
Doris BacalzoUniversity of Lucerne · Ethnology
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This special issue aims to shed light on and recognize the full potential of engaged anthropology and its place in academia and beyond. It argues for an inclusive approach to be both theoretically enriching and methodologically grounded in diverse practices and forms. The introduction addresses common confusions and obstacles distracting engaged an...
Dan Podjed, Meta Gorup, Pavel Borecký, Carla Guerrón Montero (eds.). 2021. Why the World Needs Anthropologists. New York, NY: Routledge. 195 p. ISBN 9781350147133
The prospect of mineral resource exploitation, in the context of legal-political pressures on local communities to comply with the bureaucratic visions of mining companies and the state, and the narrative construction of community futures, invariably sets in motion processes of social boundary-making. Outcomes are driven not only by discourses ori...
The prospect of mineral resource exploitation, in the context
of legal-political pressures on local communities to comply
with the bureaucratic visions of mining companies
and the
state, and the narrative construction of community futures,
invariably sets in motion processes of social boundarymaking.
Outcomes are driven not only by discourses
origi...
Among the Wampar in Papua New Guinea, children are active participants in the dynamics of kinship and identity construction. This article explores the transformative capabilities of children of interethnic marriages, particularly those with non-Wampar fathers. It examines children’s notions of belonging and rights through their practices and engage...