“Quando eu crescer, quero ser um fotógrafo”: caminhos da produção audiovisual de Kamikia Kisêdjê
Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America
Category: English
Ticuna Ceramics amidst the Expansion of Illicit Coca: Rendering New Relations
In Ticuna communities across Amazonia, ceramics are useful objects employed for cooking and storage. Their practical importance, however, does not describe the extent of their significance. In the following article, we consider Ticuna ceramics and …
Camaraderie, mentorship, and manhood: Contemporary Indigenous identities among the A’uwẽ (Xavante) of Central Brazil
Rites of passage and associated social processes and configurations can foster a sense of shared purpose, fraternity, and dedication to community through common experiences of group trials and commitment. A’uwẽ (Xavante) age organization entails th…
Movements in C minor: Vocal Soundscapes in Eastern Amazonia (Araweté)
This article examines the capture of forest spirits through music in the Anĩ pihi speech-songs of the Araweté, a small Amerindian society in Eastern Amazonia, Brazil. The Anĩ pihi are unique in their combination of spoken and sung forms, in which s…
Call for Papers: CFP for special issue: "Emergenc(i)es" (submissions due 1 June 2023)
In this special issue of SITES, due for publication in December 2023, we invite submissions on the theme of “Emergenc(i)es.” We are interested in submissions that raise and address qusetions around varied emergent forms, including methodologies and res…
The History of Dictatorship: Custom, Authority, and Power in Precolonial and Colonial Uganda
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. Intervening in the enduring debate on the origins of the African state, this article examines the processes of producing custom in the Ugandan societies of precolonial Bunyoro and colonial Toro to trace the development …
Book Review: Nomades de Mauritanie by Himpan, Brigitte, and Himpan-Sabatier, Diane
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
IJAPS Vol. 19, No. 1
We are pleased to announce the latest publication of the International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, Vol. 19, No. 1.
All articles in this latest issue can be accessed via this link.
We take this opportunity to thank our contributors, reviewer…
Book Review: Nigeria and World War II, Colonialism, Empire, and Global Conflict by Korieh, Chima J
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
Islamic Narratives in Ukraine: Analyzing Communicative Dynamics
The significance of Islamic marketing for Ukrainians is determined by its influence on consumers of informational and industrial products in a non-Muslim country. The objects of our research are semantic components of the Islamic narrative in Ukraine. …
Review of Anthropological Theory for the Twenty-First Century: A Critical Approach by A. Lynn Bolles, Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz, Bernard C. Perley, and Keri Vacanti Brondo
Review of Anthropological Theory for the Twenty-First Century: A Critical Approach by A. Lynn Bolles, Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz, Bernard C. Perley, and Keri Vacanti Brondo
Neoliberalism and the Opportunodemic
It would be far too unkind to suggest that academics and journalists have presented the COVID-19 pandemic in isolation from its broader economic context. However, it would be less unkind to suggest that its location in a triptych of major cr…
Making Sense of a Pandemic through Trauma-Informed Pedagogy and the Value of Medical Anthropology
It is difficult to describe the experience of living through the COVID-19 global pandemic while simultaneously teaching anthropology and sociology courses to undergraduates. My students and I experienced together not just the fear of sickness and death…
Exploring Suitable Electoral Systems for Promotion of Women’s Representation in Tanzania and Rwanda
by Victoria Melkisedeck Lihiru Abstract This article explores suitable electoral system(s) for the promotion of women’s representation in the Tanzania and Rwanda from a legal standpoint. The scrutiny of international law finds an absence of legal guidance on the favorable electoral system for enhancing the participation of women in elections, except trivially under the 1995 […]
Recovering Stronger: Indonesia’s Economic Diplomacy towards Ethiopia in the Post-pandemic Era
by Iqbal Ramadhan and Silvia Dian Anggraeni Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has brought severe effects on the international trade sector. Many countries have suffered losses because of bilateral and multilateral trade imbalances. Indonesia and its strategic partner, Ethiopia, are among the countries affected by the spread of the pandemic. This article discusses Indonesia’s economic diplomacy […]
Food Security and the Right to Food during Covid-19 in Africa
by Patrick Agejoh and Esther Njieassam Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) a global pandemic on the 11th of March 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic is a human crisis that poses substantial threats to the health, food security and nutrition of the people of the African continent. Our […]
Food Security and the Right to Food during Covid-19 in Africa
by Patrick Agejoh and Esther Njieassam Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) a global pandemic on the 11th of March 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic is a human crisis that poses substantial threats to the health, food security and nutrition of the people of the African continent. Our […]
“May God Bless Nnamdi Kanu Wherever He Is”: Biafran Separatist Nationalism in Nigeria and the Emerging Roles of Igbo Christian Leaders
by Kingsley Ikechukwu Uwaegbute, Stanley Ndubuisi Nweze, and Onyekachi Gift Chukwuma Abstract The Biafran separatist calls of Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB have spread like bush fire over the years among Igbo people. Presently, it is one of the most discussed topics among Igbo people and Nigerians. The narrative of both Kanu and IPOB operate is […]
From Non-Interference to Adaptative Pragmatism: China’s Security Policy in Africa
by Mamoudou Gazibo and Abdou Rahim Lema Abstract China’s growing focus on African peace and security has generated discussions on its longstanding foreign policy principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of African countries and most of that growing body of research have argued that China is doing away with its foreign policy principle. Drawing […]
Etnološka istraživanja, Vol. No.27
Izdano: prosinca 2022.
Etnološka istraživanja, Vol. No.27
Izdano: prosinca 2022.
Studia ethnologica Croatica, Vol.34 No.1
Published: December 2022.
Communication, Leadership, and Community-based Tourism Empowerment in Brunei Darussalam
Effective communication plays a part in the success and the sustainability of tourism and hospitality management, including community-based tourism (CBT). In Brunei Darussalam, communication barriers have affected the growth of the CBT industry at both…
Social Networks and Organization of Thai Migrants in Europe: An Interview with Chongcharoen Sornkaew Grimsmann, President (2019-2022) of Thai Women Network in Europe
The interview with Mrs. Chongcharoen Sornkaew Grimsmann, a long-term member and former president of Thai Women Network in Europe (TWNE), was originally conducted in English over email by Sirijit Sunanta and Asuncion Fresnoza-Flot in July 2022. It was s…
Multiform Transmission and Belonging: Buddhist Social Spaces of Thai Migrant Women in Belgium
The Thai migration to Belgium is numerically a woman-led phenomenon, which has captured social attention for the last decades. This attention entails stereotypes about Thai migrant women as ‘workers’ in the intimate industry and/or ‘exotic wives’ of Be…