Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
In the uplands of northern Laos, in which bamboo and timber houses prevailed, concrete houses are now on the rise. It will be argued that houses can be used as prisms to illuminate processes of social change. Drawing on experiences of staying in both a…
In the mining town of Redeyef (south-western Tunisia), “modern” homes and building techniques bear the signs of a history of marginalization, inequality, and lack of resources. Here, power produced specific mode of living and territorial organization. …
The article develops a critical and transversal reading of the special issue. Each contribution inspired the author to seek for a mirror image or an analogy in Western societies and test the mentioned Carsten and Hugh-Jones observation of the seemingly…
In the course of the production of sociality, the interaction of interests, materialities and rules may occur in unintended and not foreseeable ways. Procedures and norms can establish themselves uncontrollably and contour politics. This paper proposes…
This research report presents the findings of a quantitative investigation about anthropology and mass media, based on questionnaires mailed to all Italian anthropology professors (Scientific-Disciplinary Sector M-DEA/01). The goal of this survey was t…
This introductory essay proposes a reflection that discusses, reframes, and presents the thematic section hosted in this volume, that investigates houses at the intersection between recent trends in the anthropology of the house, the study of material …
In the rural Bolivian Andes, personhood is defined by intersubjective reciprocal relationships between human and nonhuman beings. This paper examines the role of the house as a living being in itself and a conduit between its inhabitants and local plac…
Oral Tradition, 35/1 (2021):87-102 In March, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced hundreds of thousands of Basque citizens into full lockdown,1 the electronic revolution in communications allowed the Association of the Friends of Bertsolaritza (Bertsozale Elkartea)2 to extensively share, advertise, and disseminate their online offerings. (Bertsolaritza is the Basque cultural practice of singing improvised verses.3) The scheme presented bertso followers with an […]
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Journal of Extreme Anthropology
The 2020 presidential and 2021 parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova saw a clear victory of the populist Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) of the newly elected president Maia Sandu over the pro-Russian coalition led by former presidents…
Introductory note to the book forum on Ernesto De Martino, La fine del mondo. Contributo all’analisi delle apocalissi culturali, new edition edited by Giordana Charuty, Daniel Fabre and Marcello Massenzio, 2019 [ed. fr. La fin du monde. Essai sur les a…
Introduction to the book forum on Ernesto De Martino, La fine del mondo. Contributo all’analisi delle apocalissi culturali, new edition edited by Giordana Charuty, Daniel Fabre and Marcello Massenzio, 2019 [ed. fr. La fin du monde. Essai sur …
A note from the Editor-in-chief.
Forum in memory of Martine Segalen. Contributions by Christian Bromberger, Adriano Favole, Michelangelo Giampaoli, Marco Antonio da Silva Mello & Felipe Berocan Veiga, Cristina Papa, David Robichaux, Pier Giorgio Solinas, Françoise Zonabe…
Izdano: prosinca 2021.
Antrocom
Trousers have traditionally been men’s clothing that women have not been allowed to wear. In this article, I study the history of […]
The European Commission has recently identified cultural heritage as one of the focus areas for EU cultural diplomacy.
While heritage is almost by definition understood as fragile, vulnerable and in need of protection, this article argues that it is also a powerful cultural force in contemporary society. The small community of Borre, south of Oslo in Norway, is […]
In this article we explore relations between personal, collective, private, and public dimensions of remembrance in the context of the Ingrians – The Forgotten Finns exhibition presented at the National Museum of Finland […]
Dear Colleagues!
CAES editorial team waits for your contributions for CAES Vol. 8, N 1 that is going to be published in early March 2022. The deadline for submission is February 15.
Editor’s foreword Think pieces: Social aspects of Neolithic technology of firing pottery in bonfires Alexander Akulov Firing pottery was one of the most complicated Neolithic technologies since it requires certain natural conditions to be met and the existence of an organized group that could successfully make firing. Such group/team consists of a person that can […]
Introduction. From Diaspora Politics to Host-society Politics: Strategies of Political Mobilization and Integration of South Asian Migrants [Full text]
Anne-Sophie Bentz and Lola Guyot
“If you b…
Book review of Ivan Della Mea, Il penultimo comunista. Scritti sulla politica (1993-2009), edited by Antonio Fanelli and Mariamargherita Scotti, Il de Martino. Rivista dell’Istituto Ernesto de Martino per la conoscenza critica e la presenza alternativa…
Book review of Sabrina Tosi Cambini, Altri confini: Storia, mobilità e migrazioni di una rete di famiglie rudari tra la Romania e l’Italia, Mimesis, Milano, 2021, pp. 274.