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 »
Category: "politics"
by lorenz on Dec 6, 2004 in politics, culture traditions, Us and Them, Asia, applied anthropology, Regions
Ingvild Solvang, social anthropologist, Jesuit Refugee Service Indonesia (JRS)
JRS Indonesia has experienced that traditional ways to solve issues of displacement can be very fruitful, not only in West Timor but also in other parts of Indonesia. Findi… more »
by lorenz on Dec 3, 2004 in indigenous people / minorities, politics, Native American, anthropology (general), ethics • 1 comment »
Lawrence Journal World
It seems more the stuff of an action movie than an anthropology professor's field work. But Kansas University professor Bart Dean found himself in the middle of a violent showdown between corrupt Peruvian officials and the indig… more »
The Cavalier Daily
The survey found that Democrats outnumber Republicans in all academic fields. The field of anthropology had the highest ratio, with one Republican professor to every 30.2 Democrats. Sociology came in second with a ratio of 28 to one… more »
by lorenz on Nov 7, 2004 in politics, gift economy gift giving, books, anthropology (general) • 1 comment »
Steven Shaviro, professor in English at Wayne State University
David Graeber's Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology is filled with interesting and provocative ideas. Graeber wants to ally the discipline of anthropology with the anarchist currents th… more »
BBC
Five days of pitched battles between thousands of Hui Muslims and Han Chinese villagers in Henan province left at least seven people dead, the latest in a series of large-scale confrontations that have come to light in recent weeks.
Often hidde… more »
Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, Anthropology News, AAA
What is an anthropologist-expert to do in this highly charged international political situation where an anthropologist’s understanding of realities conflicts with the major media and political analysis of… more »
ZNet India interviews anthropologist Angana Chatterji
One of the most controversial "development projects" in recent years is a series of more than 3,000 dams in India’s Narmada River Valley. These dams flood vast areas and displace hundreds of thousa… more »
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