Fire Otherwise: Ethnobiology of Burning for a Changing World Edited by Cynthia T. Fowler and James R. Welch University of Utah Press, 2018 Fire is a daunting human ecological challenge and a major subject in science and policy debates about global trends in land conversion, climate change, and...
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The Steven Lee Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship 2019 call for applications About the Award For every SALSA conference since 2016, a travel stipend of $500 has been awarded to a graduate student, recent PhD, or precariously employed member who wishes to present their work at the SALSA sesquiannual meetings. This...
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Amahuaca construyendo territorio Claudia Arteaga, Scripps College, 2018 Amahuaca construyendo territorio trata sobre los territorios de las comunidades de San Martín y San Juan, pertenecientes al pueblo amahuaca de la selva peruana, como espacios disputados. En éstos, sus habitantes invocan recuerdos que los conectan al lugar donde viven,...
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In Search of a Bororo Mr. Right Flavia Kremer Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, University of Manchester, 2018 In Search of a Bororo Mr. Right is an experimental "rom com", in that it seeks to introduce the romantic comedy genre as a novel tool for an ethnographic analysis...
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From Filmmaker Warriors to Flash Drive Shamans: Indigenous Media Production and Engagement in Latin America Edited by Richard Pace Vanderbilt University Press, 2018 From Filmmaker Warriors to Flash Drive Shamans broadens the base of research on Indigenous media in Latin America through thirteen chapters that explore groups such as...
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Stephen Nugent In Memoriam: 1950-2018 By Miguel Alexiades I was very sad to learn that our colleague Stephen Nugent passed away on November 13. Many will know Steve for his pioneering and excellent work on Brazilian peasant and ribereño societies, as well as on broader social processes relating...
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