(via delicious)Karen Nakamura is a cultural anthropologist who focuses on disability and minority identity issues in contemporary Japan, currently in Kyoto for fieldwork. While you'll find many camera reviews on her blog, her homepage lists many links re… more »
Category: "Asia"
Sara Shneiderman, PhD candidate in anthropology at Cornell University, Anthropology News May 2005
Although Nepal’s “regional ethnography traditions” have long focused on classic themes like religion and culture, recent years have seen anthropologists… more »
Anthroman
In China, whenever researchers refer to ethnology, it means the study of 55 ethnic groups instead of 56. That means Han is a standard, a criterion, from which the study of other 55 ethnic groups must learn. There are many famous anthr… more »
by lorenz on May 4, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, Asia, Andaman & Nicobar societies
The belief that the so-called Western civilisation represents the final goal of human evolution, the idea that we're on the top of the evolution is still alive - both among journalists and anthropologists as the coverage of the tsunami disaster has shown… more »
Photojournalist Nayan Sthankiya, OhmyNews
Very little attention in today's fast-paced society is paid to the history and dedication involved in the production of traditional Korean fans. However, one man in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, continues to… more »
by lorenz on Apr 13, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, culture traditions, Asia, development empowerment, ecology nature
ZNet
Despite their small numbers, the Sakhalin aborigines are standing up to multinational energy companies that are developing oil and gas deposits on the island. On March 25-26, representatives of the Nivkh, Orok, Evenk, and Nanai peoples of Sakhali… more »
by lorenz on Apr 11, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, Asia, development empowerment, ecology nature
IPS News
A new dam funded by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB ) and hailed as a windfall for Laos may end up doing more harm than good to one of the world's poorest nations and its vulnerable farmers, several independent development… more »
Andrei Lankov, Australian National University, Asia Times Online
SEOUL - A defector from the North, a typical tough Korean auntie with trademark permed hair, smiled when asked about "men's role" in North Korean families: "Well, in 1997-98 men became u… more »
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