World’s Most Vital Resource
It is not necessary to explain the process by which algae through millions of years of geological time and chemical … Continue reading World’s Most Vital Resource
Tag: Anthropology
The War Against Privacy
In the May-June 1993 issue of Wired Magazine, an article on a group of mathematicians advocating a radical, libertarian, cryptographic … Continue reading The War Against Privacy
Decline of Brazil’s Middle Class
Although he was a left-wing, socialist president for two consecutive terms, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva demonstrated that a left-wing … Continue reading Decline of Brazil’s Middle Class
Birth of the Pharmaceutical
In his highly original work, Birth of the Clinic, Foucault focuses his attention on the human experience and the rational … Continue reading Birth of the Pharmaceutical
Changing Global Economies
For decades, investors in advanced economies (AEs) have shaped the evolution of global markets. Research shows that advanced economy investors … Continue reading Changing Global Economies
Undocumented Migration: a global problem
People are migrating across the globe in unprecedented numbers. More than 200 million people are residing in countries other than … Continue reading Undocumented Migration: a global problem
Origins and Scope of Thick Ethnography
Within a historical context, ethnography attempts to be holistic in nature based in part on emic views. It is written, … Continue reading Origins and Scope of Thick Ethnography
Human Trafficking: a growing epidemic
Some sources claim that one out of every 236 people becomes a victim of human trafficking. Even more startling, sources … Continue reading Human Trafficking: a growing epidemic
Global Warming: trends and consequences
Recently, health officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued a travel alert for Central, South America and the … Continue reading Global Warming: trends and consequences
Intricacies of Universal Health Care
What are some of the primary concerns of Universal Health and access to quality health care? Among researchers doing studies … Continue reading Intricacies of Universal Health Care
Expatriates: Dilemmas and Misconceptions
Those who have chosen to become permanent expatriates at some time or another experience a very disturbing and confusing dilemma. … Continue reading Expatriates: Dilemmas and Misconceptions
Affirmative Action in Brazil: is it necessary?
Recently, I came across an article in Lasa Forum Spring 2013 edition in which Edward Telles and Marcelo Paixão assessed … Continue reading Affirmative Action in Brazil: is it necessary?
Mandate of the Intellectual
Recently, a PhD educated, cultural researcher for a Canadian magazine contacted me about Perspectives’ focus on “open-access publishing, public accessibility … Continue reading Mandate of the Intellectual
Indispensability of Medical Anthropology
Medical anthropology, although considered a subcategory in anthropology, has been making contributions to medicine and public health since the development … Continue reading Indispensability of Medical Anthropology
Black American Men and Brazilian Women
Any attempt to understand black American men and their relationships with Brazilian women must first consider cultural characteristics and the … Continue reading Black American Men and Brazilian Women
US – Brazil Relations: the dynamics of consciousness and empowerment
In 2012, Dr. Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Roscoe Pound Professor of Law, Harvard University Law School lectured at the David Rockefeller … Continue reading US – Brazil Relations: the dynamics of consciousness and empowerment
Tristes Tropiques: Revisited
When I first encountered Lévi-Strauss in graduate school, I thought the title of his monumental work sounded strange. At that … Continue reading Tristes Tropiques: Revisited
Universality of Truth
Now this is an article that is going to upset a lot of people but at the same time it will cause a lot of people to reflect on something that we so easily take for granted.
The Cultural Incongruence of Democracy
Countries throughout the world are struggling to throw off their traditional forms of government and acquire the democratic way of … Continue reading The Cultural Incongruence of Democracy
Self-imposed Discrimination in Brazil
When I arrived in Brazil seven years ago as an American anthropologist seeking to discover if Brazil would be a … Continue reading Self-imposed Discrimination in Brazil
Long-term Ethnographic Immersion
In the years I have been doing ethnographic research, I have found that some ethnographers have a tendency to avoid researching issues that involve deep immersion.
Transforming Refugees
The point of this article is not to argue that bio-medicine has become a mechanism for establishing political or … Continue reading Transforming Refugees
Traditional Family Values in Urbanized Societies
This article presents a brief discussion about the importance of traditional cultural and family values in urbanized, industrialized societies. In … Continue reading Traditional Family Values in Urbanized Societies
Unemployment & Poverty in Brazil
Although there is considerable literature on conditions of unemployment and poverty in many modernized countries, there is a penuriously small … Continue reading Unemployment & Poverty in Brazil
The Art of Capoeira
There are many holidays celebrated in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. And on almost every occasion, you can see … Continue reading The Art of Capoeira
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