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Fra æresdrap til familietragedie

Published on by lorenz Posted in familie, innvandring migrasjon, islam, sosialantropologi i Norge, Sverige og Danmark, vi og de andre

Morgenbladet

Mandag morgen gikk «æresdrapsalarmen» i norske redaksjoner. En far med iransk bakgrunn hadde drept datteren sin på 18 år. – Mediedekningen ville helt klart vært annerledes hvis det hadde vært en norsk familie, sier sosialantropolog og journalist Anne Hege Simonsen. – Jeg synes det er nedslående at mediene på død og liv skal ha en kulturell forklaring, sier Simonsen.
Hun mener behovet for å kulturforklare «utlendinger» er sentralt i oss og at en kulturforklaring på drapet passer inn i de mytene som ofte skapes om minoriteter i media. – Les mer (link oppdatert med kopi)

Morgenbladet

Mandag morgen gikk «æresdrapsalarmen» i norske redaksjoner. En far med iransk bakgrunn hadde drept datteren sin på 18 år. – Mediedekningen ville helt klart vært annerledes hvis det hadde vært en norsk familie, sier sosialantropolog og journalist Anne Hege Simonsen.…

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Cultures of Music Piracy: An Ethnographic Comparison of the US and Japan

Published on by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, cyberanthropology, fieldwork / methods, music, technology

Marc Erickson, channels.lockergnome.com

Ian Condry:

“What is this culture of piracy and what is at stake in trying to change it? In this essay, I take an ethnographic look at music file sharing, and compare the situation in the US with Japan. My findings are based on fieldwork in Tokyo, and surveys and discussions with US college students. By considering the ways social dynamics and cultural orientations guide uses of digital media technology, I argue that a legal and political focus on ‘piracy’ ignores crucial aspects of file sharing, and is misleading in the assumptions it makes for policy.”

>>continue incl link to original text (31 pages, 3,8MB!)(via flitzlog.blogspot.com and Voelkerkunde-Forum Wien)

Marc Erickson, channels.lockergnome.com

Ian Condry: "What is this culture of piracy and what is at stake in trying to change it? In this essay, I take an ethnographic look at music file sharing, and compare the situation in the US with…

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Music and Socitiety in South Africa – Interview with Jonny Clegg

Published on by lorenz Posted in Africa, anthropology in the news, culture traditions, language, music, Us and Them

allAfrica.com

“I came from a country that forbade the mixing of culture, through cultural segregation and other enforced laws, so I was immediately attracted to the other side. Anthropology was a natural continuation of an interest I developed at the age of 14, hanging out with street musicians.

“We are at a fascinating moment and different South Africans have different ideas of what it is to be a South African. In all of that, I find myself at a very interesting time in South Africa where there is so much flux, change and movement. Languages are breaking down; languages are bleeding into each other. Indian words are coming into Africa. Afrikaans is coming in and a new hip urban kind of verbal style. All of these things for me as an anthropologist are fascinating. >>continue

allAfrica.com

"I came from a country that forbade the mixing of culture, through cultural segregation and other enforced laws, so I was immediately attracted to the other side. Anthropology was a natural continuation of an interest I developed at the age…

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Study examines how Inuit coped with contact

Published on by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, history, indigenous people / minorities, inuit, Us and Them

CBC North News

A unique anthropology project is under way in Holman – part of a growing trend to try to understand history from an Aboriginal perspective. Anthropologist Don Johnson is studying the adaptations Copper Inuit made after Europeans arrived in the Arctic. He says in some ways his job is to re-write history – in this case, from the Copper Inuit perspective. >>continue (Link updated)

CBC North News

A unique anthropology project is under way in Holman – part of a growing trend to try to understand history from an Aboriginal perspective. Anthropologist Don Johnson is studying the adaptations Copper Inuit made after Europeans arrived in…

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India considers historic rewrite

Published on by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, Asia, culture traditions, history, Us and Them

The Christian Science Monitor

In the past five years, Indian schoolchildren of all faiths have learned quite a bit about the culture of the Hindu majority. Last week, the allies of the newly elected Congress government, the Communist Party of India, called for yet another rewrite of Indian history, this time with a broader view of India’s many cultures instead of focusing on the religion of the majority. >>continue

The Christian Science Monitor

In the past five years, Indian schoolchildren of all faiths have learned quite a bit about the culture of the Hindu majority. Last week, the allies of the newly elected Congress government, the Communist Party of India,…

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