Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
La patrimonialización de la cocina tradicional mexicana por la Unesco ha conllevado la revalorización de las cocinas indígenas y ha incentivado las ferias y el turismo gastronómicos, así como la creación de nuevos platillos y productos alimentic…
Este artículo tiene por objetivo reflexionar acerca de la importancia del trabajo que realizan las tineras, mujeres provenientes de las localidades totonacas de Papantla, Veracruz (México), que se dedican al cultivo y venta de alimentos frescos,…
En Colombia, los años 1970 marcaron el inicio de una lucha llevada por los pueblos indígenas para reivindicar su acceso a la tierra y la protección de sus modos de vida dentro de sus territorios colectivos. Dos décadas después, la constitución a…
Los Ugoro’gmo-Arara son un grupo indígena de lengua karib que habita en la cuenca del río Iriri, en la región Centro Este del estado de Pará en Brasil. Antes del contacto con la sociedad no indígena en la década de 1980 vivían de forma semi-nóma…
América latina, entre desigualdades y nuevas aspiraciones populares en torno a la alimentación
En la parroquia de La Merced, en la periferia oriental de Quito, Ecuador, un mural llama la atención. A pocos pasos de la iglesia, frente al peq…
L’Amérique latine, entre inégalités et nouvelles aspirations populaires en matière d’alimentation
Dans la paroisse de La Merced, dans la périphérie Est de Quito en Équateur, une fresque attire l’attention. À quelques pas de l’église, devan…
En México, la inseguridad alimentaria afectaba al 21% de la población (2020), aunado a las carencias en servicios básicos y problemas de salud vinculados con la alimentación. Las comunidades rurales y sobre todo los pueblos indígenas marginados …
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Post-COVID-19, international travelers have brand assurance expectations that often surpass the benchmark set by the Thai Homestay Standard, leaving some operators struggling to position with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Thai homestays face si…
The British writer Rupinder Parhar gave a talk on feminist acts of resistance at an art exhibition workshop in London in March 2024. While acknowledging the multitude of feminisms that exist today, Parhar in this transcript of the talk asks …
Drawing upon critical social theory and fine-grained empirical observations, political ecologists have long argued against hegemonic stories of the environment, development and capitalism. This commitment is held across the wide range of approaches in …
We argue that an “actually existing alternative” to the industrial food system can be found in the Amadiba community in South Africa. Like other indigenous food systems, Amadiba traditional foodways are underpinned by principles such as interconnection…
En Colombia, los años 1970 marcaron el inicio de una lucha llevada por los pueblos indígenas para reivindicar su acceso a la tierra y la protección de sus modos de vida dentro de sus territorios colectivos. Dos décadas después, la constitución a…
This paper focuses on pedagogical changes to decolonize an upper-division Anthropology of Women course to focus on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) scholarly representation, thus challenging the anthropological canon. I will discuss the …
This Special Section explores the plurality of professional practice in the environment and development sector, and centers the possibilities this offers for more transformative and just futures. We bring together and foreground a uniquely (feminist) p…
As international environmental research for development organizations and their funders continue to build a requirement to ‘mainstream’ gender equality into their programming, disquiet surrounding gender expertise has emerged among those who bring refl…
InVisible Culture
Institutions and frontier dynamics describe apparent opposites, yet they are mutually constitutive. While institutions are characterized by rules, regulation, and order, frontier dynamics represent destruction of existing rules, the elimination of esta…
The largest science publishing corporations, including Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Springer, and Sage, are key partners for the oil, gas, and coal industries insofar as they distribute scientific research and data that facilitate fossil fuel…
In 2009, AoFood editorial committee launched a new collection: “Varia in progress”. The object of this collection is to welcome all year long quality and varied contributions, that would not be suitable for current call for papers or special iss…
En 2008, le comité éditorial d’AoFood lançait une nouvelle formule de publication, « Varia, le numéro permanent ». L’objectif de ce numéro permanent est d’accueillir tout au long de l’année, des contributions variées de qualité, qui ne répondent…
Political ecology has been slow to examine solar panel factories, even though manufacturing lower-carbon technologies sits at the crossroads of climate change mitigation and global markets. Influenced by environmental and energy justice, this article t…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. Using novel large-N survey data collected from the state of Edo – Nigeria’s migration epicentre – this study examines how family support relates to people’s migration aspirations and their perception of the risks associ…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. Using novel large-N survey data collected from the state of Edo – Nigeria’s migration epicentre – this study examines how family support relates to people’s migration aspirations and their perception of the risks associ…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This study examines the characteristics of Africa’s tech sector and its implications for development. Using a database of technology firms in Africa, we show that start-ups are increasingly attracting funding across Afr…