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“I think that anthropology has never been as strong as it is now…”

Anthropolis (Hungary)

An interview, about the current perspective of Central-European and Polish anthropology, with Dr. Marcin Brocki (PhD adjunct professor – Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology – University of Wroclaw, Poland).

– We are surprised how popular ethnology is now. There are almost 200 candidates each year for the study in Wroclaw. It is definitely fashionable discipline. I suppose that it is because of interdisciplinarity of the course, emerging “anthropologization” of humanities and social sciences (especially sociology and philosophy), and also general trend toward searching for more stable structures in our culture.

– People are seeking for something to rely on against globalization, “McDonaldization”, “hypermarket” culture, and they usually think of ethnology as a kind of remedy or a good source of alternative knowledge (alternative views). Due to those processes we are observing a growing interest in ethnical issues, ethnic music, roots searching, so that is the reason why students come to us in such a “giant” number.
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Anthropolis (Hungary)

An interview, about the current perspective of Central-European and Polish anthropology, with Dr. Marcin Brocki (PhD adjunct professor - Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology - University of Wroclaw, Poland).

- We are surprised how popular ethnology is now. There…

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Ethnologen-Tagung in Wien (EASA): “Zurück zur Utopie!”

Die Presse, Wien

Rund 850 Sozialanthropologen (nur im deutschsprachigen Raum spricht man von “Ethnologen”) fanden sich Ende vergangener Woche in Wien zu ihrer zweijährlichen Tagung zusammen. Unter dem all umspannenden Titel “Face to face: Connecting Distance and Proximity” wurde ein breites Spectrum an Themen bearbeitet – vom Versuch, Europa neu zu definieren über Friedensdynamik und das Leben in Grenzzonen, vom Postkolonialismus bis zur Ethnografie. >> weiter

Die Presse, Wien

Rund 850 Sozialanthropologen (nur im deutschsprachigen Raum spricht man von "Ethnologen") fanden sich Ende vergangener Woche in Wien zu ihrer zweijährlichen Tagung zusammen. Unter dem all umspannenden Titel "Face to face: Connecting Distance and Proximity" wurde ein breites…

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Forskning og formidling – Umeå Universitet legger avhandlinger ut på nettet

En undersøkelse av nettsidene til antropologiske institutter i Tyskland viste at nettsidene ikke blir brukt til å formidle forskningen til verden utenfor.

Et forbilde kan være Umeå Universitet. Siden høsten 2003 publiseres alle avhandlinger ved Umeå Universitet på nettet i fulltekst (pdf). I menyvalget pressemeldinger kan en lese en kort oppsummering. Dessverre er ikke mange antropologiske avhandlinger i databasen.
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>> Eksempel: Avhandling “Turism i Sameland – hot eller möjlighet?”

En undersøkelse av nettsidene til antropologiske institutter i Tyskland viste at nettsidene ikke blir brukt til å formidle forskningen til verden utenfor.

Et forbilde kan være Umeå Universitet. Siden høsten 2003 publiseres alle avhandlinger ved Umeå Universitet på nettet i fulltekst…

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History’s New Look – an Unusual Approach to the Story of Native Americans

Washington Post

No other museum in the world has, on such a scale, devoted itself to this fresh and unusual approach to the story of Native Americans. Its planners have created what they call a “museum different” that might make it very hard for museums on the drawing board ever again to tell a story about people from a detached, third-person point of view. The new National Museum of the American Indian is built around native communities expressing their own authentic voices and their own interpretations of events — part of its mission to change myths and stereotypes. >> continue

Washington Post

No other museum in the world has, on such a scale, devoted itself to this fresh and unusual approach to the story of Native Americans. Its planners have created what they call a "museum different" that might make it…

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Derfor piper de mot landslaget – en antropolog forklarer

Aftenposten

Hans Hognestad er sosialantropolog på Norges Idrettshøgskole. Han har forsket på supportere og identitet, og er ikke overrasket over reaksjonene på landslagsarenaen. – På Ullevaal er folk mer likegyldige enn hverdagssupporterne. Publikum har en overfladisk tilhørighet til Norge. Her ser de spillere komme og gå til hver kamp, og reagerer med skadefryd i motgang. Ullevaal oppleves som en arena der “drittkasting” er legitimert. >> les mer

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Bryne-hets gir doktorgrad i sosialantropologi (Stavanger Aftenblad)

Aftenposten

Hans Hognestad er sosialantropolog på Norges Idrettshøgskole. Han har forsket på supportere og identitet, og er ikke overrasket over reaksjonene på landslagsarenaen. - På Ullevaal er folk mer likegyldige enn hverdagssupporterne. Publikum har en overfladisk tilhørighet til Norge. Her ser…

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