Essays about: "Cultural Anthropology"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 81 essays containing the words Cultural Anthropology.
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16. In the Arms of Our Ancestors: The Universal Social Phenomenon of Human Child Care
University essay from Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiAbstract : Care is a fundamental need to all human children, in all cultures and through all of human existence. While child care is universal, its practices are cultural-specific. READ MORE
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17. The adaption of cultural activities : A qualitative study on families with young children during a pandemic
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och ITAbstract : Libraries play an important role in society by offering cultural activities to families with younger children. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the libraries had to restrict their services. Due to the restrictions, families have lost many of the opportunities that the library offered. READ MORE
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18. THE SUBALTERNS SING : MUSIC, AGENCY, AND THE POLITICS OF LIFE DURING THE EBOLA EPIDEMIC IN WEST AFRICA
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The Ebola epidemic in 2014 was framed as the most serious humanitarian crisis that West Africa has faced since the beginning of this millennium. In Liberia and Sierra Leone, two countries that had just come out of civil wars less than twelve years ago, were the most affected. READ MORE
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19. Becoming Raggare: Materiality Through the Car : A Sensory Exploration of Car Phenomenology Within the Raggar Subculture
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionenAbstract : Raggare is a unique and rather understudied subculture within Scandinavia that emerged in the 1950s and has been vibrant since. They are noted for their affection towards 1950s American aesthetics and, most importantly, American vintage cars. READ MORE
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20. Negotiating the moral community : Moral intimacy in the shadow of Colombia's rebel rule
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : While cultural anthropology has a well-established tradition of studying armed conflict and postconflict societies, its consideration of morality in this context has hitherto been granted a tangential, rather than central role. Addressing this gap, the present thesis draws on qualitative data collected during four weeks of fieldwork carried out in the rural inland of Colombia’s Urabá region between June and July of 2018 to explore the ways in which morality is locally constructed in communities afflicted by a history of armed violence and rebel governance. READ MORE
