Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
The connection between neuroscience, popular media and lay perceptions of the brain involves the framing of complex scientific processes and results through familiar cultural narratives and metaphors. Such narratives are often built on the premise that…
That a stroke is a disruptive event in many people’s lives is no secret. That it also represents challenges to the communal construction of narratives between couples is less explored, and is the subject matter of this paper. With a narrative theoretic…
In recent years, neuroscientific knowledge has been applied far beyond its context of emergence to explain human behaviour in general and to address a host of specific societal problems. In this article, we discuss the emerging research field of ‘neuro…
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The aim of this article is to explore how the phenomenon of brain world, as a symptom of a possible emerging neuroculture, is perceived and enacted by patients with Parkinson’s disease, who, in their daily life, are subjected to neuroscience, most ofte…
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Published: December 2017.
Published: December 2017.
Izdano: prosinca 2017.
Izdano: prosinca 2017.
Researchers and aid agencies, seeking to improve their understanding of local climate change responses, adaptation, and vulnerability, frequently interact with communities around the world who strongly emphasize their religious beliefs and practice…
Researchers and aid agencies, seeking to improve their understanding of local climate change responses, adaptation, and vulnerability, frequently interact with communities around the world who strongly emphasize their religious beliefs and practice…
Extended deadline for manuscript submission: June 7th, 2018 We invite research notes, articles, essays and book reviews that explore make visible and intelligible emerging practices of surveillance, their impact on privacy, and the roles of algorithms in social life. We welcome texts from multiple disciplines and genres. Send manuscripts at compaso@compaso.eu In light of persistent […]
Introduction. Through the Lens of the Law: Court Cases and Social Issues in India [Full text]
Daniela Berti and Gilles Tarabout
Adjudicating Social Death: Caste Exclusion, Civil Rights and the C…
Introduction. Through the Lens of the Law: Court Cases and Social Issues in India [Full text]
Daniela Berti and Gilles Tarabout
Adjudicating Social Death: Caste Exclusion, Civil Rights and the C…
kritisk etnografi: Swedish Journal of Anthropology is a new scientific journal issued by the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (SSAG). No articles have been published yet. Editors-in-Chief: Professor Sten Hagberg, Uppsala University, and Associate Professor Jörgen Hellman, University of Gothenburg Publisher: SSAG Start year: 2018 Domain name: kritisketnografi.se Language: English The website was started 16 …
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Indigenous people have, in recent decades, become increasingly involved in environmental conservation. Notwithstanding, some social science research has critiqued as problematic or untenable ideas (notably “Indigeneity” and “conservation”) that put…
Indigenous people have, in recent decades, become increasingly involved in environmental conservation. Notwithstanding, some social science research has critiqued as problematic or untenable ideas (notably “Indigeneity” and “conservation”) that put…
Journal of Ecological Anthropology
The study of the relationship between humans and the environment and the ways in which humans use, abuse, or protect the environment is in part a study of motivation. Understanding the basis for motivation requires not just understanding individual…
Journal of Ecological Anthropology
The study of the relationship between humans and the environment and the ways in which humans use, abuse, or protect the environment is in part a study of motivation. Understanding the basis for motivation requires not just understanding individual…
We examined cultural and environmental factors affecting species diversity of home gardens in Amazonian Northeast Peru based on 33 surveys conducted in July/August, 2014, in three communities varying in remoteness, demography, ecological zone, and …
We examined cultural and environmental factors affecting species diversity of home gardens in Amazonian Northeast Peru based on 33 surveys conducted in July/August, 2014, in three communities varying in remoteness, demography, ecological zone, and …