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Burkina Faso: Thousands of migrants now living as strangers in their homeland

Published on February 20, 2005 by lorenz Posted in Africa, anthropology in the news, migration

ReliefWeb

More than 365,000 people have fled from violence in Cote d’Ivoire to safety in Burkina Faso over the last two years. However there are no haunting images of refugee camps, packed to overflowing with people who have lost everything. For the new arrivals are former Burkinabe migrants going home. They have simply melted into the villages and the countryside, taken in by relatives and in some cases, even strangers. They are refugees in their own country.

The number of Burkinabe migrants that poured out of Cote d’Ivoire is almost double the number of Darfur refugees that have spilled across the Sudanese border into Chad. But while overcrowded refugees camps in eastern Chad have repeatedly come under the spotlight, attracting generous international aid, Burkina Faso’s masses have largely fallen off the international community’s radar screen. >> continue

ReliefWeb

More than 365,000 people have fled from violence in Cote d'Ivoire to safety in Burkina Faso over the last two years. However there are no haunting images of refugee camps, packed to overflowing with people who have lost everything. For…

What does it mean to be Muslim in a secular society? Anthropologist thinks ahead

Published on February 20, 2005 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, books, Europe, migration, religion cosmology, Us and Them

The Daily Star Lebanon

Dounia Bouzar, an anthropologist and educator, spent two years working with 12 Muslim associations in France studying the different ways young Muslims approach their daily life. Her newest book, “Monsieur Islam n’existe pas; Pour une desislamisation des debats” (Mr. Islam doesn’t exist; de-islamisizing the discussions), is one of several publications just out in France that examine “la France Musulmane,” or Muslim France. Part of the goal in her new book is to show just how diverse the community is.

Discrimination is still a big problem in France and Bouzar feels it’s important to look for the reasons why a percentage of young Muslims feel the need to look abroad for guidance – a relatively new phenomenon. >> continue (link updated)

The Daily Star Lebanon

Warum in Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften 45 Prozent der Studierenden abbrechen

Published on February 18, 2005 by lorenz Posted in Ethnologie Sozialanthropologie Kulturanthropologie, Studium Situation an den Unis

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

(via romblog) Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften haben die höchsten Studienabbruchquote: Sie liegt bei 45 Prozent. Das zeigt eine Studie des Hochschul-Informations-Systems (HIS). “Hier scheint es mir nicht falsch von einer dramatischen Situation zu sprechen. Die Studierenden besitzen häufig nur unklare Vorstellungen über ihr Fach, sie wissen auch wenig über sich selbst. Das Studium zeichnet sich nicht durch klare Strukturen aus, es mangelt an Vorstellungen über mögliche Berufsfelder. Der Stoff wird im Studium, aber auch in seinen beruflichen Bezügen, zu wenig begründet, sagt Nicola Holzapfel vom HIS. >> weiter

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

(via romblog) Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften haben die höchsten Studienabbruchquote: Sie liegt bei 45 Prozent. Das zeigt eine Studie des Hochschul-Informations-Systems (HIS). "Hier scheint es mir nicht falsch von einer dramatischen Situation zu sprechen. Die Studierenden besitzen häufig nur unklare…

For første gang: Disputas ved UiTø sendes direkte på nettet

Published on February 18, 2005 by lorenz Posted in formidling, forskning(spolitikk) akademia, kunnskapsdeling på Internett, sosialantropologi i Norge, Sverige og Danmark

Tromsøflaket, UiTø

Hele disputasen tirsdag 22. februar skal filmes, både prøveforelesningene og opposisjonen, slik at den kan følges direkte. Prøveforelesningene vil dessuten være tilgjengelig på Internett etterpå. Ettersom Gunnar Grepperuds doktoravhandling dreier seg om etter- og videreutdanning/ fjernundervisning, så er det ikke så rart at akkurat hans disputas er den første som blir direktesendt til folket. >> les mer

Tromsøflaket, UiTø

Nytt om Årskonferansen i Norsk antropologisk forening

Published on February 18, 2005 by lorenz Posted in antropologi allment, kommune stat forvaltning, konferanser, politikk, sosialantropologi i Norge, Sverige og Danmark

Norsk antropologisk forening

Arbeidsgruppene for Årskonferansen 20. – 22. mai i Bergen er nå klare, åtte i tallet:
– Statstradisjoner og kulturelle strukturer
– Kjønn og Stat
– Magi, tro og kunnskap
– Statlig miljøforvaltning og gjenstridige brukere av naturen
– Hvordan kan man utnytte sin antropologiske kompetanse utenfor akademia?
– Vold og stat
– Film og innvirkning
– Politikk og velferd i styringens tid
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Årskonferansens hjemmeside

Norsk antropologisk forening

Arbeidsgruppene for Årskonferansen 20. - 22. mai i Bergen er nå klare, åtte i tallet:
- Statstradisjoner og kulturelle strukturer
- Kjønn og Stat
- Magi, tro og kunnskap
- Statlig miljøforvaltning og gjenstridige brukere av naturen
- Hvordan kan man utnytte sin…