Memórias manchadas e ruínas memoriais em A mancha e “O condomínio”, de Luis Fernando Veríssimo by Leila Lehnen

“…This article proposes that what it calls “schizophrenic memory sites” – places that are constructed as palimpsests of various (and, at times, contradictory) versions of the past – are connected with what anthropologist James Hoslton (2008) denominates “differentiated citizenship”. …”
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Islamic Feminism in Morocco: A Generational Comparison Between Fatima Mernissi and Asma Lamrabet by Francesca Neri

“…Using a theoretical framework such as the one proposed by anthropologist Talal Asad regarding Islam’s discursive tradition, it can instead be seen that, rather than a true generational change, what is occurring is a normal evolution of the primary theory attributable to Mernissi. …”
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Sociologia, cultura e arte: um debate entre espaços e tempos by Eliska Altmann

“…Based on the volumes of the Brazilian anthropologist Gilberto Velho - Sociologia da arte; Sociologia da arte II; and Arte e sociedade - ensaios de sociologia da arte (1966, 1967 and 1977) - in light of the book A sociologia da arte (2008), of the French sociologist Nathalie Heinich, the article highlights Brazilian publications comprising thinkers of sociology of art and culture through space-time dialogues. …”
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The Metaphysics of Justice: Ayelala’s Rise in Benin and Other Parts of Edo State by Benson Ohihon Igboin

“…Building on the arguments of the British anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard, who suggests that witchcraft explains unfortunate events, this article argues that the experience of certain fortunate events, such as the punishment of evildoers or the revelation of metaphysical causes of death, confirm the existence of Ayelala as a counter-force to witchcraft and other forms of metaphysical evil. …”
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Diventare “mappe vive” by Glauco Barboglio

“…Finally, it explores the role of anthropologists in local contexts, stressing the impact of anthropological methods in community engagement, especially where anthropology is not well known. …”
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Tuo Dolphins by Rolf Erik Scott, Peter Ian Crawford

“…Moffat Bonunga, visits the Danish anthropologists Jens Pinholt and Peter I. Crawford in Aarhus to help them with their work on the film project. …”
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Miejsca kultury w antropologii i etnografii edukacyjnej by Hana Červinková, Tomasz Woźniak

“…It begins with an introduction into how culture has been criticially conceptualized in anthropology and ethnography and then illustrates how educational anthropologists have used the concepts of culture and cultural critique to analyze educational processes in diverse sociocultural settings. …”
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Viabilità relazionale: una prospettiva im/mobile delle relazioni nel Gambia transnazionale by Paolo Gaibazzi

“… While anthropologists have long studied how mobility and immobility shape social relationships, this article describes relatedness itself as a form of im/mobility. …”
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CHURU-KOHO POTTERY OF LAM DONG PROVINCE IN RELATION TO CHAM POTTERY by Van Mon Truong

“…We use the research methods of ethnology and anthropology, including fieldwork, participant observation, interviews, and comparison, combined with the theories of historical particularism of Franz Boas, cultural ecology of Julian Steward, and cultural acculturation of American anthropologists to analyze and explain the similarities and differences among the types of pottery. …”
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