Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
It is a pleasure to contribute to the book forum on the republication of the book Culture and History in the Pacific. My contribution comprises two parts. In the first part, I briefly reflect on the book and its current relevance and highlight some iss…
The year 2021 saw the open-access republication of Culture and History in the Pacific (ed. Jukka Siikala), an edited volume originally published by the Finnish Anthropological Society. Suomen antropologi: The Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Soci…
It is timely in many senses to reflect on culture and history in the in the Pacific. I join colleagues in celebrating the anniversary of the 1990 publication of the landmark volume Culture and History in the Pacific, edited by Jukka Siikala. The book w…
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
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 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…
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…
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…
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 …
En aquest article abordo el tema de la violència obstètrica, a través de l’anàlisi de la representació de l’experiència de part d’una migrant afrobrasilera a Portugal, materialitzada en un treball que integra la Galeria d’Experiències Obstètriques (Gal…
La següent proposta pretén descriure la meva intervenció durant les jornades: Pràctiques Interseccionals. L’atenció a la salut afectivosexual des d’un coneixement transdisciplinari. Experiències a Catalunya, Portugal i Itàlia. El punt de partida d’aque…
El present article analitza els aspectes econòmics de la cura de la maternitat, proposant la teoria de l’economia del do matern com un marc possible per abordar les causes econòmiques i estructurals de la violència obstètrica. En l’economia actual de l…
En aquest article analitzo l’experiència i la perspectiva de dones italianes i espanyoles que han optat per donar a llum a casa i de les comares que les han atès. Les dades provenen d’una investigació etnogràfica realitzada a Itàlia, Espanya i els Païs…
La qualitat de l’atenció materna i neonatal (QMNC) es va veure afectada negativament durant la pandèmia de COVID-19. Presentem les dades preliminars del projecte regional IMAgiNE sobre QMNC amb dones que van donar a llum a l’hospital durant la pandèmia…