Search Results - "Anthropology today"

Polycrisis: Prompts for an emerging worldview by Henig, David, Knight, Daniel M.

“…Taking the realms of business, finance and economic history by storm, polycrisis captures the complexity of an increasingly uncertain world in a state of flux…”
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Ethnographic responsibility: Can the bureaucratization of research ethics be ethical? by Herzfeld, Michael

“…Globally, ethics reviews exhibit four significant flaws: (1) they transpose institutional fears of liability onto individual researchers; (2) they presuppose a…”
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‘Skateboarding is not a sport’: Creativity at the margins of capitalism by Marlovits, John

“…One might expect skateboarders to be jubilant that the Olympics recognized theirs as an Olympic sport, but their response is ambivalent. Alexis Sablone, a…”
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Therapy in turmoil: Russian psychotherapists navigate war and ethics by Khitrov, Arsenii

“…This ethnographic study explores how Russian psychotherapists are navigating professional ethics and politics after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022…”
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Algorithmic policing: Part 1. Tech startups, venture capital and law enforcement in America by González, Roberto J.

“…This article examines the rise of algorithmic policing in the United States, focusing on predictive policing platforms and facial recognition technologies…”
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Towards a ‘transformative relationship’: Evans‐Pritchard, mysticism and anthropological fieldwork by Lee, Kit

“…Ongoing attempts to develop a ‘transformative’ relationship between anthropology and theology have exhorted anthropologists to look to theology to ‘unsettle’…”
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Victory Day in Russia: Performative patriotism and state discourse by Pakhomova, Evgeniya

“…Victory Day celebrations in Russia have frequently been characterized as a vehicle for state militarism, particularly in the context of the full‐scale invasion…”
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‘Hurt geography’: Nigel Rapport replies by Rapport, Nigel

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Protesting the future: The evolution of the European farmer by Mc Loughlin, Eimear

“…Recent farmer protests across Europe demonstrate the complex challenges facing modern agriculture. This article examines the human story behind these protests…”
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For a new humanism by Ingold, Tim

“…This guest editorial proposes a ‘new humanism’ in response to the challenges facing traditional humanist thought. Although humanism has been criticized by both…”
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‘Hurt geography’: AT editor replies

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Being 'there': At the front line of the 'European refugee crisis' - part 1 by Papataxiarchis, Evthymios

“…In the course of 2015, Skala Sykamnias, a fishing village and tourist idyll on the northern coast of Lesbos, by accident of its geographical location, has…”
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Time out of joint by Hann, Chris

“…This guest editorial critically examines the current landscape of European politics and reassesses anthropology's role in deciphering contemporary social and…”
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CHINA, EMPIRE AND WORLD ANTHROPOLOGY: A reply to Hamilton & Chang, AT 27(6) by Fiskesjö, Magnus

“…This comment critically examines the legacy of Chinese anthropologist Fei Xiaotong and its implications for understanding China's approach to non‐Chinese…”
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Despotism on the shop floor: Foreign company labour governance in Ethiopia's industrial park by Tesema, Yonas

“…In recent years, Ethiopia has become a prime destination for labour‐intensive, export‐oriented manufacturing industries by virtue of its favourable investment…”
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Stories behind numbers: Symbols in underground lottery gambling in Vietnam by Thu, Le Hoang Anh

“…This article explores the symbolic significance of numbers in Vietnam's underground lottery game, đề, based on ethnographic fieldwork in Ho Chi Minh City. It…”
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The worship of Dr Sousa Martins: Spiritual healing in Portugal by Pierini, Emily

“…This article examines the worship of Dr José Tomás Sousa Martins, a 19th‐century physician revered as a lay saint and healer in Portugal, attracting devotees…”
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Human‐animal interactions: Camera traps as research agents by Lainé, Nicolas, Simenel, Romain, Labadie, Morgane, Srinivasaiah, Nishant M., Sinha, Anindya

“…This article explores the use of camera traps as novel research agents in studying human‐animal interactions and animal behaviour. Drawing on case studies from…”
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Anthropogenic illness and harmony in nature: Redefining health in modern Vietnam by Yen, Le Hoang Ngoc

“…The Vietnamese public increasingly attribute the rise in cancer and chronic diseases to factors such as environmental pollution, food safety issues and…”
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