300 000 people have been killed and 2.5 million been made refugees in the war in Darfur. In his new book, anthropologist Mahmood Mamdani describes the Save Darfur campaign as representing a refracted version of the moral logic of the "War on Terror" with… more »
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by lorenz on Mar 23, 2009 in politics, Europe, development empowerment, globalisation, anthropology (general) • 1 comment »
(Update: Chris Knight suspended over G20-activism) The G20 summit in London next month may be marked by one of the biggest demonstrations since a million people marched against war in Iraq in 2003. According to The Sunday Telegraph, the demonstrations ar… more »
Divorce does not belong to Hindu tradition, anthropologist Livia Holden was told when she started her research in India 14 years ago. But is this true? Tessa Valo reviews for antropologi.info Holden’s new book Hindu Divorce. A Legal Anthropology. Ant… more »
by lorenz on Mar 11, 2009 in Asia, development empowerment, ecology nature, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers • 5 comments »
On the 5th of December 2006, typhoon Durian hit Bến Tre province in Southern Vietnam. Close to 100 people died, more than 800 moored fishing boats sank, thousands of buildings collapsed including schools and hospitals. In her master's thesis, Uy N… more »
40,000 AT&T workers lost their job. This sounds like terrible news. But the stock market applauded it, sending AT&T shares up. Why? Anthropologist Karen Ho was fascinated and confused by the different reactions and wrote her dissertation about it… more »
by lorenz on Mar 7, 2009 in politics, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers, Middle East, University / Academia • 3 comments »
Many US-anthropologists protested against the Vietnam war in the 60s. Why have anthropologists been so reluctant to engage with the "immense tragedy" and "waste of resources by our governments" in the Iraq war, Antonius C.G.M. Robben and Marshall Sahlins… more »
by lorenz on Mar 6, 2009 in politics, Asia, Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, University / Academia • 1 comment »
Shalamar Gardens, Lahore
I have been back from Lahore, Pakistan's cultural center and "City of Poets", for a while now. It was one of the most inspiring journeys I've been to.
Just a few weeks ago we've been at the same place where - a few days a… more »
by lorenz on Jan 27, 2009 in politics, Us and Them, anthropology (general), Middle East, University / Academia • 12 comments »
(text changed, name removed, see comments below) Four anthropologists are among a long list of scholars who in The Guardian call for a boycott of Israel:
We must do what we can to stop Israel from winning its war. Israel must accept that its security… more »
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