BBC News
St Petersburg's Museum of Ethnography has decided to illustrate the history of ethnic groups living in Russia with an exhibition of trousers worn as part of their traditional costumes.
On display there are 70 pairs of trousers representing… more »
Category: "Europe"
Christian Science Monitor
To many Germans, Santa's spread is an unwelcome reminder of the encroachment of American commercialism into Europe. "People are starting to become critical of commercialism in every respect," says Hermann Bausinger, a cultura… more »
University of Oslo
Cultural complexity in the new Norway, represents a large commitment by the University of Oslo towards research on cultural diversity. This is the first time in the history of the University of Oslo that it is being worked cross-dis… more »
by lorenz on Nov 12, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, Europe, migration, Native American, art
Boston Globe
Photographers Andrea Robbins and Max Becher, who have work up at the Bernard Toale Gallery, are anthropologists of a sort. They document explosions of one culture within another, which occur through migration, colonialism, but also throug… more »
Manchester Online
MOST people believe the local pub is far more important to their community than the church, according to a survey published today. Kate Fox, social anthropologist and co-director of the Social Issues Research Centre, was asked to com… more »
PRICILLA DE WET, Utropia, University of Tromsø, Norway
While watching TV within a circle of Norwegian friends and a Sudanese friend, a documentary about the living conditions in Sudan started. I couldn’t bear the look of disappointment on my Sudanese… more »
by lorenz on Oct 17, 2004 in culture traditions, Europe, Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, fieldwork / methods, music, journal articles / papers, tourism
Adam R. Kaul, Durham Anthropology Journal
My doctoral research looks at the way in which tourism is changing and interacting with the performance and meaning of traditional Irish music. I carried out over 14 months of fieldwork in a small, rural Irish… more »
International Herald Tribune
On Wednesday, European commissioners in Brussels are likely to give their approval for Turkey, which has been a member of NATO since 1952, to begin talks to join the European Union.
Yet in the crucible of the Ruhrgebiet… more »
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