(via delicious)Karen Nakamura is a cultural anthropologist who focuses on disability and minority identity issues in contemporary Japan, currently in Kyoto for fieldwork. While you'll find many camera reviews on her blog, her homepage lists many links re… more »
Categories: "Regions"
Sara Shneiderman, PhD candidate in anthropology at Cornell University, Anthropology News May 2005
Although Nepal’s “regional ethnography traditions” have long focused on classic themes like religion and culture, recent years have seen anthropologists… more »
Anthroman
In China, whenever researchers refer to ethnology, it means the study of 55 ethnic groups instead of 56. That means Han is a standard, a criterion, from which the study of other 55 ethnic groups must learn. There are many famous anthr… more »
by lorenz on May 4, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, Asia, Andaman & Nicobar societies
The belief that the so-called Western civilisation represents the final goal of human evolution, the idea that we're on the top of the evolution is still alive - both among journalists and anthropologists as the coverage of the tsunami disaster has shown… more »
Eurozine is a netmagazine that publishes both own texts and articles previously published in European magazines. Their new "focal point" looks very interesting. From their introduction: "Have borders become irrelevant with the project of a united Europe,… more »
by lorenz on Apr 28, 2005 in culture traditions, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, books, fieldwork / methods, Northern America
USA Today
Medical anthropologist and University of California-San Francisco professor Sharon Kaufman, relies on extensive research and two years of firsthand observations in three hospitals. Kaufman's book wrestles with death and dying. She describes… more »
Zaman Daily Newspaper
At this time of the season, purple flowers bloom more fully in all corners of the Bosphorous, and purple clusters, enchanted because spring is coming at full speed, twine around. Being in Istanbul is a privilege under the shadow… more »
by lorenz on Apr 22, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, ecology nature, Saami, Arctic / Northern Regions
Six Degrees, Finnland
Greenpeace have set up a Forest Rescue Station in Finnish Lapland to stop the logging of forests used as natural pastures by Sami reindeer herders. This action also highlights outstanding disputes concerning the land rights of th… more »
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