Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
Although a population recognised externally for their itinerancy, the mobility of Gypsy Travellers in Scotland has been fundamentally misunderstood. Endowed with creative power, mobility exists for Gypsy Travellers not only in times of trans…
Ghost tourism is big business in Scotland and in Edinburgh specifically. This paper is based off ethnographic fieldwork conducted with a number of the Scottish capital’s ghost tour companies. It is concerned primarily with the performa…
El artículo parte del interés existente en círculos etnomusicológicos por el nuevo campo interdisciplinar de los estudios sobre el sonido (del inglés sound studies) para apuntar algunas paradojas históricas que este acercamiento plantea. En concr…
Sobre:Mitchell Duneier, 2018, Gueto. La invención de un lugar. La historia de una idea, Madrid, Capitán Swing.
Desde el año 2011, las comunidades mapuche Cañio y Ñiripil del Cerro León, aldea Buenos Aires Chico, provincia de Chubut, se encuentran atravesando un conflicto territorial. La municipalidad de El Maitén, impulsó, con recursos económicos estatal…
El incendio que el 2 de septiembre de 2018 arrasó con las instalaciones y acervo único del Museo Nacional de Río de Janeiro se conoció en foros nacionales e internacionales y fue también recogido por diarios importantes. Resulta lógico, ya que ad…
Este artículo analiza cómo y por qué el cuerpo y la danza desempeñan un papel central en la transnacionalización del candomblé entre afrodescendientes y, cada vez más, entre los europeos en Alemania. Examina cómo un artista afrobrasileño y pad…
Este artículo explora el papel de la música en la producción de un sentido de comunidad en la diáspora cubana de Barcelona. A través de un acercamiento etnográfico a un pequeño restaurante cubano, que funciona como lugar de encuentro para la pob…
Este artículo analiza cómo y por qué el cuerpo y la danza desempeñan un papel central en la transnacionalización del candomblé entre afrodescendientes y, cada vez más, entre los europeos en Alemania. Examina cómo un artista afrobrasileño y pad…
Este artículo explora el papel de la música en la producción de un sentido de comunidad en la diáspora cubana de Barcelona. A través de un acercamiento etnográfico a un pequeño restaurante cubano, que funciona como lugar de encuentro para la pob…
What does gun ownership mean to armed women in a city in the Midwestern United States? Gun culture is an aspect of American life which has been neglected in anthropological literature. I examine how armed women I met and shot with told me how carrying …
My paper is concerned with decolonising contemporary museological practice, specifically in relation to ethnographic collections at the Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver. I propose that display practices can be reformed through Indigenous collaboration…
This essay explores how student members of an LGBTQ+ rights organisation discursively navigate queer identifications and concepts of belonging, based on fieldwork conducted in Quezon City, Philippines. I argue that elements of ‘gay lingo’, one of many …
Mobile phone use and social media have become the norm in modern societies around the world. In an attempt to connect with the world out there, people sometimes neglect present time and immediate environments. For some, this is a way ‘in’ and for other…
My paper is concerned with decolonising contemporary museological practice, specifically in relation to ethnographic collections at the Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver. I propose that display practices can be reformed through Indigenous co…
Mobile phone use and social media have become the norm in modern societies around the world. In an attempt to connect with the world out there, people sometimes neglect present time and immediate environments. For some, this is a way ‘in’ an…
What does gun ownership mean to armed women in a city in the Midwestern United States? Gun culture is an aspect of American life which has been neglected in anthropological literature. I examine how armed women I met and shot with told me ho…
This essay explores how student members of an LGBTQ+ rights organisation discursively navigate queer identifications and concepts of belonging, based on fieldwork conducted in Quezon City, Philippines. I argue that elements of ‘gay lingo’, o…
For farmers, work is not merely making a living but also a valid component of their identity, therefore diligance is a highly-valued trait among farmers. There are, however, many ways to realize this trait. We tried to understand what it meant to be di…
This article is based on ethnographic fieldwork Poland and concerns lack of trust towards expert knowledge amongst farmers living in a rural municipality in north-eastern Poland. It investigates farmers’ accounts on fraud concerning supposed frauds rel…
An extract of fieldnotes is presented from the first ethnographic research I participated in: a transect walk with Mormon missionaries on Middle Meadow Walk. In a short reflection I look at some of the issues that arose when leaving the books and lectu…
During my time working at a clinic in rural Haiti, I noticed one of the doctors was engaging in a rather odd practice: prescribing cough syrup at completely inappropriate times. I attempt to analyze such a practice, revealing how it can control how pai…
During my time working at a clinic in rural Haiti, I noticed one of the doctors was engaging in a rather odd practice: prescribing cough syrup at completely inappropriate times. I attempt to analyze such a practice, revealing how it can cont…
An extract of fieldnotes is presented from the first ethnographic research I participated in: a transect walk with Mormon missionaries on Middle Meadow Walk. In a short reflection I look at some of the issues that arose when leaving the book…
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Multiple Religious Identities: Students’ Interviews with Keynote Speakers of…