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Applied anthropology in Europe : historical obstacles, current situation, future challenges Ghent University
Global health research, anthropology and realist enquiry methodological musings Institute of Tropical Medicine
In this article, I set out to capture the dynamics of two streams within the field of global health research: realist research and medical anthropology. I critically discuss the development of methodology and practice in realist health research in low- and middle-income countries against the background of anthropological practice in global health to make claims on why realist enquiry has taken a high flight. I argue that in order to provide a ...
Ernst Grosse and the birth of the anthropology of aesthetics Ghent University
Social, cultural and medical anthropology in the Congo and Zaire Institute of Tropical Medicine
The experience of the interior: outlines of an alternative anthropology Hasselt University
Cultural artifacts only acquire meaning in a subjective context. This is particularly the case for the domestic interior, which since modernity has a strong link with the subjects inhabiting them. Inspired by the later work of Michel Foucault, we want to present an approach to interiors that takes into account this subjectivity, not only of the inhabitant, but also of the researcher. Using the work of anthropologist Tim Ingold, we will argue ...
Playing at the Murky Edge: on birthing an integral anthropology Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This article proposes a perspective on culture that is empowering and celebrates its creative impulse. I study the history of the discipline that has concerned itself with the theme of culture all along, anthropology. To investigate how the discipline's perspectives on culture complement each other, while learning from the abusive encounters anthropologists have had with the other, I use Integral as a guide.