The Soth End Newspaper
It seems every aspect of American life is undergoing a “Globalization” except one — our literary culture. Explanations for this phenomenon vary, from lack of interest to lack of availability, but one thing is certain: A majority… more »
Category: "Us and Them"
RedNova News
WHEN reality television show Malaysian Idol came under attack last year, Dr Wan Zawawi Ibrahim, a professor of social anthropology, was one of the few academics who came to its defence. He is optimistic of pop culture's positive effect on… more »
by lorenz on Jan 19, 2005 in Us and Them, fieldwork / methods, Northern America, anthropology (general)
Greater Milwaukee Today
Over a three-year period of time from 2000-2003, Urban Anthropology Inc., a Milwaukee nonprofit organization, deployed a handful of anthropologists, anthropology interns and former homeless individuals to document 109 stories o… more »
by lorenz on Jan 16, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, Asia, anthropology (general), Tsunami Dec 2004, Andaman & Nicobar societies
Kai Friese, Outlook India
Yes, anthropology is alive and well, in the islands and it’s having a field day in the news. The Indian Express on Sunday gave us a double-page spread (slugged ‘Black and White’) with a field guide to "the tribes and their su… more »
by lorenz on Jan 12, 2005 in indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, Asia, anthropology (general), Tsunami Dec 2004, Andaman & Nicobar societies • 1 comment »
KUTV.com / ap
PORT BLAIR, India (AP) The last few dozen remaining members of an ancient indigenous tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands said they raced up a mountain to escape a devastating tsunami - and avoid extinction.
"I am the king. They f… more »
Linda McQuaig, The Toronto Star
About the same time the tsunami was hitting the shores of southeast Asia, North Americans were hitting the stores in the usual Boxing Day shopping frenzy. North Americans were behaving in a way we consider "normal." Ind… more »
The Economist
Traditionally, the English-speaking minority in Quebec kept itself pretty much to itself. If this was once accurate, it is no longer so. Now more than two-thirds of Quebec's 750,000 English-speakers can also speak French—double the propo… more »
SEEKING REFUGE, SEEKING RIGHTS, SEEKING A FUTURE 3rd Annual International Forced Migration Student Conference will take place 13-14 May 2005, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford (UK) >> continue
Four of this year's conference papers are available online… more »
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