Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
Gĩkũyũ (E.51) exhibits several verbs that can be used both as lexical verbs and as auxiliary verbs. We compare the lexical and auxiliary usages of four verbs and show that all auxiliary verb usages display uniform restrictions concerning val…
Kihehe (G62) has a rich inventory of auxiliary constructions (> 120) grounded in different forms of be: copula -li and -ʋa ‘be’. This paper addresses those constructions in which the auxiliary is marked for one of three pasts – hodiernal,…
This study focuses on the syntactic and pragmatic functions of the isiXhosa auxiliary verbs za ‘come’ and ya ‘go’ when followed by subjunctive or past consecutive lexical verbs. Analysis of the auxiliaries’ occurrence in a 60,000-word databa…
This article discusses the subclass of Tswana auxiliaries that cannot be analysed as resulting from the grammaticalization of regular forms of verbs also used predicatively in the present state of the language. It describes the general chara…
Northwestern Bantu (NWB) languages differ from Eastern/Southwestern Bantu languages in that their verb forms are more often analytic, with pre-stem inflectional material appearing in a complex that may be unbound from the main verb. This has…
The Kagulu auxiliary verb ng’hali appears in a variety of auxiliary verb constructions and has several phonological realizations (ng’hali, kali, and ng’hati). Unlike other auxiliary verbs in the language, ng’hali occurs with limited morpholo…
Auxiliary constructions in Southern Bantu exhibit a feature in which two or more auxiliaries appear alongside a single lexical verb. We term this construction ‘auxiliary stacking’. The goal of the paper is to outline the phenomenon of auxili…
Southern Bantu languages have extensive auxiliary inventories with functions that sometimes go beyond typical tense/aspect/mood/polarity meanings. This article examines areal semantic patterns of auxiliaries in 16 Southern Bantu varieties, i…
Bantu languages are notoriously “verby” (Nurse 2008, 21), referring to the highly agglutinative nature of the inflected verb, whose complexities have sparked extensive research. Now that Bantu verbal morphology is much better understood, the…
This article draws on conversations and ethnographic observations with activists in Granada, Andalusia, as they learn to respond ‘otherwise’ to the socioecological challenges of the Dílar and Monachil rivers. They inhabit the disorienting space opened …
Forests are central to ecological sustainability and local livelihoods, yet forest governance in Aceh is characterized by persistent contestation between customary institutions, such as Imuem Mukim, Geuchik/Reje, and the Aceh/Gayo Customary Councils o…
This article examines the impacts of the energy transition industry from an environmental justice perspective, proposing to understand supply chain metabolism through environmental conflicts and enhancing socio-metabolic analysis. By revisiting the con…
Speculations for a Time of Planetary Transition “You know, sometimes I feel like I was shipwrecked here. It’s like I don’t have the right tools, and I’m supposed to just improvise. It seems impossible.” Half weary, half frustrated.“But we’ve got …
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Eesti köök pakub mitmekesiseid ja maitsvaid toite, mis on juurdunud kohalikes traditsioonides. Looduslikud koostisosad ja traditsioonilised retseptid loovad unikaalse maitseelamuse. Uurime lähemalt, kuidas Eesti köök on arenenud ja mida see pakub tänapäeval. Kohalikud toorained Eesti toidutootmine põhineb kohalikel toorainetel. Piimatooted, liha ja köögiviljad on igapäevaelus tavalised. Põllumajad ja talud pakuvad värskeid ja kvaliteetseid tooteid. Näiteks, […]
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Journal of Business Anthropology
This essay explores and discusses inclusion in corporate organizations. Drawing on both autoethnographic data and ethnographic cases involving disabled workers, I argue that organizations fundamentally foster precarious inclusion, which results in grea…
This article examines how contemporary ghost legends related to the Mỹ Lai Massacre (March 16, 1968) shape collective memory in postwar Vietnam. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, including 38 in-depth interviews conducted from 2021 to 2024, the study…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This study investigates discourse on X (formerly Twitter) surrounding President Mnangagwa’s potential term extension in Zimbabwe. Using qualitative thematic analysis of 500 posts (2023–2025) and Digital Democracy Theory…
Extractivism is a global phenomenon driven by the logic of capitalism that is manifested chiefly in mining, but also in agribusiness. Women around the world have emerged as leaders of resistance movements against extractivism. In this article, we quest…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This study examines the digitalisation of cadastral procedures in Burkina Faso, focusing on the municipalities of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso where these initiatives are currently implemented. Using the concept of ra…
Minigolf on Eestis viimastel aastatel kiiresti populaarsust kogunud. Inimesed hindavad minigolfi kui meelelahutusvormi, mis ühendab sportlikkuse, lõbu ja sotsiaalsed suhted. Selles artiklis uurime minigolfi populaarsuse kasvu, selle eeliseid ja tulevikuväljavaateid. Minigolf Eestis Minigolfi rajatised on levinud erinevates Eesti linnades. Paljudel inimestel on võimalus külastada minigolfi väljakuid oma elukoha lähedal. Minigolf Eestis pakub mitmesuguseid väljakute tüüpe […]
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