Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society
Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society
Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society
Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society
A lectio præcursoria is a short presentation read out loud by a doctoral candidate at the start of a public thesis examination in Finland. It introduces the key points or central argument of the thesis in a way that should make the ensuing discussion b…
Anthropologists of forced migration have advanced unique perspectives exploring identity and community as they relate to space. With its critique of naturalized conceptions of rootedness, boundedness, and territorialization, anti-sedentarism stands as …
Recent interventions in scholarly literature have revealed how alternative methods of food production and provision are empowering for women farmers. This literature has been largely based on the historical trajectory of agriculture in the US an…
Barbecuing is often highlighted as one of the most masculine forms of cooking. In this paper, I will analyse a recent Netflix documentary series, Chef’s Table: BBQ, with portraits of four different barbecue chefs, including two women. The barbec…
Journal of Extreme Anthropology
This article looks at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the “art worlds” (Becker 1988) in Geneva, Switzerland’s second largest city. The main objective is to determine whether the pandemic has radically reconfigured the art worlds, or…
This paper proposes a reflection on collaboration through dance. Drawing on ten years of fieldwork within the Swiss contemporary dance scene, the author, an anthropologist, dance scholar, and dancer, discusses her ethnographic practice, me…
This special issue aims to shed light on and recognize the full potential of engaged anthropology and its place in academia and beyond. It argues for an inclusive approach to be both theoretically enriching and methodologically grounded in…
Journal of Extreme Anthropology
Alex Aebi est biologiste et ethnologue. Il occupe actuellement un poste de maître d’enseignement et de recherche (MER) en agroécologie au sein de l’Université de Neuchâtel. Il y est également professeur, responsable de la filière biologie…
As anthropologists increasingly embark upon the study of the international sphere, this often builds on different forms of engagement within and around organizations, processes, and institutional corridors. The co-authors, building upon a …
This paper delves into the life stories of three unaccompanied asylum seeking youth residing at a state care shelter in Istanbul in 2015 and 2016. Through its intervention, the research follows an engaged anthropological approach to reveal…
This article discusses the collaborative process that led to the conception of the exhibition Kuru. L’art d’un monde en mutation held in 2019 at the Botanical Garden of Neuchâtel,Switzerland. This project, which brought together San Naro a…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. Since the early 21st century, the middle classes of the Global South became a focus of attention. However, a precarious minimum income was all it took to be considered middle class. But who exactly is middle class? As t…
Editorial (con)textos 10
Número monogràfic “La perspectiva interseccional en la salut sexual i reproductiva de les dones”
This article is part of a broader investigation that has been carried out within the framework of a global justice intervention carried out by the NGO Farmamundi. The study highlights the need for culturally competent health care, that is, with specifi…
Les dones d’arreu del món s’enfronten a formes múltiples i interseccionades de violència, tant a la vida privada com a la pública. Després de les denúncies d’abús i falta de respecte a dones durant el part, L’OMS i l’ONU han abordat i plantejat una nov…
At the height of the pandemic, schools across the country shut down, shifting classrooms to a remote learning modality. While the use of emergency remote teaching (ERT) provided an alternative for schools, it was a difficult transition. Online learning…
Conèixer la diversitat actual de les experiències d’embaràs, part i transició a la maternitat i paternitat és una qüestió que, en els darrers anys, està interessant a les investigadores, activistes i col·lectius. L’any 2017, a Portugal, un grup de rece…
La violència obstètrica consisteix en un conjunt de pràctiques i situacions que posen les dones en una condició inerme. Elles són emotivament i/o corporalment aixafades en una situació no consensuada que produeix unes seqüeles físiques i psicològiques …