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Maya Postclassic persistence in the Birds of Paradise Wetland Fields, Belize. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Sánchez-Morales LM, Beach TP, Luzzadder-Beach S, Krause S, Cook D, Smith B, Lentz D, Quiroz C, Pratt W, Phillips L, Guderjan T, Hanratty C, Valdez F.   +12 more
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Leo Tolstoy's urban anthropology

, 2016
The article tackles the issue of Leo Tolstoy's attitude towards the city, perceivedas a sui generis organised space affecting behaviour of human beings. It analyses the literaryworks by the author of Anna Karenina, which either conjure up urban images or set their scenes in cities.
openaire   +1 more source

On dancing and fishing : joy and the celebration of fertility among the Punu of Congo-Brazzaville [PDF]

, 2010
Plancke, Carine
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EPISTEMIC EXTRACTIVISM IN ENGAGED URBAN AND HOUSING RESEARCH: Implications and Counter‐measures

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract What is ‘epistemic extractivism’, and how does it affect researchers who are engaged in urban and housing movements? This essay first explores the contexts of both engaged research and epistemic extractivism, clarifying their meanings and implications. It also disentangles the ethical and methodological risks posed by epistemic extractivism in
Miguel A. Martínez
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling the rise and demise of Classic Maya cities: Climate, conflict, and economies of scale. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
McCool WC, Codding BF, Degnan B, Ebert CE, Johnson ES, Vernon KB, Wilson KM, Beach T, Prufer KM, Kennett DJ.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

ENTANGLED PUBLIC ESSENTIALS: Female Perspectives on Public Toilets in Portugal and How to Propel Change

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Women living in more affluent urban contexts have poor access to sanitary infrastructures owing to a lack of female public toilets. Existing toilets are often poorly maintained, and their design does not suit women’s daily needs. In this essay I use a mixed‐methods approach that combines the analysis of documents and secondary sources with the
Bruna Coelho
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a Biocultural Synthesis of the Peopling of the Americas: Introduction to the Special Issue. [PDF]

Am J Biol Anthropol
Menéndez LP, Hubbe M.
europepmc   +1 more source

DIGITAL TECHNOSCIENTIFIC SOCIALITIES AS AN ENTANGLED COMMONS

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this contribution I examine digital technoscientific socialities through ethnographic fieldwork with Health for All, an interdisciplinary network formed at the start of the Covid‐19 outbreak. I expand the entangled commons framework for anthropological inquiry into collaborative, data‐intensive science, arguing that digital technoscientific
Lucilla Barchetta
wiley   +1 more source

A theoretical model of secular body mass index dynamics among Russian adults under changing socio-economic conditions. [PDF]

J Physiol Anthropol
Negasheva MA, Kuznetsova OA, Khafizova AA, Movsesian AA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

AUGURAL TERRITORIES: On the Prophetic Organizing of the Mid‐range

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article I introduce the concept of augural territories to theorize the urbanism that emerged during pandemic lockdowns. I draw on ethnographic research in Madrid to examine how community‐based responses—including mutual aid networks, food pantries and neighbourhood associations—disrupted the spatial and temporal logics of territorial ...
Alberto Corsín Jiménez
wiley   +1 more source