Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
The article aims to discuss the role of the magical-religious dimension in the subjection and sexual exploitation of the women Nigerian migrants in Italy, and the resonance that this dimension has in public discourse. Drawing on my involvement in a c…
Transhumanism advocates enhancement of current human capacities with new technologies, in pursuit of human improvement and perfection, and thereby creates lucrative marketing opportunities. We use the broader concept of posthumanism, which includes t…
Book review of The Routledge International Handbook of Ethnographic Film and Video edited by Phillip Vannini. It presents theoretical and empirical works on visual ethnography, applied consistently to mediatization studies.
This study focuses primarily on the historical and archaeological investigations of Charity Hall, a Christian mission school that operated within the Chickasaw Nation in northeastern Mississippi between 1820 and 1830. This school and others during this…
New Florida Journal of Anthropology
New Florida Journal of Anthropology
A significant portion of forensic anthropological cases involve decomposed or fragmented human skeletal remains. When testifying in a courtroom, often the focus is on trauma interpretation and distinguishing between blunt force trauma, sharp force trau…
Swimsuits are the most revealing garment that American women wear publicly. Yet wearing them affects how women feel about their bodies and attractiveness. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from convenience samples of Florida women and an…
The analysis of textiles as trace evidence is an important area of focus in the field of forensic science, because enhanced understanding of the decomposition of textiles may point to more accurate methods for estimating the post mortem inter…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
Malgré les valeurs de justice socio-culturelle que les alternatives alimentaires portent, celles-ci peinent à intéresser des membres aux origines les plus diverses. Cet article se propose d’en saisir les raisons en revenant sur une méthode d’enq…
This special issue results from email conversations begun in the summer of 2020 concerning COVID-19’s effects on the teaching and learning of anthropology in higher education. The Society for Applied Anthropology’s Higher Education Thematic Interest Gr…
The study of genre classifications within creative industries typically orients toward the maintenance of order within organizational and institutional contexts. This study takes up the case of Jarrettsville, a work of fiction published in the Un…
Journal of Business Anthropology
Journal of Business Anthropology
Journal of Business Anthropology
The anthropology of organizations is always political; it might take place over shorter, as well as longer, time spans and in singular, pluralistic, or even virtual, settings. This paper addresses such issues by describing and analyzing fieldwork exper…
Journal of Business Anthropology
Journal of Business Anthropology
Journal of Business Anthropology
Journal of Business Anthropology
Journal of Business Anthropology
Journal of Business Anthropology
How are theatre-techniques used in business training? Do theatre-making skills represent a unique field of knowledge? In this case study, I consider the National Institute of Dramatic Art’s (NIDA) ‘Executive Presenter’ two- day course in Sydney, Austra…
This paper is a historical, confessional and ethnographic account of a former change management consultant in a global consulting firm who later went on to complete a PhD in social anthropology. Locating herself as both the researcher and informant, th…