Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
Este artículo aborda la relación entre autoconstrucción y migración en un campamento de Batuco, un pueblo ubicado en la periferia de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago de Chile. Utilizo los conceptos de autoconstrucción y urbanización periférica con e…
As complex migration trajectories become increasingly more common, understanding potential protective factors of symptoms of depression is critical. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to understand how social support and religion may be associated wi…
Este artículo tiene por objetivo estudiar el impacto de la (in)movilidad en los roles y relaciones de género de las mujeres ngäbe. Los desplazamientos temporales de los ngäbe de Panamá a zonas agrícolas de Costa Rica para trabajar en la cosecha del caf…
El presente texto introduce el dossier sobre sujetos migrantes de la Revista Chilena de Antropología. Este número especial tiene como problema central a los desplazamientos e (in)movilidades en América Latina, ante el aumento de las políticas de contro…
Paul Willis ha argumentado que la etnografía es vital en la constitución de una “sensualidad” textual, metodológica y sustantiva, pero es posible solo mediante el despliegue de una imaginación conceptual que no se encuentra únicamente en el trabajo de …
Se presenta una investigación histórica acerca de la construcción de la identidad de género durante el siglo XIX en el contexto educacional chileno, mediante la creación de una muestra de estudio obtenida de objetos del sitio arqueológico Pique Hospita…
As complex migration trajectories become increasingly more common, understanding potential protective factors of symptoms of depression is critical. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to understand how social support and religion may be associated wi…
This paper presents the findings of a feasibility study for the Juba-Rumbek road improvement project in South Sudan. The study was conducted between March and June 2022. The overall objective of the feasibility study was to examine the feasibility of t…
Human quest for esoteric knowledge of the transcendental and mundane worlds, as well as the struggle towards acquiring them through membership in secret societies has become a worldwide phenomenon. The Amanikpo secret society in Nigeria, being one of t…
This study delves into the intricate tapestry of Yoruba cultural beliefs and their impact on oral health. Focusing on the unique worldview of the Yoruba people, the research investigates the metaphysical significance of the mouth, drawing on proverbs, …
The plantar arch index establishes a concrete relationship between the central and posterior parts of the footprint. The Cavanagh and Rodgers Arch Index (PAI) is a standard mathematical value used as an important determinant in the identification of fo…
This study is a historical investigation into the contribution of traditional medicine in proffering healing solutions among the Dagomba people of Northern Ghana. The discussion of the paper is centered on the healing occupations such as traditional bo…
The prevalence of HIV/AIDS among Tanzanians, especially in the Kagera region, has been widely recognized since 1983 when the first cases of HIV infection were diagnosed. This study employed a qualitative approach and a narrative research design to unco…
On February 11, 1965, less than one year after the outset of the Brazilian military dictatorship, singer Maria Bethânia assumed one of the principal roles in the musical theater piece Opinião in Rio de Janeiro. Taking over for Nara Leão, who helped …
Cuban street vendors use pregones, high-pitched rhymes and rhythms, to promote their goods and services. This ambulant form of small-scale commerce has been part of the urban soundscape since the early years of Spanish colonization. While often celebra…
The emission of pollutants from industrial, extractive (mining and hydrocarbons), and corporate agricultural activities exacerbates environmental degradation, endangering sustainable living conditions for humans and more-than-humans. Growing concerns r…
Some agencies tend to view wildlife as resources to harvested and potential threats to be controlled in the name of public safety. Due to a long history of hunting for conservation, this view intersects with the structures and ways the agencies work. H…
The study highlights the development of the genre of church carols in the work of Ukrainian priests as a component of the spiritual song culture of the 17th – 19th centuries with a possible specification of their authors. A review of the scientific wor…
In recent years, online approaches to teaching anthropology have become popular in higher education. In this exploratory account, we consider how student understanding of anthropological ideas differed in online vs. face-to-face modalities of an anthro…
The classroom – and a first seminar or tutorial in specific – affords a seemingly infinite number of starting points, invitations, orientations, and departures. This report reflects on the introduction as a pedagogical tool of, for, and as ethnography,…
How does asking loved ones to help you die, to help you commit suicide, bend the limits of our relationships and perhaps of care itself? This paper traces the aesthetic and affective considerations of those deciding to die resist against depersonalizin…
The brown bear reintroduction program in the Pyrenees was launched in 1996, once their population was considered extinct in the central parts of the mountain range. The increasing number of livestock casualties caused by bear attacks forced the public …
En 2021, Frédéric Lordon publie : Pleurnicher le vivant. Ce texte au ton provocateur qualifie les « penseurs du vivant » – considérés comme héritiers d’une vision politique latourienne de la nature – de « radicaux de l’insignifiance ». Il décl…