Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
L’article té l’objectiu de presentar una sistematització de les aportacions teòriques que expliquen els fenòmens de la despossessió i acaparament de terres, a partir de l’anàlisi comparatiu de diversos texts de la matèria. Com sol passar en treballs d’…
Darrerament, s’ha produït un augment en l’anàlisi i l’estudi del fenomen i la problemàtica de la violència de gènere. Tot i així, gran part d’aquestes investigacions han donat prioritat a l’abordatge dels abusos físics, per sobre d’altres formes no tan…
(Con)textos: revista d'antropologia i investigació social
L’article compara les contribucions de Veena Das a l’estudi de la violència amb les narratives de víctimes d’assetjament sexual a escoles. Inicialment, presenta la manera com Das comprèn el fenomen de la violència per, a partir d’aquí, emmarcar els ass…
A finals del 2019 es presentava públicament la iniciativa Maestrat-Els Ports que tenia l’objectiu de crear una destinació ecoturística a nivell internacional de 550.000 ha situada entre les províncies de Castelló, Terol i Tarragona. En menys de set mes…
(Con)textos: revista d'antropologia i investigació social
(Con)textos: revista d'antropologia i investigació social
Aquest article té com a objectiu recollir el punt de vista d’alguns participants sobre la trobada que el 26 de febrer del 2024 va tenir l’alumnat de l’assignatura de primer curs d’Antropologia de la Societat Contemporània (grup de tarda) amb membres de…
Researchers have long noted connections between the creation of property in colonial contexts and environmental and ecological transformations. These links are most clear in settler colonial contexts, especially where property formation operated accord…
Writing winning proposals for funding research is an essential skill for doctoral students in the social sciences. Still, most anthropology programs lack formal instruction on this, relying instead on informal mentorship. To advance this, we evaluated …
En este artículo presentamos un abordaje antropológico-social de una expresión popular festiva del oeste andaluz: la Cruz de Alosno (Huelva). La incursión etnográfica la realizamos desde una metodología cualitativa y utilizando las técnicas …
At the end of 2019, the Maestrazgo-Els Ports initiative was presented publicly with the aim of creating an international ecotourism destination of 550,000 hectares located between the provinces of Castellón, Teruel, and Tarragona, Spain. In less than s…
To contribute to food-system democratization and its transformation towards socio-ecological sustainability, various civil-society actors jointly organized a national citizens’ assembly in Switzerland in 2022. For six months, 80 randomly selected Swiss…
This article explores an experimental approach to mine closure planning and community participation that foregrounds the dialogue between technical and legal approaches to the mine and the knowledge and values of affected Indigenous communities. Locate…
Large-scale infrastructure projects often include government promises and visions designed to win the approval and support of affected populations and to attract much-needed funding for implementation. The promise of infrastructure leads to changes in …
This article considers predictive AI as a cultural epistemological form akin to divination, which is to say, a future-oriented technology of knowledge that concerns itself with risk and uncertainty. The article explores some of the cultural …
En este trabajo damos cuenta de la producción de lugares que se relacionan, dialogan y entretejen con el trabajo misional de Los Hermanos Maristas, agencia religiosa que trabaja desde 1979 en la localidad de Misión Nueva Pompeya (Chaco). Par…
The gig economy is a rapidly growing global labour paradigm involving casualised labour across sectors as varied as transportation, freelancing, domestic help, programming and vacation rentals. The gig economy has been studied extensively wi…
El objetivo de este artículo es mostrar que el uso de figuras retóricas, como las metáforas y las alegorías que surgen de la interpretación de la literatura de Alcohólicos Anónimos y de las propias experiencias de vida, favorecen una compren…
Dear Colleagues!
The CAES editorial team awaits for your contributions for CAES Vol. 11, № 2, that is going to be published in the end of May or in early June 2025.
The deadline for submission of papers is May 23, 2025.
Folklore, the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community passed through generations carry an ineffable charm of antiquity and the alluring dynamism of evolving civilizations. Let us embark upon an intriguing exploration into the rich tapestry of global folklore across various cultural landscapes. Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm Birthed in the culturally diverse […]
The post Enchanting Webs of Folklore: A Journey into the Narrative Heritage of the World first appeared on Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics.
Editor’s foreword Articles Ornaments of the Pit-Comb Ware could be notations of rhythmic patterns for the drum log Alexander Akulov The Pit-Comb Ware technocomplex existed in the northeastern Europe in the Neolithic period (about 6th – 2nd millennia BCE). The name was given after the characteristic way of decorating ceramic vessels typical of this technocomplex, […]
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print. With an increase in interactions between Kenya and China at all levels, transnational encounters in everyday life add shades and nuances to the understanding of these recent Africa–Asian encounters beyond the grand narr…
Over the past 30 years, participatory forestry reforms have been attempted across much of the world. Ostensibly, these have been attempts at rolling back the enclosures of forests that characterized the colonial era. However, a vast and still-growing b…