Jill Walker reports about censorship of research in the USA:
Recently, two articles by teams from the University of Bergen were accepted by prominent US journals and then turned down because, the publishers said, "we cannot publish your paper because… more »
Category: "Northern America"
Gated communities are becoming more and more popular in America. They are no longer ghettoes for the rich and wealthy. Behind fences and walls, more than eight million Americans live in their own parallel societies. Setha Low, professor of environmental… more »
An old drawing style in Japan is being reintroduced as new in the United States, and USC anthropology research scientist Mizuko Ito presented the development of Anime at the UCLA Faculty Center, UCLA University writes on their homepage. Academics should… more »
by lorenz on Feb 7, 2006 in Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, fieldwork / methods, Northern America, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers • 2 comments »
Judd Antin at TechnoTaste recently informed us about two new anthropology centers. One of them Laboratory for the Anthropology of the Contemporary seems to take knowledge sharing more seriously than other research centers. You can click on and read every… more »
by lorenz on Jan 15, 2006 in politics, applied anthropology, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, Northern America, anthropology (general)
In the current discussion on reforming the American public health care system, ethnographic perspectives are especially needed — and sadly lacking, Sarah Horton and Louise Lamphere write in Anthropology News January 2006. They call for an "Anthropology o… more »
By studying flags it is possible to study how a society includes and excludes people. A few weeks ago, the research program "Cultural Complexity in the New Norway" arranged a two days' conference on Flags and Identity with some leading flag experts from… more »
by lorenz on Nov 13, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, Saami, Northern America, websites • 2 comments »
In the 19th century, lots of Norwegians emigrated to America. Among them, there were many Sami people. Today, there's still a large community of Sami in Northern America. The Sami Siida of North America is the single active representative of the Sami cul… more »
After two years of persuading New York City officials, anthropologist Robin Nagle began her job as garbage collector. She has many concerns about garbage, but she is most concerned about trash collectors, she told the student newspaper The Brown and Whit… more »
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