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15:12

How scholars in the Middle East developed anthropology more than 1000 years ago - Lorenz [en] "Radical Anthropology"

Anthropology emerged in a relatively high scientific level in the wider Middle East before it existed as a discipline in the West. Therefore, the label of colonialism often coupled to its emergence must be removed. This is the main point of an article by Hassen Chaabani in the recent issue of (...) -- Us and Them, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers, history

16:09

Now I am a truly engaged anthropologist! - Lorenz [en] "Radical Anthropology"

I wanted to write this post long time ago. As you might have noticed, there haven’t been any new posts on this blog since the 24th of October last year. So what has happened? Well, at about the same time I wrote my last blog post, the most wonderful woman entered my life. Two months later we (...) -- internal notes

17:34

When anthropology is begging for attention: PopAnth website launched - Lorenz [en] "Radical Anthropology"

Regularily, new initiatives are launched to make anthropological knowledge more accessible to the general public. A few weeks ago, PopAnth was launched - a highly ambitious project that “translates anthropological discoveries for popular consumption” as they explain: We take anthropology’s (...) -- Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, anthropology (general), websites

03:39

Minority scholars treated as second class academics: Still a racial bias in anthropology - Lorenz [en] "Radical Anthropology"

In a blog post at AnthroNow, Manissa McCleave Maharawal draws our attention to an important article in the American Anthropologist that was already published in november 2011: Anthropology as White Public Space? Here, Karen Brodkin, Sandra Morgen, and Janis Hutchinson show that there is still (...) -- indigenous people / minorities, Us and Them, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers

23:30

What the burial of a 4 year old boy says about daily life more than 24 000 years ago - Lorenz [en] "Radical Anthropology"

Antropologi.info is mainly about social anthropology. So, maybe now it’s time to get inspired by a paper from a neighbouring discipline - archaeology. Lukas Loeb has sent me this paper that he’d like to share with others: The Human Burial of the Abrigo Lagar Velho Child. An analysis of human (...) -- culture traditions, Europe, journal articles / papers, history

12:34

Why are academic articles so expensive? - Lorenz [en] "Radical Anthropology"

Academic paywalls: No access to knowledge. Photo: noboder network, flickr 30 US Dollars in order to read a single academic article? Why? Is it about making money? No. “The high price is designed to maintain the barrier between academia and the outside world. Paywalls codify and commodify tacit (...) -- Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers, University / Academia

14:17

Teenthropologist: Reasons for studying anthropology instead of medicine - Lorenz [en] "Radical Anthropology"

“At the age of 18, why do I want to settle down and commit myself to Medicine when I can really investigate for example why there are health differences between the different classes and areas in Britain?” Teenthropologist is the name of a new anthropology blog, written maybe by the youngest (...) -- anthropology (general), University / Academia, websites

16:19

Journal of Business Anthropology: Open Access and "Without Jargon" - Lorenz [en] "Radical Anthropology"

“Please write for us, but write in plain English!” The new Journal of Business Anthropology (JBA) does not only provide open access to all articles. It demonstrates that open access should mean more: What’s the point with free access to scholarship when jargon is excluding most people from (...) -- corporate & business anthropology, Open Access Anthropology and Knowledge Sharing, anthropology (general), journal articles / papers

16:07

I'm upgrading antropologi.info - Lorenz [en] "Radical Anthropology"

I’m about to upgrade the blog engine (antropologi.info is powered by b2evolution) and I hope everything will work fine, but you never know, upgrading can get tricky. In any case, the blog will be unavailable for at least for a few minutes during the upgrade process. I hope I’ll resume blogging (...) -- internal notes