Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
Review of Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology, edited by Beth Shook, Katie Nelson, Kelsie Aguilera, and Lara Braff
For our 34th issue, Invisible Culture seeks scholarly articles and creative works that approach internet memes as aesthetic, cultural, and political objects of study. Memes have been discussed largely in their communicative and participatory capacities…
We are pleased to announce the latest publication of Perspectives that tackles the important topic of Pandemic Politics and the Peripheries. This second Perspectives publication features two prominent scholars: Victor King on The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Marginalised: Tourism as a Southeast Asian Case and Kathryn Robinson on Global Inequality, the SDGs and COVID-19: What … Continue reading
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Vestiges: Traces of Record
Vestiges: Traces of Record
Vestiges: Traces of Record
Vestiges: Traces of Record
Vestiges: Traces of Record
February 19 – March 23, 2021 Sapar Contemporary9 North Moore, NYC For better or worse, every art exhibition over the past year has been framed by the COVID-19 pandemic. At its onset, this connection occurred by default; but as time went on, galle…
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
Ce livre d’anthropologie comparative trouve son origine dans les constats ethnographiques et les intuitions tirés d’enquêtes menées sur plus de 40 ans chez les Palawan, une population de groupes semi-forestiers d’essarteurs d’environ 45 000 individus, du sud de l’île du même nom, dans l’archipel des Philippines. Ces analyses portent sur certains des principes fondamentaux de la vie collective et de l’organisation sociale dans les petites communautés de chasseurs-cueilleurs et d’essarteurs – parmi[…]
Ada I. Engebrigtsen, Peter I. Crawford: Redaksjonelt
Mikkel Rytter: Vejen til paradis: En etnografisk fiktion om familiedynamik, ældreomsorg og antropologisk vidensproduktion
Martin Eggen Mogseth: Ontologisk stratifisering: En kompa…
La demande de réédition de cet ouvrage, initialement paru chez Berger-Levrault en 1982, a plongé l’auteure dans « une aventure intellectuelle inédite », mettant en perspective 40 années de sa carrière de chercheure. L’avant-propos précise en quoi il ne s’agit pas d’une simple réimpression, mais d’un livre réévalué et « augmenté ». Les dernières pages livrent ainsi les résultats d’une enquête réalisée pour comprendre le changement intervenu durant les quatre dernières décennies. Bernadette Lizet a ainsi opéré une[…]
This paper discusses the particle -o in Rukiga (Bantu JE14, Uganda), aiming to establish its origin and function. At first sight, the particle appears to be an independent pronoun agreeing in noun class, reported in previous studies as an emphatic pron…
This is a book review of the book ‘Eating NAFTA: Trade, Food Policies, and the Destruction of Mexico’ by Alyshia Gálvez.
This is a book review of the book ‘Eating NAFTA: Trade, Food Policies, and the Destruction of Mexico’ by Alyshia Gálvez.
Fishermen acquire knowledge through kin or other members of the community in an informal way, as well as through personal experience. The knowledge thus acquired is viewed as an asset, but the dangers of its erosion are well understood by the fishe…
Fishermen acquire knowledge through kin or other members of the community in an informal way, as well as through personal experience. The knowledge thus acquired is viewed as an asset, but the dangers of its erosion are well understood by the fishe…
Termites are both pests and non-conventional food resources in Sub-Saharan Africa. Many are reluctant to eat them, and the reasons for this rejection are poorly known. This study examined level of knowledge, and acceptance by members of the 10 main…
Termites are both pests and non-conventional food resources in Sub-Saharan Africa. Many are reluctant to eat them, and the reasons for this rejection are poorly known. This study examined level of knowledge, and acceptance by members of the 10 main…
Sahelian West Africa is a region that has high population densities and that has frequent severe droughts and enormous pressure on natural resources. Because of these challenges, it is the place where the term desertification was originally coined….
Sahelian West Africa is a region that has high population densities and that has frequent severe droughts and enormous pressure on natural resources. Because of these challenges, it is the place where the term desertification was originally coined….
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. This article focuses on the impact of COVID-19 in Africa, describes its effects for ongoing research, and asks how it may impact African studies. In Africa, as elsewhere in the world, the pandemic is changing the way pe…
This paper addresses two challenges in higher education that increased with the shift to online learning due to COVID-19: translating experiential learning online and supporting student engagement. While virtual reality can be mobilized to address both…
IJAPS welcomes critical book reviews that are relevant to the study of Asia Pacific in the following disciplines: politics, history, indigenous languages and literature, religion, man and the environment, ethno-history, anthropology, cultural heritage, social issues, economic development, war and conflict resolution, prehistory and archaeology, and the arts. The books to be reviewed should be: recent … Continue reading
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