Visualising happiness #EmergingDigitalPractices
Most of us are seeking happiness. Now more than ever, happiness has became one of the most pursued goals, and not just on individual level. Governments and companies…
Tag: ethnography
Negligent NGO with happy parents: Voluntourism and the voice of the local beneficiaries
The NGO is located in little town in the peripheries of Arequipa Pauline van der Valk I have always had a keen interest in the local beneficiaries’…
On the Craft of Writing w/ Dr. Anita Hannig
How do academics write for a variety of audiences? Is routine a necessary part of creating? How many times will Ryan mention Stephen King? In this episode of…
On the Craft of Writing w/ Dr. Anita Hannig
How do academics write for a variety of audiences? Is routine a necessary part of creating? How many times will Ryan mention Stephen King? In this episode of…
Precarious publishing in Latin America
If you find yourself in a big Latin American city like Buenos Aires, Mexico City, or São Paulo, chances are it won’t be long before you come across…
Promoting publications behind paywalls… or anthro everywhere! in Anthropologica
Jennifer and Rhiannon at CASCA-IUAES with Vol. 59, Issue 1 of Anthropologica (May 2017) What a nice surprise to arrive at the CASCA-IUAES intercongress last week and see…
Promoting publications behind paywalls… or anthro everywhere! in Anthropologica
Jennifer and Rhiannon at CASCA-IUAES with Vol. 59, Issue 1 of Anthropologica (May 2017) What a nice surprise to arrive at the CASCA-IUAES intercongress last week and see…
Interview with Perry Gilmore about “Kisisi (Our Language): The Story of Colin and Sadiki”
Kisisi (Our Language): The Story of Colin and Sadiki chronicles a charming and, indeed, remarkable friendship that developed between two five-year-old boys—one (Sadiki), the son of a traditionally…
E-seminar: Social media as practices: an ethnographic critique of ‘affordances’ and ‘context collapse’
by Veronica Barassi via EASA Media Anthropology Network mailing list We will be launching our next e-seminar on Tuesday the 9th of May 2017 at 00:00 GMT. If…
Religion and Economy – Part One
Religion belongs to a set of terms that also includes art and science. Science began as a form of knowledge opposed to religious mysticism, but is now often…
Water Politics Syllabus & Resources
We have been seeing some very interesting discussions and resources emerging around water politics recently. Image from “The Rights of the Whanganui River” (Peeps) In addition to the…
Water Politics Syllabus & Resources
We have been seeing some very interesting discussions and resources emerging around water politics recently. Image from “The Rights of the Whanganui River” (Peeps) In addition to the…
Call for Papers: Ethno/Graphic Storytelling
AAA 2017: Anthropology Matters November 29-December 3, 2017 Washington, DC Ethno/Graphic Storytelling: Communicating research through graphic novels and animation Co-Organizers: Archaeologist Sonya At…
When Cognitive Mapping and Life Histories Meet
Anthropologists use life histories as a means to shed light on larger systems through the eyes of one individual, over time. Atlas Obscura author Lauren Young recently reminded…
When Cognitive Mapping and Life Histories Meet
Anthropologists use life histories as a means to shed light on larger systems through the eyes of one individual, over time. Atlas Obscura author Lauren Young recently reminded…
Capitalism, revolution and racism in the US and the world
In the aftermath of Trump’s victory, we would do well to recall Hegel’s maxim that difference-in-sameness moves history. Max Weber used a similar argument to moderate the polarised…
Book Report Entry #3: Taking Notes from Field notes: A Guided Journal for Doing Anthropology
In our continued feature of Fieldnotes: A ‘guided journal’ for doing anthropology by Luis A. Vivanco, we’re delving into his fourth chapter on Taking Notes in his Doing Fieldwork sectio…
Book Report Entry #3: Taking Notes from Field notes: A Guided Journal for Doing Anthropology
In our continued feature of Fieldnotes: A ‘guided journal’ for doing anthropology by Luis A. Vivanco, we’re delving into his fourth chapter on Taking Notes in his Doing Fieldwork sectio…
Book Report Entry #2: Beyond Informants
In continuation from our coverage of Luis A. Vivianco’s Field Notes: A Guided Journal for Doing Anthropology, he provides a practical appraisal of fieldwork in his second chapter.…
Book Report Entry #2: Beyond Informants
In continuation from our coverage of Luis A. Vivianco’s Field Notes: A Guided Journal for Doing Anthropology, he provides a practical appraisal of fieldwork in his second chapter.…
Fieldwork: preparing for the good, bad, and the ugly
From Anthropology Matters come this article by Amy Pollard: “Field of screams: difficulty and ethnographic fieldwork.” As explained in the abstract, many novice field researchers — here, PhD…
Fieldwork: preparing for the good, bad, and the ugly
From Anthropology Matters come this article by Amy Pollard: “Field of screams: difficulty and ethnographic fieldwork.” As explained in the abstract, many novice field researchers — here, PhD…
Review: Ayya’s Accounts
**Review first published in Pacific Affairs 1926, Vol 89 (3): 696-698.** by Geert De Neve Ayya’s Accounts is a most wonderful product of listening, narrating and co-writing between…
Ethnography and Street Photography
Two Arts of Serendipity Brent Luvaas Street photography, notes Magnum photographer Alex Webb, is a practice of harnessing serendipity. Photographers never know what they are going to find…