How do people cope? What changes have they observed? How does climate change affect their life and and their relation to the environment? These are some of the important questions that anthropologist Zdenka Sokolíčková asks. more »
Category: "globalisation"
While I am trying to get back into the blogging business, here three selected pieces that I've written recently for the University of Oslo. Two of them are accounts on somehow positive change that is happening. Many anthropologists have contributed… more »
Photo: Cíntia Regina, flickr
During the recent (nearly) two years, I've been interviewing researchers that are part of the research project Overheating. The three crises of globalisation: An anthropological history of the early 21st century at the Univ… more »
by lorenz on Nov 1, 2011 in globalisation, books, fieldwork / methods, anthropology (general), persons and theories • 4 comments »
By Aleksandra Bartoszko. Oslo University Hospital, Equality and Diversity Unit See part I of the interview Being radical critical without being leftist and part II The global trade with poor people's kidneys Nancy Scheper-Hughes is currently… more »
by lorenz on Oct 31, 2011 in globalisation, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, poverty, anthropology (general), persons and theories
By Aleksandra Bartoszko. Oslo University Hospital, Equality and Diversity Unit See part I of the interview Being radical critical without being leftist Spring 2011 I attended seminar “Engaging medicine” at the University of Oslo in honor of one o… more »
by lorenz on Sep 2, 2011 in globalisation, Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, migration, journal articles / papers
While George Monbiot is right when he is attacking the academic publishing industry, it is important not to forget the positive developments. More and more journals go open access. A few days ago, the first issue of the Nordic Journal of Migration Research was launched. More and more journals go open access. A few days ago, the first issue of the Nordic Journal of Migrat… more »
by lorenz on Aug 27, 2011 in politics, Us and Them, Latin- and Central America, globalisation, medical anthropology / ethnobothany, Northern America, migration
A multi-dimensional public health crisis is unfolding on the U.S.-Mexico border that few seem ready to acknowledge, anthropologists Rachel Stonecipher & Sarah Willen write on the Access Denied blog.
The complexity of this crisis came to light dur… more »
“Irhal” (=“Leave!”), says the banner in Arabic, a slogan from the Egyptian revolution, directed at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and below in Hebrew: “Egypt is here!” One of the most interesting things about… more »
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