Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
Social inequality operates through the reduction of identity, with individual life stories, current life situations and hopes for the future often collapsed into a single, generally negatively connoted characteristic attributed to the group with…
Despite the reduction of hunger on an international scale, particularly in areas traditionally characterized by malnutrition, recent years have seen an increase in problems relating to food access precisely in those countries which considered th…
L’article aborde le processus de précarisation et la situation d’insécurité alimentaire que vivent de nombreux individus à Barcelone, dans le contexte de crise économique que le pays traverse. La recherche qualitative, menée sur cinq ans, a perm…
Le présent article s’appuie sur une recherche menée à Mulhouse entre 2015 et 2018 sur l’insécurité alimentaire. Dans l’optique de mieux comprendre le rapport à l’alimentation des publics précaires, une soixantaine d’entretiens semi-directifs ont…
À Montréal, les organisateurs et organisatrices communautaires (OC) interviennent dans différents champs de pratique, dont celui de la sécurité alimentaire. Ces professionnels définissent l’organisation communautaire comme une intervention de so…
This article analyzes the uses and relevance of the concept of ignorance in contemporary food research. We distinguish three mechanisms of production of ignorance : 1) we approach ignorance as an individual psychological spring in situations of …
Des organismes d’aide alimentaire bruxellois ont mené entre 2015 et 2018 le projet Solenprim, visant à développer des initiatives pilotes pour permettre aux personnes les plus précaires d’avoir un accès plus durable à une alimentation de qualité…
Este artículo analiza, a través de un enfoque etnográfico, la participación ciudadana en un proyecto de seguridad alimentaria que se ha desarrollado durante diez años en un barrio de bajos ingresos en Montreal (Canadá). El “Système alimentaire p…
The Sites Editorial Board is delighted to announce the winner of the 2020 Sites Senior Student Essay Competition. This year’s winner is Jacqueline Watt, a Master of Arts student majoring in Social Anthropology at Massey University. The winning essay is…
Reflecting on our recent experience of online teaching with mainly historically marginalized students at the U.S.-Mexico border, we emphasize the importance of engaging a critical pedagogy of place by creating communities of trust. We describe how the …
New Florida Journal of Anthropology
New Florida Journal of Anthropology
New Florida Journal of Anthropology
New Florida Journal of Anthropology
New Florida Journal of Anthropology
In 2016, the Marco Island Historical Society (MIHS) received a Preservation Assistance Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to purchase preservation supplies necessary to rehouse the entirety of its archaeological holdings from Ma…
Coordenadoras:Rebecca Igreja (Universidade de Brasília) – BrasilLaura R. Valladares (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM-I) – México A antropologia feita sobre a América Latina e o Caribe tem uma longa história, que em alguns países remonta a mais de um século, como no caso do México, e vem contando com a expressiva presença de pesquisadoras e pesquisadores […]
Título: A Covid-19 no Brasil Organizadores:Jean Segata (UFRGS) – jeansegata@gmail.comMarcia Grisotti (UFSC) – marcia.grisotti@ufsc.brRozeli Porto (UFRN) – rozeliporto@gmail.com A pandemia da Covid-19 converteu-se em um evento crítico de múltiplas proporções no Brasil. À despeito da mecânica biológica da Covid-19 ser baseada em um vírus com formas de transmissão sensivelmente padronizáveis, os seus efeitos se agravam […]
New Florida Journal of Anthropology
New Florida Journal of Anthropology
This study aims to understand men and masculinities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where violence, armed conflicts, and the inability of the state to meet the basic needs of its population have justified the presence of heavy humanitarian …
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By the end of summer 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had upended higher education by requiring immediate adaptation by students, teachers, and institutions to new sets of limitations. What did this period of crisis mean for current and future teaching and …
As COVID-19 swept across the United States in March 2020, it crippled the economy and exposed social vulnerabilities. With the closure of residential campuses and the pivot to remote learning, university administrators and faculty feared negative reper…
Collectively, how can we work towards reducing human impacts on the environment to lessen the process of climate change and develop plans for climate change mitigation and adaptation? Current trends such as extreme climatic events and climate stress, f…