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Mexico: Pride in Indigenous Heritage – Literally a Thing of the Past

Published on September 18, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, indigenous people / minorities, Latin- and Central America, Native American

IPS News Service

Mexico’s National Museum of Anthropology and History (MNAH), one of the ten most important institutions of its kind in the world, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with cocktail receptions and new exhibitions. Sadly, however, there is little to celebrate for the impoverished descendants of the peoples whose cultures are proudly preserved in the museum’s halls.

The director of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), Sergio Raúl Arroyo, said that the MNAH has succeeded “in crafting an extraordinary bridge between the past and present, allowing us to reshape our idea of what cultural diversity means.” But in Mexico today, cultural diversity is not marked by respect, but rather by the discrimination of some groups against others, according to historian Lorenzo Meyer.

“It’s really paradoxical,” U.S. anthropologist Teo Martens told IPS. “The museum showcases the greatness of Mexican indigenous cultures, and on the street outside you see the miserable conditions they live in.” >> continue

IPS News Service

Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology and History (MNAH), one of the ten most important institutions of its kind in the world, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with cocktail receptions and new exhibitions. Sadly, however, there is little to…

Mit der Kamera die kulturellen Riten der Schwarzen Brasiliens dokumentiert

Published on September 18, 2004 by lorenz Posted in Ausstellungen Museen, Ethnologie Sozialanthropologie Kulturanthropologie, Ethnologie und Film, Grenzüberschreitend, multikulturell, Latein- und Mittelamerika

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Mit der Blende seiner Kamera hat der französische Fotograf Pierre Fatumbi Verger die kulturellen Riten der Schwarzen Brasiliens dokumentiert. Die Wissenschaft schätzt ihn heute als Vorläufer der visuellen Anthropologie.

Die Berliner Ausstellung “Schwarze Götter im Exil” zeigt jetzt mehr als 300 seiner Fotos sowie die multimediale Foto-Installation “Trance_Territorries” des brasilianischen Künstlers Mario Cravo Neto. Es macht auch Spaß, Vergers einfühlsam-ironische Texte über multiethnische Gesellschaften als Literatur zu lesen. >> weiter

SIEHE AUCH FRUEHEREN EINTRAG
Schwarze Götter im Exil – Ethnologisches Museum Berlin

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Die Berliner Ausstellung "Schwarze Götter im Exil" zeigt jetzt mehr als 300…

“No Nepalese Can Dare To Challenge Centuries Old Religious Harmony”

Published on September 17, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, Asia, religion cosmology, Us and Them

Nepalnews.com

Professor Dr. RISHIKESHAB RAJ REGMI – who teaches anthropology at the Tribhuwan University – is a well known anthropologist of Nepal:

“The event of September 1 was very mysterious. The people who attacked mosque and Muslims are not Nepalese. I cannot believe that any Nepali who has grown up in the social harmony can do such works against their own brothers and sisters. The process of integration is very strong in Nepal. People of different religions live together respecting sentiments and sensitivities of each other.

“Two main mosques standing in front of the Palace of Hindu monarch is one of the great examples of religious tolerance existing between Muslim, Hindu and other communities. One of the main Mosques is standing side by side with Sanskrit Hostel, where Brahmin live and study, in Durbar Marg. Without supply of bangles and beads (Chura, Pote) and other ornaments by Muslims who make them, marriage of Hindu people cannot be complete. Through the marriage between Muslims and non-Muslims, the society has been further integrated and united.” >> continue

Nepalnews.com

Professor Dr. RISHIKESHAB RAJ REGMI – who teaches anthropology at the Tribhuwan University - is a well known anthropologist of Nepal:

"The event of September 1 was very mysterious. The people who attacked mosque and Muslims are not Nepalese. I cannot…

Food and social change: Anthropology students take food tours of Boston

Published on September 17, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, culture traditions, food and drink

Boston University

To observe the city’s changing cuisines, Anthropology Professor Merry White White and her students travel to some of the best-known and least-known ethnic neighborhoods in the city, where they have a chance to study food as it relates to migration and community-building. They visit the North End, of course, where Italian food has become enmeshed in the promotion of Italian culture, and Chinatown, less of a tourist destination, but a neighborhood with a strong “food identity,” White says.

For White, it is a sign that her studies of cooking and culture have finally been deemed a legitimate and important part of academia. “It’s a matter of how food has come into acceptance in the curriculum in general,” she says. “In the late 1980s, I think the world wasn’t ready for it yet.” changing food trends reveal a lot about changing cultures >> continue

Boston University

– Arbeidsmigrasjon leder ikke automatisk til økonomisk oppsving i hjemlandet

Published on September 17, 2004 by lorenz Posted in innvandring migrasjon, sosialantropologi i Norge, Sverige og Danmark, utvikling

Sosialantropolog Eyolf Jul-Larsen, Morgenbladet

Jeg deler langt på vei Hylland Eriksens ønske om økt arbeidsinnvandring til landet. For tiden arbeider jeg med en studie om fordeling av verdier skapt i gullgruvene i Mali. Når diasporaene virkelig begynner å påvirke landsbyer og regioner med henhold til organisasjonsformer, verdensanskuelser, normer og maktforhold, skapes et nytt og spennende rom for økonomisk og sosial utvikling – mye mer spennende enn det den tradisjonelle bistanden til nå har klart å skape.

Men Hylland Eriksens argument om at «forskning viser en tydelig sammenheng mellom innvandring og økonomisk vekst» blir altfor unyansert. Noen skal betale prisen for denne veksten. Alt fra boligproblemer, konkurranse om arbeid, økt kriminalitet og problemer knyttet til forvaltning av velferdsstatens fellesgoder er reelle problemer som ulike grupper i mottakerlandet tvinges å forholde seg til.

Hylland Eriksen overser at en norsk politikk basert på høy arbeidsinnvandring som samtidig skal bidra til utvikling i fattige land, i stor grad må etableres og legitimeres i et solidaritetsperspektiv. Denne solidaritetsforståelsen forutsetter at storsamfunnet er villig til å støtte dem som betaler den høyeste prisen. >> les mer

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Hylland-Eriksen: Sett at vi tok inn halvannen million innvandrere

Sosialantropolog Eyolf Jul-Larsen, Morgenbladet