Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
Alternative protein foods, which provide significant quantities of protein but do not use conventional animal sources, can be an important component of sustainable diets. This paper presents the results of an autoethnographic study by an activist refle…
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This article examines the role of language in the de-/escalation of the Aceh conflict. Our analysis is situated at the crossroads of the literature on language and conflict and the literature on the micro-dynamics of violent conflict and everyday peace…
Memes played a significant role in the 2024 Indonesian presidential election, particularly in shaping illiberal and elite discourse. This study focuses on Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko Widodo (2014-2024) and, since October 20…
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Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. Homegrown concepts are increasingly viewed as indigenous alternatives to challenge long-standing Western hegemony in development co-operation and insert non-Western agency. Drawing on two African cases from Ghana and Rw…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. Cultural racism – the racialisation of groups with culturalist arguments – is a somewhat universal phenomenon that exists in virtually all multi-cultural societies in the world. However, the concept has been predominant…
This paper discusses a project to develop an introductory course in Cultural Anthropology that prioritizes accessibility. Drawing inspiration from Universal Design for Learning and other teaching strategies, we explore ways of making course materials, …
In Northern Canada, the Tłı̨chǫ have experienced a long history of settler-imposed mining. The history of the mines is written into Tłı̨chǫ place names that hold the knowledge of ecological harm and repair, the community re-purposing of mining equipmen…
Within immediate modernity, increases in the multitude of psychological, social, emotional and behavioural disruptions affecting human actors, categorised under the (reductive) label of ‘anxiety’ are reaching an apex. This peak can be conceptualised bo…
This is the editorial introduction to the special issue Becoming Rebels: From Everyday Acts of Protest to Radical Imaginaries and Societal Change. The editors discuss the global backdrop to contemporary protest politics, and argue for the im…
Cet article entend montrer comment la valeur mythique du bouillon de santé est perceptible dans certaines œuvres picturales des XVIIIe et XIXe siècles, où il apparaît. Tel qu’accessoire dans les œuvres, il est attribut symbolique, participant à …
Il existe un consensus croissant sur la nécessité d’une transformation, mais des points de vue différent sur les priorités à traiter et les types de stratégies à mettre en œuvre à cette fin. Cette recherche s’intéresse aux différentes conception…
Various grassroots initiatives that have emerged in recent decades reduce our dependence on large-scale industrial agriculture. They decouple food value from volatile markets through close producer-consumer relations, displaying potential for food syst…
This film is about gold– a global commodity shaping local livelihoods and landscapes across the world. It is about the people who risk their lives in the narrow underground mines and about their struggles for a better future. It is a participatory proj…
Dragging Chains moves between observation and conversation as the apparent obscurity of Grenada’s Jab Jab masquerade is unraveled. Shot during the 2023 carnival season, the film immerses its viewers in a sensorial spectacle of oil, chains and rhythms, …
The mountain of Tindaya (Fuerteventura, Canary Islands) has been entangled in controversy for over thirty years. The mountain is, at once, a sacred site for the indigenous people of Fuerteventura– who decorated it with hundreds of engravings–; a mining…
The release of our first 2025 issue on 22 April, coordinated by our new editorial team, coincides with Earth Day 2025. This issue presents five films that take a close look at natural resource extraction worldwide, including gold, copper, oil, sand and…
As a seemingly cheap, abundant and easy to extract resource, sand is a key ingredient in many construction materials, most notably concrete. Minding Sand follows the sand mining industry along the beaches of Sierra Leone and the struggles associated wi…
Gold is the cornerstone of Suriname’s economy, attracting many Brazilian migrants who seek to improve their lives. Building on a friendship spanning over fifteen years, miner Pretinha and anthropologist Marjo embarked on a collaborative film project fo…
In this article I place into dialogue the challenges of the circular economy (CE) with Political Ecology by using the notion of autonomy. I examine two circular food initiatives in the capital city region of Brussels, Belgium, a cooperative supermarket…
Folklore is a thriving cultural treasure, laden with fascinating stories, myths, customs, and rituals influenced by a particular locale or community. This post delves into the enigmatic world of folklore, from the mythical creatures of European folklore to the spiritual rites of African traditional religions, to the captivating legends of Native American tribes. The Alluring […]
The post Dancing with Shadows: A Global Exploration of Folklore first appeared on Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics.
The reshaping of global production through platform capitalism has been the subject of numerous studies around the world. Across these, it has been common to observe similar characteristics of this model of management and labour control via …
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