Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
O objetivo deste artigo é desenvolver uma análise sobre as potencialidades dos distintos modelos analíticos para o aprofundamento das discussões teóricas e metodológicas a respeito da evasão discente no ensino superior. Sendo assim, o trabalho visa ana…
Em A pequena prisão, Igor Mendes narra o processo de brutal repressão a que foram submetidos os 23 ativistas políticos considerados “perigosos” pela Justiça e processados sob a acusação de terem uma forte atuação na organização de atos violentos nas ma…
Este artigo apresenta o relato de experiência com objetivo de a elaboração elaborar do material didático pedagógico bilíngue para difusão de informações na área de informática. A metodologia usada foi através do trabalho em grupos com os alunos do ensi…
Este artigo trata das relações de crédito entre agricultores familiares da comunidade de São Lourenço, em Nova Friburgo – RJ. Essas relações, que muitas vezes substituem os empréstimos institucionais, são realizadas sem nenhum tipo de formalização e sã…
Compreendendo que as identidades políticas são formadas a partir da experiência de conflito e do trabalho de enquadramento coletivo, buscou-se analisar as alterações das condições materiais de existência, tais como a violência dos despejos da terra, a …
Exploro aqui alguns caminhos para pensar que mundo se apresenta a partir da fofoca e do que ela deixa ver das relações sociocosmológicas entre os Mbya-Guarani. A fofoca, ao colocar palavras em circulação, emana como força, circula e afeta corpos e pess…
Desde 2013, acadêmicos e ativistas se reúnem anualmente na International Weight Stigma Conference a fim de discutir suas produções, as quais, na maioria dos casos, situam-se no campo dos fat studies (em tradução livre, “estudos sobre a pessoa gorda”). …
High impact learning experiences are associated with positive trends in student retention and graduation. I developed a course, Historic Mortuary Archaeology, that incorporates two high impact strategies: engaging undergraduate students in research and…
In an editorial, Museum Anthropology Review editor Jason Baird Jackson discusses the history of the journal as a context for explaining plans to reorient it to focus more closely on the work of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures and its museum and co…
This project report describes the planning, creation and touring of a 26-panel traveling exhibition about Indiana folk arts staged for the bicentennial of Indiana’s statehood. The exhibition, its catalogue, and related public programs were produced by …
In 1973, Indiana University’s Mathers Museum of World Cultures purchased a selection of works from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, one of the oldest Native American-owned art and craft cooperatives in the United Sta…
This project report describes Sensefield: An Exhibition of Experimental Ethnography, an event showcasing works at the intersection of art and anthropology held in October 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan.
This project report describes the research and presentation of Shapes of the Ancestors: Bodies, Animals, Art and Ghanain Fantasy Coffins, an exhibition focusing on the workshop of Ghanain fantasy coffin maker Paa Joe. The exhibition was on display at t…
This work is an exhibition review considering Beyond Compare: Art from Africa in the Bode Museum, a project of the Bode Museum.
Den moderne profesjonsutøveren synes å ha pådratt seg noen nye utfordringer med hensyn til forvaltning av egen myndighet som ikke var på langt nær like påtakelig bare for få tiår siden. Det er snakk om en form for ubehag eller en frykt som er knyttet t…
“Pedagogy of discomfort” was first introduced by Boler in 1999 as a teaching practice that invites educators and students to engage in critical inquiry regarding values and norms, and to examine constructed self-images and perceptions of others (1999, …
Taking its cue from Marx’ and Weber’s grand theorizing, a key narrative in Western modernity has been the inevitable dissolution of pre-modern identities. This thesis has informed both policy making and notions of global agency, and in effect caused a …
In the analyses of extremism, the focus has mostly been on ideology and sociological – or so-called vulnerability – factors. While these factors are important the relevance and weight of emotions in the extremisation processes have not received the att…
FLEKS – Scandinavian Journal of Intercultural Theory and Practice
Den moderne profesjonsutøveren synes å ha pådratt seg noen nye utfordringer med hensyn til forvaltning av egen myndighet som ikke var på langt nær like påtakelig bare for få tiår siden. Det er snakk om en form for ubehag eller en frykt som er knyttet t…
Working at Oslo Metropolitan University, which aspire to be a “university for professional education”, I often sense an expectation that my teaching should have “practical relevance” for the students. But does it need to, always?
FLEKS – Scandinavian Journal of Intercultural Theory and Practice
In the analyses of extremism, the focus has mostly been on ideology and sociological – or so-called vulnerability – factors. While these factors are important the relevance and weight of emotions in the extremisation processes have not received the att…
Taking its cue from Marx’ and Weber’s grand theorizing, a key narrative in Western modernity has been the inevitable dissolution of pre-modern identities. This thesis has informed both policy making and notions of global agency, and in effect caused a …
“Pedagogy of discomfort” was first introduced by Boler in 1999 as a teaching practice that invites educators and students to engage in critical inquiry regarding values and norms, and to examine constructed self-images and perceptions of others (1999, …