Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
This study delves into the intricate tapestry of Yoruba cultural beliefs and their impact on oral health. Focusing on the unique worldview of the Yoruba people, the research investigates the metaphysical significance of the mouth, drawing on proverbs, …
Human quest for esoteric knowledge of the transcendental and mundane worlds, as well as the struggle towards acquiring them through membership in secret societies has become a worldwide phenomenon. The Amanikpo secret society in Nigeria, being one of t…
This paper presents the findings of a feasibility study for the Juba-Rumbek road improvement project in South Sudan. The study was conducted between March and June 2022. The overall objective of the feasibility study was to examine the feasibility of t…
The prevalence of HIV/AIDS among Tanzanians, especially in the Kagera region, has been widely recognized since 1983 when the first cases of HIV infection were diagnosed. This study employed a qualitative approach and a narrative research design to unco…
This study is a historical investigation into the contribution of traditional medicine in proffering healing solutions among the Dagomba people of Northern Ghana. The discussion of the paper is centered on the healing occupations such as traditional bo…
The plantar arch index establishes a concrete relationship between the central and posterior parts of the footprint. The Cavanagh and Rodgers Arch Index (PAI) is a standard mathematical value used as an important determinant in the identification of fo…
On February 11, 1965, less than one year after the outset of the Brazilian military dictatorship, singer Maria Bethânia assumed one of the principal roles in the musical theater piece Opinião in Rio de Janeiro. Taking over for Nara Leão, …
Cuban street vendors use pregones, high-pitched rhymes and rhythms, to promote their goods and services. This ambulant form of small-scale commerce has been part of the urban soundscape since the early years of Spanish colonization. While of…
The emission of pollutants from industrial, extractive (mining and hydrocarbons), and corporate agricultural activities exacerbates environmental degradation, endangering sustainable living conditions for humans and more-than-humans. Growing concerns r…
Some agencies tend to view wildlife as resources to harvested and potential threats to be controlled in the name of public safety. Due to a long history of hunting for conservation, this view intersects with the structures and ways the agencies work. H…
The study highlights the development of the genre of church carols in the work of Ukrainian priests as a component of the spiritual song culture of the 17th – 19th centuries with a possible specification of their authors. A review of the scientific wor…
Christine Yano has recently retired as Professor of Anthropology at the University of Hawaii. She has conducted research on Japan and Japanese Americans with a focus on popular culture. At the University of Hawaii, she taught a course called ‘Applied/ …
The classroom – and a first seminar or tutorial in specific – affords a seemingly infinite number of starting points, invitations, orientations, and departures. This report reflects on the introduction as a pedagogical tool of, for, and as ethnography,…
In recent years, online approaches to teaching anthropology have become popular in higher education. In this exploratory account, we consider how student understanding of anthropological ideas differed in online vs. face-to-face modalities of an anthro…
How does asking loved ones to help you die, to help you commit suicide, bend the limits of our relationships and perhaps of care itself? This paper traces the aesthetic and affective considerations of those deciding to die resist against depersonalizin…
The brown bear reintroduction program in the Pyrenees was launched in 1996, once their population was considered extinct in the central parts of the mountain range. The increasing number of livestock casualties caused by bear attacks forced the public …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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