Sentences with phrase «in cultural anthropology in»

Sebastian Junger grew up in suburban Massachusetts and graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in cultural anthropology in 1984 and has been a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in such magazines as Outside... (more)

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Kirk, also a lecturer in cultural anthropology, argued that the current policies in place at the University are not enough.
Recent expansions of curricular materials, in addition to the sexuality unit, have moved into situational ethics, cultural anthropology, and a very open exploration of biblical materials and works of religious experiences.
Studies in cultural anthropology have, become most useful to us in understanding ritual behavior, and theologians in the past decade have been discussing these studies more than ever before.
One draws upon the approaches of cultural anthropology in focusing on a society's value orientation around the issues of space and time.
His ontology and anthropology are closely linked together and open the horizon of his cultural ideal of the revival of the role of religion in the Post-Renaissance world.
In his anthropology, Solovyev is trying to show that humanity is always able to transcend the limits of the human situation, creating a multiplicity of cultural forms.
Now communication scholars have integrated insights from the fields of anthropology and cultural studies and are conscious of the significance of myth, symbol, story telling and ritual in media / audience analysis.
All this was only augmented by the growing awareness in psychology, cultural anthropology, and existentialism of the basic historicity of the self so that one no longer assumed that the historical and relative could be readily removed as merely a surface defect on an essentially natural or changelessly rational selfhood.
Nevertheless, it takes seriously the developments in critical Bible studies, the new insights gained from the social sciences of cultural anthropology and sociology, the impact of technology and political theory in rapid cultural change and the issues raised by cross-cultural communication on a global scale.
On the other hand, if another anthropology so focused on the social and cultural limitations of the self as either to ignore or to deny that the self nonetheless always bears responsibility for understanding itself and leading its own unique life, it would be equally unable to understand justice in either of its senses as ultimately grounded in the self - understanding of faith.
Thus, if an anthropology were to advert to the fact that the self is existence and, therefore, can and must understand itself, all the while ignoring the fact that the self's possibilities are also always limited by social and cultural structures, it would so understand the self that the demand for justice in the specifically political sense could not be understood as a demand of faith itself.
In his lectures he also used the vocabularies of psychology, cultural and philosophical history, sociology, anthropology, art and politics.
But today in our Third World contexts, for obvious reasons, theological enterprise needs to be nurtured by other disciplines such as social sciences, cultural anthropology, study of religions, political sciences, economy, etc..
Alternatively stated, this cultural anthropology is susceptible to descriptive generalization in terms of the process paradigm and can be studied in terms of its applicability to the structure of spiritual quests cross-culturally.
I have a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in cultural anthropology and international service.
Forensic anthropology, innovative genetic testing, statistical analysis and geospatial technology are some of the tools scientists use to collect evidence of mass executions, reunite children separated from their families, and track the destruction of cultural heritage sites in partnerships with non-profit organizations and human rights organizations dealing with atrocities unfolding across the globe.
She attained her B.A in cultural anthropology with a minor in religious studies at Louisiana State University.
Reichert - Powell and these other parents found a sympathetic ear — and voice — in Naomi Quinn, a now - retired professor in cultural anthropology who, with other women faculty, was an advocate for an inclusive parental leave policy back in 1986.
Forget dolls stuck full of pins, New Orleans tourist traps and blood - soaked Hollywood stereotypes: The Field Museum's new exhibit skips myths and misconceptions in favor of a rich cultural anthropology case study.
In this volume, which grew out of a Dahlem Workshop, researchers from a wide range of fields — including biology, anthropology, economics, mathematics, political science, primatology, and psychology — discuss the origins, evolution, and cultural mechanisms of cooperation.
Yet the vast majority of studies in the human - related sciences are not based on field research, and the most field - oriented disciplines, such as sociology and cultural anthropology, have been least receptive to the modern evolutionary perspective.
Watkins says college students interested in a career in anthropology should take introductory courses in cultural anthropology or physical anthropology; these courses give the best overview of the field and are offered at many colleges and universities.
For the cultural anthropology in the Tribe stage, Spore scraped by with a C -.
Specialists in textile technology, metallurgy, linguistics, physical anthropology, and other fields have added much to our understanding of the dynamics of cultural exchange in this period of early history and prehistory.
The special issue brings together researchers in biology, anthropology, archaeology, economics, psychology, computer science and more to explore the cultural forces affecting human evolution from a wider perspective than is usually taken.
She has also trained with Janet Balaskas and Michel Odent at the Active Birth Centre in London and prior to that, earned a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University in cultural anthropology and public health.
She attended Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and has a master's degree in cultural anthropology from Brandeis University, and dual bachelor's degrees in anthropology / psychology and communication from Ohio University.
Her studies in anthropology inform her view on relationships and family dynamics, giving her a broad cultural awareness so she can connect with clients of all backgrounds.
The cacophony of voices in the audio offer plenty in terms of cultural anthropology and pointed observation, but I'll confess to struggling with some of the film's internal rhythms.
If taken as a form of cultural anthropology you can strip film of all of the burdens of objective merits that impose expectations that prevent us from losing ourselves in the experience.
The revelations in the film about modern cultural anthropology are indescribably delicious, speaking to pleasure in a way that Jonathan Rosenbaum once identified as including the sensations of fear and unbalance — as an experience, the picture is as exhilaratingly unnerving as only an illicit document can be.
Beautifully though, the film's approach to anthropology is cultural immersion, offering an enthralling experience for the viewer in the (fictional) country of Wakanda, previously visited in «Avengers: Age of Ultron.»
A number of new education periodicals have been launched in the last few months, ranging in subject matter from Native American education to cultural anthropology.
She holds a double master's in cultural anthropology and international relations from the University of Amsterdam, with a specialization in group identity and intergroup relations.
I would like to characterize this period as a time when the tension between being the subject of politics and objects of anthropology (cultural other) was experienced most intensely in the history of Turkey's squatter neighborhoods.
Inside, the two dozen high school seniors handing Collins drafts - in - progress of their cultural - anthropology research papers constituted the inaugural class of Pathways to College.
She studied cultural anthropology and has years of field experience in development cooperation.
Brandon holds a bachelor's degree in film production and cultural anthropology from Boston University.
Of Guatemalan - American descent, Benjamin witnessed the effects of transnational processes such as NAFTA, the drug war and deportations from both sides of the border, motivating him to join Americorps as a Community Health Instructor and to study political thinking and photography at Bard College before transferring and receiving his B.A in socio - cultural anthropology with an Honors Thesis at Columbia University.
He has a doctorate in cultural anthropology and a law degree, and has taught in several universities in the United States and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
His degree in cultural anthropology shapes his perspective and thirst to socially experiment in a rapidly shifting planet.
We discuss, among other topics, about photography in the Middle East with Peggy Sue Amison, artistic director at East Wing; net art and networked cultures with Josephine Bosma, Amsterdam - based journalist and critic; urban digital art and criticality in the media city with curator and researcher Tanya Toft; art and technology with curator Chris Romero; the politics of surveillance and international security with political scientist David Barnard - Wills; art and architecture with Maaike Lauwaert, visual arts curator at Stroom, an independent centre for art and architecture in the Netherlands; the intersections of art, law and science with curator and cultural manager Daniela Silvestrin; the architecture of sacred places with curator Jumana Ghouth; the historical legacy of feminism today with Betty Tompkins and Marilyn Minter; hacktivism and net culture with curator and researcher Tatiana Bazzichelli; culture, place and memory with Norie Neumark, director of the Centre for Creative Arts in Melbourne; anthropology and the tactical use of post-digital technologies with artist and philosopher Mitra Azar; or feminism and the digital arts with curator Tina Sauerländer.
In the pursuit of her creative and scholarly interventions she employs the methods and languages of a variety of disciplines including fine arts, art history, critical theory, cultural studies, geography, and anthropology.
In her work, Malinowska fluctuates between different media — sculpture, video and performance activities — exploring her interests in anthropology, cultural clashes and musiIn her work, Malinowska fluctuates between different media — sculpture, video and performance activities — exploring her interests in anthropology, cultural clashes and musiin anthropology, cultural clashes and music.
Wangechi Mutu uses her training in sculpture and anthropology to reveal contradictions of female and cultural identity, referencing colonialism, African politics, and fashion.
Also informed by studies in visual literacy at New York University and cultural anthropology at the University of Chicago, the simultaneous viewpoints presented in his grids of photo imagery - sourced from the environment, movies, Internet and print media - point to insights beyond any given framing device.
With a deep interest in cultural anthropology and communication, Ramírez...
Her fantastical and elaborate artwork is rooted in the disciplines of anthropology, mythology and cultural studies.
He has taught courses widely in art, music, and cultural anthropology, including at the New School, Fordham University, Colby College, the University of Michigan, the California College of the Arts and San Francisco Art Institute.
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