For anybody interested in the anthropological study of North America, past and present.

Whether you investigate the use of mobile phones, Aboriginal paintings, ethnographic displays in museums, cultural properties of artefacts, the role of artefacts in rituals, festivals, history of collections, techniques or new technologies...

A forum for debating issues about mayan culture (archaeology, linguistics, anthropology, ethnohistory)

The aim of this group is to open a window towards the discussion of death and its social and cultural implications.

A group to promote and exchange ideas related to art and anthropology, whether it be museum anthropology, anthropology of art, or indigenous art studies... all scholars in the field welcome

This group is dedicated to all aspects of the anthropological study of popular culture.

Discussing ethnography and ethnographic disciplines in general, whether or not they are exclusive to anthropology as a discipline. Folkloristics, market research, ethnomusicology, microsociology, microeconomics, microhistory...

A group for discussion of all aspects of the anthropology of religion. Discussion can concern cross-cultural analysis, or specific religions. Any other topic tangentially related to religion is also welcome, including folklore studies, etc.

To discuss contemporary developments in Latin America, explore Latin American anthropology and its potential for developing anthropological theory and understandings. Contributions in English, Spanish and Portuguese welcome.See More

Il gruppo di OAC in Italiano!

As Victor Turner said, culture is a forest of symbols...