Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
Este artículo se centra en el análisis de los cambios urbanos que se están dando actualmente en el distrito de Tetuán (Madrid) y, en particular, analiza los vínculos que este proceso tiene con lo securitario, poniendo el foco en el análisis d…
José Miguel de Barandiarán, considerado como la figura central de la etnología vasca, desempeñó un papel destacado en el rescate cultural (material y espiritual) del pueblo vasco. Su doble condición de etnólogo y sacerdote lo prepararon para e…
La mercantilització i la financerització del sector immobiliari durant els últims cinquanta anys ha agreujat la contradicció entre el valor d’ús i el valor de canvi de l’habitatge, i n’ha potenciat el caràcter especulatiu. Com a conseqüència,…
Cet article propose une ethnographie des pratiques d’entraînement en qigong (discipline corporelle chinoise) développées par le professeur et ancien moine-combattant Shi Yanlei. Celles-ci ont été observées à l’occasion d’un camp d’été de deux se…
We propose to discuss the importance of artistic methods during the three stages of scientific research: data collection, analysis, and dissemination of results. Using examples from our own practice, we show how these methods help us to see, hea…
Within the framework of an anthropology of techniques and material culture focused on the relationship between humans and non-humans in a context of ecological crisis, the objective of this article is to contribute to a discussion on the functio…
In this article, I reflect on my practice of drawing during fieldwork and throughout the analysis and writing process of my PhD Thesis. The aim here is to explore the heuristic potential of drawing, well before any illustrative use. Rather than …
Cet article aborde ma démarche de recherche-création dans une thèse en anthropologie portant sur l’expérience de l’agoraphobie en Norvège. J’aborde comment j’ai entrecroisé deux types d’écriture pour mener ma recherche, soit la poésie et l’écr…
Dans cette contribution, je propose de m’attarder sur quelques moments ayant ponctué mon « cheminement perceptif » (Wathelet et Candau 2013) auprès de deux taxidermistes rencontrés dans le cadre d’une recherche autour de la modélisation du vivan…
Over the past fifteen years, the social sciences have witnessed an increasing integration of artistic approaches into our academic practices. Following on from the ‘postmodern critical turn’ that began more than three decades ago (Clifford and M…
Cet article se penche sur la réflexivité des enquêté·e·s et sur les outils permettant de la saisir. Il s’intéresse en particulier à l’étude du processus de création d’une image comme moyen d’analyser le regard des créateur·rice·s, car permettant…
Bertrand Hervieu et François Purseigle. 2022. Une agriculture sans agriculteurs ; la révolution indicible. Paris : Presses de Sciences Po.
There are books that come at the right time to help decipher current events and grasp the issues at …
The article aims to understand the controversial process of categorization at work in debates about the meaning of “veganism” by focusing on one of the key sites for building contemporary public knowledge: Wikipedia. First, we suggest how the co…
Editoras de organização Adriana FacinaPrograma de Pós-graduação em Antropologia Social, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Silvia CapanemaUniversité […]
The relationship between tradition and the taste of terroir products is often set aside in the literature. In different contexts, tradition can serve different purposes, often identity-related, and be analysed as such. In the case of wine and te…
Published: June 2024.
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…
In the face of the Planetary Emergency it feels like we spend a lot of time trying to sense make and make sense of speculative futures. Climate predictions, ramifications of 1.5 degree tipping points, and even a youth climate movement who dedica…
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…