25th Annual Conference of the Society of Ethnobiology
Meeting hosted by the University of Connecticut, Storrs, March 6-9, 2002. Features abstracts, registration materials, and lodging and transportation information. |
A Journey Through The Culture of Capitalism
Explores capitalism as a cultural phenomenon rather than an economic philosophy. |
Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies
Description of a program intended to promote the participation of community scholars, artists, healers, performers, and writers at the University of New Mexico through collaborative projects with faculty, museum professionals, and students. |
Anthropological Theories
A guide to anthropological theories and approaches prepared by graduate students of the University of Alabama under the direction of Dr. Michael D. Murphy. |
Anthropology and Resistance
A collection of articles that examine issues of power, exploitation and resistance from an anthropological perspective. |
Anthropology Page
Book reviews and short essays. |
Anthropology Resource Base
Resources for indigenous cultures around the world provided by NativeWeb. |
Anthropology, Gender and Masculinity
Bilingual site featuring articles, images, news, and links related to the anthropological study of masculinity and gender. |
Barthelemy Collection of Tarascan Folklife
Virtual museum of crafts of the Tarascan people from the Mexican State of Michoacan. |
Brand You
An article that describes using anthropological data for advertising commercial products. |
Critical Theory and Cultural Studies
"Cultural studies draws from the fields of anthropology, sociology, gender studies, feminism, literary criticism, history and psychoanalysis in order to discuss contemporary texts and cultural practices." |
CRM: International Councils and Treaties
"Internet resources related to cultural protection and cultural resource management. Pointers to international councils and treaties." |
Cross-Cultural Explorations and Dialogue
Manuals, tutorials and information on cross-cultural communication prepared by the Institute of Baltic Studies and the Open Estonia Foundation. |
Cross-cultural Psychology
A subfield of psychological anthropology concerned with observing human behavior in contrasting cultures. |
Cultural Anthropology News Archive
Collection of links to media articles from Texas A&M |
Cultural Evolution and the Variable Phenotype
William Harms critiques attempts to extend the theory of evolution to culture. |
Cultural Islands
An essay by Thomas Hylland Eriksen that critically examines the metaphors which have underlied anthropological theory and research. |
Culture and Developmental Subjectivities
An article that describes how anthropologists and historians have attempted to understand and explore the cultural and textual sources of sexual analysis from a holistic perspective. |
Dueling Banners
A Smithsonian Magazine article that describes how proverbs in the Asafo war flags of Ghana show Western influence. |
Game Killing and Killing Games
Heidi Dahles discusses the anthropology of power relations in modern hunting in western society. |
Hip Hop Barbers
Research into the influence of popular culture on the decoration of barber shops in Arusha, Tanzania by Brad Weiss, of the College of William and Mary. Features photos with brief captions. |
Homo Reciprocans: Political Economy and Cultural Evolution
Cosma Rohilla Shalizi discusses the theoretical implications of reciprocity for cultural evolution in this article. |
Human Universals
Donald Brown discusses those features of culture for which there are no known exceptions to their existence in all ethnographically or historically recorded human societies. |
Introduction: Everyday Life
An article that discusses how anthropology brings to light many similarities between ancient and modern cultures, particularly in customs surrounding food. |
Kinship and Social Organization
Hypertext tutorial covering descent, kinship terminology, marriage systems, and residence rules. Includes ethnographic examples. |
Kinship Glossary: Symbols, Term, and Concepts
Definitions of basic terminology and list of common abbreviations. |
Raising Trust
An article that describes how some forager groups may nurture a sharing sense in their offspring. |
Rites of Passage across Cultures
An annotated directory of links and course outline examining the anthropological and psychological elements involved in initiation ceremonies. |
Silence, AIDS and Sexual Culture in Africa
An article describing social factors in the AIDS epidemic in Africa. |
Slovenian Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology
A portal dedicated to preserving national traditions and promoting research. Offers photos, articles, and fieldwork reports, as well as a calendar of local events. |
Social and Cultural Anthropology
A annotated guide to Internet resources from the University of Delaware. |
Social and Cultural Evolution
A directory of links to research papers that discuss general theoretical approaches and models of culture change. |
Symbolic power struggles in inter-cultural space
A lecture given by Thomas Hylland Eriksen at the symposium "Culture in the Global Village", Lund, Sweden, 14-16 January, 1993. |
The Aesthetic Realism of Eli Siegel
Essays in cultural anthropology on the philosophy of Aesthetic Realism. |
The Third Culture
A directory of links and resources for understanding cultural ecology. |
Theory in Anthropology
Descriptions of various subdisciplines of sociocultural anthropology, reviews of trends in anthropological publications, and biographies of some influential anthropologists. |
What is Culture?
A tutorial on the nature of culture and the history of the culture concept. |
World Food Habits Bibliography
Bibliographies sorted by region and topic prepared by Robert Dirks. |
