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What is anthropology? A film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=158cJ8Hd9UM A few years ago, Paloma Gay y Blasco in our department (Social Anthropology in St Andrews) ask…

Started by Huon Wardle

9 May 13
Reply by Huon Wardle

The Park of 9: New OACpress paper and seminar 22nd April onwards. Seminar now closed.

  "a group of men... essentially invisible to the state, live in a public park in Gezina, Pretoria, negotiating the ambiguities of street l…

Started by Huon Wardle

31 May 13
Reply by Huon Wardle

Globalisation are becoming increasingly international,

in the post-modern era, people of the world back to the values​​, values ​​that are considered good by the people of the world, for example…

Started by Dr. Respati Nining, MPd

0 May 11

'ultra-conserved' words.

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/05/01/1218726110.full.pdf+html?sid=db5c763d-45b9-439c-9c37-862cea886622   A new research paper in li…

Started by Huon Wardle

0 May 8

Albanian Sworn Virgins

I want to share an interesting practice of my culture that it was unknown to me until today. Here is the article on Wikipedia: http://en.wi

Started by Mentor Mahmuti

2 May 2
Reply by Rut Rosenthal

An Attack On Cultural Anthropology

A guy (maybe a geneticist/biologist) from this site,  http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2013/02/against-the-cultural-anthropologists/#

Started by M Izabel

41 May 2
Reply by John McCreery

Which Holidays Have Multiple Meanings?

Hey, Open Anthro Coop!   So, I did some brief research at Holi, the Festival of Colors, and discovered that it may have a radically differe…

Started by A. Ashkuff

5 Apr 27
Reply by John McCreery

Why Nobody Gives a Damn About Anthropology

Granted, the title’s controversial and overstated. But it got your attention, right? That’s called “contrarian marketing.” Humor me. You’…

Started by A. Ashkuff

37 Apr 26
Reply by A. Ashkuff

ANTHROPOLOGY IN BUSINESS, DESIGN & JOBSEEKING: Three Tips, and an Interview with IDEO's Duane Bray

  (Duane Bray describes the importance of "culture" in IDEO.)   “IDEO is an award-winning global design firm that takes a human-centered,…

Started by A. Ashkuff

2 Apr 24
Reply by A. Ashkuff

Geekiness or Nerdiness: Is It A Culture?

First off, I don't mean to ruffle feathers.  I know SV is currently talking about it.  Unfortunately, I have to open a Facebook or Twitter…

Started by M Izabel

11 Apr 11
Reply by The Geek Anthropologist

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