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Thomas Hylland Eriksen kaster seg inn i språkdebatten

Published on by lorenz Posted in sosialantropologi i Norge, Sverige og Danmark, språk

Aftenposten

Muntlig og skriftlig språk ligger langt tettere i Norge enn i store land som England og Tyskland. Fokus på lokal tilhørighet gjør standardisering av språket umulig, påpekte Thomas Hylland Eriksen i sitt foredrag på Norsk Litteraturfestival i Lillehammer. Han ser på norsk som et typisk minoritetsspråk som har oppstått i skyggen av en kolonimakt – Danmark – les mer

Aftenposten

Muntlig og skriftlig språk ligger langt tettere i Norge enn i store land som England og Tyskland. Fokus på lokal tilhørighet gjør standardisering av språket umulig, påpekte Thomas Hylland Eriksen i sitt foredrag på Norsk Litteraturfestival i Lillehammer. Han ser…

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Local taboos could save the seas

Published on by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, culture traditions, ecology nature, Pacific Oceania

New Scientist

The island nations of the south-western Pacific are considering allowing citizens to reclaim legal control of their local seas, in the hope they can use their traditional knowledge, customs and laws to protect fish stocks and biodiversity >>continue
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New Scientist

The island nations of the south-western Pacific are considering allowing citizens to reclaim legal control of their local seas, in the hope they can use their traditional knowledge, customs and laws to protect fish stocks and biodiversity >>continue…

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How Dispersed Sierra Leoneans Maintain Sense of Community

Published on by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, books, globalisation, migration, Northern America

Newswise

A new book by anthropologist JoAnn D’Alisera explores how displaced Sierra Leonean Muslims sought and found their identity and a sense of community in the United States. “Communities don’t have to be bound geographically,”
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Newswise

A new book by anthropologist JoAnn D’Alisera explores how displaced Sierra Leonean Muslims sought and found their identity and a sense of community in the United States. “Communities don’t have to be bound geographically,”
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Professor studies society’s poor by picking through trash

Published on by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, development empowerment, Northern America, politics, Us and Them

Free Detroit Press

How do poor people or street people meet their basic needs in the world’s wealthiest nation? “We think of the world as being increasingly mean-spirited and competitive, but here were homeowners and small-business owners and homeless folks and the poor cooperating in a way to redistribute useful materials”, said Prof. Jeff Ferrell >> continue (updated with copy)

Free Detroit Press

How do poor people or street people meet their basic needs in the world's wealthiest nation? "We think of the world as being increasingly mean-spirited and competitive, but here were homeowners and small-business owners and homeless folks and…

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Focus on culture, not just economics, says World Bank in new book

Published on by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, books, culture traditions, development empowerment

Worldbank MediaCenter

By bringing a “social-anthropological perspective that focuses on social behavior,” Rao said he hopes the book will encourage a synthesis between social scientists and economists. The co-editors’ collaborators include distinguished anthropologists Arjun Appadurai and Mary Douglas >> continue

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Worldbank MediaCenter

By bringing a “social-anthropological perspective that focuses on social behavior,” Rao said he hopes the book will encourage a synthesis between social scientists and economists. The co-editors’ collaborators include distinguished anthropologists Arjun Appadurai and Mary Douglas >> continue

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