Intermedial Densities in the Work of Jan Švankmajer: A Media-Anthropological Case Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 91-106
Author(s):  
Mareike Sera
Keyword(s):  
Anthropological Perspective

This chapter suggests that intermediality offers itself as a reinforced sense of intimacy. Dialogue requires to get in ‘touch’ with each other, to share each other's worlds. Based on the writings of Eduardo Viveiros De Castro, and on Giorgio Agamben's notes on gesture, the essay pursues this idea from a media-anthropological perspective in the work of Czech filmmaker Jan Švankmajer, focusing on three films: The Flat (Byt, 1968), The Ossuary (Kostnice, 1970) and Dimension of Dialogue (Moznosti dialogu, 1982).

scholarly journals Anthropological Perspective Study on the Muslims in Mysore City-India (Case study Shia Muslims)

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Jalal Jafarpour
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Remarkable Case ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Anthropological Research ◽  
National Leaders ◽  
Indian State ◽  
History Of ◽  
Modern Era

<p>India, because of including a collection of religions and religious minorities altogether in itself, especially in this modern era, is a remarkable case of study and consideration. This study also, as an anthropological research and in order to get familiar with the religious identity of Muslims and Shias of Mysore in particular, has played its role. This project is a case study about the Shia Muslims in Mysore; it has also a historical look upon formation of cultural identity of Shias in India. During the reign of the Arab traders, they brought Islam into the South Indian state of Karnataka almost as soon as the faith was initiated in Arabia. Along with their faith, Muslims brought many products to the region. The Islamic presence and power in the state reached its greatest heights during the reigns of Hyder Ali and his son Tippu Sultan. Though killed by the British in 1799, Tippu Sultan was one of the only national leaders to defeat the British in battle and is still considered a hero for many Indians. The internal structure of Indian Muslims as a religio-ethnic group was quite complex. Shias Islam has deep-rooted influence in present and history of India from North to South with various Shia Muslim dynasties ruling Indian provinces from time to time.</p>

On Memory Work in Post-communist Europe

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorena Anton
Keyword(s):  
Memory Studies ◽  
Communist Regime ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Politics Of Memory ◽  
Memory Work ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
The Social ◽  
Communist Past

Taking the memory of pronatalism in contemporary Romania as a case study, this article is an attempt to view the national politics of memory of contemporary Europe with regard to its communist past from an anthropological perspective. From 1966 to 1989, the communist regime imposed extreme policies of controlled demography in Romania, as it was imputed, for 'the good of the socialist nation'. Profamily measures were developed in parallel to the banning of abortion on request and the making of contraception almost inaccessible. The social remembering of such a difficult past is still a taboo in contemporary Romanian society. This general lack of public remembering, which is still playing a role in the current situation of Romania's reproductive health, is influenced by the interrelations between the different forms of pronatalist memory. The analysis is based on oral history fieldwork conducted between 2003 and 2008, and is theoretically informed by the interdisciplinary field of Memory Studies.

scholarly journals Memories of Faraway Visitors to Southeast Asia: the ‘Portuguese fort’ in Amurang

ILUMINURAS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (50) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Johanna Schouten
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
The Past ◽  
Positive Image ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
The Town

ABSTRACT: This article examines today’s perception among Indonesians of the Portuguese presence in Eastern Indonesia during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Despite evidence of the often violent pursuit of supremacy and material benefit by European navigators, the local population has different understandings of the past. An assessment of these from an anthropological perspective is guided by twin concepts such as emics and etics, and memory and history. Our case study combines documentary research and fieldwork, focusing on a colonial fort in the town of Amurang, on the island of Sulawesi. The present-day accounts of the local population and of some official organizations attribute a Portuguese origin to this fort, and narratives about the Portuguese abound in folk memory, often contradicting the findings of scientific research. Most significant is the positive image of the Portuguese prevalent among the population. The article includes historical data on the Portuguese and Spanish presence in Indonesia and ethnographic data of Amurang, as well as architectural and archaeological details of the fort.Keywords: Forts Folk memories Postcolonialism Portuguese Indonesia Memórias de visitantes longínquos ao Sudeste Asiático: a ‘fortaleza portuguesa’ em AmurangRESUMO: Este artigo examina a perceção existente na atualidade entre os indonésios relativamente à presença portuguesa no arquipélago entre os séculos XVI e XVII. Apesar de as evidências demonstrarem que a busca por supremacia e benefícios materiais por parte de navegadores europeus foi realizada com recurso à violência, a população local apresenta versões diferentes deste passado. Numa análise destas versões, seguindo uma abordagem antropológica, é útil a aplicação de binómios como emics e etics, e memória e história. Para o presente estudo foi efetuada investigação de terreno e documental sobre um forte colonial da cidade de Amurang, na ilha de Sulawesi. Nas numerosas narrativas populares e no discurso oficial sobre os portugueses, estes foram os construtores deste forte, contradizendo conclusões de investigação científica. Sobressai a prevalência junto da população de uma imagem positiva dos portugueses. O artigo inclui informação histórica relativa à presença portuguesa e espanhola na Indonésia, dados etnográficos de Amurang, assim como detalhes arquitetónicos e arqueológicos do forte.Palavras-chave: Fortalezas; Memórias populares; Pós-colonialismo; Portugueses; Indonésia

Co-Construction and Field Creation

2004 ◽  
pp. 219-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maximilian Forte
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Research Ethics ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Web Development ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Virtual Ethnography ◽  
Modes Of Action

Ethnographic research ethics involved in bridging offline and online modes of action research are the focal point of this chapter, written from an anthropological perspective. The specific form of action research in this case study is that of website development. The author argues that online action research, and Web development as a research tool and relationship in ethnographic research are still very much neglected areas of concern, with respect to both virtual ethnography and traditional forms of field work. In this chapter, the argument put forth is that while traditional offline research ethics are still applicable, especially in the offline dimension of research that precedes collaborative Web development, online modes of action research involve substantively different and more fluid conceptions of research ethics, rights and responsibilities for all parties concerned.

Shock Tourism – between Sensation and Empathy. 9/11 Case Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (0) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Anna Duda
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Analysis Of Narratives

Purpose. The attempt to create a definition of the shock tourism as a type of dark tourism. The phenomenon of spontaneous travels to sites of disasters was first described from the anthropological perspective by Chris Rojek in 1993. He used the term black spots, referring to places that became travel destinations in reaction to current media coverage (spotlights). In Polish research we hitherto lack the translation of this term, as well as explicit descriptions of travels which are the immediate result of current media coverage. The proposed definition of shock tourism will be presented not only as a kind of „sensation tourism”. The visitors, through their presence, not only influence the shape of memory sites but they also take part in creating the memory of tragic events. The example of New York’s Ground Zero shows us how much, over the course of recent years, not only the physical space of the site, but also its symbolic dimensions have changed. The narration of 11th September National Museum, the 9/11 Memorial Site and the work of non-profit 9/11 Tribute Center contribute to changing the perception of „shock sites” from lieux de l’imagination to lieux de mémoire. Method. Fieldwork, participant observation (an analysis of narratives of 9/11 National Museum and Memory Site; observation of tourists’ and tour guides behaviour). Findings. An analysis of narratives of 9/11 National Museum and Memori Site, as well as the activity of 9/11 Tribute Center became a starting point to further considerations on the role of tourists in creating postmodern lieux de mémoire. Research and conclusions limitations. Limited time of fieldwork (10 days). Originality. The paper concerns postmodern phenomenon of the evolution od post-disaster sites into the memorylands, according to Sharon Macdonald’s concept. The framework of shock tourism opens new horizons and research perspectives of this process. Type of paper. Theoretical paper based on case study of 9/11.

scholarly journals An anthropological perspective on shifting cultivation: A case study of Khoriya cultivation in the Arun Valley of Eastern Nepal

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 93-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suresh Dhakal
Keyword(s):  
Shifting Cultivation ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Long Time

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scholarly journals Methylmercury and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Mediterranean Seafood: A Molecular Anthropological Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 11179
Author(s):  
Andrea De Giovanni ◽  
Cristina Giuliani ◽  
Mauro Marini ◽  
Donata Luiselli
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Environmental Pollutants ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Seafood Consumption ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Informative Case ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Potential Impact

Eating seafood has numerous health benefits; however, it constitutes one of the main sources of exposure to several harmful environmental pollutants, both of anthropogenic and natural origin. Among these, methylmercury and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons give rise to concerns related to their possible effects on human biology. In the present review, we summarize the results of epidemiological investigations on the genetic component of individual susceptibility to methylmercury and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure in humans, and on the effects that these two pollutants have on human epigenetic profiles (DNA methylation). Then, we provide evidence that Mediterranean coastal communities represent an informative case study to investigate the potential impact of methylmercury and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the human genome and epigenome, since they are characterized by a traditionally high local seafood consumption, and given the characteristics that render the Mediterranean Sea particularly polluted. Finally, we discuss the challenges of a molecular anthropological approach to this topic.

Individualisation of the Biological Remains from Anthropological Perspective-A Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Surender Kumar Pal ◽  
Arun Sharma ◽  
Ajay Sehgal ◽  
Vjiay Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Anthropological Perspective
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