Migration and Ethnic Themes, Vol.40 No.1
Published: June 2024.
Training for teaching medical anthropology in Egypt/the Arab region
Medical anthropology is a growing subfield of anthropology, especially as a subject within health education. Medical anthropology knowledge and skills improve the satisfaction of patients and health professionals, better health outcomes for patients, i…
Fictional Futures: Ethnofiction in Applied Ethnographic Filmmaking
Inspired by the films of Jean Rouch, I have been experimenting with fictionalizations in the documentaries I produce within the field of applied visual anthropology. This paper will argue that ethnofictional filmmaking not only provides an alter…
The Need to Be Seen, and the Need for Escapism.
This article presents an interdisciplinary, practice-based research project which aims to investigate the perception and the imaginaries – both present and future – of children living in a condition of imprisonment, using a multimodal approach a…
Speculations and Survivals:
What role might an engagement with the past continue to play for an anthropology oriented toward the imagining and enacting of alternative (more just, livable, sustainable) futures? I approach this question via a “speculative memoir” of my own i…
Nomadic Time in Sarawak, Malaysia
In the face of the Planetary Emergency it feels like we spend a lot of time trying to sense make and make sense of speculative futures. Climate predictions, ramifications of 1.5 degree tipping points, and even a youth climate movement who dedica…
The Beehive Metaphor in Blade Runner 2049
For the past four decades, digital sensing technology has slowly and slyly transformed our relationship with planet Earth, extending its synthetic tentacles into the most remote areas of our planet. Recently, it reached beehives and gave birth t…
Becoming Community. Filmmakers Crafting Futures in an Andean Town
In the aftermaths of the internal armed conflict in Peru (1980-2000), a group of film enthusiasts from the Andean highland town of Ayacucho began using cameras to tell their stories of violence in the region. According to scholarly analyses, the…
Still Lifes
Withering Refuge (2020) is a film-article that explores visual representations of displacement and the possibilities of refuge amidst environmental decline, developmental and extractive endeavours, in and around Meheba Refugee Camp, Zambia. This…
Change, Transformation, Flow, Metamorphosis, Mutation, Distance.
Walking in the city is being engaged in its flow, fluctuations, and ambiances. It is taking part of an experience both individual, collective, cognitive, and physical which is enhancing our sensations and emotions. This movement binds to…
Introduction
In laying the foundation for this special issue, this introductory article serves as a precursor to the essays it comprises. It delves into the dynamic shifts occurring over recent decades within the realm of future-thinking in anthropology. Spe…
West African Pidgin: World Language Against the Grain
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. West African Pidgin (“Pidgin”) is a cluster of related, mutually intelligible, restructured Englishes with up to 140 million speakers in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea, and The Gambia. Spoken …
The political ecologies of “green” extractivism(s): An introduction
What is so-called ‘green’ extractivism and where did it come from? The introduction to this Special Section examines the origins and implications of the concept, linking it to a long history of exploitation, dispossession and (neo)colonialism under the…
Transnational Chinese Beautyscapes: Ghetto Glamour and Fake Beauty in Abidjan
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This article explores how beauty and fashion practices and imagination have evolved in Ivory Coast since the early 2000s, using secondary sources and ethnographic research conducted in Abidjan in 2017. In addition to id…
Whither “African Economics” Imaginaries? Eleven Precepts on Its (Im)possibility
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. Africa has historically occupied, and remains almost fixed at, the fringes of global knowledge production. Its battle to recover itself amid the stacks of epistemic injustices heaped on it, especially by its encounters …
Civilian Agency and Service Provision Under Rebel Rule: Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. In rebel-held territories, public services often continue to be delivered, although rebels rarely have the administrative capacities to provide them. Although the literature on rebel governance has emphasised rebel-led …
Review of Low, Nicholas. 2024. Social transformation for climate change: A new framework for democracy
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Review of Williams, David Aled. 2023. The politics of deforestation and REDD+ in Indonesia: Global climate change mitigation
Mouth matters: Exploring the intersection of Yoruba cultural beliefs, metaphysical significance, and oral health practices
This study delves into the intricate tapestry of Yoruba cultural beliefs and their impact on oral health. Focusing on the unique worldview of the Yoruba people, the research investigates the metaphysical significance of the mouth, drawing on proverbs, …
The Ogoni Amanikpo secret society: Towards the search for secret knowledge, powers, and esoteric tradition
Human quest for esoteric knowledge of the transcendental and mundane worlds, as well as the struggle towards acquiring them through membership in secret societies has become a worldwide phenomenon. The Amanikpo secret society in Nigeria, being one of t…
Managing cultural heritage components in a development project: community voices from the Juba-Rumbek Road Improvement Project in South Sudan
This paper presents the findings of a feasibility study for the Juba-Rumbek road improvement project in South Sudan. The study was conducted between March and June 2022. The overall objective of the feasibility study was to examine the feasibility of t…
Four decades of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania: A narrative of the dynamics of the anthropological perspectives toward the epidemic
The prevalence of HIV/AIDS among Tanzanians, especially in the Kagera region, has been widely recognized since 1983 when the first cases of HIV infection were diagnosed. This study employed a qualitative approach and a narrative research design to unco…
Assessment of Plantar Arch Index and the prevalence of foot deformity among athletes and non-athletes students at the University of Uyo, Nigeria
The plantar arch index establishes a concrete relationship between the central and posterior parts of the footprint. The Cavanagh and Rodgers Arch Index (PAI) is a standard mathematical value used as an important determinant in the identification of fo…
Collaborative work between traditional healers and medical doctors in coming up with a cure and treatment plan among the Dagomba of Ghana since 1900
This study is a historical investigation into the contribution of traditional medicine in proffering healing solutions among the Dagomba people of Northern Ghana. The discussion of the paper is centered on the healing occupations such as traditional bo…
La cultura material y la construcción de identidad de género en el siglo XIX en el contexto escolar
Se presenta una investigación histórica acerca de la construcción de la identidad de género durante el siglo XIX en el contexto educacional chileno, mediante la creación de una muestra de estudio obtenida de objetos del sitio arqueológico Pique Hospita…