The Anthropology of Organized Crime – The Study of a Multifaceted Global Phenomenon
Anthropologists study organized crime in a number of ways, including ethnographic research, participant observation and interviews.
Is the belief in magic and witchcraft an example of irrational mystical thinking that characterises pre-modern society?
In the early days of anthropology, magic & witchcraft were seen as evidence of the primitive nature of the societies in which they were found
By drawing on a relevant case study, discuss how global migration contributes to the ‘global cultural economy’ (Appadurai 1990)
Appadurai (1990) describes the “global cultural economy” as consisting of “complex” and “overlapping” dimensions that co-exist and intermingle but are often disconnected from each other.
Castillo de Huarmey Necropolis in Peru
The Wari culture, a pre-Inca Middle Horizon civilization that thrived in the south-central Andes and coastal region of present-day Peru from roughly AD 500 to AD 1000, was considered to have built the site as a royal cemetery.
Representations of the Divine have always been socially contentious
Representations of the divine have proven to be a lightning rod for people of different ideologies and has thus been linked to much destruction and violence over the millennia, including the twenty-first century.
What are the ways in which “(b)ordering” enacts “othering” (Van Houtum and Van Naerssen 2002)?
One of the most important functions of “bordering” is the creation of a narrative of unity and homogeneity within the territory, while at the same time portraying the people beyond the border as different, a concept known as “othering.”
Why are borders sometimes referred to as violent? Discuss the different forms of violence found at borders
Borders can be said to be violent because of the way they are drawn, the way they are enforced, and the psychological and economic effects they have on people.
The impact of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) on Anthropology
The rise of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) have caused a seismic shift in the study of kinship in anthropology.
Giant head of Hercules recovered from Antikythera shipwreck in Greece
The Antikythera Wreck, or Ναυάγιο των Αντικυθήρων in Greek, is a shipwreck from the Roman era that occurred in the second quarter of the first century BC.
Compare the operations and implications of Bridewealth and Dowry
The raison d’etre for the existence of the marriage payments, and the underlying assumptions about the value of women differ considerably in societies where bridewealth payments are made upon marriage, as opposed to those where a dowry payment is the custom.