1203, 2013

Archives ouvertes de l’IFPO / IFPO Open Archives

By Dominique Akhoun-Schwarb|March 12, 2013|Anthropology and Sociology, Art and Archaeology, History, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica, Politics and International Relations, Religions|0 comments

The French Institute for the Near East (Ifpo) collections serves the advancement of knowledge on the Middle East in general and Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, the Palestinian territories and Iraq in particular, in all the disciplines of humanities and social sciences, from Antiquity to our times. From its three firmly grounded scientific departments (Contemporary Studies, Medieval and Modern Arab Studies and Archaeology and Ancient History), Ifpo has developed a large academic spectrum,

0401, 2013

A Pictorial Story of a Tamil Community in North London

By Farzana Whitfield|January 4, 2013|Anthropology and Sociology, Art and Archaeology, South Asia|0 comments

Chiara Contrino has worked closely with the Hindu Sri Lankan Tamil communities in North London since 2006 to produce an exhibition that documents aspects of their culture and religious rituals, and to explore their significance for the participants. According to an old Tamil proverb, there cannot be a place called home without a Temple. Wherever in the world a Tamil community establishes itself, statues of the Gods will follow the

1712, 2012

Anthropology and Sociology – October and November 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|December 17, 2012|Anthropology and Sociology|0 comments

Anthropology & Sociology The SAGE handbook of social anthropology / edited by Richard Fardon, Olivia Harris, Trevor H.J. Marchand, Mark Nuttall, Cris Shore, Veronica Strang and Richard A. Wilson. Fashioning Japanese subcultures / Yuniya Kawamura. Ancestors in Borneo societies : death, transformation, and social immortality / edited by Pascal Couderc and Kenneth Sillander. An approach to the cultural mapping of North-East India in respect of tribal tales / Pratibha Mandal.

2911, 2012

Mediterranean Memory : Med-Mem

By Dominique Akhoun-Schwarb|November 29, 2012|Africa, Anthropology and Sociology, Films and Sound Recordings, History, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica, Music, Media and Film Studies|0 comments

Recently Launched: Med-Mem Online Archive of Mediterranean Video, 4000 Digitized Items Available “Sharing our Mediterranean Audiovisual Heritage (Med-Mem)” – co-funded by the European Union as part of the Euromed Heritage IV programme – offers the general public the largest online video archive library devoted to the historic, cultural and tourism heritage of the Mediterranean, free of charge. The TV and radio archives, set into their historic and cultural context, are

1110, 2012

Fascinating event on South Asians of African descent

By Farzana Whitfield|October 11, 2012|Africa, Anthropology and Sociology, South Asia|0 comments

I find this a very fascinating and absorbing part of South Asian/African history. So it is wonderful to know that on the 18th October, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies presents an evening seminar titled African Diaspora in Asia: Cultural Survivals, Codes & Signifiers. This event explores a small part of the diaspora, in order to understand the diversity of South Asians of African descent. The presentations on India and Sri Lanka are based on

2908, 2012

Reframing the Study of Muslim Diasporas in Britain

By Farzana Whitfield|August 29, 2012|Anthropology and Sociology, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica, Religions|0 comments

On the 15th September, SOAS will be holding a 1 day seminar reflecting on how Muslims in Britain have evolved through global events, government policies and academic affairs. Through cultural, literary and media studies, the day will explore and discuss Muslim society in Britain and the growing fascination with this ever growing area of study. For further details and to find out how to book a place, please view the following

2808, 2012

Anthropology & Sociology – August 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|August 28, 2012|Anthropology and Sociology|0 comments

All tomorrow’s cultures : anthropological engagements with the future / Samuel Gerald Collins. Anthropologists, indigenous scholars and the research endeavour : seeking bridges towards mutual respect / edited by Joy Hendry and Laara Fitznor. Being there : learning to live cross-culturally / edited by Sarah H. Davis and Melvin Konner. Contemporary sociological theory / edited by Craig Calhoun … [et al.]. 3rd Edition The creolization of theory / edited by

1506, 2012

Anthropology and Sociology – May 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|June 15, 2012|Anthropology and Sociology|0 comments

Anthropological practice : fieldwork and the ethnographic method. / Judith Okely From global poverty to global equality : a philosophical exploration / Pablo Gilabert. Connected, or, What it means to live in the network society / Steven Shaviro. The inside text : social, cultural and design perspectives on SMS / ed. by R. Harper, L. Palen and A. Taylor. The rise of anthropological theory : a history of theories of

2305, 2012

Anthropology and Sociology – Jan to May 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|May 23, 2012|Anthropology and Sociology|0 comments

The anthropology of religion, charisma, and ghosts : Chinese lessons for adequate theory / Stephan Feuchtwang. Cultural sociology of the Middle East, Asia, & Africa : an encyclopedia. Jan-May 2012

3004, 2012

Anthropology and Sociology – April 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|April 30, 2012|Anthropology and Sociology|0 comments

Together : the rituals, pleasures and politics of co-operation / Richard Sennett. Differentiating development : beyond an anthropology of critique / edited by Soumhya Venkatesan and Thomas Yarrow. The state and the social : state formation in Botswana and its pre-colonial and colonial genealogies / Ørnulf Gulbrandsen. Ethnographic practice in the present / edited by Marit Melhuus [et al.]. Serendipity in anthropological research : the nomadic turn / by Haim