(via Vizuális Antropológia.lap.hu) A critical article by Patrick Harries, University of Cape Town, dealing with the history of visual anthropology in South Africa. "Many early practitioners thought photographs reflected reality in an objective and unbia… more »
Category: "Us and Them"
Norwegian anthropologist Christian Stokke has published his thesis "Unlearning White Superiority. Consciousness-raising on an online Rastafari Reasoning Forum" in full length. From his introduction:
The ensuing interracial dialogues on racism are the… more »
by lorenz on Aug 8, 2005 in corporate & business anthropology, Us and Them, books, fieldwork / methods, anthropology (general)
(Post in progress)
Here a short summary of some stories published during the summer break:
Most discussed: Jared Diamond's book "Guns, Germs and Steel" and the reasons for differences in progress for different societies
From a summary of the de… more »
Interesting post on Black Looks by African feminist Sokari on Live Aid that remembers on the debates on the African Village in the zoo of Augsburg. In both cases, it's our images of Africa that are questionable.
She writes:
"Do They Know Its Christ… more »
by lorenz on Jun 24, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, anthropology (general), persons and theories, Andaman & Nicobar societies
Quite regularily, newspapers report about so called "primitive peoples". The newest example is the Reuters-story "Hunter-gatherers face extinction on Andaman island" where we read "how primitive tribesmen came out of the jungle armed with bows, arrows an… more »
The African Village at the zoo in Augsburg, Germany is still debated in the international media.
"An African culture festival creates a storm in Germany. Critics say it's like shows in colonial times that degraded Africans. The flap has sparked a broa… more »
by lorenz on Jun 20, 2005 in politics, religion cosmology, culture traditions, Us and Them, Asia, applied anthropology
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
Dutch-sponsored researcher Farsijana Adeney-Risakotta analysed the dynamics of the conflict between Muslims and Christians in the Molucca Islands. The anthropologist proposes that rituals play an import… more »
There's been much discussion about the African Village in the Augsburg Zoo that took place last weekend. At the same time, the Detroit Zoo has arranged an African American Festival: "It will feature storyteller Ivory D. Williams, arts and crafts, authent… more »
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