Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
La viande de brousse est la principale source d’aliments riches en protéines pour les populations qui vivent dans la forêt en Afrique centrale. Cependant, de grands changements affectent les écosystèmes forestiers de cette zone et les régions de…
Thinking ecologically about food reminds us that eating is an agricultural act that “ends the annual drama of the food economy that begins with planting and birth” (Berry 1992)
À l’heure des changements sociaux et environnementaux globaux …
Déborah Ribeiro, rencontrée pour la première fois par Abdourahmane Ndiaye et Chantal Crenn à Bordeaux, à l’Institut des Afriques, en mars 2022 (https://institutdesafriques.org/agenda/dejeuner-et-presentation-poetique-proposes-par-deborah-ribeiro…
Déborah Ribeiro, rencontrée pour la première fois par Abdourahmane Ndiaye et Chantal Crenn à Bordeaux, à l’Institut des Afriques, en mars 2022 (https://institutdesafriques.org/agenda/dejeuner-et-presentation-poetique-proposes-par-deborah-ribeiro…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America
Tipití: Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America
In Ticuna communities across Amazonia, ceramics are useful objects employed for cooking and storage. Their practical importance, however, does not describe the extent of their significance. In the following article, we consider Ticuna ceramics and …
Rites of passage and associated social processes and configurations can foster a sense of shared purpose, fraternity, and dedication to community through common experiences of group trials and commitment. A’uwẽ (Xavante) age organization entails th…
This article examines the capture of forest spirits through music in the Anĩ pihi speech-songs of the Araweté, a small Amerindian society in Eastern Amazonia, Brazil. The Anĩ pihi are unique in their combination of spoken and sung forms, in which s…
In this special issue of SITES, due for publication in December 2023, we invite submissions on the theme of “Emergenc(i)es.” We are interested in submissions that raise and address qusetions around varied emergent forms, including methodologies and res…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. Intervening in the enduring debate on the origins of the African state, this article examines the processes of producing custom in the Ugandan societies of precolonial Bunyoro and colonial Toro to trace the development …
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
We are pleased to announce the latest publication of the International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, Vol. 19, No. 1.
All articles in this latest issue can be accessed via this link.
We take this opportunity to thank our contributors, reviewer…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
The significance of Islamic marketing for Ukrainians is determined by its influence on consumers of informational and industrial products in a non-Muslim country. The objects of our research are semantic components of the Islamic narrative in Ukraine. …
Review of Anthropological Theory for the Twenty-First Century: A Critical Approach by A. Lynn Bolles, Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz, Bernard C. Perley, and Keri Vacanti Brondo
It would be far too unkind to suggest that academics and journalists have presented the COVID-19 pandemic in isolation from its broader economic context. However, it would be less unkind to suggest that its location in a triptych of major cr…
It is difficult to describe the experience of living through the COVID-19 global pandemic while simultaneously teaching anthropology and sociology courses to undergraduates. My students and I experienced together not just the fear of sickness and death…
by Victoria Melkisedeck Lihiru Abstract This article explores suitable electoral system(s) for the promotion of women’s representation in the Tanzania and Rwanda from a legal standpoint. The scrutiny of international law finds an absence of legal guidance on the favorable electoral system for enhancing the participation of women in elections, except trivially under the 1995 […]
by Iqbal Ramadhan and Silvia Dian Anggraeni Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has brought severe effects on the international trade sector. Many countries have suffered losses because of bilateral and multilateral trade imbalances. Indonesia and its strategic partner, Ethiopia, are among the countries affected by the spread of the pandemic. This article discusses Indonesia’s economic diplomacy […]
by Patrick Agejoh and Esther Njieassam Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) a global pandemic on the 11th of March 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic is a human crisis that poses substantial threats to the health, food security and nutrition of the people of the African continent. Our […]
by Patrick Agejoh and Esther Njieassam Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) a global pandemic on the 11th of March 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic is a human crisis that poses substantial threats to the health, food security and nutrition of the people of the African continent. Our […]
by Kingsley Ikechukwu Uwaegbute, Stanley Ndubuisi Nweze, and Onyekachi Gift Chukwuma Abstract The Biafran separatist calls of Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB have spread like bush fire over the years among Igbo people. Presently, it is one of the most discussed topics among Igbo people and Nigerians. The narrative of both Kanu and IPOB operate is […]
by Mamoudou Gazibo and Abdou Rahim Lema Abstract China’s growing focus on African peace and security has generated discussions on its longstanding foreign policy principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of African countries and most of that growing body of research have argued that China is doing away with its foreign policy principle. Drawing […]