Search Results - "Anthropological Journal of European Cultures"

Reassembling Democracy: Ritual as a Cultural Resource by Teisenhoffer, Viola

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Off the Grid and on the Road in Europe Living in an Age of Uncertainty and Polycrisis by O'Regan, Michael

“…The word polycrisis has recently been repopularised to describe the interaction of multiple crises at once. From the war in Ukraine to the climate crisis,…”
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Introduction: Off the Grid and on the Road in Europe Living in an Age of Uncertainty and Polycrisis by O'Regan, Michael

“…The word polycrisis has recently been repopularised to describe the interaction of multiple crises at once. From the war in Ukraine to the climate crisis,…”
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Roma Community and Health Inequalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Romania: The Role of Health Mediators by Budian, Raluca Cosmina, Blaga, Oana Maria

“…During a pandemic situation, already existing health inequalities tend to worsen. This study explores the inequalities in health care experienced by members of…”
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A Soviet-Estonian Ethnographer Contributing to the Ethnic Movements of Fellow Finno-Ugrians by Jääts, Indrek, Karm, Svetlana

“…This article is about the interplay between the Soviet nationalities policy, ethnography and ethnic activism in in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It focusses…”
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The Mountain That Collapsed into the Village: Reconsidering Environmental Sustainability on the Island of Samothráki by Kotsira, Eleni

“…While the 2003 Intangible Heritage Convention was adopted to safeguard domains where intangible cultural heritage manifests, such domains can be neglected in…”
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Impact and Challenges of Disseminating Ideas on Environmental Consciousness through Intangible Cultural Heritage Educational Programmes in Greece by Panas Karampampas

“…This article examines the challenges associated with implementing and designing educational programmes on intangible cultural heritage (ICH) concerning…”
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Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change: Sustainability and Adaptability in a Time of Crisis? by McDermott, Philip, Mairéad Nic Craith

“…It has now been two decades since UNESCO's Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was adopted. A ground-breaking treaty, the…”
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Through the Looking Glasses and Anthropology Comes ‘Home’: Globalising the View on European Cultures: Introducing a New Co-Editor by Cash, Jennifer R

“…Shortly after being confirmed as the new co-editor of AJEC, I attended the annual meeting of the East Asian Anthropological Association. With an institutional…”
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Response to Issue 32 (2) – ‘Off the Grid on the Road in Europe’: Crisis, Fallout and Fetish by Laviolette, Patrick

“…Michael O'Regan (2023) starts the introduction to his guest-edited special issue on living ‘off grid’ with reference to the notion of ‘polycrisis’. This is…”
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The Fairy Council of Ireland at the River Boyne: Heritage and Decolonial Climate Imaginaries by Grantham, Anjuli

“…This article uses a decolonial climate imaginary to experiment with alternative approaches to heritage scholarship while analysing uses of intangible heritage…”
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Rebuilding Biodiversity One Stone at a Time: Ecology and Intangible Heritage in Dry Stone Walling Practices by Gowlland, Geoffrey

“…This article presents a reflection on the adaptability of an age-old practice, dry stone walling, to address the loss of biodiversity precipitated by locally…”
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When Tradition Depends on the Weather: Polish Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Context of Climate Change by Dziubata-Smykowska, Karolina

“…Tradition helps local communities cope with the uncertainty of familiar and repetitive actions. What if tradition depends on variables and, in times of climate…”
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Perspectives on Climate Change Impact on Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Case of Traditional Lamprey Fishing in Latvia by Laime, Sandis, Balcare, Kitija, Gailīte, Elīna, Grīnvalde, Rita, Vaivade, Anita

“…Climate change is occurring worldwide, affecting everyday life and cultural traditions cherished for centuries. Intangible cultural heritage is vulnerable to…”
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The Enchanted North: Nature, Place and Gender in ‘Off the Grid’ Social Media Representations by Larsson, Emelie, Ingridsdotter, Jenny

“…The article explores ‘off the grid’ representations in social media, with a focus on how these representations reproduce imaginaries of nature, place and…”
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What Do You Mean You Haven't Got Tools?: Becoming a Boater and Developing Skills within a Community of Practice by Bowles, Benjamin

“…Itinerant boat dwellers (boaters) in London and South East England speak about many internal divisions within the community. ‘Dirty boaters’ are contrasted…”
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Hiking the Via Alpina: Logos, Eros and the Trails to Freedom by Atari, Jonathan, Feldman, Jackie

“…Can long-distance hiking present an alternative to the mechanisation, uncertainty and alienation of contemporary European life? Through interviews with hikers…”
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Celtic Music and Dance in Cornwall: Cornu-Copia by Kearney, DaithÃ

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Mitchell , Morality, Crisis and Capitalism: Anthropology for Troubled Times by Jovanovic, Teodora

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Vanlife: Living the Dream or Surviving a Nightmare? by Rodriguez, Cody

“…As an early piece of digital ethnographic work, this article aims to convey an ambience for full-time vanlifers who are supposedly ‘living the dream’ in…”
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