Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
La lleugeresa del dispositiu fílmic, la versatilitat de l’investigador-cineasta, el principi de no intervenció en la realitat observada i el caràcter experimental de l’enfocament etnofílmic constitueixen, d’una banda, l’expressió d’una enginyositat cie…
Les malalties cròniques representen un dels temes d’estudi prevalents en l’àmbit de l’Antropologia de la Salut, no obstant això sembla no haver-hi cabuda per a la migranya crònica, com a malaltia feminitzada, ja que afecta especialment les dones, i inv…
(Con)textos: revista d'antropologia i investigació social
This article examines the role of plants shaping the political ecology (PE) of the conservation of the Andean páramos in the Sumapaz Region in Colombia. Due to their rich biodiversity and role in the water cycle, páramos have gained major importance in…
This article examines the role of plants shaping the political ecology (PE) of the conservation of the Andean páramos in the Sumapaz Region in Colombia. Due to their rich biodiversity and role in the water cycle, páramos have gained major importance in…
Environmental anthropology has evolved from early ethnographic traditions that emphasized the interplay between culture and ecology to a field increasingly influenced by ideological perspectives across the political spectrum. Traditionally, anthrop…
Published: December 2025.
Artisans in the informal economic sector are least enrolled in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Nigeria despite their exposure to numerous health hazards. This study investigated artisan’s perception and utilization of the NHIS in Ido loc…
This paper examines Kobie, an indigenous Ogoni socio-philosophical ideal, as a viable framework for fostering peaceful coexistence and rebuilding fractured communal relations in the eastern Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Historically, the Ogoni people …
Globally, teenage pregnancies continued to halt the efforts of numerous states in achieving equal accessibility to primary education among girls and boys. The current study, entitled “Exploring the Perception of Teen Mothers on Re-Dropping from Seconda…
The argument that tends to make homophobic some Africans’ resistance to same-sex practices is debatable. The paper aims to engage a discussion on same-sex practices and the cultural framework of secrecy with a critique of the Western organizations, gov…
Tanzanians, like other East African people, have long-standing gendered dress traditions where attempts at cross-dressing have historically been met with disdain and resistance, reflecting deeply ingrained gender norms. However, the increasing influenc…
For some time, the use of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) to sustain coastal resources has been a major concern, as governments and other stakeholders have tried to offer various solutions without much success. This paper examines the worldview, beliefs, and…
In West Africa, Nigeria to be precise, African wax prints are seen as one of the Indigenous garbs characterized by bold and colourful designs. The Igbo(found in the Eastern part of Nigeria) women folk make use of these fabrics for various occasions suc…
The study focuses on how the Dagbamba linguistically encode the culturally embedded beliefs crucially associated with Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday to determine the vitality and morale values of these beliefs at the instance of Islamisation, formal…
Isabel Bredenbröker’s exploration of funerary practices in Peki, a town in Ghana’s Volta Region, offers a profound and nuanced dissection of the interplay between death, community, and the material world. Her book is structured into three distinct part…
Rituals have always been at the behest of the advent and growth of African festivals they serve as spiritual, cultural, and communal anchors that give these celebrations their depth and meaning. This study takes a cursory look at one of the most famous…
This paper is a historical investigation into the discrimination of Persons with Albinism (PWA), a major problem in sub-Sahara Africa. The discriminated PWA have been subjected to extreme violence including killings, which have caused physical and psyc…
This study was carried out to correlate the external ear dimensions and hand dimensions and to establish predictive regression formulae within an adult Igbo population in Imo State, Nigeria. 100 male and 100 female subjects between the ages of 18 and 6…
This study explores the intersectionality of disability, identity, and cultural meaning-making in Zimbabwe, where socio-religious and cultural valuations often render disabled persons as objects of “substitution” rather than inclusion. Despite policy a…
Gelede is a vibrant Yoruba masquerade tradition with deep roots in the Ketu region, now in southwestern Nigeria and the Republic of Benin. Although frequently examined for its artistic and ritualistic qualities, its role as a political and gendered dis…
This paper presents findings of a study on the indigenous knowledge and management systems of marine resources among the Mijikenda people of Coastal Kenya. The objective of the study was to investigate how Mijikenda indigenous system of practices and b…
Dear Colleagues!The CAES editorial team looks forward to receiving your papers for CAES Vol. 12, No. 1, which is going to be published in late February or early March 2026. The deadline for submission of papers is February 10, 2026.
When young people in Danish residential care escape their institutions without permission it is often understood as acts of ‘troubling behaviour’ among social workers. Drawing on one and a half years of ethnographic fieldwork across three re…
This article examines how the Canela Apanjekra (Porquinhos Indigenous Land, Maranhão, Brazil) engage with conditional cash transfer policies aimed at combating hunger—especially the Bolsa Família Program—and how these policies are interpreted throu…