Exploração sexual de meninas indígenas O Ministério Público Federal no Amazonas (MPF/AM) entrou com ação civil pública para pedir a condenação de dez pessoas acusadas de praticarem diversos crimes relacionados à exploração sexual de meninas e adolescentes indígenas em São Gabriel da Cachoeira, cidade a 852...
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Steven (Steve) Rubenstein In Memoriam: 1962-2012 It is with great sadness that we report the death of our dear colleague, Steve Rubenstein, Steve died March 8, 2012, in his home in Liverpool, where he had been living since 2006. Steve was a Reader in Latin American...
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A Question of Perspective Josefine Borrmann, Julia Luhnau, 2013 A Question of Perspective is a documentary investigating the history and current effect of organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on the lives of contemporary families. How do the preparations for the Olympics in Rio change the lives of...
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Neil Whitehead In Memoriam: 1956-2012 Our hearts are heavy with the news of the passing of Neil Whitehead, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an inspiring colleague, mentor, and friend. Neil passed away in Madison after a bout with illness. He was well-known...
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Demarcation of Tupinambá Territory Dear Colleagues, I send below an English translation of the Avaaz petition created by anthropologists and other acadmics who have worked with the Tupinambá in Brazil recently. The petition asking for state action to complete demarcation of the Tupinambá territory so as...
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Hijos de la Selva / Sons of the Forest: The Ethnographic Photography of Max Schmidt Edited by Viggo Mortensen, with texts by Federico Bossert and Diego Villar Perceval Press, 2013 Hijos de la Selva / Sons of the Forest outlines the story of German Ethnographer and explorer Max Schmidt, and includes many...
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