Economic anthropologist Keith Hart has upgraded his website The Memory Bank. Now it looks more like a blog and produces a RSS-feed so it's easier to follow. Apart from his blog posts, his book on the anthropology of money is online and many papers. more »
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Anthropologist Charles Menzies is the editor of a new open access journal called New Proposals: Journal of Marxism and Interdisciplinary Inquiry:
New Proposals is a journal of Marxism and interdisciplinary Inquiry that is dedicated to the radical tran… more »
There are not many anthropologists in Italy that have websites in English. But some have. And in Italy they is an Open Access anthropology journal Antrocom that will be translated into English in a few months. I was contacted by the Italian Antrocom Pre… more »
by lorenz on Jul 4, 2007 in politics, religion cosmology, Us and Them, Europe, anthropology (general), websites
The Anthropology of Islam and Jihad Beyond Islam are the most recent books by Gabriele Marranci. In January this year he has started his own blog Islam, Muslims, and an Anthropologist. He is also writing for the excellent Middle East blog Tabsir.
Gab… more »
In the 1960s and 1970s, elders in Greenland feared their language would be lost. Today, the vast majority of Greenlanders - 92 per cent - are fluent in their native tongue. Inuit language thrives in Greenland, Nunatsiaq News reports:
You can find a co… more »
A few weeks ago I wrote about the deepening connections between anthropologists, military and intelligence agencies. Yesterday, Fort Leavenworth (USA) conducted a roundtable discussion among anthropologists and military veterans who have experience in Ir… more »
by lorenz on Jun 22, 2007 in culture traditions, Latin- and Central America, Native American, ethics • 3 comments »
Babies born into some Indian societies in the Amazon are being buried alive, a practice that is being covered up by the Brazilian authorities and anthropologists "out of respect for tribal culture" according to the Telegraph. "We are fighting against doc… more »
by lorenz on Jun 13, 2007 in Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers, tourism
Have they forgotten to password protect the papers? Last year, you needed a password to open the papers of the ASA conference Anthropology and Cosmopolitaism. This year's papers are freely accessible to everybody- good news! A step towards Open Access An… more »
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