald they call some Afghan societies for "utter savages".… more »
France asks anthropologist for advice on burqa-ban
The French government has asked anthropology professor John Bowen to testify on a possible burqa-ban in public places in France. France banned burqas in public schools in 2004, Student Life and New York Times report.Bowen said that none of the Fren… more »
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