Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
What role might an engagement with the past continue to play for an anthropology oriented toward the imagining and enacting of alternative (more just, livable, sustainable) futures? I approach this question via a “speculative memoir” of my own i…
This article presents an interdisciplinary, practice-based research project which aims to investigate the perception and the imaginaries – both present and future – of children living in a condition of imprisonment, using a multimodal approach a…
Inspired by the films of Jean Rouch, I have been experimenting with fictionalizations in the documentaries I produce within the field of applied visual anthropology. This paper will argue that ethnofictional filmmaking not only provides an alter…
In laying the foundation for this special issue, this introductory article serves as a precursor to the essays it comprises. It delves into the dynamic shifts occurring over recent decades within the realm of future-thinking in anthropology. Spe…
Walking in the city is being engaged in its flow, fluctuations, and ambiances. It is taking part of an experience both individual, collective, cognitive, and physical which is enhancing our sensations and emotions. This movement binds to…
Withering Refuge (2020) is a film-article that explores visual representations of displacement and the possibilities of refuge amidst environmental decline, developmental and extractive endeavours, in and around Meheba Refugee Camp, Zambia. This…
In the aftermaths of the internal armed conflict in Peru (1980-2000), a group of film enthusiasts from the Andean highland town of Ayacucho began using cameras to tell their stories of violence in the region. According to scholarly analyses, the…
For the past four decades, digital sensing technology has slowly and slyly transformed our relationship with planet Earth, extending its synthetic tentacles into the most remote areas of our planet. Recently, it reached beehives and gave birth t…
Walking in the city is being engaged in its flow, fluctuations, and ambiances. It is taking part of an experience both individual, collective, cognitive, and physical which is enhancing our sensations and emotions. This movement binds to…
Como parte de un proyecto centrado en políticas públicas vinculadas al acceso al trabajo de migrantes venezolanas/os en Argentina, este artículo propone indagar los modos en que las dificultades de inserción laboral de psicólogas/os en la Ciudad de Bue…
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…
Alors que le mouvement animaliste se politise en Occident, il reste principalement compris comme un mouvement de promotion du véganisme. Cette vision s’écarte de la volonté d’émancipation animale dont se revendiquent les militants de la cause a…
Cet article entend explorer les ressorts de la participation familiale au fonctionnement de l’institution psychiatrique, pensée essentiellement comme manière de configurer les relations en vue de “traiter” les personnes malades. Le travail effec…
Dans cet ouvrage, Alizée Delpierre, chercheuse au CNRS, poursuit son travail sur les domesticités avec l’objectif de dessiner de façon globale une sociologie historiquement ancrée des travailleurs et travailleuses domestiques à travers le monde…
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…
This article aims to reconstruct Pierre Bourdieu’s contribution to the analysis of the sociologist’s role in society, starting from two levels of responsibility that run through his work. The first is related to scientific quality. According to …
Dès le début du mouvement des Gilets jaunes, les chercheuses et chercheurs sont partis dans des interprétations très diverses et parfois contradictoires. Dans cet article, nous proposons une revue de la littérature, aussi exhaustive que possible…
L’utilisation croissante en cuisine de nouveaux robots multifonctions connectés génère des sentiments polarisés, qui vont de l’enthousiasme démonstratif au rejet radical. Ces affects interrogent les imaginaires et enjeux associés au « cuisiner-m…
Este trabalho trata da história da música na tradição do povo indígena wai wai, um grupo de língua caribe da região guianense. A pesquisa se passa entre os Wai Wai do rio Mapuera (norte do Pará), tendo como foco os conhecimentos de anciãos e as mús…