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Hidden Voices: How Judeo-Tunisian Arabic Lives on in France

Anthropology News

Among French Jews of Tunisian descent, there has been a recent resurgence of interest in their ancestors lifestyle before migration and with their cultural and linguistic heritage. In other words, their Arabic heritage is part and parcel of their Judaism. At first, the association offered standard Arabic lessons. Nataf, Victor.

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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management

Anthropology for Beginners

Heritage studies constitute a developing field, where it is realized that the world’s cultural heritage is a diminishing resource, and one which holds different meanings for different people. Different state archaeology departments also actively engage themselves in declaring certain archaeologically important artefact as heritage.

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Food as Care: Stories of Forced Displacement and Connection

Anthropology News

This feeling drives her to continue sharing these memories, turning what could be mere nostalgia into an active practice of care that connects her children to their heritage. There, he prepares the dishes that root them to their heritage: paruppu, chicken fry, shrimp curry, and hard-boiled eggs with rice.

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Bits and Bytes Don’t Leave Bones

Anthropology News

A government agency digitizing census records might preserve official documents while disregarding handwritten notes. It calls for the development of standardized metadata, interoperable repositories, and sustainable digital preservation strategies to ensure that anthropological records remain accessible across generations.

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CFP: Treasure: Unearthing Value in Anthropology

Anthropology News

Issued: February 5, 2024 Pitches due: March 4, 2024 Decisions: March 22, 2024 First drafts due: April 17, 2024 Anthropology News invites submissions for the fourth issue of 2024, which will explore the multifaceted concept of “treasure” through an anthropological lens. Multimedia works should target approximately 10 minutes in length.

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Do You Want to Write for SAPIENS?

Sapiens

My name is Chip Colwell, a SAPIENS anthropology magazine, part of Wenner-Gren Foundation. I’m an archaeologist anthropologist who started writing in the anthropology publication about 15 years ago and had the seed idea of what would become SAPIENS and brought it to fruition. That topically we are focusing on anthropology.

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The Semi-Conductor Radio Made in Shanghai

Anthropology News

Bonded by their shared experiences of never having had the opportunity to learn their heritage language, they come together every day to take beginner-level Mongolian classes and sing Mongolian songs. Amid it all, one student enthusiastically weaved through the crowd, an iPhone in hand, documenting the rehearsal.