(via 'Ilm al-insaan) An anthropologist embedded with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan to help soldiers understand local customs has died more than two months after she was doused with fuel and set on fire, according to ap.
Anthropologist Paula Loyd, 36,… more »
Category: "Asia"
by lorenz on Jan 3, 2009 in indigenous people / minorities, culture traditions, Us and Them, Asia, development empowerment, journal articles / papers, tourism • 6 comments »
Anthropologists often criticize mainstream media for exoticizing people. But in Borneo you'll find indigenous people who promote themselves as headhunters and are proud of it. The journal Cultural Analysis has recently received a prize in the Sav… more »
What impact has war on children? What has anthropology to say on this? This autumn I watched the movie "Buddha collapsed out of shame" by the Iranian film maker Hana Makhmalbaf. It tells the story of children who reproduce the violence of the adults. For… more »
by lorenz on Nov 12, 2008 in Asia, globalisation, books, music, youth, journal articles / papers • 1 comment »
"This is a break from the norm of writing about Bali", writes Laura Noszlopy enthusiastically about a new book by anthropologist Emma Baulch called "Making scenes: reggae, punk, and death metal in 1990s Bali".
In 1996, Emma Baulch went to live in Bal… more »
by lorenz on Nov 9, 2008 in politics, Asia, development empowerment, youth, journal articles / papers
What possiblities have Afghan youth to rebuild their country and to work for a better future? Which constraints do they meet? Anthropologist Elisabet Eikås has been on fieldwork among young people in Kabul from October 2003 to June 2004. The result is… more »
by lorenz on Oct 26, 2008 in religion cosmology, Asia, fieldwork / methods, anthropology (general) • 1 comment »
Are muslim communities getting more sceptical towards anthropologists? In an interview with Phnom Pen Post, anthropologist Bjørn Blengsli tells about his research among muslims in Cambodia - "one of the fastest-changing Muslim societies in the world".… more »
by lorenz on Aug 13, 2008 in indigenous people / minorities, culture traditions, Us and Them, Asia, globalisation, music • 3 comments »
Better times for the Ainu in Japan? There is an "revival of ethnic pride" going on in Japan according to ap.
At the forefront are the Ainu Rebels (image). They use music and dance to rebel against a history of institutionalized discrimination. They c… more »
Will Buddism die out in Japan? Across Japan, Buddhism faces a confluence of problems, the New York Times reports.
Interest in Buddhism is declining in urban areas. The religion’s rural strongholds are being depopulated. Successors to chief priests a… more »
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