Editorial Introduction
Journal Name: Museum WorldsVolume: 13Issue: 1Pages: 63-68
Category: English
Editorial
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“An Excellent Guide to Her Own Museum”
Journal Name: Museum WorldsVolume: 13Issue: 1Pages: 69-81
Eclectic Collections
Journal Name: Museum WorldsVolume: 13Issue: 1Pages: 49-62
Dizzying Endings
Journal Name: Museum WorldsVolume: 13Issue: 1Pages: 35-48
Making Archaeological Parks in China
Journal Name: Museum WorldsVolume: 13Issue: 1Pages: 19-34
“Meat-me”: From flesh machines to individualities. A case for an anti-speciesist degrowth
Degrowth, a leading paradigm addressing our socio-ecological crisis, criticizes the highly destructive animal factory-farming industry. However, it does not challenge the commodification of sentient beings and the underlying system that perpetuates the…
Book Review: Uncertainty Shocks in Africa: Impact and Equilibrium Strategies for Sound Economic and Social Development by Giuseppe T Cirella
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
Call for Papers: Issue 40: (Un)Doing Labor
InVisible Culture
In Memoriam Oscar Aguilera Faúndez (1949-2024)
Revista Chilena de Antropología
La máquina Foerster y sus tres motores (entre transparencia sacrificial y opacidad histórica)
Se analiza la obra del antropólogo chileno Rolf Foerster bajo la figura metafórica de una máquina sustentada en tres motores: el estructuralismo, el historicismo y el jesuitismo. Su primer motor, estructuralista, influenciado por Lévi-Strauss, permite …
Migraciones por amor: formas afectivas de comprender los desplazamientos humanos contemporáneos hacia Osorno, Chile
Los desplazamientos humanos constituyen un campo de estudio ampliamente desarrollado dentro de los estudios migratorios nacionales. En este marco, han surgido diversas categorías y temas de análisis que se centran en los proyectos migratorios de las co…
Etnografía, belle époque e hidroaviones. Los Sopwith Baby en el aguacielo de Chile (1918-1921)
Los hidroaviones son “máquinas curiosas”, que atraen desde el comienzo la atención de las personas. Las posibilidades de elevarse en el aire luego de salir del agua los hace especialmente atractivos. También su amarizaje. El material etnográfico (o la …
La masculinidad en la industria minera de Tarapacá: una arqueología del “hombre del salitre” en la oficina de Dolores durante los siglos XIX y XX
Este artículo explora la construcción de género en la industria salitrera de Tarapacá (1830-1930). Ante la falta de una arqueología sobre el tema, abordamos al obrero del salitre desde una perspectiva posthumanista. Proponemos que la masculinidad es un…
Practising Pluriversalism in Africa
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This special section examines how African and non-African actors, including Chinese and Western, co-produce knowledge through pluralistic encounters. Emphasizing pluriversalism, it challenges Eurocentric universalism an…
Ghana’s 2024 Elections: Ghanaians Vote for Renewal and Accountability
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. Since Ghana’s return to democratic rule in 1992, the West African country has recurrently been heralded as the model for democracy in Africa. Despite multiple controversies challenging core democratic institutions, Ghan…
Understanding Public Policy Through the Lens of Political Regimes: The Case of Episodic Change in Agriculture Policy in Burkina Faso (1983–2022)
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This article addresses episodic change in agriculture policy in Burkina Faso over time. It aims to explain radical changes to this policy under the presidencies of T. Sankara (1983–1987) and B. Compaoré (1987–2014), as …
Mysterious Chronicles: A Glance Into Various Folklore Topics
The aura and enchantment surrounding folklore are unmatched. These historic tales, steeped in tradition and culture, continue to fascinate us with their captivating narratives and profound meanings. Here, we journey through different folklore topics from around the world. Mystic Creatures Our folklore voyage begins with the mysterious beings that often dominate these tales. From Greek […]
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Postscript
Based on my professional journey in the Danish Africanist landscape, I analyse the history of Denmark’s Africa-related knowledge production and capacity building. Throughout the article, I highlight major changes in the Danish approach to Af…
The Question of Gatekeeping Consent
Conducting fieldwork in collaboration with NGOs is becoming increasingly common. However, the process and difficulties of obtaining organizational access are rarely outlined in ethnographic literature. This article unravels the author’s expe…
“What Are We Agreeing Upon?” Negotiating Consent in Research with Indigenous Communities in the DRC
Ethical review boards in social science research require researchers to solicit informed and voluntary consent from their research participants. However, how is consent negotiated in the field when working with research participants who have…
Negotiating Consent in African Studies
Informed consent has been increasingly equated with standardized models and legal jargon. At Scandinavian universities, researchers are expected to adhere to European standardized models and institutional forms, necessitating documentable (p…
Authentic Consent and the Decolonial Trouble of “Studying Up”
Studying gender in African Union and national politics, I came across a scenario in which my interview requests were ignored until someone from the donor community vouched for me. As field-based researchers, we often rely on our networks to …
Form, Formats, and Forms of Informed Consent
This article reflects on the unforeseen dynamics revealed as we presented written consent forms to be signed by our interlocutors during fieldwork in Djibouti and Namibia. Throughout the article we analyse how the consent form (in its legali…
Towards Circular Consent in African Studies
Consent forms are crucial in the approval of research projects by ethics committees within and outside Africa. However, the current formalization and standardization of consent inadvertently limits the ability of researchers and participants…