Some of the most recent articles from open access anthropology journals (beta)
In Volume 48, Issue 3 of Suomen Antropologi, we published a Lectio Praecursoria by Ioana Țîștea, entitled ‘Creolising Nordic Migration Research: Entangled Knowledges, Migratisations, and Reflexivities’. In the lectio, Țîștea was drawing direct attentio…
On a cold December evening, in the thick cloud of cigarette smoke and clatter of the cocktail shaker, two women, Suvi Rautio and He Beili tell stories of what it means to see through the eyes of an anthropologist. Speaking to a crowded room of seventy …
This article presents an ethnographic analysis of the care and attention between other-than humans and musicians in the contemporary improvised music scene. From dominant Western perspectives, ethical relations are considered in anthropocentric terms: …
Scholars from all disciplines are becoming increasingly conscious of the co-dependence between humans and more-than-humans. This special collection engages these debates, guided by a question both practical and theoretical: What makes good relationship…
Lately, our daily news is engulfed with billowing clouds of despair as democracy slips away and is replaced with emboldened form of authoritarianism. We live in dark times. Global disasters are multiplying with no end in sight. Powerful institutions ge…
The lack of concerted action by the majority of the population in the face of the global ecological catastrophe compels us to ponder the deeper cause of inaction: a troubled relationship with the more-than-human world. Redressing this relationship and …
Africa Spectrum, Ahead of Print.
China’s urban development is undergoing a critical transition from expansion to redevelopment. Justice is an important issue during urban redevelopment, particularly for millions of tenants in informal settlements megacities. Using critical political e…
Souvent, le cœur des livres s’expose dans leur épigraphe. Celle qui introduit cet ouvrage est empreinte de la gravité des mots d’Albert Camus lors de la réception de son prix Nobel de littérature, en 1957 : « Chaque génération, sans doute, se croit vouée à refaire le monde. La mienne sait pourtant qu’elle ne le refera pas. Mais sa tâche est peut-être plus grande. Elle consiste à empêcher que le monde se défasse. » Gravité, donc. Mais sans fatalisme. En effet, c’est aussi un objectif[…]
Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 7-24, April 2025.
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Folklore is the ancient collective consciousness of a people – serving as a mirror of their traditions, customs, beliefs, and aspirations. This powerful tool is essential to understanding societies across the globe and through the ages. In this blog post, we journey across continents, exploring a variety of folklore topics that shape humanity. Europe: Ireland’s […]
The post Exploring the Roots of Humanity: A Journey Through Folklore from Around the World first appeared on Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics.
Welcome to an enchanting journey through the charming, harrowing, and captivating world of folklore. Whether it’s about breathtaking Kodama spirits from Japanese mythology or spine-chilling wendigos from Native American lore, every culture has a rich reserve of magical entities, origin tales, and mythical occurrences that continue to shape their identities. Scandinavian Folklore: The Allure of […]
The post Living Legends: An Exploration into Varying Folklore first appeared on Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics.
The continuous protests in the Islamic Republic of Iran since Jina Mahsi Amini’s death in the fall of 2022 are challenging common perceptions of resistance, and even revolution. Through looking at the politics of maneuvering of both exiled f…
InVisible Culture
This paper considers the question of what it is to ‘know’ digital governance through an experiential, bottom-up lens, and presents some empirical detail from recent fieldwork with feminist movement actors in northern India – both formally or…