Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
This study analyses the rules of circulation of money (and wealth in general) in Qing-era (1644–1911) Chinese texts on the supernatural. It is based on the popular collections of stories by writers Pu Songling, Ji Yun and Yuan Mei.Ever since the 19th c…
The Sundarbans, which stretches from the Bay of Bengal over parts of India and Bangladesh, is the largest mangrove forest in the world, constantly in flux due to the erosion and cyclones that can drastically reshape the land. This article explores how …
Forests are one of the most commonly recurring settings of folktales and oratures. In the popular imagination, forests are often seen as the site of the unknown, the non-human, enchanting and, mystifying, however, in the northeastern cultures of India,…
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This article investigates a religious group in contemporary northeast China. The group is formed by ritual experts and adherents of a traditional folk belief in animal spirits. The group runs as an institution providing aid to those who need psychologi…
This study explores how lexical tone interacts with intonation in Akan, focusing on pitch reset as a prosodic cue in complex declaratives. Pitch reset – an upward shift in fundamental frequency (f0) following declination – has been documente…
This article examines the historical trajectory of Denkyira, a once-dominant Akan kingdom in Ghana. It challenges the prevailing narrative that the legacy of Denkyira ended with its defeat by Asante in 1701. Despite its significance as a pre…
Communitarian socio-cultural practices ‘from below’ that involve the sharing of material and non-material items play a vital role in the lives of refugees. However, these support practices are rarely discussed, documented, or acknowledged fo…
El número 41.2 de la revista Quaderns de l’Institut Català d’Antropologia dedica per primera vegada una monografia als debats contemporanis sobre l’antropologia visual.
Aquest article explora la valoració visual com una pràctica afectiva, imaginativa i situada, a partir de l’estudi de la fotografia documental en contextos de creació i recepció. Basant-se en una etnografia multisituada que inclou el treball amb fotògra…
Aquest article busca combinar l’estudi del secretisme i d’allò sensorial per demostrar com allò sensorial intervé en la manera que el secretisme crea grups i jerarquies. S’acosta al tema mitjançant l’anàlisi d’un cas particular: la societat secreta i l…
Aquest article analitza com les fotografies familiars medien entre la memòria històrica i la íntima a partir de l’arxiu fotogràfic del meu besavi Celestino, general del règim franquista. El punt de partida és el descobriment de dos àlbums familiars des…
Aquest article presenta reflexions metodològiques i teòriques derivades del taller de fotografia i recerca «Mapa visual i emocional de l’Eixample», fet amb veïns adults d’aquest barri de Barcelona. L’experiència proposà indagacions individuals a través…
Es presenta una experiència docent fonamentada en l’Aprenentatge Basat en Projectes (ABP), desenvolupada al marc del Seminari de Teories i Recerques Antropològiques Avançades de 4t curs del Grau d’Antropologia Social i Cultural de la UAB. El projecte L…
El propòsit d’aquesta investigació, a través de l’antropologia visual, és recollir la pluralitat de mirades del Casc Antic de Lleida amb l’objectiu de qüestionar l’estetització de les seves àrees, properes al Turó de la Seu Vella, segons els discursos …
Investigar con arte y poesíaEva Marxen y Luis Felipe González Gutiérrez (2023)(Vol. 240023). Editorial Gedisa.171 p.ISBN 978-84-19406-47-7
En aquesta introducció presentem el monogràfic Antropologies de la mirada: perspectives contemporànies sobre la imatge, que explora la relació entre antropologia i visualitat. Des dels inicis positivistes de la fotografia com a instrument d’objectivaci…
Aquest article proposa una reflexió teòrica i metodològica sobre el paper de la imatge en la recerca antropològica. Publicatper primera vegada a Revista de Dialectología y TradicionesPopulares (CSIC, 1998), el text reflexiona sobre el paper de la imatg…
The popularity of the Vikings and the Viking Age in Scandinavian history cultures never seems to fade. As a projection surface for meaning-making needs in the present, the Viking Age constantly finds new ways to mirror the present, thus voicing new h…
Cultural heritage is traces from the past that are ascribed meaning in the present. This basic tenet of current heritage theory is often followed by a call for more democratic heritage processes and the inclusion of more diverse values. The article poi…
This essay explores the numerous roles that visual art plays for tourism in various Belfast neighborhoods. In the commercial districts of City Centre, Cathedral Quarter, and the Titanic Quarter, street art and other tourist attractions like the Titanic…
International minimum standards for sharing and protecting Indigenous peoples’ traditional knowledge have been adopted under United Nations conventions which promote fair and equitable benefit-sharing with Indigenous peoples. However, biodis…
In this article, we associate the use of te reo Māori in vernacular New Zealand English with political alignments and transformations in Aotearoa New Zealand. The volume and direction of this lexical borrowing – from Māori into vernacular Ne…
Our paper analyzes alternatives to overcome the dynamics of epistemicide through processes of Free, Prior, and Informed Consultation of Indigenous Peoples when exogenous actors act in their territories. The objective is to demonstrate the po…
This paper examines the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in preserving endangered cultural practices among the Kambari communities of Kebbi and Niger States in Nigeria. It explores the major socio-cultural and linguistic factors th…