Gun Safety is a Philosophical Issue
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Tag: cultural anthropology
Article: “Kultuuriline omastamine kultuurimuutusena” in Studia Vernacula 14
More good news in terms of publication work. I am pleased to share that my article “Kultuuriline omastamine kultuurimuutusena” is now published in Estonian in the wonderful journal…
Religious Ritual at the Credit Card Machine
Ritual Shrine Offerings Among the Exotic Nacirema Tribe While it may seem that anthropologists have documented the most exotic rituals across the globe, the strangest rituals are still…
Article: “A Survey of Contemporary Bai Craft Practices in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China” in Museum Anthropology Review 16(1-2)
I am very happy to note a new co-authored article titled “A Survey of Contemporary Bai Craft Practices in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China.” It was…
Article: “Basketry among Two Peoples of Northern Guangxi, China” in Asian Ethnology 81(1-2)
I am very happy to note the publication of “Basketry among Two Peoples of Northern Guangxi, China” in the latest double issue of Asian Ethnology. This article is…
Article: “Towards Wider Framings: World-Systems Analysis and Folklore Studies” in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics 16(1)
Page one of the article “Towards Wider Framings” as typeset for the Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. I am happy to report that my article “Towards Wider Framings:…
Peasant and Peasantry in Anthropology
Contents Peasant: 1 …
Ethnography.com launches on Youtube thanks to Chinese Smartphones in Africa
Greetings Ethnography.com aficionados! My previous post “What Happens if Chinese Smartphones Teach English Lessons in Tanzania?” is now on Youtube. Keeping up with the times, Tony and I…
Museum Anthropology Review Volume 16: Studies in Museum Ethnography in Honor of Daniel C. Swan
Social media is changing again and it seems like a good time to give Shreds and Patches more love and attention. My collaborator and special issue co-editor Michael…
New project in evolutionary theory and cultural anthropology
Photo by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash. As a cultural anthropologist, I am thrilled that cultural variation is increasingly recognized as significant in a wide range of fields, cognitive…
Understanding the Shaman’s Tribulations
Understanding the Shaman’s Tribulations – By Taba Menia – The scholarship of shamanism is closely related to ideas about traditional healing and their knowledge. Found across the world…
Ethnographic Refusals, Unruly Latinidades
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Ten Treasures (and a Bonus): A Selection of Anthropological Gems You Might Have Missed from the Past Few Years
I began interviewing authors of fabulous new anthropology books for this space back in 2016. While completing 11 interviews, I also amassed a backlog of more terrific books…
The New Death: Mortality and Death Care in the Twenty-First Century
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Worldview
Worldview Worldview is the set of cultural and psychological beliefs held by members of a particular culture; the term was borrowed from the German Weltanschauung. It is…
Cultural Dimensions of health – Introduction
Cultural Dimensions of health Contents Cultural Dimensions of health. 1
Questions and Answers on Publishing Journal Articles: A Series Organized by Ilana Gershon
If you are an academic author or aspire to be one, I hope that you will check out the series organized by Ilana Gershon and published on the…
What if . . .?
What if a country had a great public health system? What if that country had a veritable army of public health nurses? What if those public health nurses…
Swan Lessons
This past month, the swans have taken up residence in our local cove, for the first time in the six summers we’ve lived here. What could be a…
A Tale of Two [Unvaxed] Women
We needed to find a new plumber. I called around. The first business that seemed willing to clean our boiler and replace a problematic hose spigot had availability…
Weed or Not Weed?
Weeding is an exercise in anthropology. How do we know what’s a weed? The great French anthropologist, Claude Lévi-Strauss, organized his 80-year career around one foundational principle: R…
From Indiana Jones to International Business consultancy
This article talks about how cultural anthropology plays into international business and the importance of understanding and respecting different cultures to have effective meetings with international…