scholarly journals Exposure: the ethics of making, sharing and displaying photographs of human remains

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Harries ◽  
Linda Fibiger ◽  
Joan Smith ◽  
Tal Adler ◽  
Anna Szöke
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Human Remains ◽  
Physical Anthropology ◽  
Ethical Concern ◽  
Technical Process ◽  
Politics Of Recognition ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Photographic Images ◽  
Photographic Image

This article will query the ethics of making and displaying photographs of human remains. In particular, we will focus on the role of photography in constituting human remains as specimens, and the centrality of the creation and circulation of photographic images to the work of physical anthropology and bioarchaeology. This work has increasingly become the object of ethical scrutiny, particularly in the context of a (post)colonial politics of recognition in which indigenous people seek to recover dominion over their looted material heritage, including the remains of their dead. This ethical concern extends to the question of how and under what circumstances we may display photographs of human remains. Moreover, this is not just a matter of whether and when we should or should not show photographs of the remains of the dead. It is a question of how these images are composed and produced. Our discussion of the ethics of the image is, therefore, indivisible from a consideration of the socio-technical process by which the photographic image is produced, circulated and consumed.

Politics of Symbolism: The Making of Birsa Munda’s Statue in Post-colonial Jharkhand, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-161
Author(s):  
Rahul Ranjan
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Conceptual Tool ◽  
Memory Politics ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Exciting Opportunity ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The Relationship

Birsa Munda, Adivasi leader (Indigenous people) led a rebellion at the end of the 19th century against the dikus (outsiders) popularly known as Birsa Ulgulan (tumult, rebellion). The movement targeted British officials, zamindars, and missionaries. One of the immediate effects of the movement emerged in the form of protectionary legislation (Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act) and later played an influential role in the making of Jharkhand. In the contemporary social and political landscape, the presence of Birsa Munda in the form of the built environment such as statue is indelible and offers an exciting opportunity to understand the new aesthetic turn. In particular, the author investigates two statues in Jharkhand. These statues that function as “sites of memory” play a significant role in political mobilisation and vote-bank politics. It also offers a possibility to understand the relationship between the state, elites and subalterns. The paper builds upon ethnographic materials collected during the fieldwork and devices a conceptual tool of “material-memory” to offer the specific role of Birsa’s memory as medium of doing memory politics.

Life and Death on the Nile

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
George J. Armelagos ◽  
Dennis P. Van Gerven
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Human Remains ◽  
Physical Anthropology ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
The Third ◽  
Physical Anthropologist ◽  
Intellectual Movements

Physical anthropology in Nubia has contributed to three intellectual movements, each of which was a result of archaeological surveys associated with the construction of successively higher dams at Aswan in Egypt. The analysis of human remains excavated by the first survey was guided by the then strongly held belief that the capacity for cultural achievement was determined by the racial attributes of Nubian populations. The role of the physical anthropologist was to establish the racial types associated with the rise and fall of Nubian civilizations. The second survey resulted in a critical reaction to racial determinism in which racial attributes were viewed as independent of cultural achievement. The third produced the third intellectual shift and informs the theoretical basis of this volume. Known as the biocultural perspective, the focus is on the interaction between the biology of human populations and the cultural and natural environments in which they exist.

Mummies and physical anthropology

2015 ◽  
pp. 408-426
Author(s):  
Salima Ikram
Keyword(s):  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Human Remains ◽  
Physical Anthropology ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
The State ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
State Of Health ◽  
Chemical Knowledge ◽  
Over Time

The primary sources for the study of Egypt’s population are the mummified remains and skeletons of the ancient Egyptians themselves. Initially viewed as curiosities, mummies are now studied as holistic artefacts that provide information not only about the state of health of the population, the diseases from which they suffered, but also the economy, medical and chemical knowledge, and the religious beliefs of the Egyptians. This chapter summarizes the role of human remains in the study of ancient Egypt and how it has changed over time.

scholarly journals (Lack of) government policy for indigenous (Sámi) sport: A chain of legitimating and de-legitimating acts

2021 ◽  
pp. 101269022098865
Author(s):  
Eivind Å Skille ◽  
Josef Fahlén ◽  
Cecilia Stenling ◽  
Anna-Maria Strittmatter
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Goal ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Sport Policy ◽  
A Chain ◽  
State Organization ◽  
Existing Data

While colonization as policy is formally a historic phenomenon in Norway and elsewhere, many former structures of state organization – including their relationship to sport – remain under post-colonial conditions. This paper is concerned with how the Norwegian government contributes to creating a situation, which includes the Norwegian sports confederation (NIF) but excludes the indigenous people Sámi’s sports organisation. Based on existing data and literature, we analyse how the state favours NIF through a chain of legitimating acts. Thus, sport is a preserve of colonization, where a one-sided legitimation parallels a de-legitimation of the overarching sport policy goal of sport-for-all. However, there are signs of change whereby actors are challenging NIF’s monopoly and ‘older’ state-sport regimes.

scholarly journals Us Mob Online: The Perils of Identifying as Indigenous on Social Media

Genealogy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Bronwyn Carlson ◽  
Tristan Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Collective Identities ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Insight Into

Social media is a highly valuable site for Indigenous people to express their identities and to engage with other Indigenous people, events, conversations, and debates. While the role of social media for Indigenous peoples is highly valued for public articulations of identity, it is not without peril. Drawing on the authors’ recent mixed-methods research in Australian Indigenous communities, this paper presents an insight into Indigenous peoples’ experiences of cultivating individual and collective identities on social media platforms. The findings suggest that Indigenous peoples are well aware of the intricacies of navigating a digital environment that exhibits persistent colonial attempts at the subjugation of Indigenous identities. We conclude that, while social media remains perilous, Indigenous people are harnessing online platforms for their own ends, for the reinforcement of selfhood, for identifying and being identified and, as a vehicle for humour and subversion.

scholarly journals Speak with one voice! Towards an ecumenical ethics applicable to the church-state dialogue in South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Koos Vorster
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Ethical Concern ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Ethics ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Government ◽  
Moral Discourses ◽  
The Church

This research deals with the question of whether an ecumenical ethics can be developed in South Africa that at least will be applicable in the field of political ethics and that can assist the various ecclesiastical traditions to ‘speak with one voice’ when they address the government on matters of Christian ethical concern. The research rests on the recognition of the variety of ethical persuasions and points of view that flow from the variety of hermeneutical approaches to Scripture. However, within this plethora of ethical discourses, an ‘overlapping’ ethics based on a proposed set of minimum theological ideas can be pursued in order to reach at least an outline of an applicable ecumenical political ethics conducive to the church–state dialogue in South Africa today. The article concludes that a ‘minimum consensus’ on the role of revelation in the moral discourses is possible and is enriched by traditional ideas such as creation and natural law, the reign of God and Christology, and it can provide a suitable common ground for an ecumenical ethics applicable to the moral difficulties in the political domain in South Africa today.

The World Heritage Convention in the Arctic and Indigenous People: Time to Reform?

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 226-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Marsden
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
World Heritage Convention ◽  
World Heritage List ◽  
The World ◽  
United Nations Declaration ◽  
High Level

This article analyses the role of the World Heritage Convention in the Arctic, particularly the role of Indigenous people in environmental protection and governance of natural, mixed and transboundary properties. It outlines the Convention in an Arctic context, profiles Arctic properties on the World Heritage List and Tentative List, and considers Arctic properties that may appear on the List of World Heritage in Danger. It gives detailed consideration to examples of Arctic natural, mixed, and potentially transboundary, properties of greatest significance to Indigenous people with reference to their environmental protection and management. In doing so, it reviews and analyses recent high-level critiques of the application of the Convention in the Arctic. Conclusions follow, the most significant of which is that the Convention and its Operational Guidelines must be reformed to be consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.

scholarly journals Masjid Kuno di Pulau Haruku Propinsi Maluku (Kajian Sejarah, Bentuk dan Fungsi)

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Alfan Firmanto
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Floor Plan ◽  
Sharia Law ◽  
Culture Influence ◽  
On This Island ◽  
History Of

The history of Islamic development on the Haruku island, cannot be separated from the role of Muslim leaders or scholars who came from the Java. Evidence of the influence of Islam in Java can be seen from the architecture of the mosque on this island which takes the form of mosques of Wali in Java. This influence can also be seen from the shape of the terraced roof and floor plan of the mosque is square, which suggests a very strong Javanese mosque architecture. Nevertheless Javanese culture influence on the structure of society in Haruku is not always visible. The mosque on the island Haruku, not only serves as a place of worship, but also has other functions, namely as a symbol of communion between state and customs , as well as a symbol of the existence of an indigenous people. Customary law is a stronger influence than the main sharia law in Rohomoni. This study concludes that the Mosque has developed a more dominant factor as a customary symbol than a religious building. Keywords : Ancient Mosque, Haruku, Ambon, Islam, Indonesia. Sejarah perkembangan agama Islam di pulau Haruku Ambon tidak bisa dilepaskan dari para tokoh ataupun ulama yang berasal dari pulau Jawa. Bukti pengaruh Islam dari Jawa dapat dilihat dari bentuk arsitektur masjid di pulau tersebut yang mengambil bentuk dari masjid-masjid Wali di Jawa. Terlihat dari bentuk Atapnya yang bertumpang dan denah masjid yang berbentuk bujur sangkar, dari segi ini pengaruh arsitektur masjid Jawa sangat kuat. Meskipun demikian secara adat dan budaya tidak terlihat pengaruh budaya Jawa pada struktur masyarakat di Haruku. Masjid di pulau Haruku, tidak sekedar berfungsi sebagai tempat ibadah, tetapi mempunyai fungsi lain yaitu sebagai simbol persekutuan antar negeri dan adat, juga sebagai simbol eksistensi sebuah masyarakat adat. Pengaruh hukum Adat lebih kuat daripada hukum syariat utamanya di negeri Rohomoni. Sehingga terkesan Masjid lebih dominan digunakan sebagai simbol adat daripada bangunan ibadah. Kata Kunci : Masjid Kuno, Haruku, Ambon, Islam, Indonesia.

scholarly journals Examining the Role of Facebook in the Dissemination of Hate Messages over the Agitation for Biafra in Ikeja, Lagos

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ogbu S. U. ◽  
Olupohunda Bayo Festus
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Regulatory Mechanisms ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods ◽  
Method Approach

In Nigeria, during the agitation for Biafra by the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra between 2013 and 2017, the role of Facebook in the dissemination of hate messages by the protagonists and those in opposition to the agitation raised concern about the role of social media as a tool for the spread of hate messages. It is against this background that this research was designed to evaluate the role of Facebook in the spread of hate messages over the agitation for the separate state of Biafra. The study adopted the exploratory design and the mix method approach; both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed. For the quantitative data, 400 questionnaires were administered on purposively sampled respondents. The surveys were analyzed using simple percentages and frequency distribution. Also, content analysis of some purposively selected Facebook messages was carried out. In the end, the research found that hate messages were propagated through Facebook using six major channels during the agitation for Biafra between 2013 and 2017. They include; Facebook Personal Profiles, Status Updates and Wall Postings, Facebook Group Chats, Facebook Video Uploads, Individual Comments and Likes, Video Shares and Reposts, and sharing of articles and links to other social media platforms. In line with its findings, the research recommended that Facebook should review its community standards and policies on postings of hate messages through its medium and also strengthen its regulatory mechanisms to ensure that it does not provide a platform anymore for propagators of hate messages in Nigeria and around the world.

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