Ethnic Food Restaurants in Korea Written by Sangmee Bak Excerpted from RE-ORIENTING CUISINE: East Asian Foodways in the Twenty-First Century Edited by Kwang Ok Kim A food connoisseur whose job allows him to travel abroad frequently, Mr. Lee telephoned an Indian restaurant near a university in Seoul to make a reservation for dinner with a […]
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Posted 28 April 2021
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When Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969, John Schlapobersky was a political prisoner in Pretoria and knew nothing about it – he was in solitary confinement. When he learnt about the landing, he looked for the moon without success from the window of his cell.
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Posted 26 April 2021
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Tagged: 20th Century History, African studies, apartheid, Historical Document, history, Imprisonment, literature, Memoir, Memory studies, Narrative, Poetry, Political Prisoners, Pretoria, Prison, protest, Resistance, South Africa, South African History, South African Literature, Torture, Violence
The United Nations has proclaimed 26 April International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. The day was first observed in 2016, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the 1986 nuclear disaster.
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Posted 26 April 2021
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By Lyn Schumaker Excerpted from EVIDENCE, ETHOS AND EXPERIMENT: The Anthropology and History of Medical Research in Africa, edited by P. Wenzel Geissler and Catherine Molyneux
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Posted 25 April 2021
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Tagged: africa, anthropology, Copperbelt, global health, Malaria, MedAnth, medical anthropology, Medical History, Medical Research, Postcolonial Science Studies, public health, Science Studies, World Malaria Day, Zambia
Widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and the world’s greatest dramatist, William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor. Shakespeare’s plays being translated in over 50 languages and performed across the globe for audiences of all ages. Shakespeare was also an actor and the creator of the Globe […]
Read an excerpt from Marek Haltof’s POLISH FILM AND THE HOLOCAUST: Politics and Memory.
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Posted 19 April 2021
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Tagged: anti-fascism, commemoration, film and media studies, genocide studies, history, holocaust, holocaust memory, holocaust resistance, Jewish heritage, Jewish history, Jewish studies, Memory studies, poland, polish cinema, polish film, politics, Warsaw, Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Did scenes in rock art create new ways of seeing the world? In the spirit of the SAA annual conference we are delighted to provide a book preview (along with striking images) of Iain Davidson and April Nowell’s title, MAKING SCENES: Global Perspectives on Scenes in Rock Art.
Excerpted from Olga Solomon’s “Autism and Affordances of Achievement: Narrative Genres and Parenting Practices,” in The Social Life of Achievement THE SOCIAL LIFE OF ACHIEVEMENTEdited by Nicholas J. Long and Henrietta MooreVol. 2, Wyse Series in Social Anthropology What happens when people “achieve”? Why do reactions to “achievement” vary so profoundly? And how might an […]
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Posted 02 April 2021
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Tagged: #LightUpWithBlue, #LightUpWithKindness, achievement, anthropology, autism, narrative studies, social anthropology, sociology, world autism awareness day, Wyse, wyse series in social anthropology