lUAES2013 World Congress: Evolving humanity, emerging worlds

panels list
BH01: Health, nutrition and physical growth in developing nations
Convenor(s): Swinder Pal Singh
Short Abstract
Pane on heath, nutrton and physca growth proposes to hghght the cuture and envronment specfc
stuatons modfyng chd nutrton, growth and deveopment resutng n body adaptatons thus
refectng on overa heath scenaro of peope from spata tempora vewponts.
Long Abstract
The fu genetc potenta for body sze s acheved ony under hghy favorabe and optma
envronmenta condtons. Margnazed peope are not n a poston to provde for the compete
nutrtona needs of ther chdren. Gender dscrmnaton n the food served to ther chdren has aso
been found n the fames. Ths pane proposes to hghght the cuture and envronment specfc
stuatons of chd nutrton, growth and deveopment resutng n the overa heath scenaro. The choce
of food s generay nked to the avaabty of the food resources n a gven ecoogca stuaton and
hence the nutrton. Over the years, the soca groups have earnt to economze the use of foods to bud
a cushon n case of the cmatc uncertantes whch s refected n ther body adaptatons. The papers
nvted to ths pane woud expore varatons n heath, nutrton and physca growth. Studes are key
to brng forth new nformaton on specfc adaptatons dfferent popuatons have undergone.
Scope
Dfferent countres strve hard to make ther chdren heathy. The Unted Natons agences and funds
aso focus ther attenton and fundng on chdren of dfferent natons vng under stressfu condtons.
The regona and cutura varatons n Heath, Nutrton and Physca Growth can draw our attenton to
the factors responsbe for brngng about these dfferences. The growth performance of chdren over the
years ndcatng secuar shfts can provde vta cues as to the outcome of the efforts of the parents,
socety and government n ameoratng the pght of ther chdren.
BH02: Co-evolution of humans and their foods: cross-disciplinary perspectives
(lUAES Commission on the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition)
Convenor(s): Helen Macbeth, David Lubell
Short Abstract
Coevouton, adaptaton and nteracton of humans and ther foods from prehstory to today n dfferent
envronments, dfferent technooges: cross-dscpnary perspectves: paaeoanthropoogy, boogca and
cutura anthropoogy, nutrton, archaeoogy, genetcs, epdemoogy, ethoogy, etc.
Long Abstract
Throughout ther evouton, humans and ther ancestors have not ony survved and adapted to changes
n ther nata envronments but have mgrated, often rapdy and over ong dstances, requrng them to
adapt to and fnd food n a wde varety of new and dfferent envronments. That adaptaton has not ony
been moecuar, physoogca and anthropometrc, but aso magnatve, technoogca and cutura.
ICAF promotes cross-dscpnary dscussons concernng human food and nutrton. Ths pane w
provde the opportunty for anthropoogsts (paaeo-, boogca, nutrtona, cutura, etc.), as we as
archaeoogsts, nutrtonsts, evoutonary boogsts, moecuar genetcsts, epdemoogsts and others, to
exchange nformaton on the co-evouton of humans and ther foods, from prehstory to the present, n
a nhabted envronments, n subsstence, agrcutura and ndustra economes. Important aspects of
ther survva n such dfferent envronments are human food technooges and the physoogca abty to
dgest a wde varety of dets, especay when the foods are transformed wth cookng.
The topcs to be dscussed ncude eary expotaton of pant and anma speces for food as we as more
recent and contemporary contro of the reproducton of domestcated or managed food resources.
Because foods have been mportant n the adaptaton and evouton of humans, dscusson s antcpated
concernng hypotheses about the eary deveopment of human anthropometrcs, dgestve tracts,
enzymes n sava, etc, dstnct from cosey reated speces, as we as the ncreasng nformaton on
contemporary human genetc dversty assumed to be derved from adaptaton to dfferent detary
components, ncudng those apparenty occurrng snce the adopton of agrcuture.
BH03: Human origins in sociocultural and biological perspectives (lUAES
Commission on Theoretical Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Aleksandar Boskovic
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Short Abstract
Ths pane w brng together schoars from very dfferent feds, n order to dscuss a possbty of
anthropoogy understood hostcay, where dfferent sub-dscpnes compement each other and
ncrease our genera knowedge of the mutfaceted word that we nhabt.
Long Abstract
The man am of ths pane s to brng together both "soca" and "boogca" anthropoogsts, and to
dscuss a possbty of an anthropoogy understood hostcay, where dfferent schoary dscpnes
compement each other and ncrease our understandng of the mutfaceted word that we nhabt.
The ssues of reatonshp between race and cuture (ke the new IUAES Statement on race, but see aso
Kaszycka, Strka| and Strzako 2009), evouton of dfferent forms of behavour, anguage and cogntve
processes, as we as the nfuence of other schoary dscpnes (such as, but not mted to,
psychoanayss) cannot be propery understood wthout an attempt to further our communcaton. On the
other hand, gnorng recent advances n "boogca" (as we as dfferent forms of medca, physca, etc.)
anthropoogy does not hep "soca" or "cutura" anthropoogsts n ther attempt to engage crtcay wth
contemporary word. We beeve that the best way to do ths s to open a daogue between
anthropoogsts workng n dfferent feds, a daogue that shoud ead to ncreased understandng and
exporaton of fascnatng weath of our research.
BH04: lndigenous knowledge and sustainable development (lUAES
Commission on lndigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development)
Convenor(s): Viatcheslav Rudnev, Dorothy Billings
Short Abstract
Cross-cutura nvestgaton offers unque opportunty for acqurng new knowedge about cuture, Nature
and dfferent modes of thnkng. The pane w focus attenton on prncpes of adaptaton of Human
Lfe-support actvtes to oca Nature nches, fxed n Fok/Indgenous cutures.
Long Abstract
The roe of cutura poy-varatons n the fe of 21st century socety, and, especay, n the process of
searchng for ways to sove urgent probems of humanknd, s a sphere of great nterest both for modern
Ethnoogy and for contemporary socety. Modern socety has reached crtca boundares n many
parameters n ts use of the bosphere. It s the opnon of nvestgators n Nature-Socety reatonshps
probems, contemporary post-ndustra socety needs some new approaches, new modes, and some
ma|or changes n pocy affectng Human - Nature reatonshps. The Unted Natons Conference on
Envronment and Deveopment (Ro de |anero, Braz, 1992) has decared that t s essenta for survva
that ways be found to sustanabe deveopment that guarantee equa possbtes n usng Nature for
future generatons and for Modern peope. Reachng a baance (harmonzng reatonshps between
nature and socety), n a ong-term perspectve, can be acheved through the actve use of technooges
and practces frendy to nature, and through technooges drected toward cardna prncpes of
adaptaton of Human Lfe-support actvtes to oca nches whch are sometmes modeed n
fok/ndgenous cutures. These non-ndustra socetes have survved through fxed unque decsons n
tradtons of usng effectve technooges that are frendy to Nature and that guarantee vabe human
fe-support actvtes n a ong-term regme. We hope to nvte ethnoogsts to dscuss the roe/vaue of
Indgenous/Fok cutures n sovng socety's urgent probems n the ght of dscourses on sustanabty.
BH05: Evolving family types and evolving humanity
Convenor(s): Francis Kulirani, George Tharakan C
Short Abstract
The nsttuton of nucear famy n ts predomnant form- husband, wfe and chdren; appears to be
facng serous chaenges of survva n the contemporary word. Anthropoogy needs to re-vst ths
prmary soca nsttuton and deberate on the evovng famy types and humanty.
Long Abstract
Famy s the basc unt of humanty. The nsttuton of famy, rrespectve of ts numerca and
geneaogca composton pays a pvota roe n the socazaton process and n nurturng the most
vunerabe human nfant t t s ready to |on the human fraternty. Famy satsfes the soca, matera,
physca and psychoogca needs of ts members. Whe humanty s contnuousy evovng,
'unconventona famy' types are aso emergng n the deveoped and deveopng countres, especay n
the urban meu, as a resut of ndvduastc thnkng and persona preferences. Increasng dvorce rates
and broken fames, mutpe marrages and progenes wth mutpe partners, snge parent fames,
fames of same sex coupes, unwed mothers and fathers, ncreasng number of od age sanatorums,
temporary fames of 've-n-reatonshp' are ssues that not ony generate consderabe academc
debate but aso rase serous ethca probems n the contemporary word.
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Breakthroughs n the area of new reproductve technooges and the new possbtes that are beng
provded n terms of procreaton, bypassng the nsttuton of famy, rases the queston whether the
famy s a threatened nsttuton n the context of evovng humanty. The nature and noton of knshp n
the era of new reproductve technooges, the reatonshp between boogca and soca reproducton,
and ssues reated to gender and sexuaty are to be examned. The proposed pane provdes a patform
for cross cutura examnaton of the stresses experenced by the nsttuton of famy n the
contemporary word.
BH06: Diverse starting points, common end(s): anthropology and the person
Convenor(s): Gemma ]ohn, Hannah Knox
Short Abstract
Conceptons of persons are nether sef-evdent nor mmutabe budng bocks of socety. What knd of
person(s) are made evdent n anthropoogca descrptons of dverse peope and paces as we as n
academc practce?
Long Abstract
Conceptons of persons are nether sef-evdent nor mmutabe budng bocks of socety (see Lury 1998).
There s no natura one-to-one correspondence of persons around the word: dfferent persons mght be
found n dfferent paces. Nevertheess, through dverse startng ponts, anthropoogsts are aways
brought back to the person: ths pane s nterested n the knds of person(s) we encounter. For exampe,
n Emy Martn's (1995) study of Amercans' changng deas about heath and mmunty, persons emerge
as 'fexbe', n Maryn Strathern's (1988) descrpton of Meanesa the person s partbe and mutpy
consttuted, and n Nge Rapport's (1997) descrpton, the person s a transcendent ndvdua wng to
make |udgements over and aganst others. Is there ever a faure to dscover persons - or a partcuar
type of person? Ths pane examnes the conceptua and practca paces from where anthropoogsts
start ther exporatons of personhood, paces such as engneers and road constructon n Peru, the rght
to know n Scotand, human rghts and water prcng n Costa Rca, the potcs of cmate change n
Manchester, UK, transparency and agenda settng n South Korea, and the Argentne aw courts, and asks
what knds of person(s) emerge? In a moment n whch there appear restrctons on resources wthn the
academy (fnanca or otherwse) and the need to produce a partcuar knd of knowedge, ths pane aso
refects on the academc enterprse as one that produces a partcuar knd of academc 'person'.
BH08: Ways of be(com)ing human
Convenor(s): Eugenia Ramirez-Goicoechea
Short Abstract
Beng Human s not an end-pont but a contnuous process of be-comng. The pane w expore dfferent
ways of bo-psycho-soco-cutura and potca constructons of human/humansed fe courses wthn ther
specfc matera-symboc-eco-reatons n the fow of fe.
Long Abstract
Beng Human s not an essentast state of exstence but a contnuous rhyzomatc process of be-comng.
Ths pane w expore the varous tracks, pathways, nes and tra|ectores -aso structuratons and
ob|ectvsatons - of becomng human n dfferent evoutonary, hstorca, bo-psycho-soca and
ethnographc settngs.
Athough not a requste, we propose some perspectves and themes:
- The mutua consttuton through co-ontogeny and deveopment of the organc-boogca
(genetc/epgenetc, neura, hormona), the sococutura, and the potca economy of human
persona/coectve tra|ectores, therefore, the nappcabty of the Nature/Cuture dvde.
- Deveopmenta nche constructon, parentng, socasaton, encuturaton, systems of truth and potca
and educatona enforcement of recognsabe egtmate (and non-egtmate) becomngs shoud be aso
consdered. A non-essentast approach of what, when, where and how these becomngs are practced
and represented w hep overcomng the unversa/partcuar duasm.
- The technopotca, bomedca and ega/|udca consttutve deo-practces redefne and produce new
knds of 'humanness', denttes, and persona and coectve sub|ectvtes/ob|ect-vtes.
- The roe of non-human anmas and non-vng ob|ects n dfferent ethnographc and hstorca settngs
for human becomngs.
-In accordance wth current approaches such as Bosocates, Bohumantes, NatureCutures, Bosoca
Anthropoogy, papers consderng the nterdscpnary between the so caed Lfe Scences and the Soca
Scences/Humantes w be wecome.
Paper proposas are open for both senor and young researchers. The pane w fnsh wth a dscusson of
the man contrbutons of the dfferent papers, and the epstemc and theoretca mpcatons of
consderng humans as on-gong processes of becomng.
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BH09: Race in anthropology
Convenor(s): Peter Wade, ]ohn Hartigan
Short Abstract
Ths pane seeks to draw out dverse vews wthn the dscpne on the status of the concept of race and
how best to dea wth t n anthropoogy today. A varety of paper proposas s encouraged, ncudng
ones that are many theoretca and others that are more ethnographc.
Long Abstract
The concept of race has a chequered hstory n anthropoogy. In the 1990s, there were severa cas to
re-estabsh the concept n the nteectua armoury of the dscpne, yet today t s st hard to fnd a text
book that combnes the words "race" and "anthropoogy" n the tte (Eugena Shankn's 1994 book s
one of the rare exampes). There s a greater openness to takng about race n some anthropoogca
contexts (especay the Unted States and the UK), but st notabe resstance n others (e.g. many
contnenta European countres). Some prefer to tak about ethncty, whe others nsst that race s
anaytcay dstnctve. Some n the dscpne mantan that the concept s stuck between boogca
reductonsm and soca constructonsm, argung that an approach s needed that s abe to go beyond
the cuture/boogy dvde. Ths pane seeks to draw out dverse vews wthn the dscpne on the status
of the concept of race and how best to dea wth t n anthropoogy today. A varety of paper proposas s
encouraged, ncudng ones that are many theoretca and others that are more ethnographc.
BH10: Development of the underdeveloped
Convenor(s): Anjali Kurane
Short Abstract
Deveopment s a human centred process. It s mutdmensona, vaue aden concept, tota, quatatve,
quanttatve n nature that entas soca, economc, potca, matera, ega, admnstratve,
psychoogca, cutura vaues on whch the fu deveopment of human n the socety depends.
Long Abstract
Deveopment s a human centred process. It s mutdmensona, vaue aden concept, tota, and both
quatatve and quanttatve n nature that entas soca, economc, potca, matera, ega,
admnstratve, psychoogca and cutura vaues on whch the fu deveopment of human behavour and
sef-respect of man n the socety depends.
An|a Kurane (2005) says "deveopment means ncrease n matera weath through productvty,
ncrease n soca we-beng through educaton, heath, mprovement n soca content of the human fe,
communty feeng, musc, art, safety, freedom, opportunty, sense of partcpaton n oca, regona and
natona affars, dependng on the ndvdua nterest and preferences". In (2009) she says "Deveopment
means growth of human capabtes and freedom and meanngfu partcpaton n each and every aspect
of fe".
Edeman and Haugerud (2005) Deveopment s an urgent goba chaenge and a vbrant theoretca fed;
the deveopment questons e at the dscpne's theoretca and ethnographc core.
Inda s harbours mutpe trba groups, consttute about eght per cent of the country's popuaton.
Soca excuson has caused the backwardness among the communtes.
Consttuton of Inda has enshrned severa protectve measures for deveopment of the trbes and has
attempted to foster ther soca and economc deveopment. But the expected eve of deveopment has
not reached and faed to narrow the gap between the trba and the rest of the popuaton.
Trba deveopment poses a chaenge to the pocy makers, admnstrators, soca workers. There must
be somethng wrong ether wth the drecton of achevng deveopment, functonng of deveopment
programs, or wth the trba peope themseves. Ths pane w expore these dfferent perspectves.
BH11: The evolution of human cooperation and prosociality: does capitalism
produce the fairest society on earth7
Convenor(s): Camilla Power
Short Abstract
Assertve hunter-gatherer egataransm has been seen as characterstc of eary modern human
socetes n whch symboc cuture emerged. Aternatvey, modern prosocaty s vewed as hstorc
product of market ntegraton couped wth word regon. Is ate captasm the farest socety ever?
Long Abstract
Some nterdscpnary consensus s emergng among evoutonary psychoogsts (e.g. Whten),
prmatoogsts (e.g. van Schak), anthropoogsts (e.g. Hrdy) and deveopmenta psychoogsts (e.g.
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Tomaseo) that human prosocaty evoved on a bass of ntersub|ectvty and roughy egataran
reatons (compared wth our cosest prmate reatves). Ths fostered cutura transmsson processes to
the pont where symboc cuture, anguage, art and rtua emerged wth our speces over 100,000 years
ago. These evoutonary modes tend to see subsequent hstorc deveopment of nequaty n farmng,
pastorast and market economes as n some sense ncompatbe wth or stressfu for our nnate
psychoogy. Soca anthropoogsts such as Graeber mantan that peope n state-free socetes are
spontaneousy communst, and markets, dependent on state mtary formatons, undermne ths natura
prosocaty. Recenty however, Pnker, Henrch and coeagues have set out to debunk the concept of the
'nobe savage'. Ther arguments and experments appear to show that thanks to wdespread market
ntegraton, factated by expansonst state nterventon and partcpaton n word regons, socetes
today may be ess voent and farer than ever before. Prosocaty, then, s a specfcay modern product
of captasm. Ths pane w debate these opposng vewponts.
BH12: Forensic anthropology; emerging issues and challenges in the 21st
century
Convenor(s): Udai Pratap Singh
Short Abstract
The pane ams to focus on emergng ssues of Forensc Anthropoogy and ts appcaton to medca
|ursprudence. It w aso attempt to dscuss a cohesve mode of severa technques of dentfcaton
Long Abstract
Forensc Anthropoogy s defned as the appcatons of specazed boogca and sococutura knowedge
of human popuatons, ethnc groups, sex, age, and ndvdua dfferentaton to the probems of crmna
nvestgaton and admnstraton of |ustce. Issues pertaned to dentfcaton have been contnuousy
debated snce 19th century , but ths fed of research became moderatey broaden based ater and n
addton to morphoogca varabes; the skeeta, dermatogyphc , genetc and bochemca evdences
became hepfu n dentfcaton. Recenty, researches n genomcs append newer dmensons n ths turf.
As t asssts the nvestgatng team or honorabe court of the and to dentfy the questoned materas /
sampes, t nvoves utmost sense of responsbty and professonasm to ensure better crmna |ustce.
However, t seems mnd boggng that how such dspersed technques can be utzed hostcay n
deveopng countres ke Inda etc at present to the extent t s used n deveoped natons.
BH13: Exploring human origins: exciting discoveries at the start of the 21st
century
Convenor(s): Anek R. Sankhyan
Short Abstract
The pane sha brng out at one pace the most exctng foss dscoveres made snce 2000 AD of the
homnods, homnds, homnns and eary modern humans and ther archaeoogca, artstc and genomc
sgnatures hghghtng mportant features and evoutonary mpcatons at regona/contnenta/
ntercontnenta eve beneftng a.
Long Abstract
Our understandng of the 'Evovng Humanty', the foca theme of ths Word Congress, has prmary
come from the sod contrbutons of paaeontoogsts, archaeoogsts, prmatoogsts and moecuar
genetcsts, whch, anthropoogsts, evoutonary boogsts, ecoogsts, phosophers and creatonsts
nterpret n varous ways to understand the emergence of our speces, Homo sapens, ts expanson and
dvnty.
Anthropoogca thought s expected to be hostc, but n practce most schoars across specates hardy
apprecate or understand the dsparate fndngs of one another reported n hghy technca anguage n
|ournas and books ess accessbe to many schoars. Ths unque pane aows a specasts to come out
wth ther sgnfcant dscoveres of the decade and provde ther frst-hand fee, apprecate and
understand each others' great fndngs and re-expore ther worth at regona/ contnenta /
ntercontnenta eve. Ony through such attempt woud emerge a coectve true understandng: why
there exsted a ong ape-ancestry and homnd radaton- the fosss say, a rapd homnzaton and
expanson- the artefacts and genomc sgnatures say, and accompshment of a hgher ethca and
phosophca facuty snce menna - says the rock art.
Let us a reaze the good ntenton and seze the opportunty to pace our sgnfcant vared fndngs n
ths pane for a coherent scentfc understandng of the 'evovng humanty and the emergng words'.
BH14: Human responsiveness
Convenor(s): Thomas Schwarz Wentzer, Kasper Lysemose, Rasmus Dyring
Short Abstract
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The pane addresses the dea that human bengs fnd themseves haunted by some otherness that
demands responses. It asks specfcay how ths dea may assst a cuturay orentated anthropoogy n
reconnectng ts sub|ect matter wth ts boogca condtons wthout succumbng to reductonsm.
Long Abstract
The pane ams at brngng phosophy and anthropoogy together n exporng the dea that human
bengs are responsve bengs. A responsve beng does not begn spontaneousy from tsef, but from
somewhere ese. It aways fnds tsef chaenged, provoked, questoned, anmated, urged, motvated or
otherwse haunted by some otherness that perpetuay demands new responses. We encounter such
otherness at a eves of our exstence: nter-cuturay, nter-personay, nter-corporeay etc. A
responsve beng s posed as a queston to tsef and not as a reacton to physca causaton and
envronmenta pressure. Ontogenetcay such a beng s not at home n ts body from the outset. Even
basc modes of percepton and movement are acqured n a strenuous process of ncorporaton. More
generay a responsve beng does not ony ve ts fe, but must, n order to do so, ead t. The ensung
process of deveopng sef-understandngs and word-orentatons s medated by technoogca
nventons, gestura programs, payfu expressvty, pragmatc habts, soca roes, ega reguatons,
mora mperatves, regous commandments and cutura earnng. The dea of responsveness
chaenges the nature/cuture-dstncton and the unversa/partcuar-dstncton. Human fe-forms are
not |ust cutura achevements on top of boogca condtons. Responsveness can be traced back nto
these very condtons and nto the evoutonary past of the responsve beng - and perhaps aso
extrapoated forth to trans-human prospects or ptfas. Nor are human fe-forms the re-enactment of the
same unversaty. They share a responsveness whch does not amount to a common beng, but to a
partcpaton n an ongong evouton: the human becomng.
BH15: uerying domestication: the ethnography of human-animal
entanglements
Convenor(s): Gro Ween, David Anderson, Marianne Elisabeth Lien
Short Abstract
The term domestcaton has become a probematc term to descrbe the compex reatonshps between
humans and non-human anmas. Ths pane nvtes perspectves and eaboratons of nter-speces
reatons that ncude a perspectve on mutpe agency nvoved n human-anma entangements.
Long Abstract
Scentfc defntons of domestcaton have tradtonay narrated a sudden revouton: A radca change
of approach to human-anma reatons, nvovng technoogca achevements that set off a steady
ncrease n human contro over growth and reproducton. Such perspectves have been hghy based by
agraran structures. Not ony do such strct defntons excudng the ma|orty of human-anma reatons,
they aso restrct our vews of the consttuent eements of human-anma entangements.
Human-anma reatons are not ony herarchca. Attempts at nventng new ways of descrbng ongong
nter-speces encounters ncude terms such as 'co-domestcaton, 'mmess' , 'trust', 'sentence',
'companonshp', 'co-evouton', 'domus' or 'commensasm'.
New nvestgatons of domestcaton pay attenton to the range of what coud be abeed as
domestcaton practces. These stretch from 'the makng known', to 'dscpnng and orderng' to
'nurturng'. However each of these aso fod nto each other, ncudng numerous possbe forms of anma
agency, and awareness of that anmas, |ust as humans, aso dscpne and order each other.
Ths pane wecomes refectons on the ntmate nter-speces gaze - Tm Ingods beng wth - as we as
Donna Haraway's becomng wth. We aso encourage peope to thnk of how reatonshps are empaced
n specfc envronments whch mght ncude sentent andscape features, water, weather, and
technooges. The pane s open to ethnographes on -the myrad of entanged co-shapng.
BH16: Osteobiographies: studies from ancient human skeletal remains
Convenor(s): Veena Mushrif-Tripathy
Short Abstract
Human skeeta remans from archaeoogca excavatons provde a mportant nformaton. The studes
conducted by dfferent schoars at dfferent areas of the word shoud have one common patform to
dscuss ther fndng s and have academc nteractons among themseves.
Long Abstract
Human skeeta remans are the representatve of the bygone popuaton who made cuture and ved at
any tme or geographca brackets. They are the drect evdence of the humans and ther adaptaton
strateges n varous envronments. Human modfed the natura resources around them the nature and
cuture aso payed an mportant roe to modfy humans. At the same tme dfferent mortuary practces
can aso suggest the cogntve processes of humans. Humans were exposed to dfferent condtons from
ancent tmes t today, and they eft the sgnatures on the skeeta remans. Inferences on aspects ke
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heath and nutrton, paaeopathoogy, nfant mortaty rates, fe expectancy, popuaton movements,
demography can be carred out to understand the nhabtants.
BH17: Aesthetics of development: art, anthropogy and spiritual
transformations of self and society
Convenor(s): Ananta Kumar Giri, ]ohn Clammer
Short Abstract
The pane expores aesthetc ssues n deveopment and the chaenges of sprtua transformatons of
sef and socety.
Long Abstract
The dscourse and practce of human deveopment s at a cross-road now. For qute some tme, crtcs
and refectve practtoners n the fed of deveopment have rased ethca and mora ssues n the vson
and practce of deveopment such as poverty, hunger, dspacement and producton of
underdeveopment by the very nterventonst process and ogc of deveopment. Ths has ed to the rse
of vbrant crtca deveopment ethcs to whch many practtoners of anthropoogy of deveopment have
contrbuted. But ethcs of deveopment has sedom addressed aesthetc ssues of and n human
deveopment and the nternked processes of sprtua transformatons of sef, cuture and socety. In our
pane, we address these ssues and nurture deveopment aesthetcs as an emergent fed of dscourse,
practce, cross-cutura conversatons cuttng across nsghts from East and West such as Kant and Sr
Aurobndo, research endeavors, sef-reazatons and soca transformatons. In our sesson, we brng
cuttng-edge research n such feds as anthropoogy of deveopment, anthropoogy of art, phosophca
anthropoogy, crtca anthropoogy of regon and sprtua transformatons together n mutua and
transformatve conversatons and daogues.
BH18: The revival of matricentric female power in the light of scientific
updates from the Pleistocenic age
Convenor(s): Antonia Bertocchi
Short Abstract
Startng from Pestocenc severa Venus and Goddess shows us that the femaes s very carefu
observers of synchroncty by menstrua cyce and unar phases. The study of those correspondences,s
done to women a matrcentrc power.
Long Abstract
Moon symbos nsde nto severa Venus of Pestocenc Age, show us that femae were as a very carefu
observer of synchroncty of menstrua cyce and the unar phases. By the study of those
correspondences, the women reached, at frst, very mportant scentfc dscoveres reatng of many
feds of knowedge, as astronomy, mathematcs, boogy, botancas and medcne, aso gvng brth to
the begnnng of codng myth- rte magc regous systems, based on the concept of a Moon Goddess.
Chefy the systemc study of Lausse Venus, nto the context of Pestocenc cuture, can open us the
door of mysteres st hdden by tme, offerng a rea ncreasng of knowedge about orgn and
decadence of western patrarcha cvzaton, and foundng bass of a possbe Resurrecton of
humanknd.
BH19: Malnutrition and its impact on child development in lndia
Convenor(s): Kodali Vijayanthimala
Short Abstract
Manutrton partcuary n chdren due to ncreased popuaton growth (1.21bon accordng to the
atest census 2011) and economc nstabty s a formdabe chaenge for natona and goba
governance.
Long Abstract
Accordng to the Word Heath organzaton, manutrton s by far the bggest contrbutor to chd
mortaty and s more common n Inda and n other deveopng countres. Manutrton mts
deveopment and the capacty to earn. The study conducted by me on prmtve trba group concudes
that 75 percent chdren are underweght. Naand Foundaton study based on a survey of the heght and
weght for more than one akh chdren across sx states n Inda has found that as many as 42 percent of
under -fve are severey or moderatey under weght and 59 percent of them suffer from moderate to
severe stuntng (Hndu, 11.1.2012). Therefore, steps to mprove the nutrtona status are the mmedate
target to eradcate manutrton by 2015 as t s one of the ob|ectves of the Mennum Deveopment
Goa.
The ob|ectve of ths pane s to dscuss the eves of manutrton n chdren, contrbutng factors and
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possbe soutons exst.
BH20: lnheritance as a contemporary anthropological issue
Convenor(s): ]ennifer Speirs, Siobhan Magee
Short Abstract
Ths pane w expore anthropoogca meanngs of the term 'nhertance', unpackng ts use n
soco-ega and economc dscourses, n tak of genetcs and reatedness, and n cams for groups' or
ndvduas' rghts, whst nkng t to perpetua questons about the (re)producton of socetes.
Long Abstract
Inhertance' s usuay taken to mean the transferra of rghts, property, ob|ects or other materas to one
or more 'hers' on the occason of someone's death. It may aso refer to the ntangbe: physca
characterstcs, dspostons, status and obgatons. In genetcs and boogy, nhertance refers to how
trats are passed on through Mendean condtons. Inhertance emerges n dscussons about fames and
about who s reated to whom and how. DNA testng, pre-mpantaton genetc dagnoss, organ donaton,
and the donaton and cryopreservaton of gametes have destabsed assumptons about fama
reatonshps athough the sharng of bogenetc substance s not the ony way n whch peope thnk
about knshp (Edwards 2009). Fosterng, step-parentng, adopton and frendshp each generate
reatonshps n whch nhertance may feature.
We are nterested n exporng whether, and f so how, the varyng ethnographc contexts n whch
'nhertance' s used nfuence the meanngs attrbuted to t. A varety of papers s encouraged,
potentay dscussng the foowng topcs: How mght nhertance revea mora concerns about
reatedness between peope, generatons, and matera ob|ects? What are the strategc uses to whch
'nhertance tak' s put? We antcpate exporaton of these questons n the context of debates about the
rghts to obtan and to refuse genetc nformaton (Strathern 1999), of ethnographc fndngs on nherted
resembance of ooks and dspostons (Deman 2000), of dentty potcs, property (Hann 2008), and
soco-ega arguments about creatng and mantanng reatonshps, as we as n reaton to contnung
questons about how socetes are or are not 'reproduced' (Goody 1976).
BH23: Non-human and human beings and their entanglements within Muslim
milieux
Convenor(s): Araceli Gonzalez-Vazquez
Short Abstract
Ths pane ams at promotng a broad dscusson on non-human and human bengs and ther
entangements wthn Musm meux.
Long Abstract
The anthropoogy of Musm meux nvoves the study of very dfferent ssues n the treatment of the
reatons between humans and non-humans. Interestngy, academc research has a ong hstory of
engagement wth the anayss of the co-exstence of Musms and non-human bengs. Ths pane engages
wth recent (re)thnkng of human and non-human agences (Descoa, Haraway, Ingod, Strathern, Latour,
Vveros de Castro, etc.) n order to focus on an anthropoogy of aterty and an anthropoogy of the
mngng of creatve agents (Deeuze and Guattar, 1987: 241-242; Krksey and Hemrech 2010:546).
Wng to adhere to recent schoarshp whch promotes the expotaton of ethnography, ethnohstory
and ethnoarchaeoogys potenta for (re)thnkng aterty, t attempts to expore the roe of regous
dscourses and practces n the shapng of human and nonhuman reatons.
The pane ams at refectng on the ontoogca tensons between dfferent forms of beng. A merey
orentatve and non-exhaustve st ncudes humans, anmas, |nun, anges, shayatn, afart, Ibs,
Shaytan,. One of the man goas of ths pane woud be to refect on the voce and agency of the
non-human.
The pane w host accounts and refectons concernng the reatonshp of humans and non-humans n
Musm meux. Not restrcted to: understandngs of human and non-human natures/seves, knshp
reatonshps between human and non-humans, bodes, experences, embodment, empacement,
dscourses, practces, narratves, sef-narratves, memores, representatons, mmess, performances,
topooges, technooges of the sef, ontoogca tensons, boundares, contnutes, dscontnutes, affects,
emotons, materates, trats, traces, etc.
BH24: Politics and social mobilization: contemporary insights in the relations
among governments, states and civil societies in Africa and Latin America
Convenor(s): Mabel Grimberg, Marcelo C. Rosa
Short Abstract
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The pane chaenges dchotomes as State/cv socety, matera/symboc, cuture/potcs,
ethnca/potca through researches on the soca as a potca arena where modes of subordnaton and
domnaton or agency and sub|ectvtes are chaenged.
Long Abstract
In ts democratc and post-coona order varous Afrcan and Latn Amercan countres have experenced
a myrad of potca process recamng the ntertwnng agency of soca actors and the State n
confgurng and artcuatng soca, potca, economc and symboc dmensons. In the ast two decades
new ghts have been ethnographcay shed nto understandng soca poces, forms of government and
confct reguatons. Meanwhe emergent forms and repertores regardng the so-caed popuar and
subatern sectors demands have renovated potca and nteectua concerns. State prerogatves have
been consumed by popuar potca anguage through soca andmarks that have transformed our
notons about rghts and the archva power of regsterng admnstratng and hstorczng the cvty.
Such andmarks can be dentfed n the budng of memores and tradtons, modes of partcpaton n
coectve demands, n ts ntersecton wth gender, generaton, domestc and abour ssues. The pane
ams to brng together anaytca perspectves on power and potcs whose questons emerge from actua
researches on the State, government, soca demands, forms of resstance and soca mobzaton n both
contnents. Our man concern s to chaenge dchotomc and normatve perspectves as State/cv
socety, matera/symboc, cuture/potcs, ethnca/potca and w wecome others proposed by
panests. The pane has especa nterest n nterventons of other epstemooges, subordnaton and
domnaton experences, agences, sub|ectvtes n the consttuton of the soca as a potca arena.
BH25: Culture studies
Convenor(s): Vinay ]ain, Shashwat ]ain
Short Abstract
Cutura studes has fascnated academcs and students. The features are structurasm, deconstructon,
Marxsm, postmodernsm, femnsm, queer theory and post-coona theory. Case studes n the cutures
of communcatons, shoppng, advertsements.
Long Abstract
Cutura studes has fascnated academcs and students around the gobe wth ts deft appcaton of
compex theores to everyday fe. A dscpne between dscpnes, t makes the academc popuar and
the popuar, academc. Cutura studes are concerned wth the soca and cutura constructon of
meanngs and nvestgate how power reatons govern these meanngs. Ths ucd ntroducton expans
the theory and practce of cutura studes wth the hep of detaed cutura anayss. The features of
cuture studes are structurasm, poststructurasm, deconstructon, Marxsm, postmodernsm, femnsm,
queer theory and post-coona theory.
Ths pane nvtes contrbutons that dscuss the genera theoretca, methodoogca or epstemoogca
contrbutons of cutura studes work to anthropoogy or papers that offer case studes focused on the
cutures of communcatons, shoppng and space. Exampes mght range from shoppng mas,
advertsements and mobe phone cutures to property busness, housekeepng and deveopment
pro|ects of the government.
BH26: Development, Socio-cultural and Political Change in South Asia
Convenor(s): Muhammad Aurang Zeb Mughal
Short Abstract
Ths pane hghghts some trends and ssues n the dynamcs of soca change n South Asa. It
partcuary focuses on the margnased, and rura and trba communtes wth respect to the ssues n
partcpatory deveopment wth respect to heath, educaton, mgraton and human rghts.
Long Abstract
South Asa s one of the dverse regons of the word wth respect to ts cutura and geographca
andscape. The regon has been sub|ect to change due to mgraton, wars, natura dsasters and some
demographc trends throughout ts hstory. In the contemporary tmes, t faces the chaenges of poverty,
gender ssues, teracy, manutrton, dseases, securty and other soca nequates. Many
governmenta and non-governmenta, oca and nternatona, organsatons are workng to combat these
chaenges. Athough there has been a sgnfcant change n the soco-potca and deveopment scenaro
n some regons resutng n the mprovement of economc, heath, |ustce, and educaton sectors, certan
ssues preva n the mpementaton of deveopmenta poces and practces. Ths pane seeks to
hghght that some of these ssues are pocy reated, havng potca or ega dmensons, whe others
are reated to the workng of varous organsaton and the senstvtes of the rura and trba communtes
towards ther ndgenous norms and vaues. The trba or rura communtes n some parts of South Asa
have been resstng any change n ther soca, cutura and economc structure f t were forced or
mpemented wthout takng nto account the stake of these communtes.
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G01: The gendering of public space in the globalized world (lUAES Commission
on the Anthropology of Women)
Convenor(s): Subhadra Channa
Short Abstract
Ths w focus on how both pubc and domestc space has been redefned as women are comng out nto
the pubc ream gobay.
Long Abstract
In every part of the word there has been an ncrease n women's movements nto spaces that have not
been ther doman n the past,ke n potcs, mtary servce,admnstraton, corporate busness etc. Thus
what had been amost excusvey mae spaces are now occuped by arge number of women. Ths pane
seeks to expore from ethnographc studes across the word, how such spata redefnton has atered
the genderng of pubc spaces. For exampe the need for women to take care of chdren, to breast feed
babes, the aesthetcs of a femnne envronment, the modfcaton of anguage , dress and speech
caused by the very presence of women. The transformaton of etquette to accomodate femnne
presence, ke repacng charman wth charperson.
Aso reevant are the poces and reguatons that have been brought n by state, often at the behest of
cv socety and women to tacke such ssues as were unforeseen n the past. For exampe the Indan
egsaton to dea wth sexua harrasement at the work pace, the ssues of sexuaty n mtray servce,
to accomodate women's body functon wthn the pubc arena and to transform ega anguage to
ncude women, to propagate what s understood as gender senstve anguage and so on.
Women's presence has aso ed to a crtca assessment of mae centrc ratona and ethca premses, the
movement away from aggresson towards peace to seek sustanabty rather than growth and varous
such transformatons that may redefne humanty for the future.
G02: Towards a universal paradigm in political anthropology (lUAES
Commission on Theoretical Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Petr Skalnik
Short Abstract
A unversa paradgm n potca anthropoogy w emerge out of crtca revauaton of Eurocentrst
hegemonc approaches. It w be but around htherto unused and unknown data comng from the the
wde spectrum of word anthropooges.
Long Abstract
Epstemoogcay the theory of potca anthropoogy has thus far resuted from Eurocentrst
hegemonsm. Equay, the ethnography used n theory budng has aso been methodoogcay derved
from the same sources. Many msunderstandngs and msnterpretatons arose from ths mbaance. If
potca anthropoogy s to offer persuasve and unbased anayses of varous probems of contemporary
word but aso of the past confcts and other potca conundrums t w have to take nto account both
theores and ethnographc data whch refect the epstemoogca purasm. We have not ony a growng
number of anthropooges that offer ther vared vews on the gobazed word of today but aso the same
events, structures and processes of the past acqure new meanng. The am of the proposed pane s to
draw nto potca anthropoogy htherto unknown or unused data from anthropoogcay ess expored
areas and eras that orgnate from often negected anthropooges. The panests representng a wde
spectrum of potca anthropoogca approaches are expected to chaenge receved wsdoms and thus
contrbute to the emergence of an atogether new paradgm that s both a product of the word
communty of potca anthropoogsts but aso makes sense of the weath of data that unt now were
eft untapped. Obvousy wthn ths new paradgm the basc concepts and methods w have to be
scrutnzed anew |ust because so many theoretca precepts mght or w be found nadequate.
G03: Social exclusion and human development in the era of human dignity
Convenor(s): Rohit Misra, Alok Chantia, Rahul Patel, Annop Kumar Bhartiya
Short Abstract
Soca excuson s the dena of equa opportuntes mposed by certan groups of socety up on others
whch eads to nabty of an ndvdua to partcpate n the basc potca, economc and soca
functonng of the socety.
Long Abstract
The concept of Soca excuson n soca scence terature s of recent orgn. Soca excuson s a
compex and mutdmensona concept havng soca, cutura, potca and economc ramfcatons. The
concept of soca excuson s seen as coverng a remarkaby wde range of soca and economc probems
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n the present era of gobasaton and economc as we as potca deveopments a over the word.It
means excuson of certan communtes from nteracton and access to soca resources through soca
arrangements, normatve vaue systems and customs. Soca excuson s the dena of equa
opportuntes mposed by certan groups of socety up on others whch eads to nabty of an ndvdua
to partcpate n the basc potca, economc and soca functonng of the socety.Contemporary
understandng of soca excuson has revved great nterest among academcs, researchers and pocy
makers n understandng probems from the perspectves of soca excuson. Thus, the concept of soca
excuson essentay refers to the processes through whch groups or ndvduas are whoy, or partay,
excuded from fu partcpaton n the soca and democratc actvtes of the socety n whch they ve.
In ths backdrop we are proposng a penary dscusson to the vast understandng on ths ssue. It w aso
scrutnze the nature, reevance, and reach of the dea of soca excuson.
G04: Local and global emergence of women's leadership in a changing world
(lUAES Commission on the Anthropology of Women)
Convenor(s): Faye Harrison
Short Abstract
Ths pane presents dverse ethnographc cases of women who have emerged as eaders n oca and
goba contexts. It assesses whether havng women at the hem makes a dfference, and f so how; and
whether women's eadershp extends the meanng of gender and socopotca acton.
Long Abstract
Current trends n soca research revea that women's mutpe modates of actvsm and eadershp are
extendng both the meanngs of gender and the contours of soca acton and potca engagement
across a number of forma and nforma domans wthn cv socety, government, and the economc
sphere. Both n the Goba North and South, women are takng up the chaenge to ead n strugges for
subsstence securty, envronmenta sustanabty, heath and webeng, reconcaton and peace, and
dgnty and freedom. Ths pane features ethnographc cases of women who are emergng as eaders n
oca as we as goba contexts. Papers w crtcay assess whether havng women at the hem of
non-governmenta organzatons, soca movements, or potca systems makes a dfference. Do the
form, ogc, and content of women n eadershp add new sococutura vaue and engender meanngfu
transformaton? Is eadershp beng redefned and reconstructed through women's acton?
G05: Doing autoethnography: a practice of realist ethnography or rewriting
memory7
Convenor(s): uinbala Marak
Short Abstract
Autoethnography deveoped n recent years as a resut of post-modernst eanngs. Ths pane proposes
to ook nto the pros and cons of such a method as a part of anthropoogca studes. It w aso ook at
the varous ways how ths method coud be apped most ob|ectvey and scentfcay.
Long Abstract
Ethnography n anthropoogy has for a very ong tme been focused on the study of the "Other". Fed
methods and technques have been deveoped accordngy. Whe ethnography s a method of quatatve
research that descrbes human soca phenomena based on fedwork of a communty whch s not the
researcher's own, n autoethnography the researcher studes the "Sef". The benefts of autoethnography
are many - research of such a persona nature mght gve us nsght nto probems often overooked n
cuture. These coud be ssues such as the nature of dentty, ethncty, sexuaty, potca fe and
undercurrents etc. However, there are many who crtcze ths form of ethnography as sentmenta,
unscentfc and persona. Ths coud, f done sub|ectvey, ead to rewrtng of one's coectve memory.
Autoethnography deveoped n the non-western word as a resut of post-modernst eanngs and as a
vadaton of schoarshp of "natve" schoars. Ths has many tmes heped "correct" notons of a
communty that was under anthropoogca focus and provded answers to many queres. Ths pane
proposes to ook nto the postve and negatve aspects of dong autoethnography, and how far t s
possbe to brng nto fore the undercurrents of a studed socety's soca, economc, regous and potca
fe through ths type of ethnography. Ths pane nvtes presenters who have been dong
autoethnography, been exposed to t or who s theoretcay nterested n t. It s hoped that through the
wde-rangng presentatons, certan concusons woud be derved.
G06: Empowerment of women in different social and cultural settings
Convenor(s): Emmanuel Prem Kant Das
Short Abstract
In some cutures women have no rght to take decson. Most of the ma|or decsons are taken by the
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husband or eders n the famy. But due to ndustrazaton, educaton and deveopment, there s change
n the famy system.
Long Abstract
Women's roe and stuaton had centra pace n the famy structure. If any change takes pace n the roe
stuaton of workng women t nfuences ther marta as we as famy fe. Ths change takes pace at
mcro eve of the famy.
The od famy system has undergone a ma|or change due to ncreases n women's pad empoyment.
The roe of empoyed women has greaty dffered from the roe and stuaton of those who ve n the
confnement of househod. The ad|ustment of famy and marta fe probem resutng from empoyment
of women ndcates towards a soca change. The resut of empoyment can be seen n a feds. The
ad|ustment probems resutng from women's empoyment or engagement n any work can be seen n
two aspect, frst eve of ad|ustment at the workng pace, second famy and marta ad|ustment. Women
face probem at the workng pace, Women aso fee fatgue and monotony after comng back form the
work pace, more over after comng back they have to ook after the househod work and ther chdren.
Ths stuaton sometmes creates maad|ustment among the women.
_ Economc pressure s the man factor for women's empoyment. Women aso opt to work n order to face
future crss or economc dsaster. Lower cass women work n order to fuf the need of the famy
whereas mdde cass women work n order to rase the standard of vng. Workng women may be
satsfed wth workng condton and ther marta and famy fe. But they may reman dssatsfed about
takng care of ther chdren.
G07: Tribal situation in lndia's North-east: emerging issues and ongoing
anthropological attention
Convenor(s): Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri
Short Abstract
What roe the dscpne of anthropoogy payed to address compex trba ssues n Inda's Northeast
regon and what about the growth of anthropoogca and other reated dcpnary knowedge to dea wth
the emergent contemporary ssues to rethnk about the trba stuaton across the ethnc, dvdes.
Long Abstract
Inda's Northeast represent a arge number of dverse trbes whose unque adaptve strategy made ths
huge geographca space n to a cutura space. However, trba stuaton n Northeast has ganed huge
research attenton across the word because of the compextes of the ssues reated to bo-cutura
dverstes, ethncty, hstorcty of the peope, trba peope's response to varegated state poces, and
ther on gong negotaton processes n a gobase word. These have acceerated the process of
transton/transformaton among the dverse trba popuaton dependng on ther exposure to the forces
of change and ntrcate nk to the wder soco-potca reates of fe. Ths pane seeks to understand
what roe the dscpne of anthropoogy payed hstorcay to address such compex ssues n ths regon
and what about the growth of anthropoogca and other reated dcpnary knowedge to dea wth the
emergent contemporary ssues, whch has oca, regona as we as goba mpcatons to rethnk about
the trba stuaton across the ethnc dvdes.
G08: Linking anthropology and tourism
Convenor(s): Keya Pandey, Anupama Srivastava
Short Abstract
The pane revoves around the strong reatonshp between the two dscpnes-Anthropoogy and Toursm
and how ths may be a ma|or ad for a nterventon and deveopment programs.
Long Abstract
Both Anthropoogy and Toursm requres an ndependent understandng of cutures of dfferent socetes
but wth a dfferent perspectve. Where anthropoogca studes revea varous aspects of the cuture of a
pace, toursm on the other hand s cosey concerned wth cutura ntermxng of the peope of the two
dfferent paces. Both the outcome of such cross cutura contacts are the mportant ssues of today. Thus
the pane brng forth the strong connectons between the two dscpnes and ther roe n the process of
deveopment.
G09: Belonging, heritage and the predicament of authenticity: anthropological
encounters and dilemmas
Convenor(s): ]an Lorenz
Short Abstract
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Ths pane expores how 'authentcty' s sought, mobzed and contested n reaton to beongng and
hertage. Partcuar focus s gven to to the everyday actuaty of dentty potcs and strugges for soca
recognton among emergng and resurgng ethnc, regous and potca groups.
Long Abstract
Whe authentcty has ong ost ts appea as an anaytca category, t st remans, n dfferent forms, a
contentous category of soca practce nvoked n the dscourse of dentty and potca recognton. It s
repeatedy mobzed for coectve purposes and nvoked to egtmze a sense of beongng and hertage.
Recent decades brought forth a myrad of new soca movements combnng heterogeneous cutura
appropratons and affectve sodartes. Gobazed dentty potcs affect actuates of oca
understandngs of beongng and hertage, whst nternatona toursm fosters 'authentcty' as a vabe
and sought after commodty. Advances n genetc research consderaby ater the dscourse and
practces of seekng egtmzaton of dentty cams, whe emergng vrtua topographes chaenge the
noton of 'authentc' experence and fewords. Authentcty s nvoked n strugges for soca and potca
recognton of dfference, as contentous soca capta empoyed to cam resources and power or as
mposed hegemonc dea of sameness and aterty. Can new perspectves n anthropoogy shed new
ght on how and why authentcty s mobzed and empoyed n everyday soca actuaty behnd the
magnares of the rea, of the sprt, bood and hstory?
The pane wecomes contrbutons from researchers exporng both specfc and broad dmensons of
authentcaton of beongng and hertage n hope for a productve comparatve dscusson. Prospectve
panests are aso encouraged to submt papers on the ethca and methodoogca chaenges posed by
engagng wth ths often controversa and potcay charged sub|ect.
G10: Comparing urban poverty from an ethnographic perspective
Convenor(s): Mariano Perelman, Maria Mercedes Di Virgilio
Short Abstract
The sesson nvtes researchers to submt papers that address forms of urban poverty from an
ethnographc approach
Long Abstract
Durng the ast few decades urban poverty has grown n many areas of the word's arge ctes. The
growth of ctes and of urban poverty and the emergence of new soca and cutura nequates turn the
debate about the strugges, condtons, practces and ways of fe of arge sectors n mega, medum szed
and sma ctes, as we as n mnaty borders between urbanty and new ways of ruraty, nto one of
unusua (mportant) reevance. In ctes wth growng dversty and heterogeneous ethnc, cutura and
soca puraty, ths ncrease rases a number of addtona probems to the pauperzaton processes, such
as access to pubc transport, housng, urban and, cutura and soca servces, etc. The sesson nvtes
researchers to submt papers that, from an ethnographc approach, address forms of urban poverty and
aso those that probematze on the debate about the seecton of ob|ects and feds of research as we
as the reatonshp between the researcher and the sub|ects and ssues that are the ob|ect of study -
such as the reatonshp between urban and rura ways of fe, access to urban and, urban voence and
urban poverty, among others. Works that anayze wth an ethnographc approach the ways n whch
poverty and nequaty are expressed and experenced n dfferent ctes w be partcuary wecome.
G11: Urban renewal over the globe: the spatial dimensions of citizenship
Convenor(s): Monique Nuijten, Martijn Koster
Short Abstract
Ths pane addresses the effects of urban upgradng on the ves of the affected popuaton and the
mpcatons for potca agency and ctzenshp. How s the reaton between peope and arger structures
of rue shaped and changed through spata nterventons n pubc and prvate space?
Long Abstract
Urban renewa s a we-known phenomenon a over the gobe. It can refer to the reconstructon of soca
housng areas, the mprovement of run down neghbourhoods, or the cearng and upgradng of sums.
These renewa pro|ects, admnstered by (sem) governmenta and prvate actors, often n pubc-prvate
partnershps, tend to have a huge mpact on the ves of the popuaton concerned.
On paper, by usng partcpatory mechansms, these renewa pro|ects, cam to use a pro-poor approach.
In practce, nevertheess, most pro|ects are mposed n an authortaran way, eavng tte room for the
voce of those affected. In addton, urban renewa pro|ects are used as nstruments to dscpne, educate
and cvze the "unruy" and "uncvzed" ower casses. Ths pane addresses the mpact of modfcatons
n pubc and prvate space on peope's notons of beongng and securty and on the soca fabrc n
neghbourhoods. The pane aso ooks nto peopes' strateges to resst or rework dscpnary regmes and
re-cam space n the ght of these powerfu pro|ects.
Utmatey, the pane ams to dscuss the effects of urban upgradng on ctzenshp. How s the reaton
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between peope and arger structures of rue shaped and changed through spata nterventons? We use
ctzenshp n a broad meanng, not ony foowng prescrbed notons, but aso tryng to understand
ctzenshp from beow, ctzenshp whch emerges from the ways n whch oca peope themseves gve
meanng to potcs and express ther potca agency. The pane nvtes ethnographc contrbutons from
a over the word.
G12: Beyond anthropology
Convenor(s): Simone Abram, Sarah Pink
Short Abstract
Ths pane asks how anthropoogy contrbutes to nterdscpnary research, how anthropoogca deas are
communcated, and how arguments and practces rooted n anthropoogy have nfuence beyond the
confnes of dscpnary debate.
Long Abstract
Ths pane asks how anthropoogsts can and do communcate and coaborate beyond the dscpne. We
are nterested n the roe of anthropoogy as contrbutor to (and potentay an agent of change n)
nterdscpnary research, and the pubc communcaton of anthropoogca deas. In exporng these
questons we are concerned wth both ethnographcay grounded dscussons of how anthropoogsts
have engaged across the boundares of the dscpne and wth theoretca refectons on the possbtes
of nterdscpnary knowedge and practce.
Can we communcate anthropoogy wthout gong beyond debates between anthropoogsts wthn our
own |ournas? How can anthropoogca debates be opened to the experences and contrbutons of
anthropoogsts workng outsde anthropoogy, and what does nterdscpnary research offer to
anthropoogy? At the same tme, we ask how contact wth the fndngs and theoretca debates of other
dscpnes can renew anthropoogy.
Pertnent questons ncude: whether there are partcuar aances that have been more frutfu, common
or wecomng than others; what anthropoogsts earn from trans-dscpnary or nterdscpnary
coaboraton; and at what pont anthropoogsts start to redefne themseves n these contexts. We are
aso nterested n the experences anthropoogsts have of the modes and ogcs of nterdscpnarty (e.g.
as dentfed by Barry, 2007), and n how we mght avod the ptfas of ncreasngy compusory
nterdspnarty (Strathern 2006). How tghty are anthropoogy's dscpnary boundares drawn, and
how easy s t to work across them?
Barry, Andrew (2007). Interdscpnarty and Socety: A Crtca Comparatve StudyRES-151-25-0042-A.
Swndon: ESRC
Strathern, M (2006). A communty of crtcs? |. Roy. Anthrop. Inst. (N.S.) 12: 191-209.
G13: Between gaze and daze: ethnographic prospects to reflexive and critical
social intervention
Convenor(s): Pedro Gabriel Silva, Octvio Sacramento, Alexandra Oliveira
Short Abstract
Ths pane nvtes researchers to share nsghts on the roe of ethnography as refexve nstrument n the
ream of soca probem defnton, pubc dscusson agendas and soca nterventon
Long Abstract
Soca scences, partcuary anthropoogy, use ethnography to reach deeper sub|ectve and symboc
extents of human acton. Often, ethnographc ob|ects overap certan manfestatons commony
envsoned as soca probems. As such, these probems become the focus of constant pubc debates as
we as the sub|ect of wde potca framng and awmakng ntatve; the very same probems often
targeted by specazed technca nterventon through mutpe agences and professonas.
Ethnography may offer mportant refexve nsghts to queston, f not to redefne, the very own
probematc nature of the ssues sub|ect of soca nterventon. On one hand, ethnography brngs forward
ayers of knowedge grounded on emprca cose contact wth soca actors, agences and nsttutons
that uphod soca poces and carry out nterventon programs and measures; on the other hand,
ethnography mght shape methodoogca nstruments wthn the operatve devces soca nterventon
professonas use (e.g. soca workers).
Ths pane nvtes researchers whose ethnographc gamut focus on soca probems and ponder on the
potca, cutura and soca processes that ead to ts producton and refcaton. Refexve ethnographes
(non compant wth domnant meda agendas) that mght present aternatve understandngs to
manstream pubc debate assumptons are wecome. Papers may ft two ma|or frames: (1) ethnographc
research cases that contrbute to queston, redefne and rearrange pubc dscussons over soca
probems and the very own conceptuazaton of soca probems; (2) cases where ethnography becomes
ceary mpcated n the defnton of soca nterventon strateges and/or n the defnton of soca
poces.
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G14: Anthropology in schools: a global perspective
Convenor(s): David Shankland
Short Abstract
Ths pane ams to draw together a wde range of speakers and perspectves on teachng of
anthropoogy n the pre-unversty settng.
Long Abstract
The RAI Educaton commttee worked throughout the frst decade of ths century n order to devse, and
see through to fruton, an A eve n Anthropoogy, whch s now beng taught n schoos n Engand. In
ths conference pane, the Educaton Commttee woud ke to share ts experence, and aso expore wth
coeagues from other countres the possbtes whch they have encountered n attemptng to ntroduce
anthropoogy at the pre-unversty stage. Contrbutons based on case studes drawn from dfferent
natona settngs are wecome, as are more comparatve refectons on the dffcutes and successes that
anthropoogy may experence gobay when consderng the pace of the dscpne n the schoo
currcuum.
G15: Re-thinking collaboration: between research and socio-political
interventions
Convenor(s): Alex Vailati, Carmen Rial
Short Abstract
Ths pane w focus on that pro|ects that are crossng barrer between research and soco-potca
nterventon, n order to refect on how power reatonshps are deveoped n so caed 'coaboratve'
pro|ects.
Long Abstract
The word coaboraton has been strongy present n the hstory of cutura anthropoogy, n partcuar
snce 1922, wth the frst two exampe of ths practce. Manowsk monograph and Faherty documentary,
has marked anthropoogsts magnaton wth the embryonc possbty of producng shared text, resut of
coaboraton wth 'sub|ects'. |ean Rouch works has aso been embematc of ths practce. Snce Sxtes,
especay n vsua anthropoogy, the am of producng shared representaton underned varous
expermentatons. Nowadays, we can say that ths expertse on research coaboraton processes'
creaton s a hertage of anthropoogy.
_ Moreover n many socetes the words 'coaboraton' or 'partcpaton' are used wthn many potca
frameworks n order to underne an ntmate connecton wth power groups and 'recpent' of soca and
potca pro|ects. Many case studes evdence ths goba trend. Furthermore, t s aso detectabe a
process of 'deoogzaton' of partcpaton, strategy usefu to hde power reatons and hegemonc
nfuences. Ths pane's ams are to refect on contrbuton of anthropoogca theory and ethnoogca
practce to the topc of coaboraton. On a de-constructve eve, ths pane coud be a patform to refect
on how power reatonshps are deveoped n coaboratve pro|ects: whch are the mts of coaboraton
between researchers and researched? How nsttutons nfuence ths reatonshp? Whch s the roe of
scentfc assocatons ths debate? It s necessary create ethcs code to protect 'research sub|ects'? We
nvte the submsson of pro|ects that are usng coaboraton, as we as to respond to those questons,
aso to cross that barrer between scentfc research and soco-potca nterventon.
G16: Towards an anthropology of sustainability7
Convenor(s): Fiona Murphy, Dr. Pierre Mcdonagh
Short Abstract
Ths pane nvtes papers from academc and apped contexts, both ethnographc and theoretcay
drven, whch consder the reatonshp between anthropoogy and the ssue of sustanabty.
Long Abstract
Sustanabty s a concept wth a dverse array of meanngs, anchored most frmy wthn ssues
connected to the natura envronment. Wthn ts wdespread appcaton n the word of busness,
governmenta pocy and the deveopment word: ts underyng prncpes and defntons often prove
nebuous and sometmes even confctng; t s reduced to the soca, ecoogca and economc as a trpe
bottom ne n busness crces. In the current cmate of goba crss and ndeed, recovery, the queston
of how sustanabe festyes, communtes, and busnesses can be characterzed s at the root of much
debate. If as Chares Rednan (2011) has recenty procamed that anthropoogy shoud be seen as key to
the deveopment of sustanabe scence, then how shoud anthropoogy respond to ths provocaton? Ths
pane nvtes papers from academc and apped contexts, both ethnographc and theoretcay drven,
whch consder the reatonshp between anthropoogy and the ssue of sustanabty. Gven notons of
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materasm, beef, percepton, and vaues are at the core of the sustanabty vson, then anthropoogy
as a dscpne s partcuary we paced to expore the chaenges encountered by the sustanabty
movement. Further, apped anthropoogy shoud be centra to the mpementaton of many of these
deas. Ths pane w contrbute to the burgeonng body of work whch consders the mpact of
anthropooges of sustanabty on envronmenta n|ustces and the everyday of the contemporary word.
G17: Anthropology in-the-making: exploring dynamic ways of story-telling and
non-conventional methods of presentation
Convenor(s): Camilla Morelli, Michael Atkins, Alexandra D'Onofrio
Short Abstract
Ths pane expores the use of creatve approaches to ethnography and conference-presentaton that
emerge n response to magnary, ambguous and mut-voca aspects of peope's ves
Long Abstract
Ths pane ams to expore sensuous forms of storyteng (both wrtten and otherwse) that nvestgate
dfferent aspects and possbtes of human fe. Our am s to stmuate creatve methods of
conference-presentaton that emerge n response to experences of the magnary, ambguous and
mut-voca aspects of peope's everyday ves.
The roe that storyteng pays n anthropoogy has been wdey recognzed. However, despte the varety
of contexts and reams of fe they expore, anthropoogsts are often requred to produce ethnography
that conforms to certan academc standards of knowedge producton. Ths pane encourages authors
from varous dscpnes (anthropoogy, drama, arts, and so forth) to present ther work by usng
expermenta, creatve and non-conventona methods of presentaton (ncudng performng, drawng,
fmng). We suggest that the conference tsef offers a moment for dynamc expresson and mutua
exchanges through whch meanngs are made and deas transformed.
In so dong, we seek to expore the contrbutons of such creatve methods of presentaton to
anthropoogca knowedge and suggest a vew of anthropoogy tsef as a dynamc dscpne n whch
meanngs emerge through mutua nteractons and dynamc exchanges.
G18: Anthropology of tourism, embodiment and the senses
Convenor(s): Hazel Andrews, Kevin Meethan, Catherine Palmer
Short Abstract
Ths pane expores anthropoogca approaches to the nterreatonshp between toursm, embodment
and the senses.
Long Abstract
Embodment s a sgnfcant and ever deveopng area of study n soca anthropoogy. Of partcuar
nterest to anthropoogsts s the reatonshp between embodment and toursm. Indeed, the
nterreatons between toursm, tourst practces and embodment have grown n sgnfcance n terms of
ther contrbuton to the fed of toursm anthropoogy to the extent that they are now of centra
mportance to the study of the sub|ect. Notons of an experence economy and the engagement of the
senses n varous aspects of tourstc nterpretaton and encounters ndcate the mportance of nformed
dscusson about embodment to the toursm and esure sectors. The dea of embodment encompasses
a number of key areas of both schoary actvty and tourstc practce, some wth sgnfcant theoretca
neage n the soca scences and humantes n genera and n soca anthropoogy n partcuar. These
ncude, but are not mted to: performance, the soca body, gender, denttes and experence. Such
facets of embodment are appcabe to the wde range of both tradtona and emergent tourst actvtes
ncudng, for exampe, charter and package toursm, backpacker toursm, cutura toursm as we as
actvtes wthn these, for exampe musc and arts festvas, food and wne toursm, sports toursm,
rtuas, pgrmages and other stes of tourstc practce. To ths end ths pane nvtes papers that
consder any aspect of the soca anthropoogy of toursm, embodment and the senses.
G19: The Middle East: is it facing its spring or fall7 (lUAES Commission on
Middle East Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Soheila Shahshahani
Short Abstract
We woud ke to study topcs whch dscuss ths perod of evovng humanty n the Mdde East, whch
remans n a state of fux, as gobasaton and ts mpact on cass, gender, ethncty and dfferent
generatons, ead to the emergence of new soca and cutura patterns.
Long Abstract
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The Mdde East has become topca n the ast decade, as the captast word s facng great chaenges,
and has become the focus of wars, confcts, upheavas, new hopes, new fnanca and cutura capta,
new medca studes, new artstc spaces and even new vocabuares. Anthropoogsts of the area and
those vng n the area are showng retcence n face of these chaenges. In ths pane we woud ke to
study any topc wthn the doman of anthropoogy whch dscusses ths perod of evovng humanty n
one regon, whch remans n a state of fux, as gobasaton and ts profound mpact on cass, gender,
ethncty and dfferent generatons, ead to the emergence of new soca and cutura patterns. We are
partcuary nterested n topcs whch address the changng patterns of behavour among the younger
generaton: How s the youth facng these future chaenges? Where and how do they ocate themseves
n the age of gobazaton?
G20: Trust in super-diversity
Convenor(s): Katsuhiko Keida, David Parkin, Akira Okazaki
Short Abstract
Ths pane focuses on how peopes' manpuaton of trust and ts opposte, aenaton, has become a new
form of dscourse n the recenty emergng envronments of potca, medca, rtua and regous
super-dversty n East Afrca.
Long Abstract
Super-dversty s not the same as purasm. For exampe, by super-dversty, we refer to more than
regous purasm, whch denotes a number of regous practces co-exstng n East Afrca.
Dversfcaton or super-dversfcaton mpes mutua borrowng of deas, practces and styes between
them, and by mpcaton more dfferentated strateges adopted by regous actors n search of truth,
good uck, cure or safety etc. In researchng truth, peope move between trust tak and aenabe tak
based on mstrust or the oss of trust, from the past to the present. But how s the dscourse of trust or
dstrust affected by the newy emergng soco-cutura super-dversty of peope?
In current gobazed rsk socetes such as |apan, whch experenced a trpe dsaster n 2011, trust tak
about safety s gettng mpossbe n everyday fe. Peope are forced to trust some evdenty
untrustworthy potca, cutura and even scentfc dscourse. What can turn tak based on trust nto tak
that s aenatng, and then what can restore reabty n trust ? What s the true nature of trust n
super-dversty?
Ths pane expores these questons by focusng on reatonshps between actors engaged n economc,
potca, medca, rtua and regous practces n East Afrca. Based on ethnographc fedwork
conducted n East Afrca, we w provde nsghtfu and contestabe dscussons of trust n emergng areas
of super-dversty n the regon.
G21: Diversity of the meaning of being 'single' in the globe: drastic changes of
the way of life, human relations, and kinship
Convenor(s): Wakana Shiino, Akiko Kunihiro
Short Abstract
The purpose of ths sesson s to hghght pura meanngs of beng 'snge' n dfferent socetes. We w
refect on the current stuatons of our vngs through the ens of varous snges of the gobe.
Long Abstract
Wth the rapd gobazaton and urbanzaton, patterns of our festyes, soca customs and our
reatonshps are changng drastcay. We no onger stay at one partcuar pace for a our ves.
Instead, we aways shft our pace to another ookng for better |obs or better paces to ve ntentonay
or nevtaby. At the same tme, more and more peope are traveng n search of ther marrage
partners. Who woudn't doubt that 'tradtona' marrage system and 'famy' st exst? Is t the common
trend that dweers n ctes w become 'snge' n the word? In deveoped countres, the rate of snge
househod s gettng hgh because of ow brthrate and ongevty etc.
On the other hand, recenty some peope seemed to start to ook for "quas-famy" or "quas-knshp" by
mtatng ther tradtona knshp mode to try to have new reatonshp.
In ths sesson, we w focus on our experences of soca and physca nterruptons n dfferent
stuatons and paces n order to examne the contexts of beng snge or becomng snge. Moreover, we
w refect on the current stuatons of our vngs through the ens of varous snges of ths gobe. We
nvte any ethnographc papers on beng snge of any socetes or any stuatons.
G22: Exoticisation, self-exoticisation: agency, identity and transformation
Convenor(s): Dimitrios Theodossopoulos, Bruce Kapferer
Short Abstract
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The pane engages crtcay wth the processes of exotsaton and sef-exotcsaton: how these nform
anthropoogca theory and practce and how they shape the reates and dentty of oca communtes n
the perphery of economc power.
Long Abstract
The pane examnes the process of exotcsaton and ts many faces and contradctons. It expores
tensons n the theory and practce of anthropoogy that revove around the deasng trap of the exotc,
the academc condemnaton of popuar exotcsm, and ts smutaneous reproducton n academc
anayss. We ook at the roe of the exotc n coona magnaton and ts consequences n post-coona
reates, the pursut of the exotc as pure or authentc form and/or the ceebraton of the exotc n the
hybrd.
We aso expore the process of sef-exotcsaton, payng carefu attenton to the transformatve
negotaton of oca denttes as these emerge n conversaton wth broader (coona, post-coona)
vsons of the exotc. Sef-exotcsaton nvoves an acknowedgment of the exotc n the famar, a
recognton that can nspre unpredctabe and subversve cutura formuatons.
Our focus on exotcsaton and sef-exotcsaton encourages a theoretca conversaton that moves
beyond the duasm of the exotc and the non-exotc, the West and the rest. Instead, we redrect anaytc
attenton to how oca agency and creatvty shapes fud, sef-conscous exotc-denttes n everyday fe;
and we seek to expore how oca processes of sef-exotcsaton ntersect wth the expectaton of the
exotc n goba magnaton (and the nequates or ambgutes that ths expectaton engenders).
We wecome contrbutons that engage wth exotcsaton and sef-exotcsaton as processes that shape
anthropoogy, cuture, and soca denttes.
G23: Disjoining approaches: tropes, hubs, and production of knowledge on
East Asia
Convenor(s): Blai Guarne, Artur Lozano-Mendez
Short Abstract
Ths pane ams at promotng a pura and mut-sted debate that aows a crtca revson of hegemonc
approaches nvoved n the schoary study of East Asa.
Long Abstract
It s we accepted that a key pont n the schoary study of East Asan socetes s the deveopment of a
crtca approach to the very noton of 'East Asa' as a potcay and nteectuay orented category. In
the emergence of ths approach, factors such as the crss of area studes, the dscusson on centers and
perpheres and the paradoxes brought about by gobazaton have payed an essenta roe.
Nevertheess, underyng ths crtcsm there s a pervasve mbaance between epstemoogca
tradtons, hegemonc dscourses, and domnant anguages whch deepy nfuence the producton of
knowedge. Through dfferent dscpnary perspectves and combnng dfferent research methodooges
(soca and cutura anthropoogy, cutura and ntercutura studes, gender studes, transaton and
terary studes), the panests w anayze these nteectua processes and contexts n reaton to the
schoary study of East Asa. Ther works w expore whch tropes have to be revsed, how to confgure
aternatve nteectua hubs and the possbtes that goba formuatons set up for a more horzonta
producton of knowedge. Utmatey, ths pane ams at promotng a pura and mut-sted debate that
aows a crtca revson of hegemonc approaches nvoved n the schoary study of East Asa.
G24: The anthropology of sport in a changing world
Convenor(s): George Poulton, Keir Martin
Short Abstract
Ths pane seeks papers whch appy an anthropoogca anayss to the fed of sport and n so dong shed
crtca ght on ssues of consumpton, commercasaton and neo-berasaton and ther reatonshp to
concerns around cutura dentty and communty.
Long Abstract
Sport s a near-ubqutous feature of goba socetes yet Soca Anthropoogy, n contrast to Socoogy,
has often seemed to be retcent to take sports as a serous area for anayss. Ths s partcuary remss
gven that many of the ssues whch domnate Anthropoogy are germane to the area of sport. In
partcuar, sport offers a productve fed for pursung the Anthropoogca nterest n the reaton of
consumpton and commercasaton to ssues of cutura dentty and communty. For exampe, sports
mega-events, such as the Oympc games and the footba word cup, have offered the possbty of
mass-consumpton on a goba scae through teevson broadcasts whe at the same tme beng met wth
protests camng the commerca nterests of such spectaces are rdng roughshod over the wshes of
oca peopes. Meanwhe, the ncreased concern wthn Anthropoogy over the effects of
neo-berasaton and fnacasaton, and the possbty of popuar resstance to these economc
modates, has been mrrored wthn the sphere of sport. For nstance, n recent years many footba fan
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groups across the word have mobsed to protest aganst the ncreasngy commercased and
excusonary form footba cubs have taken. Ths pane seeks papers whch utse Soca Anthropooges
core modes of anayss of detaed ethnographc descrpton and cross cutura comparson to shed ght
on sport and ts reatonshp to the crtca economc and potca ssues facng goba socetes.
G25: Missing out on manifest destiny: anthropology on the periphery of the
American dream
Convenor(s): Lucy Pickering, Seumas Bates, Poppy Kohner
Short Abstract
The Amercan dream s one of progress and prosperty, yet many are n dverse ways excuded (or
choose to remove themseves) from ths vson of affuence. Ths pane examnes ther ves and ther
refectons on what t means to be an Amercan today.
Long Abstract
The Amercan dream s one of progress and prosperty, t s a vson enshrned
wthn one of the naton's foundatona documents as the rght to fe, berty and the pursut of
happness. Yet these goas are not, t seems, easy achevabe for a of the Unted States of Amerca's
ctzens. It s ths nequaty of access to a natona vson, and the experences of those who fee
postoned on the margns of ths dream, by that by choce or crcumstance, whch s at the core of ths
pane. Brngng together schoars nterested n Amerca as an magnatve yet ved space, t asks the
questons, what does t mean to be an Amercan today? how usefu s t to speak of a snge Amerca? and
what can we gan from exporng the overaps and dssonances of dverse experence wthn a country
whch exsts as both naton and deatona space?
G26: Contemporary methodological approaches in Egyptian anthropological
research on customary social order institutions
Convenor(s): Mohamed Mahgoub
Short Abstract
Ths pane ams to present appcaton of the Soco-anthropoogca approach for tracng stabty and
contemporary changes n specfc customary soca order nsttutons n Egyptan socety.
Long Abstract
The fathers of soca scence n Egyptan unverstes n the ast century had come from French and Brtsh
schoos of socoogy and anthropoogy respectvey. Revewng the prevang theoretca and fed
research n socoogy and anthropoogy n Egyptan nsttutons eads to overappng and ambguty. In
1973 Mohamed Mahgoub had presented a paper entted:" The Soco-Anthropoogca Approach n
Soceta Studes".
The am of ths pane s to present appcaton of the Soco-anthropoogca approach for tracng stabty
and contemporary changes n specfc customary soca order nsttutons n Egyptan socety through the
foowng papers:
"Soco-anthropoogca approach for tracng stabty and contemporary changes n trba order among
Awad A trbes of the western desert of Egypt"
"Methodoogca technques n anthropoogca study of ev eye n Rosta rura communty"
" The soca structure of o Coptc monastery n Egypt"
" The cognton of death and other fe and soca behavng of the aged n Egyptan socety"
G28: The impact of development projects on the quality of life of women in
rural and tribal societies
Convenor(s): Sabita Acharya
Short Abstract
Rura and Trba women are eadng a changng festye under new soca envronment. They contnue
facng the bggest chaenge for ther survva and vehood due to estabshment of dfferent
deveopment pro|ects n ther areas whch create many ssues and probems.
Long Abstract
Deveopment as a compex process nvoves the soca, cutura, potca and economc betterment of
peope. It s a cutura construct as we as brngs new soco-economc order for peope.
Women beng haf of the word's popuaton are the ntegra part of deveopment processes and they
cannot be gnored from deveopment strateges. Government has been mpementng deveopment
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pro|ects, pans, and programs n the rura and trba areas to mprove the quaty of fe of the peope
whch eads to dspacement, resettement, and even mgraton of peope to varous urban sectors. As a
resut, ther soco-cutura and economc ves are nfuenced and affected n dfferent ways. Any ssue
reatng to women s aways cuture specfc. In case of dspacement, the compensaton package gven to
a famy s not beng utzed propery because of the domnance of the mae counterparts n trba and
rura communtes.
The dspaced women are nether abe to assmate competey wth the new envronment nor are they
successfu n mantanng ther tradtona soca poston and cuture ke; famy structure, marrage
pattern and knshp tes etc. Ther tradtona agraran and forest economes undergo changes whch are
forcng them towards a new occupatona structure. Of course, these deveopment pro|ects do gve
opportuntes n the fed of empoyment by pavng ways of economc and potca empowerment for
women but aso make them vunerabe to dfferent knds of expotaton for whch ther soca poston
remans a bg queston today.
Ths pane nvtes contrbutons that address ths theme.
G30: lranian family, kinship and community evolving and emerging in a
changing world (lUAES Commission on Middle East Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Mary Elaine Hegland
Short Abstract
In the ast 50 years, Iranans have experenced tremendous potca, economc,and cutura change.
Famy, knshp and communty practces have changed,and peope have had to bud new or transformed
organzatons. Ths pane examnes Iranan famy, knshp and communty both abroad and n Iran.
Long Abstract
In the ast haf century, Iranans have experenced tremendous change and dsocaton: modernzaton
under a dctatora shah, ma|or economc transformaton, the Iranan Revouton of 1979, the Iran-Iraq
War of 1980-1988, a arge out-mgraton of Iranans to western countres, drastc pocy changes and
soca transformaton under the Isamc Repubc or Iran wth even more strct governmenta contro, and
a shft to a more consumer-orented, ndvduast, captast and goba cuure and socety.
Anthropoogsts have faced severe chaenges attemptng to conduct fedwork n Iran. Athough the
number of anthropoogsts workng n Iran has decned tremendousy snce the 1970s, severa have
manuaged to contnue ethnographc research through workng wth Iranans abroad or, a few, even to
conduct fedwork n Iran. Papers n ths pane focus on the evovng and emergng famy, knshp and
communty organzaton of Iranans n daspora and at home as they ad|ust to ther changng word and
as anthropoogsts ae|ust to changed workng condtons. Authors w present materas on trba/ethnc
groups n Iran, Iranan vagers and urbantes, as we as dsocated Iranans n Inda and the US and ther
famy, knshp and communty practces and resutng organzatons as they pursue economc, regous
and soca ves.
G31: lranian family, kinship and community ll: evolving and emerging in lran
and abroad (lUAES Commission on Middle East Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Mary Elaine Hegland
Short Abstract
In spte of research chaenges experenced by ethnographers of Iranan cuture and socety, some peope
have contnued fed work n Iran. Some have worked among daspora Iranans. Ths doube pane w
present ethnography by ong tme researchers n Iran and among Iranans n Engand, Amerca and
Inda.
Long Abstract
Because of the number of schoars nterested n presentng ther work on Iranan Famy, Knshp and
Communty Evovng and Emergng n a Changng Word, a doube pane s beng organzed. The doube
pane w ncude materas about trba/ethnc, vage and urbante Iranans, wth understandngs made
possbe by new research, and changes n famy, knshp and communty n nteracton wth
modfcatons n economcs, eve of gobazaton and nteraton wth the arger word, and government
poces. Panests w aso ncude ethnographers who have been conductng fed research among
peope of Iranan background vng n Engand, Inda, the U.S. and esewhere. How have famy, knshp
and communty tes and nteracton changed over the ast haf century as Iran has experenced a
revouton and dramatc gobazaton? How are famy, knshp and communty tes affected by the arge
out mgraton? What organzatons and nteracton modes are emergng n the daspora? How have
Iranan soca forms and practces been nfuenced by ther new cutura settngs and the new demands
on ves abraod?
G32: Legal pluralism and transnational politics of securitization (lUAES
Commission on Legal Pluralism)
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Convenor(s): Bertram Turner
Short Abstract
Securty requrements fnd expresson n the producton of normatve tempates that address any gven
doman reevant to pubc safety and vehood securty. The pane w nvestgate n what way potcs of
securtzaton affect compex pura ega confguratons at varous scaes.
Long Abstract
The governance of human securty at transnatona scae has attracted ncreasng nterest these days.
Securty requrements fnd expresson n the producton of normatve tempates that address a varety of
ssues rangng from protecton aganst threats to pubc safety, to any gven doman reevant to
vehood securty. Commony, such processes are communcated n the anguage of neobera
achevements.
Potcs of securtzaton are many domnated by the goba governance nsttutons, such as the Unted
Natons wth ts numerous sub-organzatons, the IMF, the Word Bank. They are settng up ega
frameworks of securty for varous areas of human vehood thus re-defnng the condtons of peope's
ega agency. As one of the ma|or feds appears the governance of confct and voence (crme
preventon, gated communtes, urban securty, ant-terrorsm egsaton, aw on torture, on war, on war
crmes, mass atroctes) and normatve scrpts for a knds of post confct scenaros. In ths context,
contro over the fow of nformaton and nformatona potcs aso pay a decsve roe. In addton,
heath, food and resource securty, economy and fnance are domans n whch transnatona normatve
securtzaton becomes ncreasngy effectve.
Proceedng from the assumpton that there s a coherent ogc behnd ths wde range of normatve
operatons, the pane w nvestgate what the means and ends of such potcs of securtzaton are and
how they affect compex pura ega confguratons at varous scaes.
G33: Governance of natural resources under conditions of legal pluralism
(lUAES Commission on Legal Pluralism)
Convenor(s): Maarten Bavinck
Short Abstract
Ths pane s nterested n mprovng governance of natura resources under condtons of ega purasm.
Opportuntes for 'better governance' are contrasted wth cases of 'deraed governance' and 'defectve
brdgng'.
Long Abstract
Rura popuatons st depend strongy on natura resources n ther mmedate envronments for ther
vehoods (frewood, and, water, fodder, fsh etc.). More and more cams are, however, beng exerted
on such resources from dfferent sdes and nsttutona eves (oca to nternatona). The actors nvoved
refer to varous ega systems and mechansms, and frequenty create new hybrd aw. The soco-ega
fed s fragmented, murky, and fu of ptfas and obstaces. The poor suffer most from ths condton.
Ths pane s nterested n mprovng governance of natura resources under condtons of ega purasm.
It nvestgates and compares the quates of hybrdty, and new structures and processes for brdgng
dfferences. These structures and processes are evauated accordng to the mutpe concerns of
governance, that ncude envronmenta heath, soca |ustce, vehoods and empoyment, and food
securty. Opportuntes for 'better governance' are contrasted wth cases of 'deraed governance' and
'defectve brdgng'. Papers provde a mx of theoretca, methodoogca, and emprca nsghts from
dfferent parts of the word.
G34: Legal pluralism in the practice of development agencies: towards an
empirical understanding of current approaches (lUAES Commission on
Legal Pluralism)
Convenor(s): Giselle Corradi, Markus Weilenmann
Short Abstract
Deveopment actors are ncreasngy nterested n non-state |ustce. Ths pane w examne these
agences' approaches to ega purasm n Afrca from a ega anthropoogca and emprca ange. We
wecome contrbutons whch crtcay anayze actua practces beyond standardzed essons earnt
Long Abstract
Internatona deveopment ad aways nfuences the exstng ega reatonshps and changes the
condtons under whch peope mght make use of ther rghts. Ths s partcuary true for those pro|ects
or programmes whch expcty am at the promoton of the rue of aw, good governance and |ustce or
are sub|ect to condtonaty. Internatona deveopment agences become thus ncreasngy aware of the
crtca mpact of ega purasm on the success of ther conventona pro|ect approaches and try framng
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new and more ncusve programme desgns by referrng to customary, non-state or nforma |ustce
provders. Ths trend s partcuary accentuated n the Afrcan context, where deveopment actors aso
grappe wth the ack of capacty of many Afrcan states to provde the popuaton wth basc |ustce
servces. These nterventons are vared n scope and nature. They ncude ega and nsttutona reforms,
capacty budng for |ustce users and provders and a range of strateges to mprove compance wth
human rghts wthn dspute management at oca eve. Whe a growng body of normatve terature
provdes gudenes on how nternatona agences can take account of ega purasm, ths pane ams at
examnng nternatona deveopment agences' approaches to ega purasm n Afrca from a ega
anthropoogca and emprca pont of vew. Contrbutons whch crtcay examne actua practces on
the ground and go beyond smpe and standardzed essons earnt that are |ust shfted from one spot to
the other, are warmy wecomed.
G35: Gender, religion and legal pluralism: issues of governance in South and
South East Asia (lUAES Commission on Legal Pluralism)
Convenor(s): Shyama Rout
Short Abstract
Lega Purasm n famy aws n pura socetes n South & South East Asan states have dscrmnated
aganst women and have created ceavages n socetes. The souton can be found n Lega Purasm.
Long Abstract
There s no smpe ft between ega purasm and regous purasm, and ths coud hep n thnkng of
the boundares between aw and regon hstorcay, contextuay and contngenty. The probem of
gender dscrmnaton n the gven aws n a communtes has to be setted. How to go about t? A
common cv code s no souton. The souton can be found n ega purasm. If we accept ths way of
ookng thngs t w be easer to remove gender dscrmnaton. But ega purasm does not mean we
retan tradtona or regous aws as they are. Sutabe changes and enactment of reforms to remove
gender dscrmnaton embedded n these aws must be ntated. Persona aws are sad to be protected
under the Consttuton whch gves communtes "the rght to practce, preach and propagate ther
regon." However, these aws confct wth the rght to equaty as ndvduas' rghts under famy aw
dffer accordng to ther regon. It aso represents a faure to meet the consttutona commtment to
enact a unform cv code (UCC) for a ts ctzens. Whe Musm women were vewed as beng the most
dsadvantaged under ther famy aw regmes, Hndu and Chrstan famy aws aso dscrmnated
between men and women. The absoute and bnary opposton between state and communty on the
queston of persona aw s fase; t needs to be dsmanted and reconstructed as an argument for the
rghts of a women.
G36: lnstruments of global regulation : the emergence of a pluralist global
law7 (lUAES Commission on Legal Pluralism)
Convenor(s): David Restrepo Amariles
Short Abstract
Ths pane ams to anayze the emergence of new nstruments of reguaton such as code of conducts,
ndcators, audtng and standardzaton, and ther reaton to cassc forms of aw n the context of
gobazaton. Are they an openng of pubc and prvate nternatona aw to ega purasm?
Long Abstract
Ths pane ams to anayze the emergence and functonng of new nstruments of reguaton n the
context of gobazaton and ther reaton to cassc forms of aw. As gobazaton contnues to transform
economc, potca and soca reatons nto compex transnatona phenomena cassc aw s ncreasngy
seen as mted n scope and effcacy. On the one hand, natona state aw s not ony mted by ts
terrtora nature, but aso ncreasngy put under pressure to dereguate or to conform to goba
standards of reguaton. On the other hand, pubc and prvate nternatona aw are aso at pans to
reguate transnatona nteracton assocated wth gobazaton. Internatona aw s poory equpped to
dea wth gobazaton gven ts strong roots n vountarsm, ts ncreasng fragmentaton and ts mted
capacty to bnd a actors n the nternatona pane. As a consequence, a whoe set of nstruments and
mechansms of reguaton have emerged to f the vacuum, but aso to chaenge state aw. Instruments
such as codes of conducts, standards and ndcators take a centra roe n goba reguaton together wth
mechansms such as "audtng", "benchmarkng", "reportng" and "montorng". Ths pane w expore
whether these and other mechansms coud be seen as part of the makng of a purast goba aw,
understood not as a new ega order, but as new way n whch od and new nstruments of reguaton are
depoyed vs--vs transnatona phenomena.
G38: Contesting universality and particularity in legal and cultural pluralism:
an interdisciplinary approach (lUAES Commission on Legal Pluralism)
Convenor(s): Masami Mori Tachibana
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Short Abstract
Both theoretca and emprca papers from phosophca, hstorca, socoogca and anthropoogca
perspectves to understand the status quos and ssues on contestng unversates and partcuartes n
cutura and ega purasm are wecomed n ths pane.
Long Abstract
Contestng unversaty and partcuarty n ega and cutura purasm: an nterdscpnary approach
(IUAES Commsson on Lega Purasm)Potcs of cutura dversty has been n ong dscusson how to
conceptuaze and reaze the rghts of the peopes who beong to dfferent categores n socety. In
search of peacefu co-exstence, the defntons and roes of cutures have been debated both n oca and
goba contexts.
The gobazaton has brought unversa concepts and vaues such as human rghts and equaty of
gender nto the oca contexts. The mssonares, enterprses, nternatona agences and NGOs are the
carrer of these unversa concepts and vaues. These concepts and vaues are redefned accordng to the
oca stuatons and oca normatve orders. These processes of redefnton of both unversa and
partcuar concepts are daectc and resuts n the mutua transfguraton. However, the debates on the
defntons and acceptance of cutures have often brought the confcts among varous sectors and stake
hoders n many paces of the word.
In ths pane, both theoretca and emprca papers from phosophca, hstorca, socoogca and
anthropoogca perspectves to deepen the understandng of status quos and ssues on contestng
unversates and partcuartes n cutura and ega purasm are wecomed. The pane ams to deepen
the perspectve and methodooges for the reazaton of potcs of cutura dversty based on the study
of ega purasm.
G39: Makers, brokers, breakers: children and young people in legally plural
worlds (lUAES Commission on Legal Pluralism)
Convenor(s): Ellen Desmet, Giselle Corradi
Short Abstract
Chdren and young peope are ncreasngy camng and exercsng rghts n varous forms and fora. How
do ther rghts conceptons dffer n varous cutura contexts? How do they act as makers, brokers or
breakers of certan norms? What s the roe and potenta of 'chdren's rghts'?
Long Abstract
Ths pane focuses on chdren and young peope as (reatvey) new actors wth norm-generatng
capacty. Chdren and young peope are ncreasngy camng and exercsng rghts n varous forms and
fora, the workng chdren's movements beng among the best-known exampes. Ouestons that can be
addressed n the papers ncude: How do chdren and young peope engage wth the puraty of
normatve orders mpactng on ther day fe and we-beng? What are rghts conceptons of chdren
and young peope n dfferent cutura contexts? How and why do they act as makers, brokers or breakers
of certan norms? What s the roe and potenta of 'chdren's rghts', understood as the human rghts of
chdren, n reaton to other (state and non-state) bodes of aw? The pane ams to brng together
theoretca and emprca contrbutons on under-researched ssues n the reatonshp between chdren,
chdren's rghts and ega purasm.
G40: Law and public morality: pluralism beyond law (lUAES Commission on
Legal Pluralism)
Convenor(s): Trevor Stack
Short Abstract
Ths pane w brng an anthropoogca perspectve to bear on the many debates, od and new, on the
reatonshp between aw and pubc moraty.
Long Abstract
Beyond ega purasm tsef, anthropoogsts have ong pad attenton to the normatve orders that e
beyond aw and sometmes st n tenson wth t. Lega systems vary across the word and the borders
between ega systems are often burred and sometmes contentous but so are the borders between aw
and the enforcng of mora norms. Ths pane w brng an anthropoogca perspectve to bear on the
many debates, od and new, on the reatonshp between aw and pubc moraty. Is t aways possbe to
dentfy a sphere of pubc moraty? What f anythng aows us to dstngush pubc moraty from aw?
Do the sub|ectvtes of camants and ad|udcators dffer across pubc moraty and aw? How s authorty
confgured dfferenty? Is pubc moraty aways ess nsttutonased than aw? Is the pubc of aw tsef
dfferent from the pubc of moraty? Does pubc moraty tsef get defned by aw? Does aw have ts
own moraty, or s t |ust nfuenced by the moraty of broader socety? Fnay, s t possbe to
dstngush between ethcs and pubc moraty, and f so, how does ethcs reate to aw? A such
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questons w be addressed both theoretcay and n the ght of ethnographc data from across the
word, past and present.
G41: Dynamic gendered media presentation and diversified ownership: China's
gendered media anthropological studies since 1978 (lUAES Commission on
the Anthropology of Women)
Convenor(s): Ga Wu, Bohong Liu
Short Abstract
Chna's ma|or meda structures before 1978 were excusvey owned by the state and pubc unts. Snce
1978, the ownershp patterns for Chna's meda organzatona structure have been greaty reformed by
the open door pocy ntatve carred out by Deng Xaopng and other ma|or eaders n Chna.
Long Abstract
Our pane members w dscuss a newy emerged dversfcaton process of meda organzaton n some
regons, aong wth ther gendered dmensons wth the ad newy nnovated mut-meda
technques.Presentatons w dscuss new trends n communcaton and soca networkng through onne
stes ( .e., Facebook) .Bod practces aso are comng from fm ndustres, TV programs, and the
ntatves of women schoars and, ncudng oca women's museums and oca ethnc mnorty hertage
and cuture museum programs. These deveopments demonstrate the ways these smaer stakehoders
wak ther own ndependent roads. Overa, the pane w compare four types of meda and ther reated
gendered trends n: the Internet, fm, TV programmng and museum exhbton pro|ects, hghghtng
past, current and future deveopment possbtes for 21st century Chna.
G42: Tourism and anthropological theory and practice (lUAES Commission on
the Anthropology of Tourism)
Convenor(s): Noel B. Salazar
Short Abstract
Ths pane of the IUAES Commsson on the Anthropoogy of Toursm ams at brngng toursm and the
anthropoogca study of t to the centre of the dscpne by presentng a provokng set of papers that
refect crtcay on the reatonshp between toursm (schoarshp) and manstream anthropoogy
Long Abstract
Fedwork-based anthropoogy and ong-hau toursm share remarkaby smar geneaoges. Schoars
have anaysed n great deta the common hstorca roots of anthropoogy and toursm n romantcsm,
captast ndustrasaton, coonasm and the ke. Ths partay expans why manstream anthropoogy
dd, for a ong tme, despse toursm, both as a soca reaty and as an ob|ect of study. Today,
anthropoogsts pay actve roes n toursm research as we as n pannng and deveopment, as gudes,
researchers, consutants, anaysts or pocy makers. The orgns of the anthropoogca study of toursm
date back to the 1960s. In those ffty years, dedcated coeagues have produced a rch set of anaytca
concepts and theores that have been wdey nfuenta wthn the nterdscpnary fed of toursm
studes. Wthn manstream anthropoogy, however, toursm research st has dffcuty sheddng ts
reputaton as beng merey apped schoarshp and toursm s rarey at the centre stage of the dscpne.
Ths pane of the IUAES Commsson on the Anthropoogy of Toursm ams at changng ths stuaton by
presentng a set of thought-provokng papers that refect crtcay on the dynamc reatonshp between
toursm and manstream anthropoogy. The partcpants address the foowng questons: Whch
nnovatve concepts and theores deveoped wthn the anthropoogy of toursm are reevant for the
dscpne at arge and can shed new ghts on mportant dscpnary debates? How can toursm and the
anthropoogca study of t contrbute to the deveopment of ethnographc methods and methodooges?
How can the anthropoogy of toursm pay a eadng roe n advancng anthropoogca theory and
practce?
G43: New topics in the field of legal pluralism (lUAES Commission on Legal
Pluralism)
Convenor(s): Maarten Bavinck
Short Abstract
Ths pane ntends to broaden the present scope of the fed and nvtes papers on new topcs n ega
purasm.
Long Abstract
Schoars n the fed of ega purasm have wrtten extensvey about ssues of |ustce, property rghts,
regon, natura resources, human rghts and the ke. They have nvestgated the reatons between
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customary aw and state aw, and debated the mpact of transnatona aw. Ths pane ntends to broaden
the scope and nvtes papers on new topcs n ega purasm.
G45: Land and property through a legal pluralism lens (lUAES Commission on
Legal Pluralism)
Convenor(s): ]anine Ubink
Short Abstract
Ths pane coects papers that present recent fndngs wth regard to deveopments and contestatons
over property rghts n varous parts of the word.
Long Abstract
A socetes recognze some form of property rghts over and and vta goods. In many cases ths
property conssts of 'bundes of rghts' that are contested. Ths pane coects papers that present recent
fndngs wth regard to deveopments over property n varous parts of the word.
G46: State strategies for navigating plural legal orders (lUAES Commission on
Legal Pluralism)
Convenor(s): Emma Hayward
Short Abstract
Ths pane assesses the ways n whch states navgate the pura ega orders found wthn ther borders.
It brngs together a range of theores to expan state poces on the non-state ega systems that coexst
wth state aw and the normatve ntersectons that resut from ths overap.
Long Abstract
Ths pane brngs together some of the most recent work n the fed of ega purasm on the ways n
whch states navgate the pura ega orders found wthn ther borders. Each of the panests, through
ther work, endeavors to deveop a theory to expan how states choose to deveop pocy on the
non-state ega systems that coexst wth state aw and the normatve ntersectons that resut from ths
overap. Hstorcay, states have adopted a wde range of poces concernng ega purasm ncudng
refusa to acknowedge ts presence, ncorporaton of mnorty group aw nto the |ursdcton of state
courts, and fu recognton of parae ega systems. Combnng theoretca reasonng and emprca
evdence, the works presented offer expanatons for ths dversty of approaches. They ncude fedwork
from Oceana, the Unted Kngdom, Inda, the Mdde East, and East Afrca.
G47: Re-imagining the local: legal pluralism in a transnational world (lUAES
commission on Legal Pluralism)
Convenor(s): Anne Griffiths
Short Abstract
Ths pane expores the contours of the 'oca' wthn a transantona word by re-Pmgagnng how t s
consttuted through the emergence of new denttes, aances and strugges for power that move
beyond ts concepton as physcay or terrtoray grounded. It examnes how ega purasm operates,
creatng spaces for change.
Long Abstract
In recent decades attenton has focused on transnatona reatons and transnatona aws and the pura
ega consteatons that they embody that construct notons of dentty and beongng, of 'sef' and
'other' that extend beyond the fronters of the naton-state. Under these condtons what s 'oca' and
what s 'goba' becomes open to queston as the state becomes re-postoned as an eement but not
necessary the reference pont from whch to examne soca and ega reatons.
Ths pane expores how transnatona forces and ther mpact are shaped by oca actors n partcuar
contexts n order to promote an understandng of how 'externa' nterventons become endowed wth
dverse and ocazed sets of meanng and practces. It moves beyond a concepton of the oca as
physcay or terrtoray grounded to one that examnes how t s consttuted. Ths not ony takes
account of a specfc ste n whch soca reatons are bounded and ocay consttuted but aso
ncorporates how perceptons of what s oca are dscursvey and hstorcay constructed. It s one that
engages wth the experences and representatona map constructed of a specfc pace by ts occupants
n reaton to themseves and to a wder word. In ths more spata approach to depctng the oca, aw
cannot be gnored, for t serves to produce space yet n turn s shaped by a soco-spata context. By
re-magnng the oca ths pane seeks to reframe the ways n whch the oca and transnatona or goba
reatonshps are conceved, ncudng the roe of ega purasm. It ams to promote a better
understandng of what gves rse to the uneven and dverse effects of gobasaton, aong wth the
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processes of 'nternasaton' and 'reocasaton' of goba condtons that may aow for the emergence of
new denttes, aances and strugges for space and power wthn specfc popuatons.
G49: Self-regulation, customary law, protest movements: historical and
modern experience (lUAES Commission on Legal Pluralism)
Convenor(s): luliia Sushkova
Short Abstract
Mechansms of sef-reguaton are greaty mpacted by the customary aw. The puraty of ega customs
creates puraty of sef-reguatory forms, nudng protest movements. For years customary methods of
protest have been offcay negected and perceved as ega forms.
Long Abstract
Ethnos as essenta source of power s a prmary norm-generator. It means that aw tsef s a product of
ethnc mentaty and partcuar ega cuture, whch s generated by dfferent forms of anthropoogca
(ethnc) actvtes. Customary aw deveops a system of methods for preservaton and protecton of
ethnos as a phenomenon. Often ths system s not dentca to the system, organzed by the state. Ethnos
s empowered to overrue any state order and create a new one. In hstorca retrospectve every country
faced stuaton n whch the socety, ethnoses have made magnfcent potca, soco-economc, cutura
and ega changes. For years customary methods of protest have been offcay negected and perceved
as ega forms. Wthn the pane there w be focused on hstorca and modern experence of protest
movements motvated and organzed accordng to customary aw. Pane speakers w dscuss ssues of
sef-reguaton, customary aw and protest movements on the exampe of Russan revoutonary
movements and Canadan douhkobors.
G50: 'All the world's a stage': the social and political potentialities of theatre
and performance
Convenor(s): ]onas Leonhard Tinius, Alex Flynn
Short Abstract
Ths pane seeks to nvestgate the potenta of theatre and performance to provde refectons on
aterty, potcs, socaty, and socety. We expore how theatre and performance provde nsght nto the
emergence of forms of protest, new forms of soca reatons, and soceta aspratons.
Long Abstract
If a the word reay s a stage, and we the payers on t, then where do we poston theatre and
performance n ths word? Soca theory foowng Goffman, Bourdeu or Buter has theorsed the
mportance of performatve metaphors and notons of performatvty for our understandngs of dentty,
socaty, and potcs. In ths pane, we expore the creatve pathways that a study of theatre and
performance may open for anthropoogca enqury. What do we understand by theatre and how does t
dffer from other performatve events? What soca forms and potca events does theatre provoke? If
some of the potca potentas of performance are protest and ethca magnatons, what s the
soco-potca potenta of nsttutonased forms of theatre? What f theatre s understood as a broader
category of nteectua and aesthetc enqury nto sef-refected understandngs of embodment and
socaty? What may we earn about the reaton between potcs and aesthetcs by attendng to
performance events and theatre?
In ts potenta to provde second-order refectons on socety and socaty, theatre s mportant for how
we anayse the emergence of protest, new forms of soca reatons, and aspratons of groups. By
focussng on "humans who embody other humans", as Hemuth Pessner descrbed t, theatre can
provde a rch fed for anthropoogca exporatons of peope's own refectons on humanty, socaty,
and aspratons. We ook to ethnographc anayss to expore the varety of actors', drectors', and
audences' refectons on how to stage the word and thereby render the word a stage.
G51: Exploring frontiers of tourism research and theory in Latin America and
the Caribbean (lUAES Commission on the Anthropology of Tourism)
Convenor(s): Gregory Teal
Short Abstract
Ths pane of the IUAES Commsson on the Anthropoogy of Toursm provdes scope for retrospectve
refecton and dentfy and contrbute to current drectons n theory and research of toursm n Latn
Amerca and the Carbbean.
Long Abstract
Anthropoogca research on toursm n Latn Amerca and the Carbbean s emprcay dverse and
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theoretcay compex. Over the ast two decades anthropoogsts have produced nnovatve and crtca
work on sex toursm, toursm and ndgenous and rghts, race, hertage and dspossesson, spectace and
authentcty, toursm and post-revoutonary socetes, to st a few themes. Often at the core of
anthropoogca dscourse on toursm n the regon s a focus on reatons and structures of power and
nequaty. Ths pane provdes a space for papers on these and other topcs and on dverse cutura and
geographca foc of current research, and wecomes papers that dentfy crtca ssues and drectons n
anthropoogca/toursm theory.
G52: Rights, institutions and governance: perspectives on legal pluralism from
Asia (lUAES Commission on Legal Pluralism)
Convenor(s): Pampa Mukherjee, Amalendu ]yotishi
Short Abstract
Ths pane nvtes papers that dea wth ssues on human rghts, gender rghts and rghts to natura
resources n the Asan context The dea s to expore, understand and anayze varous nsttutons and
governance mechansms wthn the ega purast framework.
Long Abstract
In the ast few decades, Asa as a regon has experenced ma|or economc, potca and soca transtons
that have mpcatons on ts nsttutona and governance structures. The processes of democratzaton
and goba nternatona engagements have resuted n redefnton of varous ega aspects partcuary
those that are n confct wth the exstng practces. Essentay, beng a pura socety, many Asan
natons n recent tmes are aso deang wth addtona tensons some of whch arses due to ther
contestatons wth exstng statutory aws. Prevaence of these knds of confct, protests and negotatons
can be partcuary observed n nsttutons assocated wth the governance of human rghts, gender and
natura resources, both at the macro and mcro eve. In ths context ega purasm as a perspectve
assumes sgnfcance as t not ony provdes an nterestng framework to understand and anayze
compex ssues assocated wth nsttutona governance at dfferent eves but aso provdes meanngfu
aternatves to address such concerns. Such engagements are n fact necessary for need based and
effectve pocy formuaton n respectve countres n the regon
G53: The application of quantitative comparative methods to the study of
legal pluralism (lUAES Commission on Legal Pluralism)
Convenor(s): Yuksel Sezgin, Mirjam Kuenkler
Short Abstract
The pane focuses on nnovatve quanttatve and comparatve quatatve methodooges for studyng
varous aspects of ega purasm.
Long Abstract
There are many nstances of ega purasm across the word: ega purasm between dfferent eves of
state admnstratons, ega purasm between state and non-state aw, state aw ega purasm that
dfferentates on the bass of regon or custom, to name |ust a few exampes. In an attempt to
dfferentate among dfferent types and ntenstes of ega purasm some schoars have offered bnary
categores such as hgh vs. ow, or strong vs. weak, thck versus thn ega purasm, whch often treat
ega purasm as a dscrete rather than a contnuous varabe. Ths dchotomous treatment of ega
purasm, however, has dscouraged the emergence of concepts and methodooges that enabe
researchers to study spato-tempora varatons n the ntensty of ega purasm and thereby factate
macro-socoogca and comparatve anayses of ega purasm. Despte the rsng use of nnovatve
(partcuary quanttatve) methodooges n ad|acent feds of research from ethnc and regous dversty
to cutura dversty, the quanttatve methods are vsby absent n the fed of ega purasm. Ths pane
therefore nvtes schoars and researchers from a dscpnes who empoy nnovatve quanttatve and
comparatve quatatve methodooges to present ther work deang wth any aspects of ega purasm
n the contemporary word.
G54: Roundtable: An lnternational Conversation on Public Anthropology
Convenor(s): Angelique Haugerud, Catherine Besteman
Short Abstract
Partcpants from four countres compare and contrast vsons of pubc anthropoogy. Panests expore
possbe ptfas of evangezng anthropoogy, aong wth questons of ntegbty and reevance when
anthropoogsts engage meda, pocy debates, and popuar potca dscourses.
Long Abstract
How do vsons, practces, and chaenges of pubc anthropoogy dffer across natona boundares? What
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possbtes and chaenges arse for goba forms of pubc anthropoogy and for engagng ssues of
pubc concern across potca borders? In ths roundtabe dscusson, partcpants from four countres on
three contnents refect on anthropoogy's pubcs and consder questons about ntegbty and
reevance when academc work s transated nto non-academc domans; perspectves on
anthropoogca engagement wth meda, pocy debates, and popuar potca dscourses; and possbe
ptfas of evangezng anthropoogy. Themes addressed ncude the afterves of ethnography; memory
potcs and traumatc pasts; pubc representatons of the economy and the potcs of austerty; the
chaenges of advocacy work and of power nequates n representaton; possbe forms of networkng
and coaboraton, and the stakes for dfferent partcpants; and the effects of "audt cutures" and the
corporatzaton of unverstes. Pane partcpants from Afrca, Europe and North Amerca ncude
Catherne Besteman (Coby Coege), Thomas Hyand Erksen (Unversty of Oso), Francsco Ferrandz
(Spansh Natona Research Counc), Hugh Gusterson (George Mason Unversty), Angeque Haugerud
(Rutgers Unversty), and Francs Nyamn|oh (Unversty of Cape Town).
G55: World Anthropologies Today
Convenor(s): Susana Narotzky, Gustavo Lins Ribeiro
Short Abstract
Ten years after the Symposum "Word Anthropooges - dscpnary transformatons wthn systems of
power", we want to apprase and dscuss ts theoretca, practca and potca mpacts. Ths sesson w
put together some of the most nfuenta voces of ths and other reated goba debates.
Long Abstract
In 2003, the Wenner-Gren Foundaton Internatona Symposum "Word Anthropooges - dscpnary
transformatons wthn systems of power" was hed n Itay. In 2006, the homonymous book was
pubshed. The symposum and book expressed n theoretca and potca terms some of the postons of
a arger nternatona group caed the Word Anthropooges Network. Ten years after, we want to
apprase and dscuss ther theoretca, practca and potca mpacts. Do we now have more horzonta
and pura, heterogossc wordwde reatonshps among anthropoogca communtes? Is the
Ango-Amercan dscpnary hegemony more open to other nfuences? Have "South-South"
conversatons ncreased? These and other questons w be dscussed by some of the most nfuenta
voces of the word anthropooges and other reated goba debates. The partcpaton of the audence
w aso be hghy wecome.
G56: New Directions in Anthropology
Convenor(s): Gareth Hamilton, Sally Atkinson, Rachel Douglas-]ones
Short Abstract
Ths pane brngs together new nternatona schoarshp from across anthropoogy. We demonstrate how
our dfferent perspectves, ookng both backwards and forwards n the temporaty of human socaty,
enabe us to shed new ght on emergent probems n the dscpne.
Long Abstract
Ths pane demonstrates the coectve breadth of Anthropoogy, mrrorng the conference's nternatona
unon of dscpnary perspectves. Through awareness of the hstores and egaces of our predecessors,
the papers deveop and re-anayse past nnovatons n the ght of current events, provdng space to
rethnk contemporary approaches to socaty.
Frst we consder the hstorca soca, physca and nteectua past, startng wth a dscusson of the
hstorca paradoxes of hearng musc n Naz death camps. Ths attenton to the senses s compemented
by an anayss of the work of Margaret Mead, whch, t w be argued, goes beyond the usua range of the
senses. The thrd paper n ths secton remnds us of the deep past to whch anthropoogsts brng ther
sk and attenton.
The second part of the pane opens wth a crtca account of anthropoogca approaches to change over
tme. Matera from Peronst Argentna s used to consder the anaytc vaue of process. We then consder
sudden changes n thnkng around the dea of the bomedca 'norma', and the acceptabty presence of
'madness' n pubc fe.
The fna secton re-examnes cassc anthropoogca themes of rtua and knshp through contemporary
crtca perspectves. We w hear about the reatonshp between the 'ordnary' and 'extraordnary',
drawng on ethnography from the Phppnes, concudng wth an overvew of changes and advances n
the theory of knshp.
We concude wth an open dscusson about the dverse approaches to temporaty, theory and process
whch can motvate new drectons n anthropoogca schoarshp.
LD01: The vulnerable child: biological responses to life in the past
Convenor(s): Sian Halcrow, Mary Lewis
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Short Abstract
The boarchaeoogy of nfants and chdren s ncreasngy becomng recognsed as a usefu means to
nvestgate physca and soca fe n the past. Ths sesson w expore the current status of the
boarchaeoogca nvestgaton of chdren from stes a over the word.
Long Abstract
Athough the heath of nfants and chdren s a senstve barometer of popuaton heath, they were often
dscounted n archaeoogca research. There was a percepton that ther bones do not survve we n the
ground, and that they are consstenty under-represented n the archaeoogca record. In recent years
atttudes have begun to change and ths sesson ams to expore the current status of the boarchaeoogy
of chdren. Chd skeetons provde a weath of nformaton on ther physca and soca fe, from ther
growth and deveopment, det and age at death, to the cutura and economc factors that affect ther
nutrton and expose them to trauma and dsease at dfferent stages of ther ves. The ways n whch
chdren are bured are aso very ndcatve of cutura aspects of a socety, ncudng soca age and
gender structures. Papers wthn ths sesson expore aspects of nfant and chd boarchaeoogy wth the
am to ncrease awareness of the mportance of examnng these remans from stes a over the word,
and some of the chaenges that are faced.
LD02: The role of cosmopolitan modern medicine and its social and cultural
challenges
Convenor(s): Margaretha Liwoso
Short Abstract
Heath scences have created technca and medca nnovaton. However, ts communty s faced by
bo-psycho-soco and cutura probems of: medca human resources (egay); soca, economc, and
educatona mtaton; dfferent response of rura-urban communtes, aso deveopng and deveoped
countres
Long Abstract
The nternatona socety egay has chosen the modern medcne as one of medcaton sources; however
ths has a contnuous probem. Reated to exstng dramatc nnovatons on curatve and preventve
heath, genetc engneerng to overcome some technca and medca probems, and so on, the
nternatona heath communtes are faced by bo-psycho-soco-and cutura probems: how can peope
humany contro the boogy processes on sckness, death, and the od age; the medca appcaton on
preventve and curatve acton s forced and mted by soca and economc factors; there s a dfferent
response to modern medcne by peope of deveopng and deveoped countres, n rura-urban
communtes, ncudng a freedom and peope (human) rght for protectng ther heath stuaton.
Partcuary, there are probems on human mentaty reated to aw and medcne, faced by peope n
choosng ther medca nterests, because of the foowng: the economca beneft of medcament
ndustres versus soca (humany) nterests n obtanng medcament, and medca human resources
probem n ega and soca context. Ths pane nvtes papers about: the condtons of medca
mapractce; mortaty rate n the context of heath scence; soca-economc, human rght, and physca
condton, how to use the beneft of modern medcne, that affect the dstrbuton of dsease, morbdty
and mortaty; ncudng the use of modern, aternatve, and fok medcne; how to determne a natura
partus, effected by an nteracton between pregnant women and physcans; the soca choce of
househod, where and when to gve brth; and whatever topcs reated to ths pane.
LD03: Health and emerging regional demographic trends
Convenor(s): Vibha Agnihotri
Short Abstract
Ths pane expores how heath s not perceved the same way by a members of a communty gvng rse
to confuson about the concept of heath. Soco-cutura factors, gender reatons and emergng regona
demographc trends affects the heath status.
Long Abstract
There s a recognton that our heath s affected by many factors ncudng where we ve, what we eat,
genetcs, our ncome, our educatona status and our soca reatonshps - these are known as "soca
determnants of heath." A soca gradent n heath runs through socety, wth those that are poorest
generay sufferng the worst heath. The reatonshp between soca condtons and factors nfuencng
heath has been a ma|or nterest of manknd- peope have generay tended to vew heath probems from
the perspectve of ther own socetes and cutures. Knowedge about norms, vaues, beefs, soca
structures and fe styes has provded nsght not ony about the soca organzaton of human resources,
but aso about nature and causes of ness. The recognton of the sgnfcance of the compex
reatonshp between soca, cutura factors and the eve of the heath characterstcs of the peope- the
specfc soca groups has ead to the deveopment of Medca anthropoogy as an mportant area wthn
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Anthropoogy, concerned wth soca and cutura facets of heath. Anthropoogsts, thus utze heath as
an effcent parameter and ndcator for exporng and anayzng the atent mechansm of soco-cutura
fe of a group.
Gender determnes the power reaton and resource aocaton between the two sexes. It connotes that
gender creates dfferences, whch are specfc to a gven cuture. These dfferences often work to the
dsadvantage of women. These nequates get ramfed nto varous forms of vunerabtes to ness,
heath status, accessbty and quaty of heath care.
LD04: The future agenda for anthropological research on the HlV}AlDS
pandemic (lUAES Commission on the Anthropology of AlDS)
Convenor(s): Frants Staugaard, David Pitt
Short Abstract
HIV remans the worst pandemc n word hstory, retardng deveopment. Topcs for dscusson ncude
costs and benefts of antretrovra treatments, the roe of tradtona nsttutons and communty
organzatons and better means of nterdscpnary cooperaton
Long Abstract
Despte an apparent recent reducton n numbers HIV/AIDS s st regarded as the worst pandemc n
word hstory and s a ma|or factor retardng deveopment especay n sub Saharan Afrca. Among the
topcs for dscusson are, a crtca examnaton of the reported decne n numbers notng nstances
where nfecton of HIV or reated dseases remans hgh, the costs as we as benefts of ant retro vra
treatments especay n poor countres and communtes, the changng evauatons of rsk and cutura
constructon concernng the man modes of transmsson of the vrus, the roes of tradtona heaers and
the adapton of tradtona nsttutons generay, the possbtes of "task shftng" n the 57 countres
dentfed by WHO as havng no or very many too few traned heath extenson workers, the emergence
of new subcutures around the pandemc especay n mgrant stuatons, the roe of networks, the
prospects for open and e-earnng, the pace of grassroots and communty organzatons, especay
women and young peope n " deveopment from beow" processes, changes needed n the roes of
natona and nternatona programmes especay the nvovement of NGOs and "cv socety", new ways
for anthropoogy graduates to work n preventon and contro, better means of nterdscpnary and
ntersectora cooperaton .
LD05: Urbanization and reproductive health (lUAES Commission on Urban
Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Pramathes Dasmahapatra, Amlan Ray
Short Abstract
There s an assocaton between women reproductve rsk factors and urbanzaton. Reproductve heath
s an area of concern n materna mortaty, sexuay transmtted dseases and the treatment of nfertty.
It coud be sowed down f the ntatve of care starts from the adoescent grs.
Long Abstract
In 2007 the Unted Natons estmated that haf of the word's popuaton was vng n urban areas
foowed by the contnuous ncrease n the proporton of the goba popuaton. There s a strong evdence
of the assocaton between women reproductve rsk factors (menstrua and ovuatory dsorders etc.) and
urbanzaton n South East Asan countres, whch resuts nto the decne n fertty rate. Moreover, the
rse of non-communcabe dseases aong reproductve probems causes enormous heath threat n
partcuar among women from ow or mdde ncome countres. Factors ke sedentary festye, shft from
course to hgh caorc food, rreguar ntake of food and ncnaton towards the modern gadgets affect
women from the menarche to the menopause. The government and nongovernmenta agences have
been engaged n a postve effort to provde effcent servces to women through proper counseng at the
adoescent eve and treatng them through proper medcaton. 'Women's rghts to reproductve and
sexua heath' s another mportant area of concern for reducng materna mortaty, protecton from
sexuay transmtted dseases and provdng approprate servce to the treatment of nfertty through
asssted reproducton. By 2030, a arger number of peope w ve n sma and medum-szed towns;
ctes w undergo socoeconomc transtons whch may contrbute to further compcatons n the
reproductve heath parameters of women. Such a pattern coud be sowed down f the ntatve starts
from beow through proper care and gudance to the adoescents grs.
LD06: Anthropologies in and of public health in the 21st century
Convenor(s): Margret ]aeger, Helen Lambert, Waleska Aureliano, Esther ]ean Langdon
Short Abstract
Ths pane examnes the reevance of anthropoogy to heath processes and pocy. It ams to expore
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anthropoogca engagement n one of the fundamenta concerns of humanty, that of heath and
webeng, wth a perspectve that goes beyond the ndvdua cnca sub|ect as defned by bomedcne.
Long Abstract
Ths pane examnes the reevance of anthropoogy to oca and goba heath processes and pocy. It
ams to expore anthropoogca engagement n one of the fundamenta concerns of humanty, that of
heath and webeng, wth a perspectve that goes beyond the ndvdua cnca sub|ect as defned by
bomedcne. Through the vew that ndvdua webeng s reated to membershp n human groups,
anthropoogy has contrbuted to varety of pubc heath ssues and programmes ncudng pocy
formaton, dsease preventon, heath educaton, and organzaton and devery of heath servces, as we
as oca communty ntatves addressng stuatons of -beng. We nvte contrbutons that crtcay
anayse the formaton and mpementaton of pubc heath programmes and nterventon -
anthropooges of pubc heath - as we as those that descrbe anthropoogca contrbutons n the
desgn and mpementaton of pubc heath ntatves - anthropooges n pubc heath. The pane s not
confned to a partcuar geographca area or dsease focus. It seeks to nvestgate what s partcuar to
the anthropoogca perspectve and the possbtes that such a perspectve brngs to the understandng
of pubc heath, oca knowedge, effects of soca change, and mpact of heath servces and nterventon
on oca communtes. Papers that expore tensons and demmas between pubc heath and
anthropoogca anayses are partcuary wecome. Contrbutons may be at a 'macro' eve, such as
examnng prortes n goba heath and ther manfestatons wthn a partcuar natona context; or at a
'mcro' eve, such as ethnographc nvestgaton of a santaton or mmunzaton programme wthn a
specfc settng.
LD07: Landscapes of life-and-death in lndia, South Arabia and Asia Minor
Convenor(s): Mikhail Rodionov
Short Abstract
An nterregona approach, ncorporatng nterdscpnary data, s empoyed to gan a deeper nsght on
the fundamenta characterstcs of cutura andscape as a mut-dmensona confguraton of cutura
space. The pane ams to draw a broader pcture of Lfe-and-Death n ts ndssoube unty
Long Abstract
An nterdscpnary and nterregona approach, ncorporatng archaeoogca, hstorca, ethnographc
and terary data, s empoyed to gan a deeper nsght on the fundamenta characterstcs, namey fe
and death, of cutura andscape as a mut-dmensona confguraton of cutura space. The pane ams to
map the spata features of a gven tradtona cuture and to draw a broader pcture of ntercutura
reatons concerned wth Lfe-and-Death n ts ndssoube unty. Ths task s pursued by a team of
cutura anthropoogsts from the Peter-the-Great Museum of Anthropoogy and Ethnography, St.
Petersburg, Russa, wthn the pro|ect "The Space of Cutura Spaces n Asa". At east two books provded
ampe resource for ths research have to be mentoned - Lynne Newton "A Landscape of Pgrmage and
Trade n Wad Masa, Yemen" (BAR, 2009) and a coectve work edted by Loyd Weeks "Death and Bura
n Araba and Beyond" (BAR, 2010).
In hs presentaton Yarosav Vas'kov treats the commemoratve cuture of the Bronze Age, at the vast
area between Northern Medterranean, Ata Mountans, Yemen, and Indan pennsua, as a spatay
ocazed phenomenon. Commemoratve tradtons of the Hadramaut as a Lfe-and-Death cutura
andscape are examned by Mkha Rodonov. Veronka Ivanova deas wth the crossroads n cutura
space of Anatoan Turks as symboca ntersecton of fe and death. Igor Kotn addresses
reterrtorazed cutura space of Indan daspora. O'ga Merenkova hghghts the changng pattern of
Lfe-and-Death among the Brtsh Benga based on a terary source dspayng extra-textua roots of a
textua strategy. The pane s open to schoars wth the regona focus.
LD08: Social debate over the prevention, mitigation and rehabilitation for
disaster affected children
Convenor(s): M Zulfiquar Ali lslam, A.H.M. Zehadul Karim
Short Abstract
The dsasters degrade the soca status and mpe them to be remanng n ower soca status as they
have to confront wth mmense nsecurtes n meetng ther basc needs. The queston of rghts and
securtes s cruca for ther proper and adequate ncuson n the deveopment contents.
Long Abstract
The dsaster affected chdren have to be deprved of en|oyng some stages of ther fe cyce and
consequenty, they are mpeded to be actve and sked member of socety. Both the natura and
man-made dsasters degrade the soca status and aso mpe them to be remanng n ower status of
soca herarchy as they have to confront wth mmense nsecurtes n meetng ther basc needs.
Moreover, they are sub|ected to traffckng, meta trauma, oss of parenta care, and perous manua
abor. The adverse and aarmng stuaton causes detrmenta effect on ther schoong and aso on ther
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tota socazaton n the ong run. They may not be nnocent as ther characterstc mark desgnates, not
be protected as ther dsaster affected parents are economcay and nteectuay ncapabe to protect
them, and aso not to be dependent n some cases as they have to understand ther own probems and to
sove those by themseves. The sheer ack of GO and NGO supports usuay mpe the parents and
communty peope to formuate and undertake mutpe correctve rather than preventve measures n
confrontng wth the mmense hardshp n provdng rghts and securtes wth ther chdren. It hnders
ther usua socazaton and they are rendered nto margnazed category. The queston of rghts and
securtes of dsaster affected chdren s cruca for the proper and adequate ncuson n the
deveopment contents. The academcans and deveopment workers may coaborate n addressng ths
doman of research for sustanabe deveopment of dsaster affected chdren throughout the gobe.
LD09: Anthropology of ageing
Convenor(s): Ajit Kumar Singh
Short Abstract
Human concern about the phenomenon of agng s age od. Man has, for ong, been tryng to unrave
these mysteres of growth, agng and the death and perhaps of the 'afterfe'. But to date there has not
been any concusve research fndng on why we age, though the ndcators are many.
Long Abstract
Agng may be defned as a decne n physoogca competency that nevtaby ncreases the ncdence
and ntensfes the effects of accdents, dsease and other forms of envronmenta stress. It refers to
reguar changes that occur n mature organsms vng under representatve envronmenta condtons as
they advance n chronoogca age. It may be noted that t s a process of reguar change that s unversa
n a organsms. It takes pace n mature genetcay representatve organsms. It s the resut of advance
n age. The changes take pace n a spheres, physca, behavoura, boogca and nteectua.
The probem s not so much as beng od. The queston s the person affected by od age. Agng vares
from person to person. In the age of modernzaton agng refers to ts negatve percepton. Agng brngs
respectabty to the potcan, nteectua or professona ke doctors or awyers. Age s a symbo of ther
experence or ther effcency. For the mdde casses or servce hoders ageng brngs near the
mpendng retrement thereby sgnang reduced means and status as we as oss of mportance. For the
workng cass t means oss of empoyment on account of decne n the capacty to work and herads a
state of tota dependency ether on soca securty provded by the state or on grown up chdren.
From the pont of vew of cuture, the ramfcatons of agng are more mportant than the boogca
dmensons. It eads to the weakenng of the bonds between young and od.
LD10: Menopausal women and assisted reproduction: rights to access of ART
in an ethical context (lUAES Commission on Urban Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Benrithung Murry, Amlan Ray
Short Abstract
Menopausa woman - who cannot have ther own 'boogca progeny' - have sought ART servces. Ths
pane addresses the questons of whether advocate the reproductve rghts of these women through
asssted reproducton or rethnk the ethca consderatons before exercsng these rghts.
Long Abstract
The success of the asssted reproductve technoogy (ART) for achevng pregnancy foowed by the ve
brth s a way of fe of women after marrage even beyond the menopause. Before the brth of Louse |.
Brown on 25 |uy 1978, rghts of menopausa women for motherhood was not even n the wdest dream;
t s now a reaty. Research reveas that women above 35 years of age have a east chance of natura
and asssted pregnancy and shoud therefore ethcay be restrcted from en|oyng motherhood ether
through natura or asssted concepton beyond ths age. ART has not ony revoutonzed the success rate
n each step of ovum retreva, fertzaton wth the sperm nto the petrds and successfu mpantaton of
embryo nto the uterus, t aso enhances the postve outcome of the ve brth (by the woman who has no
ovum and are ncapabe to bear the chd nto the uterus) through the surrogacy, ovum and embryo
donaton programme. Menopausa and post-menopausa woman - who cannot have ther own 'boogca
progeny' - have sought ART servces wthout consderng ther persona physoogca mpcatons and
the soca mtatons. Ths pane addresses the questons of whether to advocate the reproductve rghts
of these women through asssted reproducton or rethnk the ethca consderatons before exercsng
these rghts. Such a demma s equay appcabe to IVF cncs n deveopng countres.
LD11: The states of welfare and wellbeing of indigenous populations7
Convenor(s): Vijoy Sahay
Short Abstract
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Pane woud examne the anomaes n the concepts of wefare and webeng among the ndgenous
groups. There are ways to examne the state of wefare of an ndgenous group; however, the state of
webeng of such group coud ony be expcated by the group tsef.
Long Abstract
The states of wefare and webeng of ndgenous popuatons?Whereas the state of wefare of an
ndgenous group s an 'etc ssue', sub|ect to effectve or neffectve mpementaton of deveopmenta
pans, poces, and schemes by the outsde agences, such as, the state or the NGOs; the we-beng of
the group s an 'emc ssue', sub|ect to the kes and dskes, preferences and predectons, and, the
ethos and the wordvew of the group; whch n turn, s condtoned by the ecoogy n whch the group
ves, and the technoogy that t empoys for ts subsstence. The concepts of the state of wefare and the
state of we-beng dffer from one communty to another. There coud be a number of methods and
yardstcks to examne the state of wefare of an ndgenous group; however, the state of we-beng of
such group coud ony be expcated by the group tsef. Despte overwhemng consttutona prveges
and safeguards provded to the ndgenous popuatons n Inda, as aso, mpementaton of exhaustve
number of deveopmenta pans and poces, the entre trba regons n the country has been reeng
under one form of extremsm or another. Mndess kngs have become the order of the day, sometmes
by the extremsts, and sometmes by the securty forces. Smar reports come from other parts of the
word aso, predomnanty nhabted by the ndgenous popuatons. The pane woud attempt to examne
the methods and yardstcks to ensure how the state of we beng of such groups coud be ascertaned.
LD12: Health and nutrition: changes in lifestyle in the era of globalization
Convenor(s): Gangadhar Mysore Rajagopal, ]ai Prabhakar Sosale Chandrashekara swamy
Short Abstract
Changes n fe stye by gobasaton contrbuted to shftng detary patterns. It mpacts not ony on
soco-economc,heath and nutrtona status of the peope but aso n many other ways. Combned wth
decne n energy expendture; assocated wth a sedentary festye eads to heath hazards
Long Abstract
Rapd changes n dets and festyes resutng from ndustrazaton, urbanzaton, economc
deveopment and market gobazaton, have acceerated durng the ast decade and are havng a
sgncant mpact on the heath and nutrtona status of popuatons, partcuary n deveopng
countres and those undergong rapd socoeconomc transton. Whe standards of vng have mproved
and the access to servces has ncreased, there have aso been sgncant negatve consequences n
terms of napproprate detary patterns and decreased physca actvty and a correspondng ncrease n
det-reated chronc dseases, especay among the poor.
Food and food products have become commodtes produced and traded n a market that has expanded
from an essentay oca base to an ncreasngy goba one. Tradtona food habts have undergone
many changes wth the ntroducton of food poces. Impact of these changes on festye of peope at
arge and women and chdren at partcuar s the ma|or concern for cram studes. The papers nvted to
ths pane woud expore the mpact of gobased economes on human fe stye, heath and nutrton n
broader ways.
LD13: Gender equity in nutrition and child health
Convenor(s): Subir Biswas
Short Abstract
In operatona terms gender equty n heath s the concept to mnmze the avodabe dspartes reated
to heath and ts determnants between genders. In ths pane, Gender equty n heath mpes
emnatng un|ust heath nequtes whch exst as a resut of the soca constructon of gender
Long Abstract
Gender equty means farness and |ustce n the dstrbuton of benefts, power, resources and
responsbtes between women and men. The concept recognzes that women and men have dfferent
needs, power and access to resources, and that these dfferences shoud be dentfed and addressed n a
manner that rectfes the mbaance between the sexes. Gender equty n heath mpes emnatng
unnecessary, avodabe and un|ust heath nequtes whch exst as a resut of the soca constructon of
gender. It means that women and men have the same opportunty to en|oy vng condtons and servces
that enabe them to be n good heath, wthout becomng , dsabe or dyng by causes that are un|ust
and avodabe.
_ Boys and grs have dfferent heath profes and therefore dfferent heath needs, as a resut of ther
dfferent boogca consttutons and ther dstnct status n socety. Therefore, gender equty s not same
as equaty, nor every nequaty may consder as nequaty. Gender equty n the state of heath does
not mean equa rates of mortaty or morbdty for both sexes. However n operatona terms gender
equty n heath s the concept to mnmze the avodabe dspartes reated to heath and ts
determnants between genders. Therefore, n short equty n heath care mpes that, heath resources
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are dstrbuted accordng to need, servces are receved accordng to need and contrbutons to fnancng
of heath care are made accordng to economc capacty.
LD14: Disjunctions of deathscapes: ways of suffering, dying, and death
Convenor(s): Douglas Farrer, ]ohn Moss
Short Abstract
Ds|unctons of deathscapes regards what peope expect about death and dyng as compared to what
actuay occurs-before, durng and after death. A transnatona soca abrogaton of agency through
death n care confronts soca pocy and rases questons of soca responsbty, ethcs and |ustce
Long Abstract
The ast two decades wtnessed a massve expanson of the death terature, yet the mportance of death
n soca theory was ecpsed by the eucdaton of cutura dfference. The noton "ds|unctons of
deathscapes" untes phenomenoogy wth practce, to ask what do peope expect about death, as
compared to what actuay occurs-before, durng and after death. "Deathscapes" tsef s defned n
matera terms to reference the paraphernaa of death: graveyards, ossuares, tombstones, and
crematorums, and now ncudes death webstes. More broady, "deathscapes" may be defned as a
cogntve frame, mentaty, or deoogy, regarded through agency, practce, regon, rtuas and rtes de
passage. Where n the past peope may expect to de at home n the care of ther fames, nowadays we
antcpate death n care homes under the custody of strangers empoyed by prvate organzatons or the
state. Ths dramatc cross-cutura and hstorc ateraton n the ways of death s goba. Papers may
expore sucde, euthanasa, mega-death, cancer, murder, bura, re|uvenaton, the funera busness,
bereavement, gref, oss, suppcaton, and the aesthetcs of death. The purpose of the pane s to engage
the varous transnatona ways, paces, and stes n whch death currenty occurs, and to harness the
nsghts geaned to a crtque of contemporary soca pocy, theory and practce. At the outset, we must
ask: of what s the soca body capabe to offset sufferng n the termnaton of fe? What speca
probems does death n the transnatona word rase, where dfferent natons mandate dfferent rues,
customs and practces?
LD15: Status of the aged in the Third World
Convenor(s): Bhat Krishna Hillemane, Subrahmanya Bharati Konale
Short Abstract
Boogca expanatons of od age are unversay appcabe whereas cutura expanaton vares from
cuture to cuture. If fe and death are events of nstant ponts of tme od age s a ong perod marked by
decreasng physca and menta actvtes
Long Abstract
Lfe and death are experenced by a human bengs. Boogca and cutura. Od age s the ast stage of
human fe. Boogca expanatons of these events are unversa whereas cutura expanatons vary from
socety to socety.
_ Socetes n thrd word countres have been descrbed as tradtona. Famy and knshp tes are strong n
tradtona socetes. However, the forces of ndustrazaton, modernzaton etc, have rendered some of
the nsttutons ke famy, knshp and economy weak n tradtona socetes. Hence, there s a need to
expore the varous dmensons affectng the states of the od peope n thrd word countres.
a._ The meanng of od age: od age s perceved dfferenty by the members of the same socety by the
young, the mdde aged and the od themseves.
b._ Od age and famy fe: the od peope are treated dfferenty n dfferent cutures. Wth respect, wth
negect etc. |ont / extended fames are common n tradtona socetes.
c._ The need for 'od age homes': The decne n the number of |ont / extended fames necesstated the
creaton of 'od age homes' n many socetes.
d._ Od age and heath: od age s assocated wth morbdty and mortaty. The dsease pattern and the
nature of treatments avaabe to the od n the famy set up and n the od age home may be expored.
e._ Od age and economc status: The economc ndependence and dependence of the od may determne
the quaty of servce they receve n the famy or od age home.
LD16: Techniques of healing in traditional societies
Convenor(s): Bhat Krishna Hillemane, Vijayendra Baggoan Rajaram
Short Abstract
Bomedcne has emerged as the domnant medca system of the word snce the 19th century. However,
snce the orgn of human socety humans have been usng ndgenous technques of heang. It s
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proposed to examne the roe and status of tradtona systems of heang n contemporary socety.
Long Abstract
Athough bomedcne has emerged as the domnant medca system of the word durng the ast two
hundred years, tradtona systems of heang are st practced n many socetes. Ayurveda, Sddha,
Unan, Yoga are the products of South Asan cvzaton. Chnese system of medcne s aso very od. In
addton to these we-known systems, there are thousands of ethno medca systems beongng to
sma-scae socetes. The defntve outcomes of most of the non-western medca systems are not
estabshed by scentfc research. However, the contnued recourse to such forms of treatment by a
arge secton of our socety suggests that they produce some knd of effect.
_ The therapeutc effcency of tradtona heang technques has been sub|ected to anthropoogca
anayss by usng dfferent approaches: structura, cnca, soca and persuasve.
_ The therapeutc processes need to be nvestgated n dfferent cutures wth reference to nsttutona
settngs, characterstcs of nterpersona nteracton among partcpants, characterstcs of patents and
practtoners and therapeutc mechansms. The reatonshp between psychotherapy and regous
heang has to be hghghted. The probems of transpantng technques of heang from one cuture to
another aso need our attenton.
_ Heang rtuas fuf many functons both for the ndvdua and the socety. These functons may be
cassfed as psychoogca, soca and protectve. The contnuaton of heang socetes even today s a
testmony to ts reevance n the changng word.
LD17: Changing values and youth identity
Convenor(s): Emmanuel Prem Kant Das
Short Abstract
If youth are not cared propery to fuf ther needs and nterests n ths changng soco-cutura meu by
ther parents,teachers,and other socazng agences,they may go n wrong drecton resutng n mora
and sprtua degeneraton ke drug and sex abuse
Long Abstract
Youth s a very speca and mportant part of fe. Durng ths perod body, personaty, nteect and
atttude deveops. In the course of ther socazaton, young ndvduas deveop needs and nterests that
need to be fuy understood and recognzed by those who seek to gude ther persona, soca, nteectua
and sprtua deveopment and draw them away fron pattern of behavour that are generay consdered
ant-soca or have sef-destructve consequences.
The od famy system has undergone a ma|or change due to ndustrazaton, urbanzaton and
modernzaton resutng n breakdown of tradtona socazng structure ke |ont famy to nucear
famy. Industrazaton, urbanzaton and effect of mass meda has affected the fe of youth
sgnfcanty.
Mosty n deveopng countres a rapd soco-cutura change s takng pace whch has affected the fe
pattern of youth. The occupatona, educatona and marta aspraton of youth s changng exponentay
wth the change n structure and functon of socety.
The pane seeks papers that revea how knowedge of anthropoogsts, socoogsts and educatonsts can
nform and hep soca workers, panners, NGOs and other agences that seek to ntervene constructvey
n the ves of young peope n order to shape ther behavour so that they contrbute to socety.
LD18: Dominant caste and their culture: health perspective of the indigenous
communities in the South Asian subcontinent and beyond
Convenor(s): Maralusiddaiah Halasur Matt, Dr.Krishna Prasad
Short Abstract
Inda s a country havng dfferent caste and trbes and ndgenous peope ve n areas very rch n
natura resources. Wth ncreasng gobazaton, there are attempts by outsde forces to contro and
expot these resources affectng the heath and cuture and economy of ndgenous peope. Ths has aso
created dentty crss.
Long Abstract
Inda occupes a strategc poston n Asa. For menna the soca organzaton n Inda was characterzed
by herarchca caste system. In Inda many communtes are domnant n socay, potcay and
economcay. Indgenous communtes are ethnc groups who are natve to a and or regon, especay
before the arrva and ntruson of a foregn and possby domnatng cuture. They are a group of peope
whose members share a cutura dentty that has been shaped by ther geographca regon. Indgenous
peopes are ncreasngy faced wth threats to ther soveregnty, envronment, and and forest, and
access to natura resources. They are domnated by the neghborng caste peope and facng dfferent
probems. Ths pane cas for papers about the ndgenous peope and ther cuture and heath condton
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compared wth the domnant communtes.
LD19: Traditional and medicinal knowledge among the indigenous
communities
Convenor(s): Maralusiddaiah Halasur Matt
Short Abstract
The pane focuses on the ndgenous knowedge and medcna knowedge among ndgenous peope and
ther magco-regous rtes to get cure the sckness by usng herbs and other products.
Long Abstract
Indgenous communtes throughout the word have tradtona medca systems whch are heavy based
on surroundng nature, supernatura bengs and beef systems. Wth gobazaton and economc
berazaton these medca systems are exposed to other medca systems, ncudng modern
bo-medcne. The medca system s a compex one n the sense that t encompasses a varety of
practces that empoy magc, regon, physca pressure, pant and anma products and even the
aopathc medcne representng medca purasm. Durng the course of hstory Indgenous peope have
evoved varous mechansms to overcome heath and dsease based on tradtona and Indgenous
knowedge. Though a the dseases are beeved to have been caused due to varous mystca reasons,
the dagnosng practces ceary ndcate they are st n search of ascertanng the actua cause of
dseases. Ths can be we estabshed by the fact that the Indgenous peope not ony observe
magco-regous rtes to ward off sckness, but they aso use tradtona knowedge to get cured by usng
herba and anma products.
Ths pane nvtes papers on tradtona knowedge and ndgenous medcna knowedge system among
the ndgenous communtes and ther heath condtons and dfferent curng methods n dfferent
envronmenta condtons are taken n to consderaton.
LD20: Child and youth development: problems, perspective and dimensions in
the 21st century
Convenor(s): Rohit Misra
Short Abstract
Chd and youth deveopment s a cruca ssue n today's word. Chdren and youth are n pathetc
condton. It s mora duty of peope of 21st century that they protect chdren and youth for the future.
Long Abstract
Chd and youth deveopment s a cruca ssue n a over the word. More than 200 mon chdren under
5 years fa to reach ther potenta n cogntve deveopment because of poverty, poor heath and
nutrton, and ack of eary stmuaton. The man causes of poor chd deveopment - stuntng, odne and
ron defcences, and nadequate cogntve and soca-emotona stmuaton have been dentfed. On one
hand where there are soca, potca and economc ssues are responsbe for poor deveopment of chd
and youth n deveopng countres at the same tme on other hand psychoogca and other menta ssues
are pushng youth on devaton path.
The pcture s very dsastrous n so caed mtant countres where ther chdren are beng traned as
extremsts and mtant. In these types of countres some peope are encroachng chdhood, and chdren
become terrorsts n ther young age. Chdren and youth want a sutabe drecton to do rght for the
socety. The socety can gve as they want. Such as engagng youth n envronmenta servce pro|ects s
an nnovatve way of achevng severa prorty ob|ectves through one snge nterventon or
Interventons for youth are often mut-sectora n nature, rangng from |ob and fe-sks deveopment to
programs for better heath and nutrton.
Chdren and youth are partcuary vunerabe and ther rghts and nterests need speca attenton.
Proposed pane s beng organsed for the dscusson and pocy suggestons on psycho-soca,
soco-economc and soco-potca ssues of chd and youth deveopment
LD21: Cultural conflict and criminal activities of children in present scenario
Convenor(s): Paras Kumar Choudhary
Short Abstract
Chdren are ndscrmnatey copyng behavor patterns of aen cutures, whch ead to cutura confct
between exstng soca structure. Ther crmna actvtes and drug abuse have grown up at the aarmng
rate.
Long Abstract
The gobazaton has teray brought the nternatona fe styes. The ntermngng of customs, fashons,
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cutures, and above a deas that ead to nformaton of soca vaues and ethos has resuted n n a sort
of goba chaos. The adoescents are ndscrmnatey copyng behavor patterns of aen cutures thus
osng ther own dentty as we as ther own cutura hertage whch ead to cutura confct between
exstng soca structure.
Chdren today are under tremendous pressure. The nner tenson of the compexty of growng up has
aways been fet by the youth.
In the fashon of new cuture the chdren behavor are furous aganst the parent. They have nvented a
new devaton and ntoxcatng materas. The crmna actvtes of schoo gong chdren has grown up at
aarmng rate. Drug addcton among chdren s rapdy ncreasng at aarmng rate n the whoe word.
Ths sesson w throw ght on cues to understand the cause of drug abuse, crmna actvtes and famy
background as we as strateges and desgn of educaton for preventon.
LD22: The problems and values of old age in the post-modern era
Convenor(s): Paras Kumar Choudhary
Short Abstract
The od age are facng varous soca probems n postmodern era. The probems and needs of the od
aged requre speca attenton of a concerned. The od age wdowhood s very typca and crtca
probem through out the word.
Long Abstract
The probems, ssues and perceptons vary from one socety to another. In some socetes the od aged
are recognzed as the asset for the famy as we as socety and they are treated as the teacher, we
wsher and so on. But n some socetes aged are eft to freeze to death and n st others are bured
ave.
In the modern era medca scence has acheved tremendous success and t has changed demographc
proposton of od aged. On the other hand the cuture of socety has changed rapdy due to gobazaton
forces. A new tendency of negectng the od aged s deveopng amongst the younger generaton.
The od aged are facng varous soca probems whch has been categorzed as- nvovement n famy
decson and soca partcpaton, respectabe behavour, confctng reatonshp wth younger generaton,
Isoaton, ack of ad|ustment, oss of power and suspcousness etc.The term od aged can be studed
under three types ke, boogca, psychoogca and soco-cutura. Boogca refers to body changes,
psychoogca agng reated to the study of changes n nervous system whch resut n genera decne n
menta abty. Soco-cutura refers to changes n ndvdua's crcumstances as a member of famy,
communty and socety.The probems and needs of the od aged requre speca attenton of a
concerned, ke the anthropoogsts, socoogsts, gerontoogsts, soco-methodoogy of ther professons
nvovng strateges and courses of acton.Apart from the above od aged wdowhood s very typca and
crtca probem throughout the word.
LD23: Tribal health: emerging consequences in the era of globalization
Convenor(s): Pinak Tarafdar
Short Abstract
Concept of heath among the trbes s more conspcuousy dffer from one to another cuture. Cuturay
expanabe phenomena on trba heath atered both n affrmatve and negatve dmenson n the era of
gobazaton as t s effectvey ntroduced the new trats and technoogca nnovatons.
Long Abstract
The concept of heath s one of the sgnfcant cogntve understandngs of any of the trba popuaton n
the unverse. The more accentuated on cuturay expanabe phenomena on heath conspcuousy dffer
from one trba cuture to another. Inevtaby the heath ssues and heath seekng behavour among
them are beng utzed as the generaton wse transmtted affars. Exstence of an entre trba popuaton
s we protected through ther age od heathcare practces but t mght be effectve enough f t s
exercsed n the confnement of ther own terrtory aong wth a ess communcaton wth other cutures.
The roes of the trba heaers are to be mentonabe n ths regard. They are the man mpetus for
growng up the confdence and psychoogca assurance among the patents as both of them share the
dentca cutura meu. Therefore the matter of trba heath emphatcay ntermnged wth the cuture
and ts excusveness.
The upcomng era of gobazaton s actuay responsbe for effectve nteracton of dfferent cutures
whch s aso emerges as the ntroducton of new nnovatve so caed modern technooges. The overa
medca system s aso under the engufed of the sad process. As a resut both postve and negatve
consequences are found to be ncepted among the trba cuture whch aso certany aters the usua
heath seekng behavour of them. Introducton of heath reated cutura trats are the nstances of the
former and nterventon of the so caed modern medca system seems to be the ater.
LD24: Documenting the meanings of life and death in the Americas
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Convenor(s): Elizabeth Ewart, Laura Rival
Short Abstract
Ths pane nterrogates the attrbuton of fe and death by natve peopes n dfferent contexts, ncudng
rtua and mythca ones. We are ookng for ethnographes that make sense of how natve Amercans
engage wth the vtaty of nature.
Long Abstract
Our pane proposes to bud upon recent dscussons on anmsm, personhood and the meanng of fe to
nterrogate the attrbuton of fe and death n a wde range of soca and cutura contexts. Much recent
ethnography ustrates the creatvty and agency of the other-than-human word, the rch communcaton
between human and other-than-human soca persons, and the mts of extendng personhood as a
category of human-ke sub|ectvty to non-humans.
Recent schoarshp gves us a good understandng of whch ob|ects, anmas or pants acqure human-ke
quates - and when; what the reatonshps between humans and non-humans consst of; and what
trans-specfc humanty actuay means. However, we know tte about what fe quates humans share
wth non-humans, or what mages, technques or experences are mobzed to express cuturay what
organc fe s a about. We know that ndgenous peopes tend to apprehend fe as brth, but what about
conceptons of death as a process that regenerates fe? How are concepts of fe, death, and anmaton
reated? Whch practca actons (cookng, weavng, etc) best descrbe the workngs of vta processes?
Can thngs be ave? Is oss part of fe? Is matter feess? Is the earth thought about as a vng
organsm? Can there be fe or death wthout transformaton? How does boogca fe reate to human
fe? Is human webeng n any way connected to nature's ecoogca functons?
We nvte presentatons that tacke at east one of these questons through detaed ethnographes of
Amazonans, AfroAmercans, campesnos, and other natve peopes of the Amercas.
LD25: Health concerns of women during and after menopause
Convenor(s): Amrita Bagga
Short Abstract
Menopause s a unversa reproductve phenomenon heradng the end of a woman's reproductve fe.
Ths andmark s experenced n a cutures n a wde varety of ways wth great nter ndvdua
varaton.Today women spend a thrd of ther ves post- menopausay when ther heath s mportant.
Long Abstract
Lvng through menopause s a recent phenomenon made possbe by tremendous ncreases n human
ongevty. Because of greater ongevty of women, today they ve to an average age of seventy-eght
spendng at east a thrd of ther ves n post menopausa phase. The ssues concernng heath of women
n ater years hence, gan sgnfcance.
Though menopause s a unversa boogca phenomenon heradng the end of a woman's reproductve
fe, ths crtca transton n women s not the same for a women n a cutures. They experence ths
reducton n femae hormones n a wde varety of ways wth great nter ndvdua varatons n age at
menopause, ts symptomatoogy and n ther atttudes towards ths transton.
Menopause aso herads the begnnng of susceptbty to certan dseases n women. Due to hormona
dfferences and marked post menopausa hormona depetons, women's bodes respond dfferenty to
certan heath condtons. For nstance, senor women are more prone to osteopoross and fas, the
frequency of both these beng sgnfcanty more n them. Weaker, softer and frage bones render them
more prone to fractures. Shrnkng bone mass and stoopng affects ther posture and consequenty gat,
makng them more susceptbe to fas, ncreasng rsk of fractures, fear restrctng ther mobty forcng
secuson often eadng to oneness.
Reasng the ong term sgnfcance and mpact of a the above on the genera webeng of senor
women, ths pane s proposed emphassng upon the benefts of preventon by eary ntaton nto the
heather ways of vng -the mantra for ageng gracefuy.
LD26: ldentified skeletal collections: the testing ground of anthropology7
Convenor(s): Charlotte Henderson, Francisca Alves Cardoso, Sonia Vespeira de Almeida
Short Abstract
Identfed skeeta coectons are wdey used to test methods to assess demographc profes, patterns of
heath, actvty and behavour. The am of ths sesson s to dscuss ther hstory and soca sgnfcance,
curatora and ethca ssues and use across soca and boogca dscpnes.
Long Abstract
Identfed skeeta coectons, .e. coectons composed of named ndvduas (whether compete or
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parta remans), exst n many countres. Ther hstores vary from recent cemetery cearances,
donatons, prvate coectons, to archaeoogcay excavated skeetons wth name pates, and even
skeetons excavated n the context of war crmes, dctatorshps, and potcay repressve regmes. These
skeetons are beng ncreasngy transformed nto means for deveopng methods to assess age-at-death,
sex, dseases and mgraton patterns, and themes n human evouton. These methods are then apped
wthn soca and cutura scences as we as medca and forensc dscpnes. Ths sesson ams to brng
together the varety of dscpnes that use dentfed skeeta coectons as sub|ects/ob|ects n ther
research, and to promote dscusson surroundng a aspects of ther exstence ncudng:
Testng ethnographca and osteoogca methods: ther use and mtatons
Hstory: how does ther hstory affect ther use and does t rase specfc soca, curatora or
ethca ssues?
Socety: ther mportance for heath, we-beng and socety
Curaton: do dentfed skeeta coectons rase specfc curatora ssues?
Ethcs: how can dentfed skeeta coectons be |ustfed n an era of repatraton and rebura?
LD27: Health and wellness through time and space and across the life course
(lUAES Commission on Ageing and the Aged)
Convenor(s): Reddisekhara Yalamala, Robin Oakley
Short Abstract
Concepts of heath and and weness dffer sgnfcanty through tme and space and across the human
fe course as peope age. What does t mean to be a we human through tme and space and how do
these notons change across the human fe course n tmes of rapd change?
Long Abstract
Concepts of heath and weness dffer sgnfcanty cross cuturay and temporay and shoud be
consdered across the human fe course, as peope age, as we. The economc, soca and hstorca
contexts that ndvduas are born nto nfuence ther concepts of heath, weness and dsease, etc. Food,
what consttutes the mea, the cutura acceptabty of foods, words, practces and treatment are vta
emc dmensons but aso are frst affected n tmes of rapd change. Researchers conductng
demographc, epdemoogca and medca research pro|ects need to we understand the shftng
nuances of the cuture and the shftng meanngs across ndvdua fe courses to correcty seect the
measures and toos of the study n order to mpement meanngfu heath pocy changes. Sources of
stress, such as rapd change, are nfuenced by shftng oca meanngs and that meanng themseves are
context/cuture dependant. In ths pane we w examne case studes of heath and weness cross
cuturay, temporay and wth a vew to understandng how these change or reman the same across the
human fe course. The organsers encourage papers that recommend pocy aternatves and deveop
cuturay senstve methods devery of heath and medcne n ther specfc fed contexts and papers
that vaue agng and the aged as a cutura resource.
LD28: Ageing and the digital life course (lUAES Commission on Ageing and the
Aged)
Convenor(s): Chiara Garattini, David Prendergast
Short Abstract
Ths pane expores key themes around ageng and the dgta fe course, wth partcuar attenton to new
forms of communty, ways of keepng n contact, of engagng n work, heathcare, earnng and esure
that are evovng rapdy wth recent deveopments n technoogy and mobe computng.
Long Abstract
Snce 2009 the UK's Race Onne programme has set tsef the task of creatng a truy networked naton
by the end of 2012. Aready ths fgure has reduced to 8.71 mon peope or approxmatey 17.5% of the
adut popuaton. Of these, 5.7 mon are over the age of 65 and t s estmated that movng onne |ust
two of the contacts a month ths cohort has wth government woud save around 1 bon. The 4
mon oder peope that do use the nternet spend onger onne that any other age group - an average
of 42 hours per month.
Across the entre fe-course new forms of communty, ways of keepng n contact of engagng n work,
heathcare, reta, earnng and esure are evovng rapdy wth deveopments n smart phones, web 2.0,
coud computng, onne soca networkng, mobe broadband, vast gamng unverses etc. Content s
becomng more vsua and nteractve and opportuntes & forums for soca partcpaton are
proferatng.
Ths pane w gather papers to expore key themes around ageng and the dgta fe course such as:
_ How do we enabe and support partcpaton of dgtay and socay excuded communtes?
_ Is technoogy movng heathcare from the hospta to the home? What are the mpcatons?
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_ What new forms of soca partcpaton (and socaty) are emergng as a resut of modern
technooges?
_ What happens to our data when we de or decde to dsconnect from the dgta word?
LD29: Age-friendly communities: from research to practice (lUAES Commission
on Ageing and the Aged)
Convenor(s): Philip Stafford
Short Abstract
Age-frendy communtes promote physca, soca, menta and economc webeng for persons of a
abtes, across the fespan. Panests w descrbe goba research nto the concept and communty
deveopment practces that ead to the creaton of age-frendy neghborhoods, towns and ctes.
Long Abstract
Age-frendy communtes are paces that promote physca, soca, menta and economc webeng for
persons of a abtes, across the entre fespan. These communtes are the resut of a pace-based,
comprehensve communty deveopment approach that frames agng as a communty, rather than
ndvdua reaty. Mutpe panests w ncude schoars who are conductng research on the mpact of
envronmenta factors on agng persons and practtoners n the growng, goba age-frendy ctes
movement, ncudng WHO certfed ctes.Presentatons w represent a broad cross-cutura sampe of
age-frendy communty pro|ects, rangng from rura to hghy urban. The panes w address barrers and
soutons germane to oca and natona contexts wth the goa of contrbutng to a "best practce"
framework for deveopment. Methods for promotng ctzen partcpaton n communty deveopment,
conductng partcpatory acton research, and mobzng popuatons for change w be dscussed n the
papers offered.
LD30: Ageing and quality of life of the aged with special reference to
Himalayan tribes
Convenor(s): O. P. Monga, Sanjay Sindhu, Piar Chand
Short Abstract
Converge schoars to share ther percepton on the quaty of fe of Hmaayan Trbes. Amdst
mschevous goba demographc transton and gobazng word, understandng quaty of fe of
Hmaayan trbes, s of vta sgnfcance from the pont of vew of strtegc pannng for ther wefare.
Long Abstract
Of ate, Hmayan trba communtes n Inda and word over, have wtnessed a dramatc ncrease n
human ongevty. Amost a trba communtes n Inda have been pued on to the path of soca
deveopment. Inda's emphass on soco-economc deveopment and dstrbutve |ustce has not ony
brought macro eve changes n soca structure, but have aso changed atttudes, vaues, and orentaton
of peope. Over the years there has been tremendous transformaton n soca, economc, potca and
cutura fe of Indan socety n genera and the trba peope n partcuar.
The trbes known for ther soco-cutura soaton and stabty, no onger, exhbt unformty n ther
soco-cutura meu. Younger generaton, that s, boys and grs, s movng away from ther parenta unts
for reapng the benefts of educatona and empoyment opportuntes outsde ther homes. The new
aspratons and career prospects have acted as a catayst n hastenng ths process.Hence, quaty of fe
of ageng trbas has become a crtca ssue. Some other ssues, such as, care, famy support,
psychosoca securty, heath,nutrton, dscrmnaton, probems etc., aso deserve speca attenton.
Inda's am to brng trba communtes n manstream of natona deveopment seems to have made
sgnfcant dent n overa quaty of fe. However,t cannot be taken as compacent, because there are
enough ndcatons of dsturbances. The weakenng of famy support system amdst overa changes
takng pace, may have mutpe mpcatons for the quaty of fe of the aged trbas.
LD33: Medical anthropology and epidemiological paradigms on new
anthropology
Convenor(s): Vislawath ]agadeesh
Short Abstract
Human popuaton woud have been vanshed ong ago had t not been deveoped the modern modes
and methods of controng dseases. Heath and human deveopment form an ntegra components of
overa soco-economc deveopment of any naton.
Long Abstract
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Human popuaton woud have been vanshed, ong ago, had t not been deveoped the modern modes
and methods of controng dseases. Heath and human deveopment form an ntegra components of
overa soco-economc deveopment of any naton.
Medca anthropoogy s a new fed, where anthropoogsts are tryng and struggng wth heath reated
ssues such as epdemoogy, methodoogca ssues and the areas of practce and nterfacng wth other
soca and boogca dscpne.
Medca Anthropoogy s a newy emergng sub-dscpne n Inda. Though the term medca anthropoogy
was frst used n Inda, t coud not be pursued systematcay. Medca anthropoogy deas wth hostc
study of heath, ness and hygene, as these are cuturay perceved, abeed, cassfed, experenced
and communcated on one hand and socay constructed roes, statuses and nsttutona networks whch
are beeved to hep n the heath and enhancng process, on the other, wth a vew to dentfy
cross-cutura smartes and varatons n the patternng of such behavor. Ths pane w expore a
serous academc attempt made by Anthropoogst across the word.
LD34: Exploring well-being in later life: crossing cultures, crossing borders
(lUAES Commission on Ageing and the Aged)
Convenor(s): Leng Leng Thang
Short Abstract
Ths pane examnes the we-beng among oder persons through ther strateges, practces and
behavors from dverse cutures and socetes. A gendered approach w be emphaszed where possbe
to understand dfferences men and women n ther experences of we-beng n ater fe.
Long Abstract
In the age of mass ongevty where mandatory retrement no onger spes the end of one's contrbuton
to socety and one's pursut of an actve festye, we are wtnessng emergng dverstes wthn and
across socetes and cutures n exporng what consttutes the we-beng of oder persons. Moreover, n
the recent decades, gobazaton whch has factated the ease of cross-border movements has further
afforded opportuntes for oder persons to experence ater fe n dfferent cutures through ong stay
and retrement mgraton. How has the search for we-beng change wth new opportuntes avaabe?
How have one's cutura resources hep n enhancng ater-fe we-beng? In ths pane, through
ethnographc cases and quatatve examnaton of the strateges, practces and behavors of oder
persons from dverse cutures and socetes, the presentatons further expore the actors' nteractons
wth predomnant concerns n agng, such as fnanca and care concerns, as we as ther nteractons
wth the arger envronment and communty to gve meanng and vaue to ater fe. Where possbe, the
presenters are aso encouraged to take a gendered approach to promote the understandng of the
dfferences men and women may experence about we-beng n ater fe.
LD35: Health, ageing and life: recent knowledge revealed in dental
anthropology
Convenor(s): Hisashi Fujita, Eisaku Kanazawa, Daisuke Shimizu
Short Abstract
Teeth from archaeoogca stes gve us dverse nformaton on heath, ageng and fe n ancent peopes.
Ths pane dscusses recent topcs n denta anthropoogy,_ especay those n paeoanthropoogy, denta
morphoogy and prmatoogy are wecomed.
Long Abstract
Teeth are the hardest parts of a human body and retan traces of fe for ong tme. Thus, they have
been studed as an mportant organ n physca anthropoogy. Ths pane sesson, takng the sub|ect of
"teeth of manknd" as ts key, offers varous nterestng topcs unocked from the sub|ect. We wecome
entres from a wde range of feds such as: Paeopathoogca areas whch not ony conduct dfferenta
dagnoses on dseases traced out from teeth of ancent human skeetons, but aso make cear the
reatonshps between detary habts, soca envronments and santary condtons and dseases of
ancent peope; Denta morphoogy based on evoutona phyogenetc vewponts, whch anayses the
characterstcs observed n teeth from foss homnds to modern humans wth the use of denta crown
measurements and non-metrc scorng technque. In addton, we aso wecome topcs on teeth of
prmates as ong as they are commtted to human denta anthropoogy. Athough teeth are very sma
organs, the nformaton they mpy s extremey arge. By ths pane sesson, we woud ke to offer an
opportunty to present the atest topcs on denta paeopathoogy, denta morphoogy and other reevant
denta anthropoogca studes whch contrbute to eucdate the heath, ageng and fe of ancent and
modern humans.
LD36: Ethnographic perspectives on 'global mental health'
Convenor(s): Sumeet ]ain, David Orr
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Short Abstract
The 'goba menta heath' (GMH) agenda has attaned consderabe pocy nfuence. However, debates
contnue about ts unversa vadty. Ths pane takes an ethnographc approach to how GMH-nformed
nterventons respond n practce to dsparate manfestatons of menta dstress.
Long Abstract
Ths pane takes an ethnographc approach to nvestgatng how nterventons nformed by the 'goba
menta heath' (GMH) movement respond n practce to dsparate manfestatons of menta dstress. The
GMH agenda now domnates academc and pocy dscussons of menta heath n ow and mdde ncome
countres. Its rse can be traced to specfc deveopments n the 1990s that shaped how the 'dsabty
burden' of menta heath dsorders came to be measured, and a seres of pocy and research reports on
menta heath whch afforded drecton and mpetus to efforts to push menta heath up the st of
governmenta prortes. Today the GMH agenda s backed by the Word Heath Organsaton and has
payed ts part n the contnung wordwde spread of psychatry's reach. Yet soca scentsts and
psychatrsts have questoned how 'gobay' vad some of ts concepts and assumptons prove n framng
and actng on experences of menta dstress n dverse contexts and soca confguratons. Ths pane
nvtes papers that draw on anthropoogca theory and ethnographc data to comment on, add to, or
crtque the evdence base for cams on both sdes, and consder how these dscourses are formed and
re-formed on the ground. Hgh on the st of questons we seek to address are:
How are GMH poces depoyed n dverse ocaes?
What are the effects of these poces on oca popuatons?
How s ths agenda re-shapng cnca and non-cnca settngs?
How do GMH dscourses transform the nteracton between patent and heath professona?
How does ths approach moud heath-seekng behavours?
LD37: Changes in death rituals in the Middle East (lUAES Commission on
Middle East Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Soraya Tremayne
Short Abstract
The correct performance of the rtuas assocated wth death s of utmost mportance n the Mdde East.
Whe beefs surroundng the rtuas have remaned ntact n essence, the rtuas themseves have
atered n form to ad|ust to change. Papers addressng these changes are nvted for ths pane.
Long Abstract
Beefs surroundng death and ts assocated rtuas reman eaborate and form an mportant part of
everyday fe n the Mdde East. The treatment of the dead and bura are based on concepts of fe after
death, wth the utmate am of factatng the passage from ths word to the next. Reverence for the
dead s a deepy ngraned feature of cutura practces and t s essenta that the body of the deceased
undergo the correct procedures to be abe to make ts |ourney to the afterfe. Whe the core beefs
about death and after fe reman conformst n essence throughout the Mdde Eastern countres, the
procedures to acheve them have atered due to a number of unpredctabe events and chaenges.
These range, nter aa, from an ncrease n popuaton and rapd urbansaton, requrng the nvovement
of authortes to dea wth the need for arger spaces and more effcent bura servces, to an
unexpectedy hgh number of deaths based on wars and potca crss, whch have taken pace n many
parts of the Mdde East, durng the past few decades. Modernty and gobasaton have aso affected the
performance of the death rtuas and provoked dfferent responses among dfferent ethnc and regous
groups. Whe some socetes have ad|usted to change by, for exampe, resortng to modern technooges
to speed up procedures and mantan contro of death rtuas, others contnue wth ther tradtona
practces. Death rtuas are aso ncreasngy used to hghght soca, economc, ethnc and potca
dfferences n unprecedented ways.
LD38: lllness, Childhood and lnstitutions in Southern Africa
Convenor(s): Susan Levine
Short Abstract
Ths pane examnes chdhood experence, wth the am of contrbutng to debates n medca
anthropoogy and teh anthropoogy of chdhood. It's entry pont for anayss are the nsttutona
frameworks (hosptas, orphanages, farms, nforma settements) that govern chdren's fewords.
Long Abstract
The papers n ths sesson ncude ethnographc research on feta acoho syndrome, pedatrc TB and
HIV/AIDS, the potcs of adopton, and the mpact of temporary zones of housng for young peope. The
papers focus on the potca forces that shape ness tra|ectores and uncertanty among chdren n
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Southern Afrca.
The anthropoogy of youth and chdhood n Southern Afrca has a rch nteectua hstory, whch ths
pane extends. Far from chdren beng nvsbe n ethnographc works, chdren appear as heaers,
potca actvsts, soders, workers, students, patents, care gvers, and kn. In recent years, the
centraty of chdren as soca actors has mushroomed further, wth a proferaton of studes that focus
on the reatonshp between HIV/AIDS, TB, and everyday chdhood experence. Radca crtques of
'vunerabe' chdren and the OVC mode proferate n South Afrcan ethnography. Ths pane tracks some
of the more mportant hstorca shfts n the representaton of chdren and chdhood n Southern Afrcan
ethnography, wth a focus on the work of Pamea Reynods and Patrca Henderson, both of whom have
shaped the drecton of chd centered approaches to ethnography. We ask what t means to put young
peope at the center of research n medca anthropoogy n Southern Afrca where structura voence
contnues to punctuate everyday fe.
LD39: Learning, Education and Knowledge Transmission in Cultural and
lntercultural contexts
Convenor(s): Mart Viirand
Short Abstract
The pane dscusses the roe of educaton n the transmsson of knowedge and sks; (re)producton of
cutura representatons and denttes; and mantenance of tradtona vaue systems wthn communtes
wth respect to ther envronment.
Long Abstract
The expct am of educaton coud be defned as the transmsson of knowedge and sks. Yet the
nfuences of forma and non-forma educaton reach beyond the confnes of the schoo or the mmedate
reatonshp of teachers and students. As an nherenty trans-generatona nsttuton, schoong s
nstrumenta n (re)constructng cutura denttes, hstorca memores, and soca herarches. Whe
tradtona Athusseran vew hods schoos purey n the servce of the state, more recent theory
recognzes them as stes of contest between wder varety of soca actors. The atter ncude potca and
regous etes but aso, and not nsgnfcanty, teachers, parents, and students. Throughout the era of
gobazaton, schoos have been medators between tradton and modernty, servng as (re)producers of
subatern vaues as we as agents of domnant deooges. Wth the rse of popuar movements across
the goba South, educaton's roe n contests over natura habtats, ndgenous knowedge, and
tradtona vehoods cannot be overstated. It s therefore mportant not ony to understand hstorca
contexts and expct currcuar ams of educatona processes, but to ook beyond confnes of the schoo,
payng attenton to how they are nterpreted by dfferent stakehoders. Partcuary n trans-cutura
encounters, the roes of teacher and student (and, by extenson, varous soca formatons underyng
these roes), can hod radcay dfferent meanngs for the respectve sdes. Lkewse, the symboc
repertores empoyed n the process of knowedge transmsson can resonate dfferenty across cutura
dvdes. By ookng at stes of such confrontatons that ths pane seeks for nsghts on educatona
nsttutons and practces.
LD40: Gendered social problems
Convenor(s): Elo Luik, Heather Munro
Short Abstract
Ths pane seeks to examne, from a gendered perspectve, the vared ways n whch groups and
ndvduas negotate emergng and endurng soca ssues. Compex and changng ways of defnng
gender and soca probems w be chaenged n ght of exampes from a range of ethnographc
settngs.
Long Abstract
Modernty presents new arenas for soca change to nteract wth cuture and tradton. Ths pane seeks
to examne, from a gendered perspectve, the vared ways n whch groups and ndvduas negotate
emergng and endurng soca ssues. How do changng perceptons of approprateness affect day-to-day
nteractons? What s the soceta poston of the modern gendered person? Compex and changng ways
of defnng gender and gender roes n the modern word w be chaenged n ght of exampes from a
range of ethnographc settngs. In addton, the pane seeks to examne new categores of gender and
sexuaty as nterfaced wth prevousy exstng tradtona spaces for non-heteronormatve reatons. The
constructon and mpcatons of the noton of 'soca probems' n both pocy and everyday fe w aso
be paced under scrutny. Who decdes what soca probems are and how they shoud or shoud not be
deat wth? These ssues touch on the dea of 'empowerment,' not |ust as an aspect of the women's
movement but aso as appcabe on a much arger scae. To what extent can empowerment become the
path to a new type of dsempowerment? In ts overa approach, ths pane w keep n mnd and expore
the reatonshp between deoogy and emprca reaty. Ths bears further mpcatons for the
anthropoogst negotatng fedwork n the context of technoogca, scentfc and medca moderntes.
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MMM01: Himalaya: ecology, adaptability and culture
Convenor(s): Ajai Pratap Singh
Short Abstract
The present pane proposa n a round-tabe dscusson format ams at to dscuss the ecoogy, physca
and soca adaptabty,and cuture of dfferent human popuatons of the Hmaaya.
Long Abstract
The Hmaayan regon of South and Centra Asa stretches from Afghanstan to Arunacha Pradesh
provnce of Inda. The ecoogy of the Hmaaya vares from hgh attude to vaey to pan wth varabe
human popuace,fora and fauna.The Hmaaya s nhabted by dfferent human popuatons,be these
trba,rura or urban,such
as Gadd, Gu||ar, Bakarwa, Sherpa, |aunsar, Bhota, Bhoksa, Tharu, Ra|, Khas, Garo, |anta, Naga, Mzo,
Apatan, etc. A these trbes have varabe ecoogy, adaptabe bo-soca type and cuture.The
adaptabty ranges from ecoogca to pastora nomadsm to transhumance n the Hmaaya. The
soco-cutura profes vary from fraterna poyandry to matrny to woman domnance to nvsbe tradng
n the Hmaaya. Therefore,a the aspects of ecoogy, adaptabtry and cuture of the Hmaaya w be
dscussed n deta n ths pane.
The theme paper tted 'Study of Fok Medcne among the Schedued Trbes of Uttarakhand Hmaaya'
w be presented as an ntroductory remark before the round-tabe dscusson by the pane convenor.
MMM02: Human trafficking and female migration: the problem of an evolving
humanity and emerging world
Convenor(s): Vijay Prakash Sharma
Short Abstract
I propose that a pane be estabshed as anthropoogca studes and nterventons are the need of the
hour when we are concentratng on the theme: Evovng Humanty and emergng word.
Long Abstract
Human traffckng s the greatest curse and probem of evovng humanty. One can fnd the "ega"
defnton n the Unted Naton's "protoco to prevent, suppress and punsh traffckng n persons,
especay women and chdren, suppementng the Unted Naton Conventon aganst transnatona
organzed crme", adopted n 2000 aso caed the "Paermo protoco". It s currenty the "offca"
defnton:" The recrutment, transportaton, transfer, harborng or recept of persons, by means of the
threat or the use of force or other form of coercon, of abducton, of fraud of decepton, of the abuse of
power or of a poston of vunerabty, or of the gvng or recevng of payment or benefts to acheve the
consent of a person havng contro over another person for the purpose of expotaton of the
prosttuton of others or other form of sexua expotaton, forced abour or servces, savery or practces
smar to savery, servtude or the remova of organs".
I therefore, propose that that a pane be estabshed as anthropoogca studes and nterventons are the
need of hours when we are concentratng on the theme: Evovng Humanty and emergng word.
I ferventy hope, that feow anthropoogsts have many thngs to say and suggest n the form of a pane
dscusson/seasona paper to save the humanty from ths menace engufng Evovng Humanty and
Emergng word.
MMM03: Mobile objects and transnational crafts
Convenor(s): Carlo Cubero
Short Abstract
Ths pane seeks to dsodge straghtforward connectons between ob|ects, peope, and pace by
examnng the dfferent assocatons and meanngs that are artcuated when ob|ects and crafts move
across dfferent physca and dscursve spaces.
Long Abstract
Ths pane w crtque the proposton that the reatonshp between ob|ects and pace s consstent by
emphassng "mobty" as centra to understandng the ethnographc process by whch ob|ects acqure
semotc meanng and matera shape. As such, ths pane seeks to dsodge straghtforward connectons
between ob|ects, peope, and pace by examnng the dfferent assocatons and meanngs that are
artcuated when ob|ects and crafts move across dfferent physca and dscursve spaces. Ths pane w
examne the processes by whch ob|ects move and the degrees to whch they retan or ater ther
purposes, meanng, and dentty as they traverse through varous networks of movement. We specay
wecome ethnographes that examne the contnutes and dscontnutes n the dfferent forms and
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shapes that ob|ects take as they are confronted wth dfferent power regmes.
Some of the themes that the pane s nterested n exporng are the recontextuasaton of ob|ects as
they move through varous dscursve and physca stes, technoogca contnutes and dscontnutes n
the process of craftng ob|ects, montaged ob|ects, 'cut and paste' materates, n the context of
networkng, transnatonasm, and gobasaton. Ths pane seeks to address questons such as, what
knd of contnutes and dscontnutes are at stake when ob|ects move? What knd of resstances and
compances are nvoved when t comes to vaung ob|ects and ther craft? What are the methodoogca
chaenges and possbtes for understandng these compextes?
Some specfc ssues that the pane w address are:
Mut-vaency of Transnatona Ob|ects
Traffckng and Commodtsaton of Ob|ects
Re-contextuasaton of Transnatona Ob|ects
Traveng Musca Instruments
MMM04: Mobile sentiments: transformations of affect amid transnational
migration
Convenor(s): Nicola Mooney, Glynis George
Short Abstract
Ths pane examnes the affectve and emotona responses of peope to mgraton, attendng to how
these are consttuted, transmtted and crcuated, as we as to the roes of memory, hstory, pace,
poty, governance, and the magnary, among other soca phenomenon, n these processes.
Long Abstract
Many emotons connect humans to paces, whether homes, andscapes, or natons, and these are
unsetted and transformed wth transnatona mgraton. Ths pane proposes to expore the dmensons
of 'mobe sentments' - what we see as the affectve and emotona responses of peope to the paces
and experences of mgraton - n severa ethnographc contexts. How are mobe sentments consttuted,
transmtted and crcuated wthn mgrant communtes? How and why do peope express nks to home
and pace n mgrant contexts, and how do these dffer from those 'at home'? Through what processes do
host natons become home natons? How are empacng sentments n mgraton shaped by those at
home, as we as by the crcumstances of movement? How do notons of tme and hstory, as we as
pace and space, nfuence the affects of mgraton? What are the roes of memory, nostaga, and the
magnary n the constructon of mgrant attachments to pace, andscape, naton, etc? What are the
affectve dmensons of governng mobe sub|ects through settement, ctzenshp, mutcuturasm, and
other pocy frameworks?
MMM05: Commodifying urban poverty, social exclusion and marginalisation:
spatial and social consequences (lUAES Commission on Urban
Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Eveline Drr, Rivke ]affe
Short Abstract
Ths pane nvestgates the effects of ncreasng commodfcaton and goba representaton of the urban
poor and ther spaces. What are the consequences for ctes and ther dweers when poverty and decay
are turned nto fashonabe tourst experences?
Long Abstract
Ths pane nvestgates the effects of ncreasng commodfcaton and goba representaton of the urban
poor and ther spaces. Whe many ctes are eager to "cean" ther centra spaces and move beggars,
street chdren and other "undesrabe" ctzens out n order to present a favourabe mage to vstors and
potenta nvestors, others draw attenton to poverty and market no-go areas, gang fe, sums and other
poverty-rdden urban areas as tourst destnatons. Whe these soco-spaces were prevousy banned
from the cty's representaton, they are now tentatvey ncuded as parts of the urban envronment.
Toursts seem to be keen to move nto these spaces, yet n a controed way. The consequences of these
gobay prevaent urban practces are manfod yet have hardy been nvestgated emprcay, ess n a
comparatve perspectve. Ths pane examnes the ways toursm ntersects wth spaces of urban msery
and ther representaton. It seeks to understand how the commodfcaton and crcuaton of
representatons of the poor and ther spaces affects cty magnares, urban space, oca economes and
soca reatons. By emphaszng actors and soco-spata dmensons, ths pane ncudes a performatve
understandng of these practces and thus goes beyond the anayss of representaton strateges. What
are the consequences for ctes and ther dweers when poverty s turned nto fashonabe tourst
experences? How are ctes transformed by these processes and how are soca reatonshps
reconfgured n these spaces of encounter? Who actuay benefts when soca nequaty becomes part of
the cty's spata percepton and pace promoton? Papers addressng these aspects are wecome.
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MMM06: Mobile cultures, cultural (im)mobilities (EASA Anthropology and
Mobility Network)
Convenor(s): Noel B. Salazar
Short Abstract
The papers n ths pane dsentange how achevement-through-mobty s deoogcay consttuted
across cutures and whch mechansms and nsttutona regmes ensure ts transmsson and
sef-perpetuaton. The focus s on the daectc between cuture and boundary-crossng mobty patterns.
Long Abstract
Athough humans have aways been on the move, dscourses of gobazaton and metaphors of 'fow'
have con|ured up mages of unfettered movement. Party nfuenced by neobera and free market
deooges, transnatona mobty has become one of the most powerfu stratfyng factors, eadng to a
goba herarchy of movements. Purposefu border-crossng mobtes, usuay of the temporary knd, are
wdey accepted as a desrabe and even normatve path (as 'rtes of passage') towards success: career
achevement through educatona exchange and work experence abroad, and we-beng or quaty of fe
achevement through nternatona toursm and festye mgraton. Across the gobe, such forms of
geographca movement are made meanngfu by beng varousy nked wth the accumuaton of
economc (resources), soca (status) or cutura (cosmopotansm) capta. As more peope cross borders,
naton-states attempt to mantan authorty over the meanng of ther movements. An a too excusve
focus on the most mobe peope aone conceas the wder effects that domnant deas of (m)mobty
and transnatona networks have on socetes and ther cutura fabrc as a whoe. The papers n ths
pane ethnographcay address the foowng questons: How s achevement-through-mobty
deoogcay consttuted across cutures and whch mechansms and nsttutona regmes ensure ts
transmsson and sef-perpetuaton? How do peope experence, understand and negotate postvey
vaued transnatona mobtes? How much are peope aware of the ways that cuture nfuences
boundary-crossng mobty patterns? And, turnng the queston around, what s the roe of transnatona
mobtes n the consttuton of cuture(s) and cutura hertage?
MMM07: Migration and indigenous peoples
Convenor(s): Ajit Kumar Singh
Short Abstract
Economc pressures are the most evdent cause of mgraton of ndgenous peope. Amost a mgratory
movements are n some way nked to the economc dffcutes faced by ndgenous peopes. Cross
cutura examnaton of the status of mgrated ndgenous peope s requred.
Long Abstract
How s ndgenous mgraton changng ndgenous cutures? Do they ose ther denttes as ndgenous
peopes when they eave ther tradtona ands? Mgraton of ndgenous peopes from setted
communtes that resde n rura areas can be vountary or forced, dependng on the condtons present
at the paces of orgn. Exampes of vountary mgratons are seasona movements durng harvestng
perods of workers partcpatng n the cash economy. Some of those communtes mgrate to |obs n the
agrcutura, forestry or fshng ndustres.
Indgenous peope are among the most vunerabe groups when natura dsaster occurs. The reasons
ncude a greater dependence on natura resources, the remoteness of some of ther terrtores,
dsenfranchsement of some of the groups from the rest of socety, and dffcut access to ad and rescue
mssons. As wth other rura and remote communtes, some ndgenous peopes are at a dsadvantage
because they ack the necessary expertse or technoogy to mtgate the effects of natura dsasters on
ther communtes.
Dmnshng opportuntes for economc survva and deveopment n ther paces of orgn are among the
most pressng factors pushng ndgenous peopes to mgrate. Low or n forma educaton, anguage
barrers, mted marketabe sks for urban empoyment and nadequate abour aws prevent ther
economc advancement. Cross- cutura examnaton of the status of mgrated ndgenous peope s
requred for future pocy makng process at the regona eve.
MMM08: Migration and the labour market: a comparative study between the
EU and Asia (lUAES Commission on Enterprise Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Ludger Pries, ]ijiao Zhang
Short Abstract
Labour markets and correspondng theores deveoped many at and for the natona eve. Internatona
mgraton and gobasaton chaenge such a 'natona contaner approach'. The reaton between
mgraton and abor market: w be compared between EU and Asa.
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Long Abstract
Labour markets as nsttutonased frameworks of specfc norms and mechansms of quafcaton,
recrutment, mobty and compensaton of abour deveoped many at the natona eve. Facng
ncreasng nternatona mgraton as we as gobasaton and Europeansaton, the 'natona contaner
approach' s not suffcent anymore.
The structures and dynamcs of abour markets and of mgraton become more and more ntertwned at a
natona eve, and they have to be coordnated at supra-natona (e.g. EU) and goba (e.g. ILO core
conventons) eves. The pane ams at comparng natona (Chnese, Brtsh, German, Hoand and
French) and regona (EU, East Asa, South Asa, Southeast Asa)
experences.
MMM09: The emerging world of pastoralists and nomads (lUAES Commission
on Nomadic Peoples)
Convenor(s): Dawn Chatty, Philip Carl Salzman
Short Abstract
The pane presents a wde-rangng set of studes on the evovng way of fe of pastorasts both
exporatory and revsonst. These ncude the nature of space, the reaty of mobty, the mut-ayered
perceptons of attachments, rghts, vehoods, and the sgnfcance of rsk and resence.
Long Abstract
Nomads and pastorasts have fascnated anthropoogsts for neary as ong as the dscpne has exsted.
Eary work refected 19th century Romantcsm and perceved of nomads and pastorasts as a verson of
the 'nobe savage' and guardan of nature. Later approaches adopted a 'modernzaton' prsm through
whch nomadc pastorasts were regarded as backward and resstance to deveopment. More recent
schoarshp cas nto queston many of the age od assumptons and bases concernng the nomadc or
mobe pastorasts n a regons of the word.
Pastorasts today contnue to adapt to rsk and exhbt resence and robustness. The changes are
nether smpe nor undrectona. Rather they are compex wth tradton beng transformed and varous
notons of modernty aso nterpayng n ths process. Ther adherence to a range of tradtons that hep
them perpetuate ther ethnc ntegrty are takng pace n an envronment whch requres rapd responses
to sgnfcant potca, soca, economc and cmatc forces.
Ths pane presents a wde-rangng set of studes on the evovng way of fe of pastorasts both
exporatory and revsonst. The papers examne the nature of dentty and the potcs of beongng
wthn pastora socety and n the arger naton-states. They expore the nature of space and the reaty
of mobty across ocates and borders. They engage wth the mut-ayered perceptons of attachments,
rghts, and vehoods wthn the context of goba envronmenta governance as we as expore the
sgnfcance of rsk and resence n the face of 21st century neo-bera economcs as we as cmate
change.
MMM10: lnterdisiciplinary perspectives on identity, food and wellbeing of
migrants l: global resource flows, political contestations and health
Convenor(s): Sarah Keeler, Andrea Pieroni
Short Abstract
In the context of mgraton and gobasaton, foodways are vta to mgrants' dentty and webeng n the
face of movement.Ths pane draws on dverse approaches and case studes n exporng the nk
between foodways, heath, and emotona webeng n the context of mgraton and gobasaton.
Long Abstract
21st century condtons of mgraton and gobasaton create hybrdsed forms of cutura consumpton,
smutaneousy renderng forms of cutura 'otherness' saent. In the study of foodways, the od adage
'you are what you eat' rases nterestng questons of dentty and consumpton n an age of gobasaton.
In ths context - wth processed foods ubqutous, consumers depoyng food habts as dentty markers,
popuar nterest n so-caed 'super foods' and the heang propertes of det ganng mass attenton -
foodways are a vta means by whch mgrants mantan a sense of dentty and webeng n the face of
movement.
Cassca anthropoogy emphassed the rtua sgnfcance of foodstuffs, preparaton and consumpton,
whe matera cutura studes hghght the affectve quates of foodways and materaty. More
recenty, ethno-medcne and ethno-pharmacoogy have drawn attenton to the reatonshp between
cuture, food and nutrton n the context of gobasaton and mass mgratons. The ntersecton of these
dscpnes aso underscores emotona states, menta webeng, and the broader reevance of foodways
to recovery from - or contnuaton of - the trauma of and adaptaton to dspacement.
Approachng food as 'poysemc' - soca process, sgnfer of dfference, ecoogca resource, sensory
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experence - ths pane seeks to probe the boundares of medca anthropoogy, ethno-pharmacoogy,
nutrton, and mgraton studes n exporng the nk between foodways, heath, and emotona webeng
n the context of mgraton and gobasaton. Papers expore a wde range of ethnographc contexts,
thematc and dscpnary ntersectons, addressng the reatonshp between food, dentty, cuture,
physca and emotona webeng, and human mobty.
MMM11: lnterdisiciplinary perspectives on identity, food and wellbeing of
migrants ll: memory, emotional sustenance and culinary practices
Convenor(s): Sarah Keeler, Andrea Pieroni
Short Abstract
In the context of mgraton and gobasaton, foodways are vta to mgrants' dentty and webeng n the
face of movement.Ths pane draws on dverse approaches and case studes n exporng the nk
between foodways, heath, and emotona webeng n the context of mgraton and gobasaton.
Long Abstract
21st century condtons of mgraton and gobasaton create hybrdsed forms of cutura consumpton,
smutaneousy renderng forms of cutura 'otherness' saent. In the study of foodways, the od adage
'you are what you eat' rases nterestng questons of dentty and consumpton n an age of gobasaton.
In ths context - wth processed foods ubqutous, consumers depoyng food habts as dentty markers,
popuar nterest n so-caed 'super foods' and the heang propertes of det ganng mass attenton -
foodways are a vta means by whch mgrants mantan a sense of dentty and webeng n the face of
movement.
Cassca anthropoogy emphassed the rtua sgnfcance of foodstuffs, preparaton and consumpton,
whe matera cutura studes hghght the affectve quates of foodways and materaty. More
recenty, ethno-medcne and ethno-pharmacoogy have drawn attenton to the reatonshp between
cuture, food and nutrton n the context of gobasaton and mass mgratons. The ntersecton of these
dscpnes aso underscores emotona states, menta webeng, and the broader reevance of foodways
to recovery from - or contnuaton of - the trauma of and adaptaton to dspacement.
Approachng food as 'poysemc' - soca process, sgnfer of dfference, ecoogca resource, sensory
experence - ths pane seeks to probe the boundares of medca anthropoogy, ethno-pharmacoogy,
nutrton, and mgraton studes n exporng the nk between foodways, heath, and emotona webeng
n the context of mgraton and gobasaton. Papers expore a wde range of ethnographc contexts,
thematc and dscpnary ntersectons, addressng the reatonshp between food, dentty, cuture,
physca and emotona webeng, and human mobty.
MMM12: Lost in mutation: pastoral development rhetoric of the third
millennium (lUAES Commission on Nomadic Peoples)
Convenor(s): Saverio Kratli
Short Abstract
Dryand pastora producton systems and our understandng of them are changng fast but so are od
msconceptons and msrepresentatons of mobe pastorasm, ever adaptng to changng pocy and
scentfc envronments.
Long Abstract
The terature on the 'myths' of pastora deveopment - from Fratkn et a. 1994 to |eremy Swft's paper
for GDI n 2003 - has been very hepfu n many respects. However, msconceptons and
msrepresentatons are mutatng at fast pace and we are now faced wth new much more aggressve and
programmatc strands.
The myths of pastora deveopment we had a become famar wth were a mxture of egacy from the
coona tme, bureaucratc nerta, and bad scence. Ths new rhetorc makes use of them, but goes we
beyond, showng an energy and a carty of vson (wthn the msconcepton) that the od myths never
had. If the od myths served to |ustfy negect, these new arguments seem more drven by the prospect
of present and substanta gans...
The pane s dedcated to the anayss of these mutatng arguments n the rhetorc and narratves of
pastora deveopment and reevant contexts, from pocy-makng, to fund-rasng, nsttutona scence
and goba knowedge-management.
MMM13: Domestic tourism and cultural bonding in plural societies
Convenor(s): Francis Kulirani, Sasikumar Mundayat
Short Abstract
Cutura purasm can be consdered cutura capta n a purastc naton. Toursm can foursh n ths
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envronment. Promoton of domestc toursm n purastc socetes ke Inda/South Asa puts cutures n
an nteractve mode eadng to cutura hybrdzaton and mutua toerance.
Long Abstract
The economc ange of toursm s often the engne that drves toursm, whe cuture forms ony one part
of the package. Inda n partcuar has an ancent tradton of pgrmage to dstant hoy paces reated
wth the country's sacred geography. In ths phase, regous cuture remaned a cutura resource for
toursm. However over a soco-economc deveopment of the varous sectons of the socety and
mprovements n transport and communcaton n the recent tmes has created conducve envronment
for domestc toursm, not wthstandng the tradton of pgrmage. There s consderabe movement of
peope across the regona boundares for trade and empoyment. The current boom n domestc toursm
s spurred by the young educated and empoyed mdde cass who are keen to apprecate the experence
and earn each others hstory, cuture, anguage, art and archtecture through a wde varety of
encounter stuatons. Ths has provded opportunty for the regona toursm ndustry to pan sustanabe
toursm practces. The home-stay segment of the toursm ndustry has become an ncreasngy popuar
and affordabe category and has become patform for nter-cutura nteracton and cuture to cuture
bondng. The composte cutura poty s strengthened n the process. The pane proposes to examne
the spn off benefts of cutura bondng and persona transformatve experences that s payed out at
mcro eve host-guest nteracton n varous domestc toursm segments.
MMM14: New geographies of hope and despair
Convenor(s): Nauja Kleist, Dorte Thorsen, lda Marie Vammen
Short Abstract
Ths pane expores how mobtes and mmobtes (re-)shape notons of hope, opportunty, rsk and
faure n a cross-cutura perspectve, examnng hope as a soca category dstrbuted unequay ocay
and gobay as we as ndvdua aspratons and practces for mobty and a better fe
Long Abstract
Mobty and mmobty are centra aspects of soca and cutura herarches of contemporary fe. Peope
a over the word are exposed to wdenng sets of meanng of the good fe as they experence other
paces through traveng, soca networks, and meda representatons. Reazng these meanngs s often
reated to the hope of mobty and a fe esewhere. Yet, an ncreasng number of peope are excuded
from the goba crcuts of ega mobty, beng dsconnected from the desred promses of gobazaton.
Ths pane expores new geographes of hope and despar, anayzng how mobtes or mmobtes
(re-)shape notons of hope, opportunty, rsk and faure n a cross-cutura perspectve. It takes departure
n an understandng of hope a as a soca category that can be dstrbuted unequay ocay and gobay -
for nstance through mgraton regmes that shape access to mobty and vehoods. It w aso expore
how hope s manfested n ndvdua aspratons and practces for mobty and a better fe and n the
soca utopas n regous nsttutons or grassroots movements. Papers w address ethnographc
fndngs and theoretca refectons, such as: Who produces what vsons of hope for whom? Who s
ncuded and excuded? How do peope perceve and renegotate these vsons? To what degree do they
reate to mobty, confnement, and soca change? And what are the opportuntes and mts of usng a
framework of hope and despar when theorzng mobty and mmobty?
MMM15: Migration and its linguistic consequences in South Asia and
neighbouring regions
Convenor(s): Razaul Faquire
Short Abstract
The am of ths pane s to expore the ssues of ngustc consequences, e.g. anguage shft and creaton
of ngua francas whch occurred due to the mmgraton and nterna mgraton of varous speech
communtes n the dfferent regons of South Asa and t neghborng regons throughout the hstory.
Long Abstract
The proposed pane w expore the ssues reatng to the mgraton and ts ngustc consequences n
South Asa and ts neghborng regons throughout the hstory. The mmgraton of varous speech
communtes occurred n South Asa n phases throughout the hstory. It frequenty occurred concded
wth the occurrence of conquest and coonzaton. The mmgraton of the Aryans and Centra Asans, and
the coonzaton by the Brtsh (and party by the Tbetan) caused to shape the ngustc composton of
South Asa. Therefore, the anguage stuaton whch now perssts n South Asa has been graduay
created through anguage contact by nvovng the process of contact between the anguages of
mmgrants' speech communtes and ndgenous communtes. The pattern of anguage contact,
however, changed over tme wth the occurrence of each ma|or fow of mgraton. Regardess of the
pattern of anguage contact, the mmgrants' anguages payed domnant roes, and caused to change
the anguages of both mmgrant and natve speech communtes and create a few ngua francas n the
dfferent regons of South Asa. Accordngy, the proposed pane w address the foowng ssues reatng
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to the ngustc consequences of mgraton n South Asa.
a) Tme ne of ma|or events of mgraton of varous speech communtes n the anguage stuaton of
South Asa and ts neghborng regons.
b) Lngustc consequences of the mmgraton of varous speech communtes n South Asa and ts
neghborng regons and ts neghborng regons.
c) Process of creaton of ngua francas due to the ngustc consequences of mgraton n South Asa and
ts neghborng regons.
d) Present trend of anguage contact due to the mgraton n the anguage stuaton n South Asa and ts
neghborng regons.
MMM16: Human resource and mobility: a comparative study between north
America and east Asia (lUAES Commission on Enterprise Anthropology)
Convenor(s): ]ijiao Zhang, Ellen ]udd
Short Abstract
Human resource s one of the most mportant factors for soca and economc deveopment.
Unfortunatey, anthropoogsts pay ess attenton to human resource and ts mobty.
Long Abstract
Human resource s one of the most mportant factors for soca and economc deveopment, not ony n
deveoped countres, but aso n deveopng or underdeveoped countres. Unfortunatey, anthropoogsts
pay ess attenton to human resource and ts mobty.
On the one hand, for a person, how to move and fnd a |ob from rura area to urban area, or from one cty
to another cty, what woud be hs/her quafcaton or capta for hs/her survva and deveopment?
educaton, sk, work experence, age, gender and soca network?
On the other hand, durng hs/her mobty, how about hs/her housng, heath care, professona tranng,
empoyment, chd's educaton, and who take care of hs/her workng and vng condton?
Ths pane w be a mut-dscpne communcaton among anthropoogsts, socoogst, popuaton and
mgraton researchers, and other fed schoars and students.
MMM17: Migration, culture and identity construction
Convenor(s): Marta Kempny
Short Abstract
The proposed pane w embark on the roe of mgraton n creaton of transoca cutura space, pontng
to varous cutura processes wthn mutcutura socetes. More specfcay, t w dscuss the roe of
ethnc denttes nowadays cruca for understandng of these processes.
Long Abstract
Contemporary word s often descrbed as n fux and ndvdua's fe n the postmodern era s
fragmented. Wth ncreased mobty, ndvduas are no onger constraned to a snge naton state and
often sub|ect to trave and transocaty. Ambguty and n-betweenness are prevaent eements n the
ves of those who are on the move. One way of consderng transocaty s to ook at the process of
mgraton. On ther mgraton pathways, ndvduas fnd themseves n an unknown soco-cutura meu,
whch s dfferent from the one they are accustomed to. In the recevng communty, they nteract wth
the members of other cutures/ natonates, whether of the ma|orty group or other ethnc mnortes.
Ths eads to varous cutura processes. Frsty, n order to renforce the boundares between themseves
and other ethnc groups, mgrants may retan her cutura practces. Secondy, mgrants may fnd
themseves exposed to the constant bombardment by eements of other cutures, resutng n formaton
of hybrd forms. At the same tme wth free-wheeng cosmopotansm and creaton of shaow and
homogenzed cutura spaces (Smth 1990), mgrants may fee cutureess. In such a context, the
queston arses what s the roe of ethnc denttes nowadays? Can one cam that an ethnc dentty
offers a sort of protectve shed for an ndvdua, who s ocated n a transoca cutura space'? Aso,
what s the roe of denttes on dfferent regona eves, such as oca denttes, European denttes,
cosmopotan denttes?
MMM19: Travelling cultures, creating new geographies through intangible
cultural heritage (lUAES Commission on lntangible Cultural Heritage)
Convenor(s): Cristina Amescua
Short Abstract
Ths pane w expore the foowng ssues nkng Intangbe Cutura Hertage and mgraton: (1) how
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mobty nfuence mmgrant's ICH n sendng and recevng communtes. (2) how does ICH produce or
hnder settement processes n recevng areas and sendng communtes when mgrants return
Long Abstract
Accordng to the Conventon for the Safeguardng of the Intangbe Cutura hertage (ICH), (UNESCO,
2003), "ntangbe cutura hertage" "means the practces, representatons, expressons, knowedge,
sks - as we as the nstruments, ob|ects, artfacts and cutura spaces assocated therewth - that
communtes, groups and, n some cases, ndvduas recognze as part of ther cutura hertage. .."
Mgraton processes nvove changes n space, terrtory and envronment. Peope from dfferent cutures
meet n new contact zones (Mary Louse Pratt, 2005) thus ncreasng ther awareness of cutura
dversty. Immgrants generate transnatona practces nkng ther orgna terrtores wth the recepton
areas, and when mmgrants engage n a mobty process they do so, carryng ther own cutura
baggage
Ths pane seeks to expore two dfferent types of ssues nkng ICH and mgraton: (1) how mobty and
resettement processes nfuence mmgrant's ICH practces both n sendng and recevng communtes.
What changes and contnutes mght be observed n ICH practces and manfestatons when ts bearers
become mgrants? How s ICH affected by a permanent or a temporary resettement process?. and (2)
how does ICH produce or hnder settement processes n recevng areas as we as n mgrants' sendng
communtes when they return. Issues dscussed here w be reated to how ICH contrbutes n
factatng the processes of recognton and cooperaton, n recevng communtes, of mmgrants from
smar regons of orgn? How do ICH practces transform soca and cutura spaces n the recevng
areas? How do ICH practces nfuence the creaton and promoton of spaces of convvaty wth peope n
the recevng socety?
MMM20: ]apanese}Okinawans in Brazil: relationship and families
Convenor(s): Ndia Fujiko Luna Kubota
Short Abstract
Ths pane ams at nvestgatng how s the constructon of the Oknawan knshp and the consttuton of
such fames n the cty of Campo Grande. The research w focus peope / fames that make up the
assocatons n the Oknawan cty
Long Abstract
|apan has aways been permeated by the myth of ethnc homogenety. The dea that homogenety s
present even n countres recevng "nkkeys" mmgrants, as s the case n Braz. However, a few
decades t has been possbe to note that the mutpcty and dversty are aso part of the |apanese
reaty. Ths dversty makes the group thnk of themseves and others to thnk as oppostes. Thus,
Campo Grande becomes fed nvestgaton of ths heterogenety, snce t possesses two dstnct groups -
Oknawans and "nach" (|apanese) - n an opposton movement and aggregaton throughout hstory.
When thnkng of a "|apanese unt" s over for not payng attenton to detas that make up the reatons
between the groups nvoved (Oknawans, non-Oknawans and non-western). The purpose of ths
research s therefore to understand how notons of famy and beongng can bud the oppostons and
dfferences between |apanese mmgrants and ther descendants.
Papers about |apanese/oknawan fames n dfferent paces are wecome to ths pane.
MMM21: Caste, community and class identities of Dalits in a global context
Convenor(s): Srinivas Gurram
Short Abstract
Ths pane examnes puraty of denttes among Dats n the context of modernty, cass mobty,
urbanzaton and gobazaton.
Long Abstract
The papers n ths pane prmary focus on how the Dats have sourced varous soca, economc and
potca resources from the dssentng perpheres and margna cutura tradtons of Bhakt, Buddhst
and soco-regous reform movements to construct a new communty dentty, reconstruct a cutura
hstory, nvent a beraton deoogy. From a sub|ugated poston of 'outcastes' n the caste herarchy, the
contemporary Dats have depoyed varous mobty strateges to overcome caste nequaty and
oppresson to acheve soca, economc mobty and potca power. A mutpronged approach of soca
and economc mobty through modern educaton and empoyment factated the dentty asserton and
thereby resuted n creaton of potco-cutura beraton deoogy that ganed a goba vsbty and
essentay defnes the Dats today.
MMM22: Exploring the role of tourism in the evolving cultures of the world
Convenor(s): Donald Macleod
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Short Abstract
Toursm s a huge goba phenomenon and has many mpacts on cuture. Ths pane nvtes theoretca
and evdence based papers on aspects of ths topc ncudng cutura representaton, accuturaton,
mperasm, commodfcaton, deveopment and dependence.
Long Abstract
Ths pane w expore, examne and anayse the nteracton of toursm and cuture. It w ook at the way
toursm becomes part of cutura transformaton, promotng, destroyng, and nfuencng aspects of
'cuture' n the broadest sense of the term. Issues nvted for dscusson ncude the representaton of
ethnc groups and other denttes; genera accuturaton between the vstors and the vsted communty;
mperasm and asymmetrca dependence; the commodfcaton of cuture; cutura confguraton
through ntentona marketng and nterpretaton. Cutura nvouton, cutura pouton, authentcty and
cutura hertage are aso areas of wecomed dscusson.
As a form of human mobty many for esure purposes (busness toursm and 'vstng frends and
reatves' are aso ncuded), toursm represents an enormous reason for nternatona trave, growng
from around 25 mon n 1950 to amost one bon nternatona arrvas n 2011. Vrtuay every country
s mpacted by toursts, and many are ncreasngy ookng to toursm as an economc opportunty.
Anthropoogsts have ony reatvey recenty begun to study toursm serousy, however, ths crucay
mportant phenomenon needs more research: where peope encounter those from dfferent cutures,
prepare ther own homes and oca envronment for the entertanment of others, re-organse ther
economy and experence radcay dfferent festyes and vaues through contact wth toursts. Ths pane
wecomes papers on the above topcs or smar ssues, especay those that are theoretca and
comparatve, based on fedwork.
MMM24: Post-soviet migration in megalopolises: formation of new urban
spaces
Convenor(s): Ekaterina Demintseva
Short Abstract
Ths pane examnes the ctes on the post sovet space as the terrtory of dstncton, study new/od
urban areas (new housng, resdenta areas, margnazed terrtores, squats) wthn, ther
soco-reguatory modes, sef-dentfcaton of ther habtants and perspectves of deveopment.
Long Abstract
The ctes of the Post-Sovet countres have transformed dramatcay snce the coapse of the Sovet
Unon. The Sovet mode of urban deveopment, based on obgatory resdence permts, restraned soca
and prevented ethnca segregaton. But at the same tme, forced peope to choose vng pace,
connected to ther soca status. 'Prveged quarters' as we as or so-caed 'proetaran outskrts' were
wdespread n the Sovet megaoposes.
Lberazaton of resdence regme opened to abor mgrants and refuges the possbty to form separate
areas n the post-Sovet ctes. These changes and transformatons created new chaenges for urban
popuatons and cty authortes, changed forms of soca organzaton n urban areas.
Ths pane examnes megaoposes as a terrtory of dstncton. The man goas of the pane are to study
new/od urban areas (new housng, resdenta areas, margnazed terrtores, squats) wthn, ther
soco-reguatory modes, sef-dentfcaton of ther habtants and perspectves of deveopment.
MMM25: Exploring the moving body: movement, materiality and lived
experience
Convenor(s): Andrew lrving
Short Abstract
The human body cannot exst n stass. Movement s essenta to fe and a precondton of percepton,
experence and knowedge. The pane nvtes a knds of theoretca, ethnographc, sensory,
expermenta and methodoogca approaches to the study of movement n soca and cutura fe.
Long Abstract
The human body cannot exst n stass. Movement s essenta to fe and a precondton of percepton,
experence and knowedge, rght down to the movements of protens and moecues found n organc and
non-organc matter.
Every human movement creates the potenta for a new soca, exstenta and potca reaty. From
formased movements found on a producton-ne, prson or gymnasum to spontaneous, resstant and
dosyncratc forms, movement coordnates ntentonaty and acton to shape our ved experence of the
word.
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We a have the capacty to move but not necessary under the crcumstances of our choosng. Thomas
Hobbes defned berty as 'nothng but the absence of restrants to movement', ustratng how contro
over movement s a key means by whch power manfests tsef and shapng peope's ves. What s at
stake-ths pane asks-n the capacty to move? What are the possbtes and constrants of the movng
body? How does movement exst n fe? Or n non-fe? Or n ob|ects and materas?
Movement, once understood as a ved, whoe-body experence ndvsby combnng compex
assembages of thought, emoton and sensory experences wth heart-rate, ungs, musces and nerves,
reveas how seemngy congruent forms of soca-acton (commutng, workng, mgratng) and
envronments (streets, dancehas, andscapes) mght be experenced radcay dfferenty between
ndvduas and groups.
Movement s not ony way of beongng to the word but of beongng to t n a partcuar way. The pane
nvtes a knds of theoretca, ethnographc, sensory, expermenta and methodoogca approaches to
understandng movement n soca and cutura fe.
MMM26: Displacements and immobility: international perspectives on global
capitalism (WCAA panel)
Convenor(s): Bela Feldman-Bianco
Short Abstract
Ths WCAA pane seeks at examnng through comparatve perspectves the varetes of
dspacements(mgratons, human trafckng, pottca or envronmenta asyum, rura and urban
removas)and mmobty as part of a smar ogc of producng nequates n ths |uncture of goba
captasm.
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Long Abstract
Aong wth the ever ncreasng crcuaton of peope, capta, products and sgns throughout the word,
growng restrctons often reated to the ongong neo-bera poces have been paced on seected
mgratory fows. These are symbozed by the constructon of categores and dchotomes such as "ega"
and "ega," "reguar" and "rreguar" that crmnaze undocumented mmgrants. There s aso a trend
by mutatera agences and naton states to defne femae, mae, transsexua and transvestte
prosttuton, as forms of traffckng n human bengs. It s moreover notceabe that arge deveopment
pro|ects have resuted n recurrent soca confcts and utmatey the dspacement of oca popuatons
from ther orgna terrtores - both n rura and urban settements - wthout takng nto consderaton
human and envronmenta rghts. Dspacements produced by voent confct have to be added to those
caused by envronmenta dsaster. Fnay, not everyone s mobe;mmobty stands n contrast to a
these forms of mobty, as another form of dfferencaton and nequaty.
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Ths pane ams at examnng and dscussng, through comparatve perspectves, the spata, tempora,
gender, cass or race aspects of dspacements and mmobty. Whether from the vewpont of
transnatona mgratons, potca and envronmenta refugee seekers, human traffckng, removas of
popuatons from ther settement terrtores etc, we seek at artcuatng the varetes, scaes and spaces
of dspacement nto an ntegrated ogc for producng nequates n the current con|uncture of goba
captasm. Underyng ths theme are centra questons reated to deveopmenta and neobera poces
as we as attempts to stmuate the practce of goba crtca daogues.
MMM28: Reframing the discourse space around 'studies on overseas Chinese':
toward an alternative anthropological approach
Convenor(s): Mizuka Kimura
Short Abstract
Ths pane ams to reframe domnant dscourses n "Overseas Chnese studes", whch had been created
hstorcay by certan dscourse space n East Asa. Dscussng varous vews on "Chnese Overseas" n
each era, ths pane w redrect Anthropoogca approaches on Overseas Chnese.
Long Abstract
Ths pane ams to reframe the dscourse space around "Studes on Chnese Overseas, whch had
drected anthropoogca researches on Chnese Overseas (Ths pane refers "Overseas Chnese," as an
comprehensve concept whch ncudes Dasporc Chnese, Chnese Creoes, etc .) The "Overseas Chnese
Studes" n East Asa had been framed by the domnant dscourses of Studes on Chnese Overseas,
whch had been generated on certan dscourse space n each era such as "Daspora Chnese network",
"Cutura Chna," or others. In order to resove ths deadock, ths pane w ook for an aternatve
approach of Overseas Chnese Studes.
The pane w ustrate the varous dscourse spaces around "Overseas Chnese Studes," whch had
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nfuenced and drected anthropoogca researches and other feds of studes n the East Asan context.
Frsty, we w nvestgate the dscourse of "Overseas Chnese Studes" and the naton-state budngs n
East Asan countres, especay n the prewar |apanese academy. Ths modernst's vew on "Overseas
Chnese" had been amended and transpanted both to Chna and other East Asan naton-states, and had
created varous versons of "Chneseness." One of domnant dscourses has been "Cantonese verson,"
whch has framed the current dscourse space of Overseas Chnese Studes. Secondy, and thrdy, we w
examne studes on sub-ethncty and the home communtes of overseas Chnese, and ustrate how
nfuenta the dscourse space s.
Dscussng these vews on "Chnese Overseas" n each era, ths pane w redrect Anthropoogca
approaches on Overseas Chnese.
MMM29: What is an lndian7 How do lndians define this in terms of ethnology,
identity or cultural heritage7
Convenor(s): Mohan Gautam
Short Abstract
Overseas Indan communtes out sde Inda are heterogeneous regona groups. Suddeny they were
known as Indan Daspora . The government of Inda dd not show any affecton to them. But what s ths
Indan Daspora?
Long Abstract
What s an Indan? How does he become a part of Indan Daspora? How does he defne hmsef as an
Indan and why when Inda s an magned constructon.
Inda tsef s a sort of federaton of regona, regous, cutura, natona and ngustc denttes. In Inda
no one cas hmsef as Indan but wants to be caed by hs regona denttes, such as, Pun|ab, Benga,
Gu|arat, Naga, Tam, Tegu, Bho|pur, Munda, Santha and so on. Before 1947, Inda was dvded nto
many states. It was the coona power whch dentfed peope of the sub-contnent, as Indans. Ony after
2000, Indan Daspora was recognzed by the Indan government, consstng of castes, trbas, regons
and cutures. Wth 3rd generaton of Indan Daspora the nk wth Inda has become meager. In a
mut-cutura socety the feeng of beongng to an ethnc Indan communty dstngushes them from
others. Anthropoogcay, how can we expan the notons of 'Indanness', Indan Daspora, Cutura
boundres, mgratons, ethncty, dentty and cutura hertage? Moreover, how overseas Indans have
managed to have two roes smutaneousy, beng the ctzen of the adopted country and Inda whch has
been the root of ther forefathers.
Ths pane nvtes papers that seek to anayse the Indan daspora n terms of these questons.
MMM31: The causes and diversity of migration processes (lUAES Commission
on Migration and Diaspora)
Convenor(s): Anand Singh, Gerelene ]agganath
Short Abstract
Ths pane consders how Mgrant and Daspora popuatons are created through dverse processes such
as potca turmo, economc opportunsm, soca margnasaton, poachng of expertse and trave and
adventursm
Long Abstract
Mgraton wthn and across natona fronters s not key to end any tme soon. The prevaence of
poverty n burgeonng economes such as Chna and Inda, the sprng uprsngs n the Mdde-East, and
ongong potca turmo n many Afrcan countres contnue to feed the fow of peope to countres
perceved to offer more. Whe Inda has become a net exporter of professonasm, Chna has become an
exporter of capta and entrepreneura sks. The Mdde-East and Afrca provde not ony sgnfcant
amounts of human capta through ther export of professona expertse, but aso a substanta
proporton of refugees escapng the turmo created by autocratc patrmonasm and mtary |untas. The
search for professonas n categores where knowedge workers are n short suppy n deveoped
countres s often nsenstve to the needs of the gvng countres. The bran dran, capta export,
transfer of entrepreneura sks and fght from nternecne voence s mpovershng to the countres
that have become vctm to the osses of ts peope for one or more of these reasons. As mgraton eves
ncrease to partcuar areas of the word, peope from common geographca regons tend to gravtate
towards one another n order to recreate a sense of "communty", gvng rse to Dasporas.
We ca for papers on how Mgrant and Daspora popuatons are created by: Potca turmo through
corrupton, cronysm, cvan voence and paramtary voence; Economc opportunsm; Margnasaton
as a resut of raca, ethnc or regous affaton; poachng of professona and artsana expertse; trave
and adventursm
MMM32: Management of mobility in contemporary Europe: experiences and
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strategies of migration
Convenor(s): Lorena Anton, Rodica Zane
Short Abstract
In takng as man ob|ect of nqures the management of mobty across natona borders, our pane w
focus on ethnographes of experences and strateges n contemporary European mgraton.
Long Abstract
Contemporary Europe s a sum of compex spaces, n whch mobty occupes a pace whch has become,
over the years, more and more mportant. The management of ths mobty across natona borders s
shaped between the ndvdua, the famy, the State(s) and the goba (.e. European Unon reguatons),
determnng more than once contradctory strateges n everyday fe.
How ths transnatona mobty arrve to be so present n contemporary Europe, and what are the
dfferent ndvdua strateges to approach t? To what extent s the management of ths mobty
gendered, and dependent on dfferent ages of fe? Is stayng mobe empowerng, and unt what mts?
What are the negatve effects of contnuous mobty, and how ndvduas are deang wth those effects
between persona and nsttutona management of mobty?
We wecome ethnographes of experences and strateges of contemporary European mgraton whch
w chaenge and overcome the above mentoned research questons. |N.B. Workng anguages w be
Engsh and French.|
MUS01: A museum ethnography: decolonisation, reconciliation and
multiculturalism
Convenor(s): lan Fairweather, Sharon Macdonald, Stephen Terence Welsh
Short Abstract
The reated, transformatory processes of decoonsaton, reconcaton and mutcuturasm have
radcay atered both the theory and practce of museum ethnography. In a word of 7 bon peope and
nnumerabe cutures, what roe can 21st century museum ethnography pay?
Long Abstract
From ts ncepton n the ate 19th century, museum ethnography operated argey wthn a cutura
evoutonary paradgm that nterpreted extra-European ethnographc ob|ects, and the cutures from
whch they orgnated, as prmtve, nferor and on the verge of extncton. Ob|ect-focused museum
ethnographers acqured vast coectons wth whch to construct typooges and cutura herarches.
Ob|ects were sometmes used to make astonshng and dsturbng assumptons about compex cutures.
Such uncrtca practce contnued unabated unt the dsntegraton of European empres, asserton of
cv rghts and mass transnatona mgraton n the atter haf of the 20th century. These ed to the
portraya of extra-European cutures and the contro of cutura patrmony beng academcay and
potcay contested. As a dscpne, museum ethnography was forced to recognse these shftng
soco-potca paradgms and ad|ust ts practce accordngy.
Through crtca museoogy, repatraton and coaboraton, museum ethnography has undergone
rgorous reform. Museum ethnographers are now much more key to openy and honesty acknowedge
the coona egacy of ther predecessors, and to work cosey wth both source and daspora
communtes, recognsng the mportance of both tangbe and ntangbe cuture. Even so, perhaps
museum ethnography remans an anachronsm. An ncreasng number of muncpa cuturay focused
partcpatory spaces, often devod of coectons offer aternatve attempts to contend wth the cutura as
an amorphous concept. In a word of 7 bon peope and nnumerabe cutures, what roe can 21st
century museum ethnography pay? Are coona ethnographc coectons st prmary trumpha
remnders of an mpera past? Is more radca 'decoonsaton' of the museum requred?
MUS03: Experiencing collections: display, performance and the senses
Convenor(s): David Howes
Short Abstract
An exporaton of the sensory hstory of the experence of coectons n ethnographc and other museums
aong wth the mutpe ways n whch the senses are beng engaged by contemporary exhbton
practces.
Long Abstract
The cassc mode of the museum s one of a sent and st ste n whch artefacts are to be apprecated
ony through the eyes. The ethnographc museum, smary, has been seen as a ste of sensory
contanment.n whch vstors are mted to ocuar nspecton and ob|ects are transformed nto purey
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vsua symbos. However, recent research has reveaed that a more mutsensora approach
characterzed vstor nteractons wth coectons n the seventeenth and eghteenth centures.
Furthermore, current deveopments n museum practce evdence somethng of a return to ths eary
mode of nteractvty n the museum. These deveopments are contrbutng to a shft n focus from
dspayng ob|ects to offerng experences n an attempt to ensure that vstors are memoraby and
nformatvey engaged by exhbts. To ths end a number of sensory technques have been devsed to
enven the museum encounter, ncudng mutmeda presentatons, hands-on nteracton wth artefacts,
the use of scent, the presentaton of "vng" dspays, and nteractve exhbts.
The present pane w expore the hstory of the senses n ethnographc and other museums aong wth
the mutpe ways n whch the senses are beng engaged by and wthn contemporary dspay practces.
To what extent does brngng the non-vsua senses back nto the museum enhance cross-cutura and
hstorca understandng of the ob|ects on exhbt?
MUS04: The production of beauty, goodness, and ethical cleanness. liminal
and illegal interface in museums, companies, and institutions
Convenor(s): Cristiana Panella
Short Abstract
Ths pane focuses on structura and nterdependent reatonshp between the opacty of practces and
the transparency of the pubcy hed pocy dscourse of museums, companes, and nsttutons camng
ethca and/or aesthetc ntrnsc vaues.
Long Abstract
Ths pane seeks to anayze the nterdependent reatonshp between the opacty of practces and the
transparency of the pubcy hed pocy dscourse of museums, companes, and nsttutons. Actors n
charge construct offcay confrmed codes of conduct rooted n a pact of trust wth customers, one that
assumes respect of a tact agreement on the egtmacy of ther aesthetc or/and ethca frames of
|udgement. Mutpe nterfaces of opaque reatonshps deveop, n spte of - or thanks to - the oud pubc
dscourse on ethcs and transparency.
Takng a theoretca startng pont, ths pane focuses on stuatons camng ethca and/or aesthetc
ntrnsc vaues. 'Beauty' and 'goodness' of a gven fna product (ob|ects, practces, ndvduas or
categores) may thus appear as drecty proportona to the degree of opacty of the producton stages.
Very usefu nsghts can be geaned from anaysng the processes that ead to the creaton of ethca and
aesthetc standards for the crcuaton of art ob|ects/merchandse. Papers on nterfaces between
museums and the art market, reatonshps between offca and candestne trade chans (god, precous
stones, food, second-hand and counterfeted tems, etc.), and nsttutona producton of egaty are
most wecome.
MUS05: The role of the museum of ethnography in a changing multi-cultural
society: issues of ethnicity, identity and cultural heritage (lUAES
Commission of Museums and Cultural Heritage)
Convenor(s): Mohan Gautam
Short Abstract
The roe of museum has shfted to an anthropoogca brdge between research and educaton. It s
hampered wth certan ssues,such as, status rvares, budgetng,ethncty, dentty , cutura hertage,
etc. In such a stuaton, how a museum can survve and create a baance of co-exstence?
Long Abstract
Durng the era of coona purasm the mnorty rung power coected ob|ects and nformaton of the
ma|orty peope from the coones, exhbtng about the uncvzed prmtve cutures and soca systems.
Wth the growth of the scence of anthropoogy research methods were deveoped and research
contnued. Museums dspayed the cutures and the structura accounts of the concerned peope were
pubshed.However, status rvares contnued. The museum curator was consdered as a hgh
cerk.Authentcty of the museum pubcatons was doubted.
The budgetng authorty and Mnstry consdered museum actvtes as non-productve and
non-proftabe. Entree fee was ncreased. Museum coud have egtmzed the cutures of the mutcutura
socety and shown the process of ethncty, dentty formaton and ther w to ve as an ntegrated
socety.
Museums need a new strategy to pay ts roe n educatng the peope about an emergng gobae socety.
MUS06: Women Culture Museum in China: ways of seeing the changing
national culture (lUAES Commission on the Anthropology of Women)
Convenor(s): Ga Wu, u Yajun
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Short Abstract
Transformng Chnese Femae Images n the Natona Exhbton Cuture Centers. Women Cuture
Exhbton Pro|ect Women Cuture Exhbton Pro|ect s wth an exhbton room of over 10 tems of
coected cutura treasures that are to be exhbted under fve speca topcs.
Long Abstract
Ths exhbton pro|ect s presenty supported and has been organzed by the soe a-around women
museum n Chna.
1. Her story her story s ther stores
2. Women's Characters n |angyong around |angyong County, Hunan provnce of Chna.
3. Women Craftwork.
4. Weddng dresses n Han and ethnc mnorty Chna Ths part many exhbts brde's weddng dresses.
5) Any naton's marrage customs have ts own tradton. The stye, the coor and the pattern of the
weddng cothes mantan a stabe content, a naton's odest worshp and ts symbo.
MUS07: ]apanese military sexual violence in Asian regions
Convenor(s): Ga Wu
Short Abstract
The event focus on the crmes they commtted aganst women n and off the battefed, coected
evdences aso from North Korea, South Korea, the Phppnes, Maaysa, Indonesa, East Tmor and other
countres n the pacfc regon.
Long Abstract
The exhbton provdes a comprehensve anayss of |apan's comfort women system. Because of ths
hstory, for a ong tme, Chnese socety was fed wth a strong hatred towards |apan. Chnese w never
forget the war. It s ke a chamber of uncondtona rage, regardess age, regon, or potca vews; a
|apanese are dscursvey constructed as our enemy. Durng the |apanese tsunam perod, many extreme
artces appeared on many Internet stes. SITES. In reaty, |apan s an deoogcay purastc socety.
There are extreme rght-wng forces hoste to Chna, and some government offcas gorfy war, even try
to revve mtarsm. However, there are aso some groups n |apan that try ther best to have deep
crtca refecton. The post-war generaton oves word peace, s eager to mprove |apan-Chnese
frendshp. The women and peace museum exhbton pro|ect w brng some postve resuts n order to
bud more far and heathy socetes n both Chna and |apan.
MUS08: Anti-Poverty County Museum Construction Project in Yunnan
Convenor(s): Ga Wu
Short Abstract
We w dscuss natona mnorty and ther hertage cutura museum constructon pro|ects, ownershp
structures, dynamc presentatons, and ant-poverty ntatves, fnay, we w nvte three exhbton
team members n order to share ther experences.
Long Abstract
Pan Yanyang: Yunnan provnca Regous Research Center Assocate Drector
Representatve offcas from the Yunnan Provnca Ant-Poverty offce,
Representatve offcas from the Yunnan Provnca Toursm Offce
Representatve offcas from the Yunnan Provnca Museum
representatves from above four unts w dscuss
1) Current ntatves and efforts made by Yunnan's oca toursm, cutura, regous, and museum
eadershp offces from 128 countes, natona qutonomous areas, townshps,
2) Ma|or achevements and future pans
3) Ant-poverty toursm deveopment and natona mnorty hertage museum constructon works,
4) dversfed ecoogca condton, and structure, ownershp transformaton schoary research papers
from dfferent regons w be nvted, so that both goba and yunnan's experence coud be compared.
PE01: Emerging humanity in the conservation of biosphere reserve, national
parks and sanctuaries
Convenor(s): Samit Ghosal
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Short Abstract
Envronmenta protectonsm caused wdespread reocaton of peope.Bosphere Reserves recognse oca
communtes as an ntegra part of ecosystem and present an ecoogcay sustanabe conservaton
mode. Ths pace-based approach s an aternatve to the dspacement-based protectonsm
Long Abstract
Goba resurgence of envronmenta protectonsm n the 1980s trggered wdespread decaraton of
protected areas (PAs). As a resut peope vng there much before the decaraton of protected areas got
dspaced. At present 98,4000 Protected Areas coverng approxmatey 20 mon square kometres of
the gobe and ony nne percent of the terrestra PAs are devod of human habtaton, rest of the PAs
have peope vng nsde them.
Countres n Afrca ,Asa and Latn Amerca , where human demands on and are great, coud no onger
foow the 'Yeowstone' mode of conservaton where oca peope are reocated outsde the protected
areas. We need an approach that accommodates both bodversty conservaton and vehood needs of
the oca peope by nvovng them n decson makng. The pont of debate here s not the goa but the
path to acheve t.
Bosphere Reserves(BRs) are nternatonay recognsed areas of terrestra and coasta ecosystem
promotng the conservaton of bodversty wth ts sustanabe use, coud address the probem. BRs
recognse oca communtes as an ntegra part of ecosystem and present an ecoogcay sustanabe
conservaton mode presupposng ecoogy and economy as an nseparabe whoe by ntegratng the
nterface between natures' doman 'ecoogy' and humans' doman 'economes'. The human dmenson of
the BRs make them speca from other protected areas wth 'pace-based' conservaton approach as an
aternatve to the 'dspacement-based' absoute protectonsm . The pane wecomes papers on a
aspects of the management and conservaton of BRs and other protected areas apprasng the stuaton
wthout abrdgng the humane ange.
PE02: The changing nature of political economy and development in South
Asian societies: readings from the fields and its publics
Convenor(s): Eswarappa Kasi, Govind Dhaske
Short Abstract
As t s argued by dfferent anthropoogsts that potca economy and deveopment n south Asa
experenced phenomena changes n the famy economes of the peope n the south due to forces of
gobazaton and corporatsaton of state machnery.
Long Abstract
21st Century south Asan socetes wtnessed nnumerabe number of actvtes, events, rsks and shocks.
It s argued further by dfferent anthropoogsts that potca economy and deveopment n south Asa
experenced phenomena changes n the famy economes of the peope n the south due to forces of
gobazaton and corporatsaton of state machnery. In order to ook at the changng scenaro of south
Asan socety's potca economy and deveopment, our pane ma|or thrust revoves around the themes
such as potca economy and deveopment, vehood queston of the poor, women and the
margnazed, poverty and ts reated theoretca and emprca debates, changng nature of caste, trba
cuture and stuaton of women and consequences of deveopmenta pro|ects on a the sectons of the
south Asan socetes. Our pane aso stresses overarchng theme of the IUAES word congress n order to
acheve our own sub-themes.
PE03: Food and environmental security: the imperatives of indigenous
knowledge systems
Convenor(s): Debabrata Das Gupta
Short Abstract
The ams and scope of the Pane woud ncude: threats n bodversty, bo-pracy and gene fragty;
common peope's rghts vs--vs gobazaton ssues; common peope's partcpaton wth ther wsdom
and experence
Long Abstract
Our organzed farmng s the cause of the start of the current cvzaton. Smutaneousy, ths organzed
farmng s vewed as the begnnng of the threatened earth. The IPCC has emphatcay confrmed the
gravty of the probem. The bggest mpact of goba warmng on humans s obvousy through the effect
of changed cmate patterns on farm and forestry. Hstory at dfferent phases has reterated that ony
after nterventon of S & T the very queston of securty n farm and envronmenta front has been
aarmng. As a resut the word has aready entered nto an era of scarcty. Water, food, energy and
envronment (formng quadratera conundrum) have got nterwoven n a spra of decne and
degradaton. The concomtted consequences of food crss and envronmenta degradaton go beyond
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smpe economcs. Such crss w deepen over tme, and unt acton s taken, the rsk of a "NO FUTURE"
future w become aarmngy rea. The cost of our nerta/ethargy/nacton n deang wth envronmenta
ssues s becomng ncreasngy hgher. The captastc approach towards expotaton of bodversty and
ndgenous knowedge (IK) and unequa beneft sharng have rased ssues of ownershp of knowedge
and questonng of IPR, the prncpa ega mechansm for protecton of IK, nnovatons and practces. The
ams and scope of the Pane woud obvousy ncude (a) threats n bodversty, bo-pracy and gene
fragty; (b) common peope's rghts vs--vs gobazaton ssues; (c) common peope's partcpaton
wth ther wsdom and experence
PE04: Enquiring into the urban form through governing practices and social
organisation (lUAES Commission on Urban Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Marc Morell, Corine Vedrine
Short Abstract
Ths pane w dscuss how certan governng practces extract potenta commodtes from the vbrant
urban, when not drecty attemptng at tamng and curtang t. Parae or n response to ths, current
soca-organsaton exampes sgna n numerous ways the possbe the urban hods.
Long Abstract
In recent years, soca scences have pad wde attenton to accrung governng practces that enmesh
the economc and the potca n ther attempts to catch on the urban.
The statst/statc sezure of the urban often transates nto stpuatons of what ths urban s about and
reguatons on how t shoud be managed wthn the ogc contemporary captast socetes "ought to"
foow (neoberasaton of space, urban marketng and competton...). Meanwhe, a range of
centrasng domnatng and expotatve cass strateges has sprawed uneveny aocatng affuence and
poverty. Programmes of urban renewa that am at mprovng soca coheson n spte of soca condtons,
commodtsaton of soca space through toursm, processes of gentrfcaton n whch to capture rent
gaps, the extreme securtsaton of habtat (e.g. gated communtes), and the fnancazaton of everyday
fe contrbute to segment further the urban form as we as the urban.
However, no matter how severed, the urban st thrves wth strkng magnaton. There are new spaces
of representaton, and room s produced for urban appropraton, network spasms, unexpected mobty,
attanabe urban cutures... Dstnct soca actors are generatng orgna ntatves n soca organsaton
wth fresh ways of contendng, when not contrbutng to, governng practces.
Ths pane enqures nto the shape the urban takes and the ways n whch soca actors set t free anew,
aganst or beyond soca excuson, margnasaton, segregaton and proft-ganng. It does so by
dscussng the study of soca experences and representatons n the context of the current ongong
crss. Both theoretca and fed-grounded contrbutons are wecome.
PE05: Sustainable development and urbanization: socio-economic aspects
(lUAES Commission on Urban Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Amlan Ray
Short Abstract
Urban spraw s a ongstandng phenomenon. The ncreasng popuaton n the urban areas has been
assocated wth the dseases need to be ooked at. The mportance of sustanabe deveopment es n
supportng human rghts demands a 'baancng effect' between rura and urban regons.
Long Abstract
Urban spraw s a ongstandng phenomenon. It has expanded for the ast 50 years from core ctes to the
frnge areas cose to vages; t has changed the pattern of and use convertng ferte and
'wetand-ecosystem' nto a bgger structure. In the sustanabe context of the urban pannng, severa
aspects ke mgraton, 'morbdty and mortaty', santaton, growth of 'sum popuaton' need to be
consdered as an ntegra part n the overa nfrastructure. The ever ncreasng popuaton has found ts
nche n upcomng urban ecoogy to accommodate envronment-frendy nputs to reduce the crowdng
effect attrbutabe to communcabe as we as non-communcabe dseases; ths resut of 'the changng
pattern of food habt' s nterestngy mpcated n the Darwnan 'natura seecton'. The noton of
sustanabe deveopment hghghts the exstence of the soca and ecoogca condtons necessary to
support human fe to get rd of the burden of 'undernourshment' n urban and rura regon. Deveopers
take sustanabe growth as a compusory measure to perceve urban envronment as a pace of
'cooperatve competton' wth an ntroducton of 'cutura homogenety' by the bg payers n the
ndustres to encourage the new economc 'empowerment' for the weaker secton. Occurrence of the
rura-urban transton due to the mpact of the knowedge ndustry s a next chaengng opton n 'the
queston of sustanabty of the trba peope n rura areas'. Sustanabty and human rghts are
nextrcaby nterwoven, demandng a 'baancng effect' both n rura and urban regons wordwde.
PE06: Food security and rural development
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Convenor(s): Prabhat K Singh
Short Abstract
In deveopng word food nsecurty s the ma|or hurde n rura deveopment. The thrust of a the Food
Programmes run by the government or NGOs shoud shft to peope's partcpaton to brng the hungry,
manourshed, and vunerabe wthn the ambt of human deveopment.
Long Abstract
The government n deveopng countres cams that they have attaned sef suffcency n food gran
producton. What s the measure of Sef Suffcency, whether t s Ouaty or Ouantty? The cam of record
breakng food gran producton w not feed the hungry stomach of starvng mon.
The reports of arge quantty of food grans gettng rotted present a dsma pcture n the backdrop of
hungry peope. Dong smpe effectve measures ke mprovng the storage factes of food grans, so
that wastage food grans can be avoded, prompt movement to paces of need w go a ong way n
reducng food shortage to some extent. Proper dstrbuton through pubc dstrbuton system must be
strengthen to acheve food securty n deveopng word.
PE07: Modern urban utopias and sustainable cities (lUAES Commission on
Urban Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Michel Rautenberg, Marie Hocquet
Short Abstract
Ths pane proposes presentatons about the soca framng and effects of urban utopas : who are the
peope vng n those paces? how do peope dea wth bendng dream and reaty? etc. The am s aso to
nvest the mportant queston of fathfuness and coectve aspratons.
Long Abstract
The urban utopas proceed from nhabtants, from nsttutons, from professonas, from phosophers.
They stand at the crossroad between the ong hstory of the cty, of phosophca and potca proposas
for a good fe . Severa forms cohabt, however most of the tme they share a common dea : the
cty s supposed to resove most of the probems of the modern fe. Nowadays, utopas have eft goba
vsons of the cty they often had unt the end of the 20th century, and are apped to more pecuar
spaces: a dstrct, a street, an apartment budng. Abstract pro|ectons have gven way to more
pragmatc approaches, more attentve to the nhabtants' practces, as are, for exampe, the Ecodstrcts,
the Berner Houspro|ekt or many others pro|ects a over the word. Most of these pro|ects seem to appy
Henr Lefbvre's proposa to prvege nhabtants' everyday fe and wshes when concevng new
budngs. However, we aso have to take nto account that oca democracy s becomng a new way of
managng ctes.
A ot has been wrtten about a these sub|ects. But few researches have been reazed about the soca
framng and effects of urban utopas : who are the peope vng n those paces? how do peope dea wth
bendng dream and reaty? Ths pane ams to propose nternatona comparson based on
ethnographca presentatons n order urban anthropoogy to nvest the mportant queston of mutua
trust and coectve aspratons.
PE08: Communities of practice in global sustainability
Convenor(s): Carl Maida
Short Abstract
Cutvatng sustanabty teracy and pubc engagement on ts behaf requres dverse cutura
perspectves, trans-generatona tmeframes, and oca-to-goba connectedness. Communtes of practce
ensure greater engagement for sustanabty by the pubc as oca and goba ctzen scentsts.
Long Abstract
The need to promote partcpatory approaches to sustanabty teracy n the broader pubc s cear,
however few communty-based approaches have been deveoped to date that ntegrate dscpnes nto a
hostc perspectve of Earth's natura and human systems. Cutvatng sustanabty teracy and pubc
engagement on ts behaf requres embracng dverse cutura perspectves, trans-generatona
tmeframes, and oca-to-goba connectedness. The compex envronmenta chaenges brought about by
rapd deveopment and growth of human popuatons, together wth the current technoogca revouton
that has changed both festyes and soca norms, ca for a new approach to earnng that factates
nterdscpnary acton on behaf of sustanabty. A need for ntegratve scence and educaton has
shfted the emphass toward actvey usng what earners know to expore, negotate, nterpret, and
create through coaboratve actvtes across dscpnes. As a potentay dsruptve nnovaton,
nterdscpnary coaboratve earnng chaenges researchers, students and the pubc to acknowedge
ther roes as partcpants engaged n producng knowedge that ntegrates and syntheszes data from
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dverse feds nto a whoe-systems perspectve. The pane focuses on theoretca and case-based papers
and dscussons of communtes of practce to ustrate how researchers, students, pocy and communty
eaders, and the broader pubc, come to engage n communty-based transformatona sustanabty
research and practce. Panests dscuss how networks of researchers, educatona practtoners and
experts communcate wth a wder audence to transate sustanabty concepts nto terms broady
understood by the pubc, and on how emergent communtes of practce ensure greater engagement on
behaf of sustanabty by the pubc, as ctzen scentsts, ocay, natonay, and gobay.
PE09: lndigenous livestock breeds
Convenor(s): Raziq Abdul, Younas Muhammad
Short Abstract
Indgenous vestock breeds are mutpurpose and are cruca not ony for food producton but need very
ow nputs and produce food regardess of cmate change and drought condtons. Such breeds are the
product of centures ong effort of the oca communtes.
Long Abstract
Indgenous oca breeds are more effcent than the hgh yedng specazed breeds. Because of the poor
characterzaton and documentaton of the ndgenous vestock breeds, pocy makers aways chose the
easy way of mportng hgh yedng breeds. Ths phenomenon ever acceerated the process of extncton
of oca AnGR, especay, catte, pg and poutry.
It s the need of tme to characterze and documents the ndgenous vestock breeds accordng to the
perspectves and breedng goas of the reevant breeders. For ths purpose and modue s
produced/desgned by the author to correcty characterze and document the oca AnGR and hep n the
mtgaton of oss to these precous vestock genetc resources. Socety of Anma, Veterenary and
Envronmenta Scentsts (SAVES) s workng on the correct characterzaton and documentaton of oca
breeds. Aso conservaton through strengthenng and promotng the breedng communtes of the south.
PE10: The dynamics of changing rural livelihood: culture and cultivation
Convenor(s): Manas Mohan Adhikary
Short Abstract
Lvehood changes are turnng compex and faster n Indan economy. The dynamcs of change amount
to entropy and negotaton both. The process s atogether nvoves dctums of economy, technoogy and
ecoogy too. Utmatey t eads to a knd of soca osmoss for a unque socazaton.
Long Abstract
Indan agrcuture n the contnent of Asa s undergong a knds of experments and dspostons; fast,
swashbuckng. The brunt of goba warmng and cmate change s gong to over shadow the prospect of
economc prosperty. Wth one degree centgrade change n nght temperature, woud te upon a oss of
25 per cent productvty n wheat and 12 per cent productvty n rce. A deeterous change n farmng
system and an eroson n producton w amount to a huge oss n vehood and fertty of
mcro-economy. Over decades, Indan rura economy has been experencng a sharp change n vehood
pattern and texture. The spectrum of vehood transformaton s beng characterzed wth mgraton,
urbanzaton, ndustrazaton, and settement pattern, nvason of goba communcaton and eroson of
bo-dversty. The dynamcs of vehood change, thus woud be hghghtng the spata dstrbuton and
patternng of vehood, tme seres dent of vehood, agronomc ssues amountng to vehood
transformaton, and neo cuture change through an osmoss of vehood mx, the gender ssues and
serous pocy mpcatons for such a humongous farmng popuatons a over Inda and beyond. The
aspects of hgher producton have aready been compromsed wth oss of natura resources,
contamnaton, and depeton of ground water and deeton of ndgenous knowedge out of ts fabrcs of
oca cuture and praxs. On the other hand, t s to be answered whether the dynamc of vehoods have
undergone a socazaton process to generate, however compex, an apparent stabty to ts economy so
far.
PE12: Micro-financing and rural poverty reduction
Convenor(s): A.H.M. Zehadul Karim, M Zulfiquar Ali lslam
Short Abstract
Mcro-credt shoud be nterest-free and ony capta shoud be pad back wth easy payabe nstament,
or the rate of nterest shoud be neggbe n some cases n reducng rura poverty. It enabes them to
captaze ther sks and opportuntes, and hep them budng ther effcency.
Long Abstract
Mcro fnancng s a we accepted strategy for reducng poverty n the word especay n Asan Regon.
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Some factors have ong been constranng the productve capactes of the hard-core poor, who do not
have any access to the economc opportuntes of the market system and to the means of producton. In
the pace of faure of many deveopment programs, however, mcro-fnancng has been suggested as an
aternatve strategy to address the ssues of rura poverty. It s noteworthy that such credt shoud be
nterest-free and ony the capta shoud be pad back wth easy payabe nstament, or the rate of
nterest shoud be neggbe n some cases. Mcro-credt s made avaabe to the rura poor drecty, and
thus to enabe them to captaze ther sks and opportuntes, and thus hep them budng ther
effcency.
PE13: lndigenous knowledge for ecological resource management
Convenor(s): M Zulfiquar Ali lslam, A.H.M. Zehadul Karim
Short Abstract
The pane focuses on the ndgenous knowedge of ethnc, rura, urban and other human communtes for
ecoogca resource management. It emphaszes the ntegraton of ndgenous knowedge wth that of
scentfc venture to make sustanabe deveopment through the utzaton of ecoogca resources.
Long Abstract
Ecoogca resource management s a vauabe endeavor to ndcate the status and condton of peope
who use ecoogca resources n meetng ther mutfarous needs. We often mstakeny formuate poces
for conservng and restorng the ecoogca stes by gnorng the oca peope's sks and tradtona
conservaton technques. Ths knowedge s earned by themseves through ther practca experences
and very often t s transmtted from one generaton to the next through unwrtten and ora
communcaton. Beng the rea descendents of ther habtats snce ong past, and nonetheess, n many
paces around the word, the ndgenous peope possess vauabe tradtona envronmenta knowedge
through nteractng wth ther proxmate ecosystem. Unfortunatey, however, many of such peope are
now repressed and extermnated by formuatng dscrmnatory aws and poces n the name of
deveopment. For that purpose what we requre that we shoud ntegrate the ndgenous knowedge wth
that of scentfc venture to make sustanabe deveopment through the utzaton of ecoogca
resources. The soca scentsts shoud work wth natura scentsts, pocy makers and deveopment
practtoners to hep evovng a sustanabe mode for ecoogca resource management. Accordngy, ths
sesson nvtes proposas from the academcans of dfferent dscpnes, and aso peope from dfferent
regons of the gobe, to have the dverstes n ecoogca resource management ntatves. Ths sesson s
wedded to receve quatatve and/or quanttatve and/or mxed approaches of fnazng the ecoogca
essays apty deat wth the ndgenous knowedge the peope usuay utze n ecoogca resource
management.
PE14: The urban poor and their struggle for survival: search for an alternative
in livelihood (lUAES Commission on Urban Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Sumita Chaudhuri
Short Abstract
A arge number of urban poor work n the nforma sector where entry s easy, requrng ess sks, ess
educaton and ess capta. The urban agrcuture w be examned n ths context.
Long Abstract
Popuaton of a cty grows through brth as we as mgraton. Not ony mgraton accounts for a sgnfcant
demographc growth, t aso contrbutes argey to the economy of towns or ctes. Sums, squatters and
other forms of settements are beng formed at faster rate than the ncrease n househods. Urban
poverty, scarctes of housng and servces for the poor have been enormous. The economy has not been
abe to provde empoyment and ncome, and the suppy of the housng and servces have been mted.
It s not merey a matter of matchng suppes wth demands, as a vast ma|orty of the urban poor s
unabe to pay.
Sgnfcanty, a arge number of urban poor work n the nforma sector where entry s easy, requrng ess
sks, ess educaton and ess capta. Regardng rura mgrants, t shoud be aso noted that ths urban
poor contnue to be nked wth the rura word through vst, remttances of money and the contnuty of
soca, cutura and economc networks, ncudng recrutments of peope from ther rura areas.
Ths Pane nvtes papers from dfferent countres to promote a comparatve understandng of urban
poverty, focusng on |ob and vng condtons and ther effect of peope's heath, as we as on rura
mgrants and ther soca, cutura and economc ntegraton n the urban envronment.
PE15: Anthropology of family business (lUAES Commission on Enterprise
Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Tomoko Connolly
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Short Abstract
The sesson w dscuss: mutpe defntons of famy busness; ethnographc and comparatve anayses
of famy busnesses; studes of reatonshp between famy busness and communty; and the current
state and future drecton of schoarshp concernng famy busness.
Long Abstract
Ths s part of the Symposum on Enterprse Anthropoogy organzed by the IUAES Commsson on
Enterprse Anthropoogy.
Ths sesson examnes anthropoogy of famy busness cross-cuturay. Famy busness s broady
defned as a busness frm where two or more extended famy members nfuence the drecton of the
busness through the exercse of knshp-based tes, management roes, or ownershp rghts. It s
estmated, that about 90% of Amercan frms, 95% of Itaan frms, 80% of Mexcan frms are
famy-owned. Many of these frms are but and managed by fames wth specfc characterstcs n
terms of knshp and non-knshp-based network and management styes. The frm's pubcy professed
vaues and prortes nteract wth soceta vaues, communty structure and power reatons at arge.
Famy frms often nvove such ssues as the founder egacy, the mantenance of the organzatona
"tradton", successon strugge, and resource aocaton among kn and non-kn stakehoders. The
proposed sesson ams at deneatng these and other semna ssues of famy frms gobay, by soctng
papers that w dscuss: mutpe defntons of famy busness; ethnographc and comparatve anayses
of famy busnesses; studes of reatonshp between famy busness and communty; and the current
state and future drecton of schoarshp concernng famy busness.
PE17: Anthropology of arts business (lUAES Commission on Enterprise
Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Hirochika Nakamaki, Koichiro Hioki
Short Abstract
The am s to anayze art from anthropoogca perspectve; .e. to seek meanng for human fe, whe
payng attenton to the foowng categores whch support arts busness: _ artsts and ther cooperaton,
_ educatona nsttutons for arts, _ art museums, _ arts busness, _ pubc offce and NPO.
Long Abstract
Arts management s defned as "In search for better reatonshp between art/ cuture and modern
socety, and by beratng artstc potenta to wder socety, a totaty of knowedge, methods and
actvtes n order to reaze fu-grown socety" (Yosho MIYAMA). There s a basc understandng that arts
aso depend on management, not ony on the magnaton and creatvty of each artst, n order to draw
ther potentaty. Actuay, there are a varety of peope and organzatons whch are assocated wth
arts. It may be roughy cassfed as _ artsts and ther cooperaton, _ educatona nsttutons for arts,
_ art museums, _ arts busness, _ pubc offces and NPOs.
Ths pane tres to anayse arts from anthropoogca perspectve; that s to seek meanng for human
fe, whe payng attenton to the above mentoned categores whch support arts busness. Frst, there s
a paper whch pcks up day fe of artsts. Second, there foow presentatons whch seek for mutua
reatonshp between artstc masterpeces/merchandses and customs of peope. Thrd, some papers
seek to fnd reaton between art and technque/technoogy n order to sustan human ves.
In contemporary ndustres, merchandzng not ony requres functona eements, but aso beautfu
and attractve desgn. Modern merchandses are coped artstc products. If ordnary fe s many
composed of these products, arts pay an mportant roe of nteracton between producer sde and
consumer sde. Art does not confne tsef to desgn. New contents such as musc and terature are
recruted to new products n dgta word.
PE18: Anthropology of knowledge business (lUAES Commission on Enterprise
Anthropology)
Convenor(s): ]ijiao Zhang, Tomoko Connolly
Short Abstract
Ths pane nvtes papers that treat demmas of Knowedge Busness.
Long Abstract
Ths pane nvtes papers that treat demmas of Knowedge Busness, ncudng modes of brdgng
dverse ways of thnkng and actng n such contexts, ways of accommodatng economc proftabty wth
envronmenta and soca sustanabty and how these reate to oca understandngs of Busness, as we
as varous other ssues reated to the conduct and conceptuazaton (knowedge) and conduct (vaue) of
enterprses n our gobazng word.
We are aso nterested n papers that dea wth the probematcs of conductng ethnography (as
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Anthropoogy's sgnature method) n such busness/enterprse contexts.
PE19: Urban development, business operation and social responsibility (Social
Responsibility) (lUAES Commission on Enterprise Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Bernard Wong, ]ijiao Zhang
Short Abstract
Soca Responsbty, and ts reatonshp wth Busness Operaton & Urban Deveopment are very
mportant topcs for Anthropoogsts to do research.
Long Abstract
For the Commsson on Enterprse Anthropoogy (CEA), Corporate Soca Responsbty (CSR) s one of the
most mportant topcs n Enterprse studes. In the past years, CEA has organzed/co-organzed severa
conferences on "Corporate Soca Responsbty (CSR)", n Kunmng (2009), n Antaya (2010), n
Hongkong (2010), and n Be|ng (2008, 2011) respectvey.
Snce 1990s, Corporate Soca Responsbty (CSR) s not ony a concept but aso an mportant ssue as t
emerged n Europe, North Amerca, South Amerca, and Asa-Pacfc Regon. There s as yet, no
wdey agreed defnton of CSR. On 1 November 2010, ISO 26000 was aunched, and t provdes
gudance
to a types of organzatons, regardess of ther sze or ocaton, on:
- concepts, terms and defntons reated to soca responsbty;
- the background, trends and characterstcs of soca responsbty;
- prncpes and practces reatng to soca responsbty;
- the core sub|ects and ssues of soca responsbty;
- ntegratng, mpementng and promotng socay responsbe behavour throughout the
organzaton and, _ through ts poces and practces, wthn ts sphere of nfuence;
- dentfyng and engagng wth stakehoders; and
- communcatng commtments, performance and other nformaton reated to soca responsbty.
Anthropoogsts vaue the economc sustanabty of organzatons as we as ther envronmenta and
soca sustanabty. So, n ths pane, we woud ke to share our research on Soca Responsbty, and
ts reatonshp wth Busness Operaton & Urban Deveopment.
PE20: Globalization, emerging markets and social changes in the BRlC
countries (lUAES Commission on Enterprise Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Gustavo Lins Ribeiro, ]ijiao Zhang
Short Abstract
BRICS schoars, especay n the soca scences, have to make efforts to estabsh coser reatons. We
w debate the nserton of the BRICS n new goba fows of peope, nformaton, capta and goods, and
consder the ensung soca changes.
Long Abstract
Braz, Russa, Inda, Chna and South Afrca make up the new and much prased goba entty named
BRICS. Whe government offcas and busnessmen of these countres have ntensfed contacts and
exchanges n order to bud ther own geopotca conceptons and aances, n the academc meu,
especay n the soca scences, we st have to make efforts to estabsh coser reatons and to share
vsons. Ths pane s a step n that drecton. A good startng pont woud be to debate the ntense
changes caused by gobazaton processes n these fve countres, aso caed "emergng markets" .
Embedded n dfferent ocatons wthn the word system, each one of these countres represent dfferent
hstores, ethnc segmentatons and possbtes of ntervenng n goba processes. Schoars w debate
the nserton of the BRICS n new goba fows of peope, nformaton, capta and goods, as we as
consder the ensung soca changes. Whch are the new exchanges and scenaros that are shapng
dfferent soca, economc, cutura and potca reates wthn the BRICS? Whch woud be ther roe n a
new and dfferenty organzed word system? What are the opportuntes and probems created by the
strengthenng of the BRICS to dfferent knds of ctzens n these countres? How can the soca scences,
especay anthropoogy, contrbute to these processes? Partcpants w consder these and other ssues
n what we expect to be a stmuatng exchange of deas and the begnnng of a conversaton that w
aow for comparatve studes to unfod n the future.
PE21: Human life, enterprise and market (lUAES Commission on Enterprise
Anthropology)
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Convenor(s): Yujun Li, ]ijiao Zhang
Short Abstract
It s very dffcut for anthropoogsts to understand Human Lfe wthout Enterprse and Market n the
modern era.
Long Abstract
It s very dffcut for anthropoogsts to understand socety and cuture wthout economy. At the mean
tme, t s aso very dffcut for anthropoogsts to understand Human Lfe wthout Enterprse and Market
n the modern era.
In order to have a better understandng on our fe, socety and cuture, we shoud pay more attenton to
our economc actvtes, especay the actvtes of enterprse and market. However, enterprse and
market are not the ssue of economy, whch need more expanton n the perspectves of soca and
cutura research.
In ths pane, wecome the papers from anthropoogy and other reevent dscpnes. We are watng for a
communcaton and dscusson of mut-dscpne.
PE22: Forest degradation and human health: opportunities and challenges of
traditional wisdom and knowledge (lUAES Commission on Human Rights)
Convenor(s): Buddhadeb Chaudhuri
Short Abstract
Forest degradaton and commerca afforestaton may affect heath, nutrton and survva of peope
partcuary ndgenous peope. The opportuntes and chaenges of ndgenous wsdom and knowedge
need crtca attenton when an extng body of knowedge s avaabe.
Long Abstract
Generay, when we tak or thnk about scence, we refer to the western or ndustra socety. In the
context of scentfc deveopment, we prefer to dscuss more about the so caed modern scentfc
nnovatons assumng that scence s ony there n those socetes and qute often mpyng that scentfc
rgour or nterest s absent n other socetes. Peope have deveoped ther own scence and technooges
based on the demands of the concerned socetes, but qute often these are gnored. There s a need to
ook at ndgenous scence and technoogy partcuary when an extng body of knowedge s avaabe.
The prevang heath and medca system, the western system, has unfortunatey faed to meet the
need of the word's ma|orty. In most countres ess and ess emphass s gven to the soca and wefare
sectors. As such the fnanca aocaton for heath s gong down and the condton of the poor,
partcuary the rura poor and ndgenous peope has become more crtca and dffcut.
The ndgenous peope mosty depend on forest resources to get food, nutrton and medcne. Naturay,
forest degradaton has affected ther heath and survva. Agan, when commerca afforestaton s
promoted, n most cases, t has aso not heped the ndgenous peope to get food or medcne. In ths
sesson, a these ssues w be examned wth cross cutura data.
PE23: Social anthropology and natural resources
Convenor(s): Debashis Debnath, Abhik Ghosh
Short Abstract
The pane w dscuss the mportance of soca anthropoogy n forest and natura resources
management and deveopment towards sustanabe deveopment..
Long Abstract
Soca Anthropoogy deas wth human cuture, vehood, dverstes, system and aesthetc matters. In
the coona countres n the thrd word the ndgenous peopes have the symbotc reatonshp wth
forests and natura resources as they are the prmary stakehoder as ther cuture, ways of fe, regon,
habtat are centered round the forest. Both Anthropoogy and forestry were ntroduced n south-asan
countres durng coona rue for ther own requrement of admnstraton, revenue and
tmber-harvestng. After attanment of ndependence the same coona egacy was foowed t 1992,
form the Ro conference, when the sustanabe deveopment was prncpay focused, then at the pocy
eve n the forests and natura resources vz. water, and, so, non-wood forest products ncudng
medcna pants the change was brought, that was subsequenty foowed n the appcaton of forest
management. Thus , the centrazed, custoda, controed tmber harvestng forestry was transformed
nto partcpatory, decentrazed, equtabe and sustanabe forest management. Ths has gven
mportance of vaues n research and nvestgatons n human atttudes, communty organzaton, and
knowedge on bo-dversty management, cutura practces on conservaton, gender senstvty,
appcaton of communty nsttuton, vehood system and so on. Ths has been found sgnfcance n
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decson-makng process, partcpatory rura apprasa, protecton mechansm, beneft-sharng,
montorng and evauaton etc whch are ma|or focuses n the postmodernsm soca anthropoogca
research and studes.
Ths pane ams to dscuss n hostc manner to make nter-nkage between the mportance of soca
anthropoogy and management and deveopment of the natura resources n whch the soco-economc
probems and ssues of ndgenous peopes w be focused.
PE25: Sustainable livelihood security and human development
Convenor(s): Gregory Savarimuthu, ]ancy Francis
Short Abstract
The present pane nvtes papers that attempt to deveop approprate parameters and dentfy concrete
ndcators to understand and assess the eves of vehood, based on the ground-eve reates, wthn a
sustanabe deveopment framework
Long Abstract
In the ong |ourney of human race astng amost a mon years, the human bengs have been creatng
and recreatng mutpe and dversfed ways of fe n the process of ther contnuous nteracton wth
natura resources and ecoogca settng. Whe ths nteracton had been symbotcay sustaned for a
ma|or span of tme n human hstory, the ast few centures, whch consttute ony a fracton n the ong
hstory of manknd have severey affected ths symboss to the extent of even threatenng the very
human exstence tsef. Ths has aso resuted n keepng a ma|orty of humanty at the eve of a
vunerabe exstence. Sustanabe vehood s concerned wth the capacty of the peope, n makng a
vng by survvng the shocks and stresses, and mprovng ther matera condtons wthout dsturbng
the sustanabty of the vehood optons of others, ether now or n future. The sustanabe vehood
approach emerged as an aternatve to the current unsustanabe patterns of producton and
consumpton, both n the deveopng and n the deveoped words.
The present pane nvtes papers that attempt to deveop approprate parameters and dentfy concrete
ndcators to understand and assess the eves of vehood, based on the ground-eve reates, wthn a
sustanabe deveopment framework.
PE26: Plants utility by ethnic communities of eastern lndia for nutritional and
health security, past-present and future
Convenor(s): Heem Bachan Sahu
Short Abstract
Dfferent anthropogenc actvtes have ed to depeton of vauabe pant resources whch are used as
food, medcne & man source of vehood for ethnc communtes that consttutes ma|or chunk of
popuaton n Eastern Inda and needs to be protected, restored, conserved & documented.
Long Abstract
Human bengs are dependent on pants & pant products from tme mmemora as forest were ther
homeands. In addton, food & medcne pants are man source of vehood & subsstence for the ethnc
peope, whch consttutes the ma|or chunk of popuaton n Eastern Inda. Ths mass, aso caed the
Forest Dependent Popuaton, are very expert n utzng wd pants for a sorts of needs n ways that are
no onger known to urban peope. Ethnc communtes have ther own very od tradtonay estabshed
sef managed heath care system where crude forms of herba drugs are used to aevate/cure the
sufferngs. There are arge number of wd pants beng consumed by ethnc peope n genera and the
trbes n partcuar to meet ther detary, therapeutc, nutrtona, agrcutura and varous tems used for
ther domestc needs. These pants are very rch n detary nutrents such as protens, carbohydrates,
fats, os, vtamns, amno-acds and mneras. Eastern Inda s very rch n ethnobotanca and medca
anthropoogy. Such vaue based pants are depetng day by day due to varous anthropogenc actvtes
n the name of deveopmenta pro|ects and knowedge rch persons are beng compeed to mgrate from
ther homeands. There s an urgent need for protecton, restoraton, conservaton of such pants and
documentaton of tradtona knowedge of pants uttes before t s too ate.
PE27: Life in a zero-sum world: capitalism, socio-ecological crisis and
alternatives
Convenor(s): Giovanni Orlando, Alf Hornborg
Short Abstract
By takng the vew that both Earth and word system functon accordng to zero-sum ogcs, ths pane
buds on the nsghts of economc and ecoogca anthropoogy to defamarze domnant modes of
economy, deveopment and envronment, and envson aternatves to such modes
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Long Abstract
Neocassca economsts have ong mantaned that growth s acheved through the creaton of goods
from natura resources consdered ether nfnte or substtutabe wth human-made capta. Growth may
therefore be unmted. Ths domnant mode s n stark contrast to what ecoogsts and heterodox
economsts have shown snce the 1970s: that because the Earth s a vrtuay cosed system, a
economes utmatey depend on mted resources and growth, rather than 'creaton', entas
appropraton from one pace/tme to another. Anthropoogsts have documented how many
non-captast socetes have an ntutve understandng of the zero-sum ogc of economc accumuaton
n oca contexts. Ths aternatve mode has never been more reevant than at present, when captasm
s puttng unforeseen pressures on the panet's peope and bophysca systems. Ths pane thus cas for
anayses of the cutura constructs of economy, deveopment and envronment that ead to vsuaze
growth and technoogca deveopment as unconstraned. We are nterested n the many forms n whch
such constructs are nstantated n the matera word, and n how the current array of soca and
ecoogca crses are a manfestaton of the zero-sum ogc of economy on Earth. We are aso keen to
understand how such crses aow gmpsng the shape of thngs to come: the aternatves to the present
(and hstorc) way of organzng human economc fe. We wecome ethnographc and/or secondary
anayses from a geographc regons on phenomena that combne the 'soca' and the 'natura'.
Utmatey we ask: what can the roe of anthropoogy be n a zero-sum word?
PE28: Anthropology of food and nutrition in the globalized economy
Convenor(s): Bhat Krishna Hillemane, Gangadhar Mysore Rajagopal
Short Abstract
What s food and what s non-food s a cutura decson. A avaabe nutrents are not cassfed as food
n any cuture. Factors of producton and dstrbuton of food and mpact of gobazed economy on
tradtona socetes sha be dscussed n ths pane.
Long Abstract
A anmas requre adequate nutrton to survve. Ther consumpton s guded by nstnct. In the case of
human bengs ntake of nutrents s guded by the cutura factors. Each cuture has ts own way of
defnng what food s and what s non-food, what s nutrent and what s non-nutrent. Tradtona
socetes were abe to mantan a baance n ther ecoogy and economy unt recenty. Amost every
members of the socety had access t o food. Starvaton was unheard of n tradtona socetes. However,
gobazaton of economy had deeterous mpact on the suppy of food n a socetes. It has affected
andhodng pattern, agrcutura practces, sharng of food etc. buyng and seng of food tems s guded
by the market forces. In the market economy food s a mere commodty on the other hand; n tradtona
socetes food has many symboc functons. It s a medum of communcaton n nter-persona reatons.
It s a commodty whch fnds peope n the socety.
_ In the gobazed economy, food crops are repaced by commerca non-food crops, agrcutura and s
converted to ndustra and etc. hence, and the foowng ssues may be addressed whe conductng
research on nutrtona anthropoogy n tradtona socetes.
a._ Status of producton of food crops.
b._ Avaabty of and for food producton.
c._ Organzatona probems of food producton.
d._ Inequtabe dstrbuton of food tems.
e._ Nutrtona defcency n det
f._ Impact of the market forces on tradtona methods of food producton.
g._ Symboc uses of food.
PE29: Dialectical Anthropology Panel A: producing political positions and
political futures
Convenor(s): Kathy Powell
Short Abstract
Ths pane consders the chaenges facng the producton of radca potca postonaty and futurty n
adverse crtca and normatve contexts and argues for the anaytca recovery of the potca sub|ect and
of matera and potca ongngs.
Long Abstract
Ths pane consders the nteectua and emprca chaenges facng radca potca postonaty and
potca futures: wth the nvason of the soca scences by economsm and crtca theory ncreasngy
domnated by post-structurasm and ts negect of the potca sub|ect, the fed of potca normatvty
has been eft open to coonzaton by bera ab|ectons, cynca 'wsdoms' and revanchst forms of
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conservatsm whch margnaze and sence radca potcs. In such a context there are strong
arguments for the anaytca 'recovery' of potca postonaty, organzaton and mobzaton grounded
n commtment to deas and to potca and matera ongngs whch seek to exceed a voenty
confgured present.
PE30: Dialectical Anthropology Panel B: producing labour and the earth
Convenor(s): Kathy Powell
Short Abstract
Ths pane consders the matera condtons of the producton of abor n the context of the derecton
and retrenchment of market captasm, rasng questons about threats to soca reproducton, mts to
expotaton and the oppresson of the wage mperatve n the producton of human fe.
Long Abstract
Ths pane examnes the status and future prospects of the sococutura meanngs and matera
condtons of abour and of workng ves n a context of chronc goba underempoyment, n whch the
reaton between wages and the cost of the soca reproducton of abour s ncreasngy meanngess,
whe at the same tme workng popuatons are coercvey sub|ected to the extracton of trbute to
sustan accumuaton wthn fnanca regmes. As the ntegrty of abor, vehoods and soca
reproducton s to an ncreasng extent threatened, venerabe questons about the sef evdent ogc of
accumuaton and the mts to expotaton can be usefuy revsted, and questons about the
overbearng mperatves of wage earnng n the producton of human fe(tmes) can be usefuy
rentroduced.
PE32: The hunger, poverty and silence: the invisible bond in social ecology
Convenor(s): Sankar Acharya, Manas Mohan Adhikary
Short Abstract
The pane focuses on examnng the trfoate dsposton of the threat, denyng a hungry bow from
gettng food. Hunger, poverty and sence have been nextrcaby tuned. It s found that when peope go
sent, poverty goes up and then hunger becomes the worst dena to humanty.
Long Abstract
More than one bon peope n the word are reeng under the soca venom of hunger and aganst each
of 3.4 second, we are osng one hungry chd forever. Ths been the word scenaro, the chaenges of
food securty have been turned nto a strugge for soca exstence food securty. Whe descrbng food
securty, t s the contrbuton of poymorphc factors ke access to food, quaty of food, cost of food and
then food free of soca and gender dscrmnaton. The pane focuses on examnng the trfoate
dsposton of the threat that refran a hungry bow from gettng food. The combnaton of three soca
decad vz. hunger, poverty and sence has been nextrcaby tuned. It s found that when peope go sent
or kept sent, poverty goes up and then hunger has become the worse and coercve consequence to
poverty. Sence n ths study has been conceved as a stuaton of gettng 'unnformed', 'unvoced' and
'non-verba'. The neo-nformaton dvde as a resutant of expct gobazaton has vtated the stuaton
further. The secton of the popuaton remanng un-tuned to the sources of nformaton and mpact of
beng seectvey unnformed are nvaraby gettng compex n soca economc and cutura terms n
present Inda.
PE33: lndigenous charity, philanthropy and development
Convenor(s): Tom Widger, Filippo Osella
Short Abstract
Ths pane w expore the drvers and effects of ndgenous charty and phanthropy. What roe can
ndgenous phanthropy pay n deveopment and how does t ntersect wth morates of captasm
around the word? How does the phanthropc mpuse manfest and who are ts benefcares?
Long Abstract
Interest n the roe of nternatona phanthropc foundatons n deveopment has grown n recent years.
But as yet, there has been tte nterest n the deveopmenta roe of ndgenous phanthropsts and
chartabe nsttutons n the deveopng word. Yet oca chartes and phanthropsts are ncreasngy
beng recognsed as makng - and key to make - sgnfcant contrbutons to deveopment n the comng
decades. As we as posng mportant questons regardng the nature and future of deveopment and
goba captasm, studes of ndgenous phanthropy aso ntersect wth cassc probems n the
anthropoogy of regon, the person, the economy, and the gft, amongst others. Ths pane nvtes
ethnographcay-nformed papers that seek to understand the processes whch gve rse to ndgenous
forms of charty, of how the phanthropc mpuse s manfest, and the roe that ndgenous phanthropy
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pays and can pay n the deveopment process.
PE34: Reproducing disorder energetically: oil, capitalism & crisis
Convenor(s): Andrea Behrends, Stephen Reyna, Nikolaus Schareika
Short Abstract
Ths pane addresses o as centra to current, nterreated economc and ecoogca crses. We propose
formuatng theoretca approaches for an anthropoogy of o to stmuate research nto what s unknown
and needs to be known to address the current reproducton of dsorder caused by bg o.
Long Abstract
O s observed to cause dsorder (as we as order) wherever t s produced. It rases hopes for revenues
that better vehoods of the poor, but fas to dever what s expected of t. Instead, mmense gans
resutng from o extracton go to bg nvestors: state governments, natona o companes and the ma|or
o mut-natonas. Thus, a partcuar con|uncture provdes the ratonae for ths pane. Frst, t s a
moment of Great Recesson, when gobay there s economc trbuaton, especay n advanced centers
of captasm n the West. Second, t s a moment when both Goba Warmng and Peak O are beng, or
are about to be, experenced; both of whch promse extreme economc and ecoogca dstress. On a
theoretca eve, we observe a regroundng n materaty, as for exampe n the materaty of resources.
O, and other petroeum products, are centra to current, nterreated crses. O s the sne qua non of
captast enterprse. Anayss of o wthn an anthropoogca context, exempfed by the recent voume,
Crude Domnaton: An Anthropoogy of O (2011), has begun to foursh. Gven that an anthropoogy of o
has been proposed as a dstnct subfed of a broader anthropoogy of resources, t s hgh tme to
organze a gatherng to revew what s known anthropoogcay about o and to formuate theoretca
approaches both to account for exstng knowedge, and to stmuate research nto what s unknown and
needs to be known to address trbuatons of the current con|uncture.
PE35: Current challenges of anthropology of work
Convenor(s): Rosangela Correa
Short Abstract
Work as a human soca actvty of transformaton of nature, aways had a fundamenta mportance n
varous spheres of soca fe. Thus, dentfcaton processes, forms of reatonshps (subordnaton,
domnaton and excuson, equty, recprocty, correspondence, etc.)
Long Abstract
In recent decades there have been ma|or changes n producton structures n the word, centray
nvovng the appcaton of dfferent modes of abor fexbty and precarousness. These changes, whch
extended to both the urban and the rura, redefned the terms of empoyment, abor reatons and
busness strateges, and the methods of protest and resstance of workers, resutng n forms of
mobzaton, strateges coectve producton and empoyment, recovery, nnovaton and dffuson of
unon strateges.
We nvte contemporary approaches that are presented to descrbe the compexty of day work
(ndustra, servce, trade, nforma) exerted n urban contexts, nvovng the chaenges of sks, the uses
of technoogy, tensons represented by phenomena such as nstabty, unempoyment and rsks faced by
workers. We want to understand the changes occurrng n rura areas reated to agrbusness actvtes,
whether n farmng or ranchng, payng attenton to changes made n the fed worker's dentty and way
of fe.
We beeve that an ethnographc eye and an approach through fed work can grasp the mutpcty of
meanngs that these processes take. Ths workng group ams to brng together research from a
soco-anthropoogca perspectve, contrast observatons, expanatons and nterpretatons.
PE37: Reconfiguring capitalism, reconfiguring industry, reconfiguring
livelihoods
Convenor(s): Carmen Bueno, Susana Narotzky
Short Abstract
Cruca transformatons of hegemonc economc modes have spread around the gobe. Loca
deveopment paths are nfuenced by the crcuaton of nternatona fows of dfferent resources,
producng actons and effects, whe beng the outcome of specfc negotatons of meanngs and
reatonshps.
Long Abstract
In the wake of gobazaton where nternatona fows of commodtes, capta and peope have
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ntensfed, ndustry has experenced cruca transformatons based on new parameters of productvty
and nnovaton. Industry has been re-ocazed, evovng as a centra asset of emergent countres n a
smar way as when t was a growth mode (the 'drvng force') of western natona economes unt the
1970s. In ths pane we w focus on the ndustres that were consdered 'strategc' or 'key' durng the
frst part of the 20th century (Stee, shpyards, but aso automobe, mnng, energy, etc.) and we w
anayze the transformatons that have resuted from the demse of the economc-naton-budng mode
that sustaned the deveopment of arge, state supported ndustres and a vson of fu empoyment.
Such ndustres gave a means of stabty and vehood to many workers and ther fames, and they st
do, but wth the reconfguratons of the spaces of ndustra captasm, these workers' ves have aso
been reconfgured. We w address three ssues n reaton to these transformatons: 1) The meanng of
work stabty vs. uncertanty n the new confguratons of the ndustra producton structure, n partcuar
ts effects on sodarty. 2) The possbtes of creatng meanngfu nks and pro|ects across generatons
through the transmsson of knowedge, sks, vaues and |ob opportuntes, n partcuar the
transformaton of the patrmona vaue of work experence. 3) The meanngs and consequences of
technoogca change for the work and vehood of ndustra workers."
PE38: The development of modern ethnology and ecological civilization
Convenor(s): Kanglong Luo, Zhou Guangda
Short Abstract
Modern ethnoogy and natona tradtona cuture and modernzaton of the naton and natonasm as
the research ob|ect s to bud natona harmony socety, natona deveopment and prosperty, natona
unty and progress of servces shoud be further deveopment of modern ethnoogy.
Long Abstract
The reatonshp between human soca, cutura and ecoogca probems , s an mportant part of modern
ethnoogy . Human socety has experenced a prmtve cvzaton , agrcutura cvzaton and ndustra
cvzaton , s to bud an ecoogca cvzaton . The topc many focuses on the ecoogca envronment
of the natona cuture ; envronmenta governance and the deveopment of natona cuture ; ecoogca
envronment and anguage ; the nhertance and deveopment of the prmtve cvzaton of the word
naton today , the agrcutura cvzaton nhertance and deveopment , ndustra cvzaton nhertance
and deveopment of research ; backward case study of the constructon of ecoogca cvzaton of the
ethnc areas , mountan areas of ecoogca cvzaton constructon case studes ; the ecoogca branch
dscpnes of ethnoogy budng .
Modern ethnoogy and natona tradtona cuture and modernzaton of the naton and natonasm as
the research ob|ect s to bud natona harmony socety , natona deveopment and prosperty , natona
unty and progress of servces shoud be further deveopment of modern ethnoogy .
PE39: Capitalism and global anthropology: Marxism resurgent
Convenor(s): Patrick Neveling, Luisa Steur
Short Abstract
Ths pane engages wth Marxan and reated anayses of soca dynamcs as structured over tme and
pace n the arger context of goba captasm. Contrbutors shoud be expct about ther
theoretca/methodoogca approach and how t s stuated vs--vs or wthn Marxst anthropoogy.
Long Abstract
Recent turmo n the captast word system - sgnaed as the "crss" - confronts us wth the
shortcomngs of manstream anthropoogy. Foowng the "gobasaton" debate of the 1990s and ts fat
ontoogy of goba versus oca, many anthropoogsts aready ost sght of the eementary structures of
captasm and ther cycca sesmc changes. Ths brefy changed wth an nterest n "neoberasm",
whch roncay however soon became yet another way of not speakng of captasm. In response to the
"crss", then, we now see an even more defensve move toward "ethnographc theory" and
"ethnographes of hope", sheterng behnd the totems of fedwork, the cutura, and the experenta.
The ack of hstorcay and geographcay engaged theorzng n ths move w ead to another dead-end
n understandng the soca n the context of captast change.
In ths pane we hence seek to engage nstead wth the renewed nterest n Marxan and reated
Poanyan, Braudean, and other anayses of soca dynamcs as structured over tme and pace n the
arger context of goba captasm. We ook towards an anthropoogy that aes tsef wth hstory,
socoogy, and geography and can become a dynamc contrbutor to the soca scences by focusng on
anthropoogy's strengths n studyng the ved entangements and crtca |unctons of past and present
dynamcs of captast ntegraton and excuson. We nvte contrbutors to ths endeavour to be expct
about ther theoretca and/or methodoogca approach, dscuss how t s stuated vs--vs or wthn
Marxst anthropoogy, and reate t to ther emprca research.
PE40: Tribal communities of lndia: problems, prospects & role of NGOs in their
development
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Convenor(s): Kirti Vikram Singh, Anoop K. Singh, Diwakar Singh Rajput
Short Abstract
The pane w dscuss about the prevang stuaton of the trba communtes n Inda and the roes whch
the deveopment actors partcuary Non-Governmenta Organzatons (NGOs) can pay towards
sustanabe trba deveopment.
Long Abstract
Trba peope over the years have become the most dsadvantaged, expoted and the negected ot n
our socety. Prmary they ve n the forests and are consdered as the most backward and undeveoped.
Ther dentty s n grave danger, snce the forest cover n the country has drastcay been reduced
causng unnatura damage to the Envronment and forests they were vng n. In connecton wth ths,
many of the Deveopment Actors have tred and made efforts to do somethng substantay for the trba
deveopment n ther own way. Due to whch some progress has been made but st a ot needs to be
done. Non Governmenta Organzatons (NGOs) can pay an mportant roe n ensurng Sustanabe Trba
Deveopment. The pane w dscuss the foowng.
_ Prevang Trba stuaton n Inda and w focus on dfferent deveopment mpacts n trba fe.
_ Success and faures of trba deveopment efforts n the country.
_ The Roe of Non Governmenta Organzaton (NGOs) n Trba Deveopment, ther strengths, weakness
and future thrust.
Fnay,t w dentfy, anayze and acceerate a comprehensve and sustanabe trba deveopment by
formuatng a perspectve programme to address the key ssues and deveopment chaenges the trba
communty faces.
PE41: Conceptos y metodos para Re-conocer a los sujetos rurales, visiones
desde Mexico
Convenor(s): Paola Velasco, Hernan Salas-uintanal
Short Abstract
Based upon Mexcan cases, ths pane s nterested n dscussng the conceptua and methodoogca
categores wth whch the mutpe and ntrcate transformatons of the rura sub|ects and ther terrtores
are beng accounted for and anayzed. (Conducted n Spansh.)
Long Abstract
En as tmas dcadas, as fuerzas econmcas y fnanceras han reconfgurado e poder en e
mbto munda y han de|ado a organzacn de a produccn y de traba|o su|etos a as dnmcas
de bre mercado. Como resutado de este proceso as pobacones ruraes se han transformado a un
paso vertgnoso. E acceso de a fuerza de traba|o rura a mtpes tpos de empeo y mercados
aboraes (puractvdad), a ntensfcacn de a mgracn nacona e nternacona, as como e
cambo en e uso de sueo para fnes habtaconaes, de recreacn y oco, ndustra y/o de servcos; e
despazamento de cutvos bscos por cutvos de agroexportacn o ctos; a forma e ntensdad
de consumo; y os probemas socoambentaes, son agunos de os cambos que han cobrado mayor
fuerza y vgor. En su con|unto, este reacomodo ha generado que os su|etos ruraes tengan opcones
reducdas en cuanto a mane|o de sus recursos naturaes y a estructuracn de sus formas de vda. No
obstante, hstrcamente han reconfgurado sus arregos socoeconmcos, cuturaes y ambentaes de
formas tan dversas que sera apropado sugerr que a ruradad ya no se puede entender o defnr, s
es que aguna vez esto fue posbe, con mtes rgdos o a partr de sus tradconaes opuestos. A a uz
de casos mexcanos, e nters de esta propuesta es dscutr as categoras conceptuaes y
metodogcas con as cuaes se est dando cuenta de estas transformacones, para re-conocer a os
su|etos ruraes en a actuadad.
E pane se conducr en Espao.
PE43: Averting a global environmental collapse: the role of anthropology and
local knowledge (WCAA panel)
Convenor(s): Thomas Reuter
Short Abstract
Today's envronmenta chaenges refect the systemc faure of our potca structures to safeguard the
common good. The rea ssues are not technca but soca. IUAES and WCAA are therefore co-sponsorng
ths pane to brng goba envronmenta concerns to the heart of the soca scences.
Long Abstract
Today's overwhemng envronmenta chaenges refect the systemc faure of contemporary
soco-potca structures and processes to safeguard the common good. The faure to mpement aready
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avaabe soutons reveas that ths s not smpy a technca probem. Soca scence knowedge s
ndspensabe for deverng the ncsve soco-cutura changes envronmenta chaenges now demand of
us. The IUAES and the WCAA thus are co-sponsorng ths pane from a commtment to brng pressng
goba envronmenta concerns to the heart of the soca scences.
Anthropoogsts are we aware of the dversty of human cutures and socetes, and the assocated
dversty of knowedge and practca sks, but aso of the mmense oss of such dversty n the wake of
neo-bera gobazaton. Demonstratng the survva vaue of cutura dversty has become an urgent
task. Loca research can ustrate strateges other socetes have used to prevent vested nterests from
destroyng ther ves, how ther agrcutura tradtons have managed to ensure sustanabe producton,
or how they are appyng today's best avaabe technoogy and ther own nnovatve deas to tacke
envronmenta probems ocay. We can aso produce case studes of the consequences of soca and
envronmenta n|ustce, or demonstrate how soco-cutura factors mpact on arge-scae envronmenta
pro|ects such as carbon tradng schemes (e.g. REDD+). We nvte speakers to ths pane who have
conducted research n ths fed or who woud ke to deveop new theoretca frameworks for gettng to
the heart of the practca envronmenta ssues now threatenng our survva.
PE44: Contemporary urban water ecologies: anthropological perspectives and
engagements
Convenor(s): Andrew 'Mugsy' Spiegel
Short Abstract
Urban water and santaton provson s a ma|or contemporary chaenge, especay n contexts of rapd
urban growth and tghty mted resources. Through ethnographes of urban water and santaton
provson the pane seeks to compare how anthropoogsts understand and engage wth such processes.
Long Abstract
The ntroducton of reaby retcuated potabe water, especay n urban areas, has, aong wth the
provson of water-borne sewerage systems, ong ago been demonstrated to have had a ma|or postve
mpact on pubc heath - as has effcent urban dranage systems. Yet n many parts of the eary 21st
century word, very rapd urban growth has massvey outpaced oca government's capacty (where such
exsts) to ensure that such servces are provded to cty and town resdents. A consequence s often poor
pubc heath aongsde a range of attempts to ntroduce and/or mpement varous aternatves to tred
and tested systems, especay as regards santaton provson. Moreover, such aternatves often come
n the wake of cas to estabsh so-caed sustanabe systems n the face of both cmate change
predctons and neo-bera economc pocy prescrptons.
The purpose of the pane s to brng together anthropoogsts and others concerned wth the soca and
cutura aspects of contemporary urban water-suppy and urban santaton provson, especay but not
ony n contexts of rapd urban growth. The goa s twofod: to provde an opportunty for comparsons of
detaed ethnographes, from varous parts of the word, of the chaenges of contemporary urban
water-suppy, santaton provson and dranage systems; and to consder, agan wth an nterest n
comparson, how and where anthropoogsts have managed to engage n actvtes amed at provdng
such servces/factes - the extent of ther successes and the chaenges they have faced.
PE46: Anthropology, philosophy, and political economy can address crises in
globalization
Convenor(s): Edward Sankowski, Betty Harris
Short Abstract
Anthropoogy through nterdscpnary coaboraton can mprove study and actons about economcs and
fnance n an age of gobazaton n whch exstng dscpnes and nsttutons are not meetng ma|or
chaenges.
Long Abstract
"Potca economy" may mean varous types of actvtes. Among other possbtes, the phrase can
sgnfy an area many wthn anthropoogy, but open to nterdscpnary coaboratons, as we as a
"phosophca approach" (sometmes ncudng but not mted to normatve advocacy, or epstemoogca
ssues) about probems, even crses, concernng potcs and economcs. Ths pane expores the nature of
and/or constructon of potca economy by dscussng specfc exampes of research and nterventons n
the area (not restrcted by geographca regons), and aso by overa dscusson of what some of the
ma|or dmensons are of the area. The pane shoud umnate the queston how potca economy n the
senses expored here can expand or suppement not ony the study of economcs but more broady,
humanty's anthropoogca understandng of tsef. Among other tasks, ths pane takes up the ssue why
gobazaton appears to have generated arge probems, even repeated crses, whch exstng
academcay based dscpnes such as economcs and fnance have not coped wth adequatey. Current
faures n an array of academc dscpnes as we as n non-academc nsttutona arrangements appear
to be expandng opportuntes for further deveopment of "potca economy" n a sense that
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anthropoogy can sgnfcanty hep re-confgure.The pane nvtes contrbutons from anthropoogsts
open to nterdscpnary cooperaton, wthout restrctons by methodoogy, authors consuted or
crtqued, or by geographca regons nvestgated.
PE47: lmpact of food habits on cultural pattern
Convenor(s): Ajay Kumar ]ha
Short Abstract
The food as t s avaabe and as t s consumed has a huge mpact on the shapng of natve cuture of a
partcuar regon. Eements of cutura construct are drecty but on the agrcutura produce and the
pattern of ts consumptons there.
Long Abstract
The food as t s avaabe and as t s consumed n a gven geographca area has a huge mpact on the
shapng of natve cuture of a partcuar regon. Eements of cutura construct are drecty but on the
agrcutura produce and the pattern of ts consumptons there. In fact, the pattern of food habts of the
natves determne the cutura nuances n both subte and more profound ways, One can therefore argue
that t eventuay ends up consttutng the crtca mass of a cuture. It s not surprsng therefore that the
ocay avaabe food whch has been produced there for centures gets neaty nked up wth the
cutura mores of the habtants there. Day to day eatng's apart, there are varous ceremona occasons
n every cuture where food gets huge prorty The cookng of food tems and ts stye and way of
presentaton, they a get hooked up wth the knd of avaabty food produce n the area.
PE49: lndustrial worlds: anthropological gazes on materiality, class and value
Convenor(s): Eeva Keskula
Short Abstract
The pane cas for contrbutons that address the ntrcate reatonshps between the recent Western
re-ndustrazaton rhetorc, the actua ved experence of current and past ndustra work, and the
contradctory dynamcs of captasm, unfodng nto myrad soca processes, behnd both.
Long Abstract
Manufacturng ndustry s back to the Western pubc dscourse, as we as to some pubc and corporate
poces. US potcans cam that a wecome homecomng of the country's auto ndustry s occurrng,
whe EU's Horzon 2020 Strategy eects the support to ndustra deveopment as a fagshp ntatve,
and neo stakhanovst rewards are estabshed n Russa. Throughout ths rhetorc, ndustry s deemed a
sound bass for weath n opposton to the evanescence of fnance; ndustra pants are portrayed as
reabe suppers of the |obs and vng wages that the 'new economy' has faed to provde; and a
terrtorazed noton of economy seems to supersede the gobazaton tak.
Anthropoogy has for ong engaged wth the ndustra work and words from a varety of theoretca
stances, subfeds and even natona tradtons, whst conceptua toos ke materaty, cass and vaue
have been deveoped and proven core to those anayses. The pane cas for contrbutons that connect
wth ths dverse patrmony by tackng the ntrcate reatonshps between the recent re-ndustrazng
agendas, the actua ved experence of current and past ndustra work, and the contradctory dynamcs
of captasm, unfodng nto myrad soca processes, behnd both. Topcs may ncude (among many) the
re-ndustrazaton rhetorc tsef, the changng matera and symboc vaue of ndustra wages and ther
makng (ncudng how do they compare to tertary ones) or the permanence of ost ndustra words n
peope's ves, be t through retrement aowances that st materaze the vaue of past work, and/or
nterreated processes of nostaga, memory, hertage, or ocaty.
PE52: Observing the disaster and}or participating in the aftermath: Exploring
the role of anthropologists and the potential of an anthropological
perspective on the Great East ]apan Earthquake and Tsunami
Convenor(s): Hiroki Takakura
Short Abstract
The dsrupton caused by the Great East |apan Earthquake and Tsunam has not abated but st
contnues. The purpose of ths pane s to share the anthropoogca understandngs of the soco-cutura
effects n order to expore both academc and practca ways of coaboraton.
Long Abstract
The Great East |apan Earthquake and Tsunam (GE|ET) contnues to have an mpact on the word. The
magntude of the earthquake, the powerfu sweep of the tsunam, and the desperate accdent at the
nucear power pant n Fukushma created a dsaster of massve scae. Whe the matera reconstructon
of the nner urban areas has been successfuy mpemented, the tes of many oca communtes n the
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rura coasta regon even now reman ruptured. The nucear pant dsaster forced a tremendous number
to reocate from ther homes. Uncertanty about the future n the face of the radoactvty s
psychoogcay damagng, and ts economc and cutura effects are now ncreasng. The dsrupton
caused by the GE|ET has not abated but st contnues. The purpose of ths pane s to present some
anthropoogca understandngs of these extensve soco-cutura effects and to exchange vews n order
to evauate the roe of anthropoogsts n response to the dsaster. Another mportant task s to provde
an opportunty to meet the anthropoogsts who are engaged wth or are observng the aftermath.
Through the pane, I w expore the possbty of coaboraton both n academc and practca senses.
PE53: Anthropology of crises and disasters
Convenor(s): Franz Krause, ]onathan Skinner
Short Abstract
Ths pane expores the ntrcate soco-cutura and matera processes that come to cause dfferent
caamtes, as we as the capactes, mprovsatons and resences of affected peope n deang wth
them.
Long Abstract
The contemporary word s frequenty presented as one of constant crses and ubqutous dsasters. The
combned processes of the potca-economc deveopments of nequates and a natura word
ncreasngy seen as out of contro have ed to an awareness of growng vunerabtes. Ths vew
resonates we wth popuar dscourses of cmate change, dsease, economc crss, potca upheava,
voent confct, peak o, and unattanabe deveopment goas.
In-depth anthropoogca research, however, shows that crses and dsasters are stuated not ony n
these goba dscourses, but aso n very specfc hstorca contexts. Potca ecoogca studes, for
nstance, have shown how vunerabtes are created by powerfu actors, and how envronmenta rsks
are uneveny dstrbuted. Fedwork on oca knowedge, moreover, has reveaed how affected peope
deveop forecastng mechansms, copng strateges and adaptve capactes to ve wth, or n spte of,
crses. Attenton to the mnute detas of how a dsaster s payed out n everyday ves, what t means to
the affected peope and how they enact t and defy t n ts varous tempora and spata dmensons
creates a much fuer pcture than the one repeatedy broadcasted n the mass meda.
Ths pane enabes a dscusson between varous anthropoogca studes that queston the nevtabty of
crses and dsasters. They expore the ntrcate soco-cutura and matera processes that come to cause
dfferent caamtes, as we as the capactes, mprovsatons and resences of affected peope n deang
wth them. Thereby, they trace both the everyday-ness of crses and the dsastrous-ness of 'norma' fe.
PE54: Media, lT and New Technology
Convenor(s): Piibe Kolka
Short Abstract
Ths pane focuses on the mpcatons usng meda and ICTs present to anthropoogca sub|ects and
researchers ake. To expore these nfuences, we brng together studes of dverse meda practces that
share an awareness of the ethca and potca dmensons of vng wth technoogy.
Long Abstract
Contemporary schoars of meda and technoogy have argey acknowedged that meda practces can
not be approached as cutura domans secuded from the arger soca texture. What dfference the
ncreasng technoogca medaton makes to human fe s a queston hardy answered by smpfyng
generazatons.
Ths pane focuses on the mpcatons usng meda and communcaton technooges present to
anthropoogca sub|ects and researchers ake. Brngng together nsghts from dverse feds of study,
unted by the awareness of the ethca and potca dmensons of meda practces, we expore how ICT
and new meda are shapng soca fe as we as soca research.
It s n the n-depth contextua anayses of dfferent soca stuatons that the affects of vng wth
technoogy start to shed ght on the queston what t means to be a soca beng n ths current moment.
Transnatona networks, made possbe due to technoogca advancements, are constanty reshapng
oca words, affectng conscousness and enabng "communtes of magnaton". Peope's everyday ves
have become more and more medated as we as saturated by varous types of meda. Many soca
dynamcs can be seen as created not |ust by human agents, but rather by varous combnatons of
human-machne-meda assembages.
For the practce of ethnography ths brngs about new arenas of nvestgaton but aso new means of
approachng cutura practces and fedwork stuatons. As the medum and the message are nternked
n the soca reates under study, so too are they reshapng the acquston and expressons of
anthropoogca knowedge.
SE01: Legal features of cultural diversity: experiences from the African
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continent (lUAES Commission on Legal Pluralism)
Convenor(s): Christa Rautenbach
Short Abstract
Cuture s a contested concept as a consequence of ts many mut-ayered and context-dependent
meanngs. Lawyers are |onng the quest to pn down a (egay) sutabe understandng of 'cuture'. The
theme 'ega features of cutura dversty' deas wth cutura dversty on the Afrcan content.
Long Abstract
The theme 'ega features of cutura dversty' s a broad and compex theme that has been experencng
a great dea of mportant goba deveopments. Changes on the Afrcan contnent are aso evdent. In
South Afrca, for exampe, cuture used to be subsumed under the overarchng tte of 'race reatons' n
the ega sphere and the focus was on 'race' as a marker of dfference. Athough aparthed may at ong
ast have been aboshed, the fber of South Afrcan socety remans spntered aong cutura nes. Race
(as marker of dfference) has been repaced by cuture. Cutura dfferences are no onger seen as
detrmenta to one's ega standng but rather as somethng whch shoud be ceebrated. Cutura
dversty n a ts forms has come to the fore as a powerfu concept, both n the pubc and prvate
sphere. Whe schoars from other academc dscpnes, especay anthropoogy and socoogy, have
been struggng wth the facets of 'cuture', many as a soca phenomenon, ega academcs are
ncreasngy |onng n the quest to pn down a (egay) sutabe understandng of 'cuture'. Cuture and
other areas of aw are nked, for exampe cuture and human rghts, cuture and sustanabe
deveopment, cuture and governance and cuture and regon. Other countres n Afrca are experencng
smar chaenges regardng cutura dversty, for exampe Namba (Southern Afrca) and Cameroon
(centra Afrca). Ths pane focuses on the practca mpcatons of cutura dversty n Afrca form a ega
perspectve.
SE02: Ethnic-religious segregation: the preservation of memory or the
preservation of conflict (lUAES Commission on Urban Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Marcello Mollica, ]ames Dingley
Short Abstract
Memory & confct pay a roe n creatng ethnc dentty. Postmodern deas advocate the mantanng of
dfferent denttes whst cassca soca scence suggest the opposte. How are memores constructed?
What s the roe of regon? These questons are vta to apprecate segregaton.
Long Abstract
Both memory and confct pay fundamenta roes n the creaton, mantenance and passng on of ethnc
dentty and are often nternked, e.g. memory of past confcts. Ths may be a good thng n terms of
dentty and cuture whst at the same tme beng a bad thng n terms of mantanng od enmtes and
fueng new confcts. Post modern deas such as mut-cuturasm tend to be strong advocates of
mantanng dfferent denttes and suggest that they can be qute compatbe wth peacefu
co-exstence, whst cassca soca scence tended to suggest the opposte. Meanwhe dfferent
denttes, wth ther dfferent memores, and ther mantenance are aso frequenty assocated wth both
segregaton and confct. How are memores constructed? How does memory nfuence confct? Does
segregaton pay an mportant roe n mantanng and fueng confct? Is t necessary for the
mantenance of ethnc memory? Do separate memores fue confcts and segregaton? How do they
reate to economc nterests and mperatves? What s the roe of regon n these thngs? Is there a need
to construct snge denttes and memores for confct resouton? These and other reated questons
are vta to understand f we are better apprecate not smpy the causes of segregaton but aso the roe
t pays n confct and/or peacefu co-exstence.
SE03: lndigenous culture at the cross roads in the lndian subcontinent
Convenor(s): Karma Oraon
Short Abstract
Cuture,Indgenous, Inhabted, Communtes, Encounter,Extncton, Domnant, Determnant,
Stagnaton,Dsastrous, Tradton,
Long Abstract
Cuture of the Indgenous & Trba peope have been facng an acute Stuaton rather they have to face
extncton n Inda Sub- contnent. The ma|or cutura tradtons have the drect & forced mpcaton on
the ssue of Survva of Indgenous Cuture. The Stuaton seems to be aarmng as the ndgenous peope
n ther communty fe have been oosng ground to retan ther age od cutura tradtona fe whch
they have had from ancestor.
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Indgenous peope nhabted n Inda, Bangadesh, Bhutan, Pakstan & esewhere n Indan subcontnent
have argey accepted the Chrstanty, Isam & Hndusm.
The sef determnaton of the ndgenous communtes on the ne of safe guardng ther soca & cutura
determnants s no doubt a reaty but the encounters of the ma|or cutura groups mentoned above have
been spear headng ther campagn to have doman n the ndgenous nhabted regon. Recenty n
KANDHMAL area of Orssa provnce n Inda, Chrstanty and Hndusm had a ma|or Scuffe n whch
thousands of peope of each group had to eave ther home for years together. The ndgenous
communtes vng n Pakstan and Afghanstan boarder have aso been resortng ther protests aganst
the mpact of other ma|or cutura groups. Converson & reconverson from Indgenous to other and from
other to ndgenous cutura groups have become the day to day affars n Indan subcontnent. Some of
the ndgenous cutures of Inda have aready ost ther dentty and they have been absorbed n dfferent
domnant regous and cutura groups.
SE04: The role of law, culture & humanity in the framework of human rights
Convenor(s): Alok Chantia, Preeti Misra
Short Abstract
The content of sef, ethnocentrsm and voence are ncreasng and hence an effort s needed to restore
the essence of human rght.Proposa dscusses the roe of aw and cuture n the estabshment of human
rghts to ensure the essence of humanty n modern word among dfferent cutures.
Long Abstract
Law tsef s a cear ndcaton that the content of sef, ethnocentrsm are ncreasng day by day and that
s why aw s makng an effort to restore the essence of human rght whch was evoved by man at the
tme of ncepton of cuture. Cuture s sandwtched between naton and nternatona agences. Hence, an
equbrum never comes among peope, whch may gve an estabshment of human rght cuture nstead
of cuture among dfferent groups. Educaton, economy, regon, popuaton, vaue system, are dfferent
parameters whch adversey affects human rght cuture unversay and at that pont, state uses a
unque too of aw for the mobty of humanty artfcay by the mposton of cutura reatvsm. Human
rght shoud not take a undrectona western approach as many regons bame. It shoud be anaysed
anthropoogcay n dfferent mcro and macro cutures that aso have some strong and strct rues n the
form of customary aw to reguate human rghts among peope. So we may sketch a resonance between
human rghts granted n 1948 and human rghts presence n customary aw among dfferent cutures of
ths word.
We propose to organze a pane to dscuss the roe of aw as the estabshment of human rghts to ensure
the essence of humanty n modern word among dfferent cutures and ths pane w aso fnd out the
reason of ncreasng fact of aw to estabsh a forced humanty n the frame of human rghts.
SE05: Etiology of violence and compassion in social life
Convenor(s): Alok Chantia, Preeti Misra
Short Abstract
Ethnocentrsm and emoton create an envronment of voence for human beng of ths earth. Pane s
proposed to dscuss terrorsm, regon, potcs, ethnocentrcsm, human rghts, economy, caste, gender
to examne voence and compasson n soca fe.
Long Abstract
Ethnocentrsm and emoton create an envronment of voence for human beng of ths earth, who have
evoved from snge famy and speces but dfferent geographa has made them dfferent n nature and
behavour as descrbed by numerous anthropoogsts and soca scentsts.
Voence s as common as other eements of ths earth whch gve compasson. Today our bue panet s
n the cutch of voence. In Egypt, Sera, Lebnan and n many other countres of South East Asa peope
are unabe to ead a norma fe.
Due to growng terrorsm word over, the human rght voaton has become an area of great concern. In
the vson of terrorst, state s not dong we for ther rghts and for common peope terrorsts are
voatng ther rghts. Regon, potca dfference, cutura parameters ke caste, race, gender are
responsbe for voence. Voence and compasson n soca fe s a mutfarous phenomenon.
A common man across the word rrespectve of any regon, economy, caste fnds compasson n hs
soca fe when he/she sees the advancement of technoogy cuture around hm. It s a fact that a man
of ths earth are cutura beng and no one can deny the facts of voence and compasson n soca fe.
So t s very necessary to expore the type and category of voence and compasson n soca fe across
the gobe. In the ght of above pane s proposed to dscuss terrorsm, regon, potcs, ethnocentrcsm,
human rghts, economy, caste, gender to examne voence and compasson n soca fe.
SE06: Repulsive violence: a mandatory tool for maintaining peace, humanity,
social solidarity and affinity
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Convenor(s): Alok Chantia, Preeti Misra
Short Abstract
Proposed pane w dscuss spectrum of voence n negatve and postve sense and ts effect on
humanty, sodarty and peace of the socety whch brngs affnty utmatey.
Long Abstract
Term Voence s dscussed n dfferent ways. It s generay perceved n negatve sense, whch needs
reconsderaton n modern word. Voence has traveed a ong path snce the advent of man on ths bue
panet and has assumed aggravated proportons wth cvzaton. Voence can be of two types one whch
we understand n common sense as voence by peope of naton or voence by the foregn agents whch
destroys the harmony of a naton or of the word. In radca sense t s remeda or correctve, whch may
be termed as repusve voence - more postve n nature. Repusve voence can generate an dea about
humanty and assurance for human rghts protecton gobay.
Voence n common sense exsts n EGYPT, SERIYA, YAMAN, INDO-PAK etc. Probem of a these
countres may be soved wth repusve voence by state to protect common peope and ther rghts.
Phosophy of voence n the form of punshment heps the process of socazaton, humanzaton n a
chd's fe, n an ndvdua, group, socety etc. It was genocde and homcde whch generated an dea of
protecton of human rghts n 1948. Fear of nfcton of voence forces peace between two persons, two
groups, communtes, states and Natons. We can't magne an emergng word wthout a resonance of
voence whch makes peope more aware, credbe and senstve for a group, cuture, socety and state.
Anthropoogca |ursprudence can decpher how voence pays ts roe n mantanng peace, humanty,
sodarty and affnty between a group, state or naton?
SE07: Conflict, compassion and social actors
Convenor(s): Margarita Zrate, Maria Gabriela Hita
Short Abstract
Ths pane addresses ssues on a varety of soca actors demands whch seek to overcome od and new
forms of soca excuson and strengthen a greater ncuson aganst new modates of soca nequates
wthn the neo-bera order.
Long Abstract
Ths pane addresses the demands and movements of a varety of soca actors that seek to overcome
od and new forms of soca excuson and strengthen a greater ncuson aganst new modates of soca
nequates wthn the neo-bera order. We are nterested n understandng dverse forms of resstance
and apparent compance, the centraty of "the past" and "the present" n the consttuton of new forms
of sub|ectvty, regous, soca or potca forms of protest. The man thematc concern s strugges for
soca and economc rghts aganst the nhuman sde of the word aong wth dfferent expressons of
voence: potca, structura, symboc, and everyday. The roes of the State, non-state organzatons
and/or soca movements w be examned n terms of ther achevements to date and future possbtes
for provdng (or not) aternatves for reducng confct and brngng about soca change. We aso wsh to
expore the ssue of whether new forms of ncuson/excuson coud produce new modates of
excuson/ncuson n the dfferent context they are operatng. In ths drecton, papers w dscuss
themes reatng to gender, the body, age, ethncty, memory, mutcuturasm, soca strugges, and
voence wthn urban, rura, neo-rura, post ndgenous and transnatona contexts.
SE08: Anthropology of local governance
Convenor(s): Sachindra Narayan, Mitashree Mitra
Short Abstract
The governance at the grassroots eve s at the cross road. Gobay t s at dfferent stage of
deveopment n dfferent countres. Anthropoogsts shoud pay attenton n drawng snguar ne of
makng grassroots eve governance functona.
Long Abstract
The proposed pane has pocy mpcatons. The prescrptve research for draftng pocy s desrabe for
goba dscusson among anthropoogst and soca scentsts.
More detas w be sent as soon as t s accepted.
SE09: Living heritage in China today
Convenor(s): Sharon Macdonald, Xiaoyang Zhu
Short Abstract
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Ths pane s concerned wth the ved experence of cutura hertage poces and gobazaton n
contemporary Chna. It nvtes contrbutons based on n-depth ethnographc research that expore the
soca consequences of current hertage deveopments, confcts and practces.
Long Abstract
The am of ths pane s to ook at some of the pressng questons of the gobazaton of cutura hertage
through presentng recent research on the ved experence of cutura hertage poces n Chna today.
Chna has an extensve system of aws and poces amed at preservng ntangbe and tangbe hertage
at both natona and regona/cty eves, as we as numerous nsttutons and practces for preservng or
enhancng cutura hertage. These range from academc departments deang wth cutura hertage
management technques and the deveopment of conservaton, through to assocatons for tranng n
certan forms of tradtona artstc producton, and support for trave by dance troupes or muscans. A
growth of toursm - both by domestc and nternatona toursts - has aso encouraged the mantenance
and performance of tradtona cuture. At the same tme, however, ma|or budng programmes - that
smutaneousy enta the destructon of oder budngs or areas - are underway n many parts of Chna.
There s aso contnung urbanzaton and movement of young peope n partcuar away from rura areas,
thus weakenng tradtona forms of transmsson of cutura knowedge and offerng aternatve ways of
vng.
The pane convenors nvte contrbutons based on n-depth research that expore dfferent dmensons of
the ved experence hertage deveopments, confcts and practces n contemporary Chna.
SE10: Are tribes actors in the 21st century7
Convenor(s): Philip Carl Salzman
Short Abstract
Trbes are often thought of as prmorda soca forms dspaced by the state and by cvzaton. And yet
trbes contnue to appear and act n practca affars. What s the current status of trbes, how and why
do they mobze, and why do trbes contnue to exst and operate?
Long Abstract
Trbes are often thought of as prmorda soca forms dspaced by the state and by cvzaton. Except
by some "postcoona" anthropoogsts who do not grant "trbe" an authentc ndgenous exstence,
dsmssng t as an nventon of reactonary and racst anthropoogsts and coonasts.
_ And yet we are repeatedy surprsed by the appearance and agency n practca affars of these aegedy
magnary enttes. The Pashtun trbes sde wth the Taban aganst the Western forces, or resst the
Taban; assert ther ndependence n the trba regons, and attack the Pakstan Government. The trbes
of a-Anbar Provnce of Iraq were actve partcpants wth a-Oaeda n the ant-Western nsurgency, but
ater swtched to ay wth the Amercans aganst a-Oaeda. The Bedoun trbes of Cyrenaca, Lbya, who
fought two wars wth the Itaans, and who contnued to be oca potca payers durng the Gadhaf
regme, ed the rebeon aganst Gadhaf, and are now key to contest power n the new Lbya. The
Yarahmadza trbe of Iranan Bauchstan that I ved wth and studed woud be more than surprsed to
hear that no such entty actuay exsted, or was nvented by me, or by coonasts (none of whom ever
managed to arrve n the regon).
_ Ths pane presents an opportunty for researchers from varous regons to expore the current status of
trbes, to consder the ways and extent to whch they mobze, and for what purposes, and to theorze
why trbes contnue to exst and operate n the contemporary word.
SE11: Contestations and aspirations of indigenous people and nation states:
need for anthropological intervention
Convenor(s): Francis Kulirani, Dannarapu Venkat Prasad
Short Abstract
Indgenous communtes encounter contestatons gobay on the resource bases upon whch ther
vehood s dependent. Confct of ndgenous ethos and the deveopment ethos of the naton states aso
preva. The scenaro cas for urgent anthropoogca nterventons on a case to case bass.
Long Abstract
Goba popuaton exposon has affected the remotest corners of the word whch were htherto
habtaton of the ndgenous peope. Havng reazed the ssues at stake the ndgenous peope have
formed natona and nternatona forums to nfuence decson makng at varous eves. There are cams
and counter cams on the queston of who are ndgenous to a gven terrtory. Natons negate ndgenous
status to trbes and anaogous categores. The ndgenous peope stake ther cam through a hstorca
conscousness that there s reaty beyond hstory, whe hstorca conscousness of the naton states
stress on hstory. The naton states want them to |on the 'natona man stream' and assmate, where as
the ndgenous peope want the manstream to accept ther rch cutura hertages and dentty retenton.
The confrontaton between the ndgenous peope and the state s acceerated due to non-recognton of
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tradtona system of governance and non-mpementaton of procamed poces that woud empower
them wth partnershp n the deveopment process. The manner of utzaton/expotaton of the natura
resources, beneft sharng mechansms and the resutant dspacement/resettement of the affected
ndgenous peope s the chef rrtant n contemporary tmes.
Anthropoogy has credbe methods for nterventona studes and partcpatory acton research to hep
the affected communtes, to empower them to negotate and assert. The proposed pane durng ths
word congress provdes a unque opportunty for the ke mnded researchers and actvst anthropoogst
to deberate and strategze on approprate nterventona approaches on a case to case bass and hep
mprove the quaty of fe of ndgenous peope.
SE12: Anthropology of cross-cultural}ethnic business (lUAES Commission on
Enterprise Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Yujun Li, ]ijiao Zhang
Short Abstract
In the mut-ctes anthropoogsts face ma|or chaenges n understandng the dynamcs of the ethnc
enterprses as they become more dversfed.
Long Abstract
In the mut-ctes anthropoogsts face ma|or chaenges n understandng the dynamcs of the ethnc
enterprses as they become more dversfed. |ust as prevous generatons of researchers took up the
chaenge of anayzng how varous ethnc socetes and the roads of ther deveopment n the past tmes,
so, too, today's generaton of researchers confronts the chaenge of anayzng ethnc enterprses wth
dverse raca and ethnc groups. These chaenges requre anthropoogsts to go beyond exstng
theoretca frameworks and methodoogy to expore the compexty of the mutethnc group context.
Research has shown that faures n the overseas busness settng most frequenty resut from an nabty
to understand and adapt to foregn ways of thnkng and actng rather than from technca or professona
ncompetence. The word s changng faster than most of us can cacuate, and f Amercan or European
busnesspersons are to meet the chaenges of an ncreasngy nterdependent word, they w need to
deveop a better understandng of how cutura varabes nfuence nternatona busness enterprses. A
heathy daogue between busness anthropoogsts and members of the nternatona busness
communty w be an mportant step n achevng that needed understandng.
SE13: Anthropology of old brand business (lUAES Commission on Enterprise
Anthropology)
Convenor(s): ]ijiao Zhang
Short Abstract
Od brand stores, facteres or companes ncudes the oca cutura or ethnc hertages and ther vaues
for morden busness, anthropoogsts wth dfferent cutura backgrounds need to pay attenton to these
knds of cutura and busness facts.
Long Abstract
There are many od brands around the word, not ony n deveoped countres but aso n deveopng or
underdeveoped countres.
Od brand stores, facteres or companes ncudes the oca cutura or ethnc hertages and ther vaues
for morden busness, anthropoogsts wth dfferent cutura backgrounds need to pay attenton to these
knds of cutura and busness facts.
Hgh reputatons, brand equty and cutura eements these enterprses bear can be recognzed as ther
core competence that has heped ther survva n the past. Nowadays, n order to mantan a constant
deveopment, t woud wse for them to ntegrate ther core competence nto ther operatons
systematcay and adopt vaue chan management.
Our research s wonderng: Why these enterprses can survve? Because of ther ntangbe cutura
hertage, brand equty or cutura depost? W they survve n the future?
For exampe, accordng to Chna's Mnstry of Commerce, Chnese Od Brand Enterprses are those nhert
Chnese tradtona cuture and bear unque technques, products, and servces n ther operatons. These
enterprses, abeed wth dstnctve hstorca character, en|oy hgh reputaton and wde recognton.
SE14: Women and children in conflict areas and the issue of human rights
(lUAES Commission on Human Rights)
Convenor(s): Buddhadeb Chaudhuri
Short Abstract
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War and confct eave peope vunerabe. Chdren and women are more affected by break down of
protecton systems. They are vunerabe to rape, abducton, separaton from ther fames, dsabtes
and grevous n|ures, and ong-term psychosoca effects.
Long Abstract
Wars and confcts have negatve consequences n the ves of peope n the area, but the effect s
devastatng on women and partcuary chdren. There s the uncertanty factor and many fames beng
forced to fee ther homes, to be dspaced wthn ther countres or crossng borders as refugees.
Agan, one can not deny the changng face of armed confct and war n the word today. There has been
a decrease n nter-state confct but confcts wthn countres and across borders s on the rse affectng
the common peope more. UNICEF n 2009 has noted that 90% of deaths durng confcts were cvans
and 80% were women and chdren.
Durng armed confcts, chdren and women aso face a heghtened rsk of rape, sexua humaton,
prosttuton and other forms of gender-based voence, whch are downpayed as an unfortunate but
nevtabe sde effect of war and confct. Chdren are ncreasngy partcpatng n war,deberatey
recruted by government or rebe forces. The speca needs of adoescents are often negected durng
tmes of confct and n the post-confct rebudng of ther socetes. Couped wth rapd soca change
whch often precedes or accompanes war, armed confct eads to a breakdown n the famy support
systems so essenta to chd's survva and deveopment. Other forms of protecton aso sp away,
partcuary government and communty support systems.
The stuaton of women and chdren. nature of human rghts voatons, the varous ega measures at
natona and nternatona eve w be dscussed wth cross-cutura data n ths sesson.
SE15: Peace, conflict resolution and sustainable development:emerging
human rights challenges in multi-ethnic societies (lUAES Commission on
Human Rights)
Convenor(s): Buddhadeb Chaudhuri
Short Abstract
Peace s an outcome of confct resouton. Many countres are dversfed n terms of both anguage and
natonates. Deveopment, be t human or sustanabe, needs peace to bud a harmonous mut-ethnc
country free from envronmenta devastaton and human rghts voaton.
Long Abstract
Peace, confct transformaton and sustanabe deveopment reman the aspraton of the mut-ethnc
countres. But n many cases, the governments have consdered such dverstes more as a threat than a
resource. There s a need to reassert the vaue and mportance of cutura dversty and purasm and
meet the chaenges to peacefu co-exstence n mut-ethnc socetes. There s a growng reazaton that
such countres need to ook back on the rchness of country n terms of ts unty n dversty, rch vaue
system, and tradtona wsdom and word vew of peace, harmony and sustanabe deveopment.
Anthropoogsts are especay we-stuated, n terms of both theory and method, to examne the rch
ntersectons of goba human rghts prortes, nstruments, and treates wth the efforts of actvsts and
communty groups seekng |ustce n specfc contexts. Indeed, anthropoogsts workng n academc and
apped settngs have contrbuted to the growth of an nternatona ethnographc terature on human
rghts voatons, and on human rghts concepts and nstruments as they are engaged around the word.
Ths work can contrbute to the shapng of new democratc spaces for the effectve promoton and
protecton of human rghts. It can do so by nformng more fexbe, ncusve, and cuturay senstve
nterpretatons and appcatons of human rghts nstruments and treates to address dversey stuated
nhumanty and rghts voatons.
SE16: Human security, disadvantaged people and development: the emerging
human rights challenges in the era of globalization (lUAES Commission on
Human Rights)
Convenor(s): Buddhadeb Chaudhuri
Short Abstract
The human securty concept has been defned and pursued n dfferent ways by dfferent naton states as
a strategy to enabe governments to address basc human needs and offset the nequtes of
gobazaton, and as a means to provde soca safety nets to mpovershed, margnazed peope.
Long Abstract
The concept of 'human securty' has ntated the debate - what 'securty' means and how to acheve t.
The dscusson on the dsarmament-deveopment nexus that took pace n varous UN forums contrbuted
n the understandng of human securty. Besdes, a number of Commssons ke the Brandt Commsson,
the Bruntand Commsson and the Commsson on Goba Governance heped to change the focus of
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securty anayss from natona and state securty to securty of the peope.
The vared notons and concepts of human securty ntated an nterestng debate. Human securty cas
for a shft of securty consderng from state securty to securty of the peope. |ustce, equaty and
human dgnty are the watch words of human rghts dscourse and ntmatey connected wth human
securty. But the nequty of the nternatona economc order has produced unacceptabe eves of
nequaty, both nternay and nternatonay.
Agan, the deveopment programmes have benefted some whe created dsrupton and dspacement of
a arge popuaton n many countres n Asa, Afrca and Latn Amerca. Snce there s dspacement of a
arge secton of popuaton, the access and command over natura resources are affected; the survva
and securty of the peope are aso affected. One cannot stop expotaton of natura resources but what
one s now ookng for s how to acheve sustanabe deveopment. Ths may demand new deveopment
strategy wth a genune partcpatory approach and creatng a process of natura resource use whch s
open, accessbe and accountabe for the securty of the arger popuaton.
SE17: lndigenous people: struggle for survival (lUAES Commission on Human
Rights)
Convenor(s): Buddhadeb Chaudhuri
Short Abstract
The ndgenous peope ve n areas very rch n natura resources. Wth ncreasng gobazaton, there
are attempts by outsde forces to contro and expot these resources affectng the fe and cuture and
economy of ndgenous peope. Ths has aso created dentty crss.
Long Abstract
The ndgenous peope or trbas who form a szeabe popuaton n many countres are treated n a
number of ways by the dfferent governments. The approaches vary at two extremes, the pocy of
segregaton or soaton to tota assmaton. Varous deveopment programmes have aso been ntated
for them and t has been ponted out that to make the programmes successfu, one must be aware about
ther cutura tradtons, eco-system and economy, hstory and ethnc composton of the regon and fet
needs of the popuaton. It s mportant to examne ther transformaton and capture the changng
scenaro and a whoe dversty of attendant ssues reated to economy, agronomy, potcs, ethncty,
ecoogy, educaton, technoogy transfer, soca/ ethno-potca movements, regous faths and rtuas
and ther rch tradtona wsdom and knowedge. It s to be crtcay examned how deveopment
processes have affected ther prstne envronment or how the deepenng crss of dentty have not ony
produced new soca formatons, but have ed to turmo, unrest and movement.
One unfortunate contradcton s noted n many paces. The areas where ndgenous peope ve are very
rch so far the natura resources are concerned. But the poorest of the poor aso ve here. Agan, a
number of deveopment programmes have been ntated whch have vared effects on popuaton. In
many paces, the deveopment programmes have benefted some whe created dsrupton and
dspacement for others, partcuary the ndgenous peope affectng ther survva and securty. In ths
sesson, these ssues w be examned wth cross-cutura data.
SE18: The meaning(s) of local ownership in and for sustainable peace-building
Convenor(s): Sabine Mannitz, Birgit Bruchler
Short Abstract
The workshop nvtes papers that address the chaenges and dfferent meanngs of ownershp n
peace-budng processes, ether based on emprca fed research n ndvdua (post-)confct settngs or
on a more theoretca eve: What can anthropoogca research contrbute to these ssues?
Long Abstract
The meanng(s) of oca ownershp n and for sustanabe peace-budng
For severa years aready, academc terature and pocy reports on peace-budng processes have been
emphaszng that oca ownershp s essenta to create sustanabe peace n confct-torn socetes. Whe
ths makes perfect sense n the abstract, t seems ess cear how 'the oca' coud be conceptuased n
practce and who exacty shoud be addressed n ths frame: Peace-budng nvoves compex
transformaton processes that nvove the agency of 'oca' and of externa actors on varous eves. It
affects soca, potca, cutura and economc nsttutons and reatonshps that are rarey equay
represented n the decson-makng actvtes that shape peace-budng processes. Moreover, there s
rarey consensus on notons of confct, |ustce, peace and sustanabty, nether on the 'oca' eve, nor
between the oca and the natona or nternatona outsde. Internatona actors, or better actors from
outsde the confct partes, often have a cruca functon n assstng and montorng peace-budng
ntatves. And yet, how can they decde who shoud be regarded as the egtmate representatves of
certan reams on the ground? Ths demma asks for strateges that take nto consderaton how and why
perceptons, needs, and capabtes dffer between the varous stakehoders for nvestng what the
coectve ams woud requre. What can anthropoogca research contrbute to these compex ssues?
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The workshop nvtes papers that address the chaenges and meanngs of ownershp questons n
ndvdua confct envronments, based on emprca fed research or ese on a more theoretca eve.
SE19: Globalization and its impacts on indigenous communities
Convenor(s): Maralusiddaiah Halasur Matt, Pandey Dig vijay
Short Abstract
The pane deas wth gobazaton and t`s mpacts on ndgenous communtes n South Asan countres
and beyond. We propose to see mpact of gobazaton and changes n ther economy and cutura
aspects n ths process.
Long Abstract
The mpact of gobazaton on the Indgenous communtes s manfod, and often they are ones most
negatvey affected. The trba areas that have had to face the attacks of massve deveopmenta
pro|ects. Cases of dspacement of trba popuatons have ncreased. Commerca actvtes have aso
ntroduced aen forces, cuture and nfuences nto the tradtonay nsuated fe and cuture of the
Indgenous peopes. Deprvaton of and and forests are the worst forms of oppresson that these peope
experence. It has resuted n the breakdown of communty fe and a steady cutura death or 'ethnocde
'. The trba peope are extermnated by a process of attrton, through whch ther ands are taken away,
ther rvers posoned, ther cutures undermned and ther ves made ntoerabe. Hunters and gatherers,
forest produce coectors, fsher fok and the rura artsans are the vctms of gobazaton.
Ths pane cas for papers that examne the effects of gobazaton upon Indgenous communtes both n
the South Asan subcontnent and beyond. Such papers mght anayze or contest such ssues as the
attrbuton of unsustanabe deveopment, overconsumpton of fe-sustanng resources, mpacts on
envronment and ecoogy, mpacts on Indgenous communtes, and the growng contrast between the
rch and the poor.
SE20: Religious terrorism: a menace to world peace
Convenor(s): Asha Singh, Ashok Oraon
Short Abstract
Ths pane focuses on the roe of regous terrorsm n word potcs, coverng questons of defnton and
abeng as we as case studes of partcuar movements. Contrbutons that assess the nature,
effectveness and mpacts of counter-measures aganst regous terrorsm are aso nvted.
Long Abstract
Regon s often seen as a way to estabsh equaty, berty and fraternty n Internatona socety. A
word regons aspre for the prosperty of manknd, and the utmate ams of such regons have been
decared to be the promoton peace, harmony and unversa brotherhood. Amost a regous eaders of
the word have preached for estabshng peace and non-voence n the word. But currenty regon
seems to have become a means for the achevement of potca am and desres. Potcs wthout regon
ke a water wthout patter bur when regon becomes a too of destructon and devastaton, t s caed
regous terrorsm. Regous terrorsm has now become a hndrance for the word peace and harmony.
Ths pane focuses the roe of regous terrorsm n word potcs. Panests are nvted to offer case
studes of dfferent movements that have been consdered exampes of regous terrorsm. We aso nvte
contrbutons that ponder over defntons of regous terrorsm, the crcumstances n whch partcuar
movements are defned as regous terrorsm, and the approprateness of such abes n specfc cases.
Contrbutons are aso nvted from schoars who wsh to anayze the nature, effectveness and mpacts of
measures that have been taken to curb practces defned as regous terrorsm around the word. Our
am s to encourage debate around the probem regous terrorsm and counter-measures taken aganst
t from a varety of perspectves and anges.
SE21: Environmental concerns, indigenous knowledge, dissent and
governance issues among the indigenous}tribespeople
Convenor(s): Nava Kishor Das
Short Abstract
Issues of governance, cutura hertage, tradtona knowedge, and boogca resources are survva
ssues. Trbes/Advass of Inda have remaned margnased and excuded. Trbespeope need to be
protected by strong aws to ensure forest and and rghts, and cams for sef-rue.
Long Abstract
Issues of governance and survva of ndgenous popuatons/ trbespeope are beng addressed more
rgorousy now. Indeed, the protecton of ndgenous cutura hertage, tradtona knowedge, and
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boogca resources are fundamenta to human survva ssue. Trbes of Inda have remaned
margnased and excuded as they coud not ava the fruts of deveopment and growth as was
expected. Indeed the trbespeope, aso known as Advass, have been hstorcay margnased and
oppressed by the domnant communtes, ngustcay and cuturay. Inda has now shown some
concerns for the ssues nvoved. Trbespeope need to be protected by strong aws and reated
mechansms that excusvey address bocutura resource protecton.
One of the approaches to understand these ssues coud be to perceve the dscourse of ndgenous
peope, ndgenety theme and advas conscousness vs--vs forest and and rghts, ctzenshp rghts,
n order to debate the growng anxetes of the trbes and ther cams for sef-rue, devouton of power,
autonomy ssues, protectve dscrmnaton, and empowerment. Practca approaches need to use
envronmenta concerns and ssues of eco-actvsm and eco-femnsm. The acknowedgement by the
Consttuton of Inda of ndgenous anguages and scrpts may be seen as recognton of ndgenous
asserton. The constructon through narratve, vage theatre and other cutura expressons, has become
part of the subte process of renventon of tradton. Trba and ndgenous peopes are now tryng to
preserve prstne cuture and terature as a strategy of empowerment.
SE22: Globalisation, indigenous communities and displacement in lndia: a
study of development projects
Convenor(s): Ram Babu Mallavarapu
Short Abstract
Large-scae deveopment pro|ects have been ntated n schedued areas of Inda. Trba ands and ther
common property resources (CPRs) and other natura resources (NRs) are now exposed to expotatve
market forces. The pane nvtes papers on ssues reevant to deveopment, dspacement, and
rehabtaton and resettement (R&R).
Long Abstract
After Inda's ndependence, severa arge scae rrgaton and other mnng pro|ects have been ntated
by the approprate governments n the name of deveopment. For ths purpose, compusory acquston of
trba ands by the state n schedued areas has been emerged as common phenomenon. In most of the
cases, the pro|ect affected persons (PAPs) have not been compensated by proper rehabtaton and
resettement measures for ther wefare, even though there are certan natona and nternatona norms
and other gudng prncpe exsted for ther protecton. In ths process, the PAPs have been resstng a
the threats of dspacement and oss of ther vehoods wth the support of cv socety organsatons
(CSOs).
The pane nvtes the papers reevant to deveopment, dspacement, rehabtaton and resettement
pocy and ts mpementaton n Inda wth speca focus on rrgaton, mnng and other pro|ects, .e.
speca economc zones (SEZs), sanctuares and tger reserves.
SE23: Action anthropology, tribal medicine and development
Convenor(s): PRG Mathur, Sreedharan Nair Rajasekharan
Short Abstract
Medcne and dsease have had an mpact on the cuture of the manknd.Every trba communty has
evoved a pharmacopoea and a therapy.Despte the onsaught of the modern medcne,trba peope are
st pursung the tradtona system of medcne.
Long Abstract
Medcne and dsease have had a undenabe effect on the hstory and cuture of the manknd. Every
human socety has evoved a pharmacopoea and a therapy, t may be magco-regous, secuar or
emprca or scentfc. However, n the context of Inda, a number of trba communtes are st pursung
the tradtona system of medcne, whch s based on ndgenous knowedge and practce. But n the
changng scenaro of modern medca system, the trba peope are reuctant to practce ther system of
medcne.
In order to preserve, foster, and further deveop the knowedge of medcna pants, pharmacognosy,
pharmacoogy, and treatment systems of the tradtona system of trba medcne, Muddha Mooppan
Centre for Trba Medcne Deveopment Hospta was founded n |anuary 2011 (to perpetuate the
memory of the ate Sr Muddha Mooppan, a renowned trba heaer) under the auspcous of L K
Ananthakrshna Iyer Internatona Centre for Anthropoogca Studes (AICAS), Paakkad, Keraa. We have
been abe to dentfy, and assst the trba practtoners of ths system to derve the maxmum beneft,
ethcay and fnancay, from ther expertse.
The man ob|ectves of the Centre are:
1._ To protect and safeguard the Inteectua Property Rghts of the trba peope of Inda n ther unque
medcna and scentfc knowedge system, ther pharmacopa and ther practca appcatons;
2._ To promote the vng standards ncudng heath and nutrton of the trba peope.
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3._ To nterface wth modern scentfc advances ke Informaton Technoogy for furtherng the knowedge
base on trba Medcne.
SE24: Exclusion of de-notified (ex-criminal tribes) and nomadic tribes in lndia:
issues and challenges for inclusion
Convenor(s): Chandrakant Puri, Mahesh Chougule, ]agdish ]adhav, Sandeep ]agdale
Short Abstract
Certan communtes n Inda were known as Crmna Trbes.DNT and NT are the most negected and
dscrmnated margnazed secton of Indan Socety who are socay excuded.Ths pane ams to expan
the process of excuson and suggest strateges for ther ncusve deveopment.
Long Abstract
Certan communtes now caed as Denotfed were known as Crmna Trbes by the Brtshers as
Crmna Trbes Act 1871 was mposed on these communtes to contro and reguate those who
chaenged the coona rue. DNT and NT (Nomadc Trbes) are the most negected and dscrmnated
margnazed secton of Indan Socety. Pastora, hunter gatherers, traders, transporters, craft workers,
entertaners, foragers and such communtes are beng socay excuded. They are osng ther tradtona
forms of vehood due to mcro and macro mpact of the gobazaton The subsequent de-notfcaton by
repeang the abovementoned Act reeased these communtes n 1952 wthout any rehabtaton pan
compeed them to be a part of wanderng fe.
One of the key probems n puttng these communtes on to Inda's deveopmenta map s
non-avaabty of authentc data. Snce most of the communtes are nomads- they do not get
enumerated n the census and deveopment ntatves hence are away from the fruts of deveopment
even today. Increasng atroctes, voatons of human rghts are accepted norms now. They cannot even
exercse the rght to vote due to non-avaabty of eecton card and are away from deveopment due to
non-avaabty of basc documents such as and enttements, raton card and Beow Poverty Lne (BPL)
card.
Ths pane ams at hghghtng the excuson of such vunerabe communtes and suggestng strateges
for ther ncusve deveopment. The dea s to hghght the ssues before the word communty and get
deas on 'best practces for ncuson'.
SE25: Health activism in the context of selective healthcare
Convenor(s): Robin Oakley
Short Abstract
In ths pane we assess approaches orented on the Word Bank/WHOs vson of 'seectve heathcare'. We
ca for crtca refecton on the ontoogy of of ths approach and propose aternatves to current
arrangements.
Long Abstract
A over the word, pubc heath systems were estabshed n the 1960s through the efforts of soca
movements and dedcated ndvduas who asserted both the need for and the content of Ama Ata's
"heath for a". It has taken about ffty years to dsmante these systems through structura ad|ustment
poces and other ntatves deemed optma for prvate nterests toward seectve heathcare. Lkewse,
as BRICS, NAFTA and other emergent geopotca trade bocks compete for ther pece of the
re-coonsng word, there are a wde range of soca movements contnung to demand the economc and
soca determnants of heath as we as for pubcy funded heathcare. We are cang for contrbutors to
crtcay refect on, and assess, the ontoogy of seectve heathcare n pubcatons, meda reports,
through ther fedwork n ocatons targeted by goba heath pro|ects or through other sources. We are
aso ookng for papers that aso propose aternatves to the current arrangements.
SE26: Between services and empowerment: how international organizations
associate communities with the liberal concept of rights
Convenor(s): Alena Thiel, Marek Szilvasi
Short Abstract
Ths pane addresses the rsng nvovement of nternatona organzatons n the potcs of ncuson
(recognton, empowerment, and servces) on behaf of vunerabe and mnorty groups. How do oca
dscourses of |ustce pay out when confronted wth the bera noton of rghts?
Long Abstract
Ths pane addresses the rsng nvovement of nternatona organzatons n the potcs of ncuson
(recognton, empowerment, servces) on behaf of vunerabe and mnorty groups. How s ths
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deveopment materazng n dfferent contexts and to what effects? For exampe, research on the EU
Roma pocy reveas a trend of naton-states graduay wthdrawng from ther wefare and
antdscrmnaton responsbtes towards excuded and margnazed communtes; at the same tme,
some of these responsbtes are adopted by nternatona organzatons promotng yet chaengng the
bera noton of ctzenshp. On the other hand, market traders n Ghana creatvey approprate the
anguage of rghts brought to them by varous nternatona agences to secure externa donor fundng.
On the ground, however, cams are vadated wth reference to normatve orders dfferng from (state)
aw and ts premses (.e. the noton of ndvdua soveregnty and autonomy). Ths pane draws from
ethnographc approaches to oca experences wth the bera concept of rghts n order to move beyond
smpfyng nsttutonast approaches and to tacke the varous nterna dfferences and ds|unctons n
the nteracton between grassroots empowerment and pocy approaches. Wth a focus prmary n
emergng contexts, we seek to anayse contemporary ways of vadatng, but aso contestng the
proferaton of the bera noton of ctzenshp and rghts through the agency of nternatona
organzatons. We ask, among others, how oca dscourses of |ustce pay out when confronted wth the
bera noton of rghts. When the rghts concept derves from non-state actors, under whose terms s t
transated, adapted, and fnay artcuated or re|ected?
SE27: Changing faith vis--vis erosion of belief systems and culture changes:
modern challenges among ethnic groups in south and southeast Asia
Convenor(s): Amarjiva Lochan
Short Abstract
South and Southeast Asa has been a payground for nter-cuture contact. The ethnc popuatons face
the chaenges of retanng ts beef and vaue systems. The pane deas wth the demma of retanng
the ethnc vaues and practces n the wake of chaenges of gobazaton.
Long Abstract
Indgenous peopes n South and Southeast Asa have snce the begnnng of the Chrstan era faced the
onsaught of nterference n ther soco-cutura fabrc. Peope from the Indan sub-contnent whe
expotng natura resources of Southeast Asa came nto contact wth these ethnc groups spread over
hs, pans and sands. Ths duraton of such nteracton often became onger, thanks to geography and
wnd movements requrng sang of the merchandse aden boats to wat for the favourabe wnd thus
makng deeper nroads n the ndgenous terrtores affectng ther cuture and beef system. Smary,
the northeastern part of Hmaayan Inda saw remotest ndgenous peope beng brought nto the man
stream frst by Sanskrtzaton and ater on by rapd spread of Mssonary works. Whether t s Myanmar
h-peope or the Khmers n pans of Camboda, modern heathcare and educaton scheme has been n
confct wth the oca practces of 'heang' and 'treatment'. Amdst confct of ndgenous ethos and the
deveopment ethos, non-recognton of tradtona system of fe, communty governance and regous
beef has often rased questons as what shoud be the parameter of such accuturaton. Do we permt
the ndgenous peope to mantan ther cuture wthout forcng them to be one of us n the man stream?
Or, s there any mdway, offerng space for mutua respect to these ethnc groups wthout compromsng
on the quaty of fe and hstorca contnuaton of thers? The pane provdes a unque opportunty for the
ke-mnded researchers to deberate and strategze as how our approaches shoud be made.
SE28: Self-conscious indigeneity in Latin America
Convenor(s): Sergio Huarcaya
Short Abstract
Ths pane expores the ways n whch the sef-conscous performance of ndgenous cuture has made
vsbe the potca horzon of ndgenety, not ony enabng the artcuaton of ndgenous potca
demands but aso transformng oca confguratons of sef and other.
Long Abstract
When does the performance of ndgenous cuture become sef-conscous? The expct performance of
ndgenous cuture accompanyng contemporary ndgenous potca mobzaton not ony has
strengthened ndgenous cutura denttes but aso has changed the daogc constructon of denttes
and atertes.
Consderng that not a popuatons that coud have artcuated potca cams around ndgenety have
done so, ths pane expores the ways n whch the sef-conscous performance of ndgenous cuture has
made vsbe the potca horzon of ndgenety, not ony enabng the artcuaton of ndgenous potca
demands but aso transformng oca confguratons of sef and other.
Expanng the emergence of ndgenous potca movements n Latn Amerca, some anaysts have
attrbuted to ndgenous cuture a teeoogca mpuse mpyng, as Cooredo-Mansfed crtcay ponts
out, that "ndgenous destny s at work." Others anaysts have consdered ndgenous performance as a
return to mora and wordvew orgns. But what the sef-conscous performance of ndgenous cuture has
done to oca notons of ndgenety? How t has transformed the nterethnc negotaton of status? Rather
than beng a refecton of ndgenous hstorca conscousness, the performance of ndgenous cuture has
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been the practca means to producng t.
In addton, what gobazaton has to do wth t? In tmes of trans-natonasm and gobazaton, n whch
tradtona coectve ponts of reference come nto tenson wth a mutpcty of de-terrtorazed cutura
experences, becomng a sef-conscous practtoner of ndgenous cuture s a way of partcpatng n the
goba system?
SE29: Gender and domestic violence in traditional communities: a legal &
human rights perspective
Convenor(s): Arvind Agrawal, Asutosh Pradhan
Short Abstract
Provde an opportunty to researchers, pocy-makers and actvsts engaged wth tradtona communtes
to share experences reatng to women vctms of gender dscrmnaton, domestc voence and human
rghts voatons.
Long Abstract
Tradtona communtes - sma, agraran, trba or ndgenous - have been resent enough to mantan
an dentty of ther own. These communtes are smpe, socay cohesve, egataran, peace-ovng, and
the ke. Forces of modernzaton and gobazaton have mpacted these communtes at a faster pace n
recent years than ever before. Tradtona communtes were reatvey soated and stabe; greater
cross-cutura exchange s takng pace because of mproved communcaton factes. Sococutura
changes are vsbe n anguage, beef systems, entertanment, food, dress, producton systems,
househod possessons etc. It s beeved that other dmensons reated to the psycho-soca behavour
patterns may aso be changng.
Gender dscrmnaton, a burnng current ssue, too s found to be on the ncrease n tradtona
communtes. It s tme that soca scentsts and anthropoogsts deve nto the ncdence and forms of
domestc voence as found n tradtona communtes; the nature of redress they seek; the redress
mechansms as made avaabe by the state n terms of potco-admnstratve-ega systems; extent of
soca capta avaabe to vctms for reef and redress, etc.
The word soca order has traversed qute a ot n terms of nterpretng domestc voence as a human
rghts voaton. A human rghts perspectve w hep n makng the state more accountabe and puttng
n pace workng systems and mut-ayered admnstratve and ega structures for speedy dsposa of
cases and effectve nterventons at the approprate tme. The roe of NGOs and cv socety
organsatons too woud be crtca to acheve the empowerment of women to demand for and get |ustce.
SE30: Cultural regeneration, institutional creativity and social transformations
in contemporary indigenous worlds
Convenor(s): Ananta Kumar Giri, Sabine ]ell-Bahlsen
Short Abstract
Our pane deas wth movements of regeneraton, creatvty and transformatons n contemporary
ndgenous words.
Long Abstract
Indgenous peopes have bee sub|ected varetes of assauts and voence, especay durng the process
of coonzaton, evangezaton and etatzaton of the gobe. Forces of coonasm and evangesm have
destroyed ther regons, tradtons and nsttutons. In ths pace of ravage and destructon there have
been severa movements of cutura regeneraton and nsttutona creatvty n the contemporary word.
We fnd ths n severa new sprtua, regous and potca movements. For exampe, n the face of
Chrstanzaton and Hnduzaton of ther fath, beef and regous systems, ndgenous peope around
the word are strvng to fnd ther own roots of fath, beef and sprtuaty. We fnd ths n varous
movements n Inda, Chna, Afrca, Latn Amerca and around the word. For exampe, n Arunachaa
Pradesh, Inda, there s a movement caed Dan Poo whch seeks to revve the ndgenous fath tradton
of the trbas. Aong wth such movements of cutura and sprtua regeneraton, there are aso potca
movements whch experment wth news forms of potca organzaton and coordnaton other than the
overwhemng apparatus of the modern state. We fnd gmpses of ths n the Zapatsta movement n the
Chapas, Mexco. Our pane wants to expore such movements of creatvty and transformatons
SE31: Chiefs, presidents, shamans and priests: rethinking indigenous forms of
leadership, authority, and political action in 21st century lowland South
America
Convenor(s): Christopher Hewlett, ]uan Pablo Sarmiento Barletti
Short Abstract
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Ths pane expores the nnovatve artcuatons and redefntons of power reatons pertanng to
changng notons of eadershp and authorty n the context of ndgenous peope's ncreasng
engagement wth extractve ndustres, governments and NGOs n Lowand South Amerca.
Long Abstract
It s cear that potca forms of eadershp n Lowand South Amerca have ong been over-generazed
and are more dverse than ever magned. In reatng to the contemporary soco-potca context, new
forms of eadershp and representaton have deveoped, resutng n nnovatve artcuatons of power
that chaenge prevous understandngs of authorty for the area.
Ths pane examnes how dfferent ndgenous peope are engagng wth these artcuatons based on a
seres of questons concernng power and egtmacy n the reams of potca representaton,
soco-potca eadershp, and everyday potca actvtes. Does an emphass on "tradtona" eadershp
and "new" forms of representaton dmnsh understandngs of ndgenous agency and hstorcty? How s
the ega authorty granted to ndgenous eaders by governmenta and non-governmenta bodes
negotated wth oca understandngs of power? Do new eadershp nsttutons open up spaces for
eaders wth coercve authorty? Are anaytca emphases on potca nsttutons eadng to
msrecognton regardng forms of everyday power and potca acton? How do new knowedge practces
and nter-generatona notons of eadershp create grounds for competng and/or coexstng forms of
eadershp? How can extensve debates surroundng eadershp, authorty, and notons of power n the
regon be made reevant to the current changes n potca organzaton and eadershp nsttutons?
Takng these questons as a departure pont, ths pane nvtes papers that expore, from a varety of
perspectves, how the potcs and productve practces wthn oca groups dffer from and/or artcuate
wth practces of potca power reatng to the state, NGOs, extractve ndustres, ndgenous
organzatons, and everyday potca actvtes.
SE32: Anthropology of peace and war in contemporary Asia and Africa:
reflections on the meaning of 'hybridity' and 'the everyday' in conflict
studies
Convenor(s): Nel Vandekerckhove, Louise Moe
Short Abstract
Ths pane wants to refect on the vaue of concepts such as 'hybrdty' and 'the everyday' n the study of
war, peace and potca order n Afrca and Asa.
Long Abstract
In peace and confct studes, schoars have ncreasngy acknowedged the cruca roe of emprcay
based research n understandng how dynamcs of peace and war pay out, and affect, oca communtes
n Afrca and Asa. Centra n ths recent debate are the concepts of 'hybrdty' and 'the everyday',
hghghtng the contnuous processes of accommodaton, negotaton and contestaton between dfferent
forms of authorty and power that shape potca order. Ths pane wshes to refect on the vaue of these
two concepts, by brngng n wder anthropoogca debates on war and peace n Afrca and Asa. Whe n
the past, topcs such as war, peace and state-makng were rarey at the core of anthropoogca study,
nowadays a wde range of anthropoogsts nvestgate the dynamcs of war and peace n a varety of stes
a over the word. Unfortunatey, so far, regona knowedge and expertse on war and peace rarey meet.
Ths pane ams not ony at brngng the two dscpnes together, but aso to create a patform of
exchange for regona experts who are wng to engage n conceptua thnkng about war, peace and
potca order across dscpnes. Centra topcs for dscusson n ths pane w be whether and how
concepts such as 'hybrdty' and 'the everyday' can factate the anayss of war, peace and potca
orderng, or whether we need to consder aternatve conceptua approaches to further such anayss.
SE33: Health, dignity, politics for rights: escaping the neoliberal spiral of
destruction (lUAES Commission on Medical Anthropology and
Epidemiology)
Convenor(s): Sanja Spoljar Vrzina, Academician, Prof.dr.sc. Pavao Rudan, Head
Commission on Medical Anthropology and
Short Abstract
Heath, heath systems and epdemoogca factors make |ust another trange n the successve vsbe
consequences of the destructve neobera deoogy that voates HR. The pane advocates towards a
crtca readng of HR's n matters of dgnty, heath and fe.
Long Abstract
Today's 'tak' about any heath ssues s part of a wder web of neobera destructve processes of whch
a fa nto the category of decades ong dscrmnaton of popuatons, downgradng ther rght to fe
and voatng human dgnty. Poor heath, poverty strcken heath systems and screamng epdemoogca
factors make |ust one more trange of the successve vsbe consequences of destructon that equas to
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the voaton of Human Rghts. Yet no correcton s possbe snce every probem s ted to the doube
standard percevng H R. The Pane partcpants are nvted to contrbute to a growng number of authors,
that based on the boogca and soco-contextua knowedge of dfferent parts of the word (cutures,
communtes and socetes) are wng to defne the new horzons of popuatona, ecoogca and
soco-potca probems we are faced wth concernng the neobera deoogy and fe detrmenta
(heath) ssues. The msson of the pane s drecty ted to the proegomena, set by Kany (2009) and Bax
(2006) that urges towards a crtca readng of H R's and the advocacy toward dfferentatng between
potcs for human rghts and potcs of human rghts (ater endorsng nstrumentazaton). Heath and
ts non-sustanabty s one of the most dramatc areas n whch ths dfferentaton, n vew of the many
anthropoogca approaches, s dramatcay needed. The end resuts of the pane's work s envsoned to
support the growng number of crtca anthropoogsts, across a feds, n the demand for, nothng
more, than dgnty for the popuatons that we day represent.
V01: Visual encounters: audiovisual approaches to anthropological knowledge
Convenor(s): Martha-Cecilia Dietrich, lnes Ponte, Luciana Lang, Flavia Kremer
Short Abstract
Ths pane expores how audovsua methods are beng used n contemporary research and what nsghts
such use may brng to anthropoogcay nformed research questons. We nvte dscussons concerned
wth ethcs, representaton, and wth the dstnctve knowedge produced by audovsua means.
Long Abstract
The purpose of ths pane s to expore the contrbutons of vsua anthropoogy to eucdate soco-cutura
anthropoogca concerns. Photography, fm and sound recordng devces have been of great mportance
n the deveopment of the dscpne as a whoe. The works of Bronsaw Manowsk, Margareth Mead,
Gregory Bateson and Caude Lev-Strauss expored the use of the mage n ts movng and statc forms,
whe |ean Rouch's ethnofctons expermented wth the camera as a too for refexvty. Moreover,
contrbutons that questoned the noton of anthropoogy as a 'dscpne of words' have gven emphass
to the mpact of (audo-)vsua research n contemporary anthropoogca enqures. The am of our pane
s to expore how audovsua methods are beng used n contemporary research and what nsghts and
debates such use may brng to anthropoogcay nformed research questons.
The fact that vdeo, photographc cameras and sound recordng equpment are becomng more and more
accessbe to anthropoogsts, as we as to ther sub|ect groups, s a feature n contemporary research
creatng nterestng dynamcs and posng new chaenges n terms of ethcs and representaton.
Audovsua exporatons n the fed aso enabed researchers, such as Davd MacDouga (among others),
to nvestgate sensora and corporea forms of understandng, turnng vsua anthropoogy nto a fed of
scentfc research wth ts dstnctve methods and epstemoogca assessments.
We are nvtng contrbutons that expore the use of audo-vsua meda n research whst provdng
sgnfcant nsghts to genera anthropoogca debates.
V02: Establishing academic standards of evaluation for non-literary forms of
representation in anthropology
Convenor(s): Metje Postma
Short Abstract
The need for proper gudenes to evauate non-terary forms of representaton n anthropoogy, s
drecty reated to the need for other ways of knowng and communcatng about 'the human condton',
than through wrtten text
Long Abstract
Wordwde, ecturers, research evauaton-commssons and referees for |ournas and scentfc funds are
struggng wth the absence of proper gudenes for the evauaton of non-terary forms of representaton
n anthropoogy. Ths probem was researched and reported earer, by Peter Crawford n the NAFA
Newsetter of October 2010 (see 'Announcements' on: http://www.cva-uaes.com/).
It concerns more than a pragmatc probem, t drecty touches on the acknowedgement of other knds of
knowedge n anthropoogy that are communcated through photography, documentary and other
non-terary forms of representaton as products of what ethnographers do. It s hgh tme that gudenes
to assess such forms are deveoped, n order to enabe recognton n academa. Such acknowedgement
may even requre a redefnton of the dscpne from 'a dscpne of words' to a 'dverse coecton of
epstemoogca practces', unted by a common am, rrespectve of the medum empoyed. A poston
that was taken earer n a manfesto wrtten by Heney, MacDouga, Meyknecht, Postma and Ragazz
and pubshed n 2006 (http://www.cva-uaes.com/).).
The CVA nvtes a those who are nterested n ntegratng other meda then terary forms and ther
reated practces, n anthropoogy, to contrbute to the dscusson wth a paper, a medaproducton, or
any other product. Other then fxed crtera, we propose to deveop sets of ponts to evauate the way n
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whch such forms can contrbute to anthropoogca dscourse and/or practce, or be seen as an
ethnographc product accordng to reated quaty standards.
Pease use the 'Propose a paper' nk beow to propose an abstract, even f your contrbuton s not a
'paper'.
V03: The use of audio-visual media in ethnographic research: a Latin American
perspective
Convenor(s): Angela Torresan, Carlos Flores
Short Abstract
Ths pane w offer a forum for Latn Amercan soca scentsts and other schoars workng n the regon
to dscuss how and whether the use of audo-vsua meda n ther research has ected new forms of
ethnographc connectons, potca engagement, and regona aesthetcs.
Long Abstract
We am to brng together Latn Amercan anthropoogsts and schoars from other dscpnes workng on
the regon who have been actvey usng, and refectng on the use of audo-vsua meda n ther
research: be t as a probng too, a catayst of knowedge and reatonshps n the fed, a means of
ncreasng coaboraton wth nterocutors and potca engagement, or to present research fndngs. The
specfc themes of research are open, for our nterest s to dscuss, from a Latn Amercan perspectve,
how and whether the use of audo-vsua technooges can provoke the deveopment of new regona
aesthetcs, sub|ect matters, potca actvsm, narratves, and theoretca approaches. The papers
seected w expore the dverse ways n whch mages can trgger new connectons and reartcuate od
ones n order to captase on the creatve power of dfferent soca phenomena n Latn Amerca. In ths
respect, we seek to expore how mages are hepng anthropoogsts and other soca scentsts to engage
wth aternatve understandngs of reaty that are currenty fourshng n Latn Amerca.
V04: Photography as mediation of anthropological knowledge
Convenor(s): Anna Laine, Staffan Lfving, Thera Mjaaland
Short Abstract
Ths pane nvestgates how the mutvaency and contructedness of photographc mages can be used
durng fedwork and as means to medate anthropoogca knowedge. It nvtes exporatve daogues
between content, form, context and effect, of photographc practces as we as representatons.
Long Abstract
Ths pane s concerned wth photography's capacty to medate anthropoogca knowedge. The
conventona use of photography wthn the dscpne has been nformed by deas of 'capturng evdence'
and presentng an 'I was there'. The actua ambguty regardng the nterpretaton and effect of
photographc mages - sometmes understood as subvertng anthropoogca authorty - has been
handed by treatng photographs as mere depctons of vsua appearance presented as ustratons
bounded by descrptve texts. Hgher eves of abstracton that nvestgate unseen quates of soca
phenomena are preferaby medated through texts. However, research focused on vsua, mutsensuous
and matera aspects of everyday fe ncreasngy expores a broader potenta of photography as
practce and representaton.
The pane ams to dscuss the tensons between photographs as nformaton and photographs as mages
that can evoke memores and ect magnaton. By brngng forth the constructedness of mages, t aso
concerns conscous approaches to photographc practces durng fedwork. We nvte exporatve
nvestgatons of daogues between photographc content, form, context and effect, as we as of how the
ambguous reatonshp between reaty and photographs can be utsed n anthropoogca research.
Rather than regardng the camera as a mere recordng devce, the pane engages wth photography as a
practce earnt n soca stuatons wth a capacty to medate knowedge produced durng fedwork.
V05: Anthropological visions. atlases of difference, multimedia arcades and
non-linear arguments
Convenor(s): Cristina Grasseni, Florian Walter
Short Abstract
Coectve representaton and countervsuaty feature promnenty n current practces of vsua research.
We' test the dea of the ethnographer as broker, mapper or archtect rather than "auteur", usng
mut-sensory, mut-near and mut-voce formats to enhance transcutura understandngs.
Long Abstract
Ths pane cas for refectons on methodoogca nnovaton, from coaboratve fm work (Engebrecht,
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Crawford) to "transcutura partnershp" (Water).
Any "schoong of the eye" tes us about the hegemonc dscourse of the soca contexts n whch t s
mpemented (Grassen 2007). The ethnographc focus of ths sesson s the ambvaent practce of
competent vsua knowedge n cassfyng and representng "others" and "sef". Cassfyng at frst
encounter, |ust as much as beng recognzed and categorzed, s part and parce of an everyday ecoogy
of cuture for most persons' day soca fe. Nevertheess, to recognze that stereotypes and
dscrmnaton are commony practced s a perous exercse (Geschere 2009). In fact, the current age of
goba hertage s characterzed precsey by the ntertwnng of xenophoba, hertage dscourse and a
mora representaton of coectve memory.
From a stystc and methodoogca pont of vew, we nvte contrbutons that engage n "a
re-focazaton of the ethnographc gaze on the producton of deoogca sentments" (Herzfed 2012),
based on actve fedwork and forma expermentaton. The synchronous and open format of
nteractve/mutmoda/mutayer productons encourages nterdscpnary cooperaton and an attempt
to thnk partcpatvey and ateray. Can non-near narratve and partcpatve mappng negotate the
power mbaance and the mutpe possbtes emboded n the representatve process?
P.Crawford, B.Engebrecht, Future Past - Cutura Hertage and Coaboratve Ethnographc Fm Work.
Interventon Press, 2012.
P.Geschere, The Pers of Beongng: Autochthony, Ctzenshp, and Excuson n Afrca and Europe.
Chcago, 2009.
C.Grassen, Sked Vsons. Between Apprentceshp and Standards. Berghahn, 2007.
M.Herzfed, "Radc antche, razzsm recent", Xeno, Cagar, 2012.
V06: Photography as a research method
Convenor(s): Marcel Reyes-Cortez, Lszlo Krti
Short Abstract
Currenty we have notced a greater awareness and acceptance both n the use of photographs and the
practce of photography n a areas of academc dscpnes. Ths pane ams at provdng an overvew of
the dfferent forms and practces were photography has been used as a soca research method.
Long Abstract
Ths pane w consder and dscuss the practce and use of photography as a soca research method.
Photography as an art form n coaboraton wth the soca scences, fused as a hybrd practce; a
methodoogy to both expore and to engage wth the phenomena of the everyday and the soca word.
In current academc research photography and the use of photographs have opened the possbty for a
detaed eve of engagement wth the spaces, paces and peope researchers vst and encounter.
Through ths pane we am to expore how the ubqutous photograph becomes a knowedge makng
practce. Photography wth t's sensora and performatve quates opens nteracton, creates and
cutvates reatonshps wth peope. Photography as a methodoogy has been found to stmuate and
ncte the emotons that bnd peope together. The pane w ook at how the practce of photography and
use of photographs can open spaces and encounters of coaboraton, speed the entry nto the fed,
assstng the researcher, our partcpants and vewer a coser and emotve fed experence. The
coaboraton between soca research and art practce, between the mage and the text provdes a space
to voce the opnon, feengs and emotons of peope, gvng greater senstvty and rchness to an
ethnography but aso for knowedge dssemnaton and anayses. We nvte papers that attempt to
engage wth photography beyond the observatona, ustratve or as a source or a form of
representaton.
V07: Representing the non-representable: visual representations of
extraordinary beings in ethnographic films
Convenor(s): Pedram Khosronejad
Short Abstract
The am of ths pane s to nvestgate and dscuss how non-representabe supernatura bengs such as
d|nns, anges, demons and sprts coud be studed and captured vsuay and ethnographcay va
documentary fms.
Long Abstract
Anthropoogsts have ong strugged wth the probem of how best to conceptuaze and account for the
observabe dversty of regous beef and practce n varous socetes.
Aso recenty there has been nterest among ethnographc fmmakers who survey heang and sprt
possesson rtuas, exorcsm ceremones or regous gatherngs among whch supernatura forces (d|nns,
demons and sprts) are the man topc of the ceremones.
The am of ths pane s to nvestgate and dscuss how such non-representabe supernatura bengs coud
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be studed and captured vsuay and ethnographcay va documentary fms. We nvte anthropoogsts,
vsua anthropoogsts, ethnographc and documentary fmmakers to partcpate n our pane and to
present a paper/presentaton about ther vsua experences n ths regard.
We are especay nterested n presentatons whch are based on fm pro|ects or ethnographc fm
researches, even f they are n ther eary stages.
V08: Exhibition: photography as a research method
Convenor(s): Marcel Reyes-Cortez
Short Abstract
The photographc exhbton brngs together an nternatona group of soca researchers/artst who use
photography as a methodoogy. The exhbton woud open a space to dscuss but aso to show how the
practce of photography can be of vaue to anthropoogy, soca research and beyond.
Long Abstract
Chaengng the mts of the vsua arts and soca scences, I am nterested n curatng a mutdscpnary
and coaboratory photographc exhbton by contrbutng researchers/artsts who are currenty practcng
and usng photography both as a research methodoogy and as an art form. Soca researchers who are
both ethnographers and art practtoners form a new hybrd famy of academcs who have embraced
vsua practces and partcuary the practce of photography as ther research methodoogy. The
exhbton woud provde the conference wth an nnovatve approach to current practces of vsua
anthropoogy, fed research and the dssemnaton of knowedge. The exhbton w hghght how
photography engages and daogues wth socety, hstory and memory. The exhbton w aso show how
art and anthropoogy can coaborate but most mportanty become fused as one professona academc
dscpne and not as separate enttes.

The exhbton of photographc works woud form part and become an extenson and accompanment to a
pane entted: Photography as a research method. The photographc works woud be of the presenters
from ths pane.
V09: Ethnographic films made by women about women: is there a feminist
visual anthropology7
Convenor(s): Metje Postma, ]oceny Pinheiro, Laura Coppens
Short Abstract
In ths sesson we w dscuss whether or not ethnographc fms made by women and about women gve
expresson to another perspectve n the word. Do they revea specfc knds of aesthetcs and senstvty
n reaton to the sub|ects fmed n the fed?
Long Abstract
The feds of femnsm and postcoonasm ntersect through ther shared concern wth resstng the
endurng mascunst and heterosexua deooges and structures of power that sustan Western-stuated
normatve vews of reaty. Femnst and postcoona schoars have chaenged the authorty of Westerns
dscourses of truth by cang attenton to ther constructed nature, and by nvestgatng the everyday-fe
potcs nvoved n strugges over gender nequaty, sexua orentaton, race and ethncty. In ths sesson
we w dscuss whether or not ethnographc fms made by women and about women have been
nfuenced by femnst and postcoona concerns and/or gve expresson to another pont of vew about
the word, reveang dfferent soca reatons wth, and/or specfc knds of aesthetcs and senstvty n
reaton to the sub|ects fmed n the fed.
We w aso expore why, unke n wrtten anthropoogy, dscourses about vsua anthropoogy as a
dscpne sedom referred to the work of femae anthropoogst fmmakers, and/or why femae
anthropoogst fmmakers seem ess prone to profe themseves n these dscourses. Ironcay, there are
today more women enroed n vsua anthropoogy courses than ever before. What are they dong? In
what knds of professona and academc domans do they crcuate ther work? How can we begn
rewrtng the recent hstory of vsua anthropoogy n order to ncude ther practces?
WMW02: Religion ln contemporary south Asia
Convenor(s): Anjali Chauhan
Short Abstract
The pane deas wth regon n south asan countres . We propose to see mpact of gobasaton and ICT
revouton on regon n ths zone.We sha aso ook nto economc or commerca aspects of regon.
Long Abstract
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South Asa, where one-ffth of the word's popuaton resdes s ethncay dverse, wth more than 2,000
ethnc enttes wth popuatons rangng from hundreds of mons to sma trba groups. Ths area has
been the home of some of the odest regons of the word ke Hndusm, Buddhsm, |ansm . The other
regons foowed here ncude Isam, Chrstanty, |udasm. It ncudes Inda, Pakstan, Bangadesh, Sr
Lanka, Nepa, Bhutan and the Madves. Accordng to some other categorzatons Afghanstan, Iran,
Burma and Tbet. These countres share a smar ambence and soca-cutura set-up. Regon s one of
the ma|or nsttutons n the socety. Moreover regon s deepy assocated a other nsttutons
marrage, famy, knshp, economc organsatons and potca nsttutons. It refects the thoughts and
beefs of the peope and aso pays a vta roe n decson-makng. Thus the varous knd of regons
fourshng n ths area must be understood to be abe to know about ther nterpay. Today Regon s
undergong changes n the mdst of gobasaton. The cross-cutura ssues ncrease the need for
understandng the framework of the socety at arge. How s regon redefned n contexts where
modernty and secuarsm are ganng ground? The degree of acceptabty of deveopment schemes,
modernsaton and nformaton and communcaton technoogy aso depends on these regous outooks.
The ssue of dynamc emergng patterns of regon need to be dentfed and researched upon.
WMW03: Art and anthropology: common grounds (lUAES Commission on Urban
Anthropology)
Convenor(s): Kathrin Wildner
Short Abstract
Both anthropoogy and contemporary art are forms of ganng knowedge and of ntersub|ectve
presentaton. The potcs of representaton are a common topc for them. The common ground they
nhbt ncude the document, nnovatve representatona practces, and aternatve strateges of
research.
Long Abstract
For urban anthropoogy, contemporary art scenes are nterestng n that they usuay are ocated n the
goba metropotan centers. Museums, academes, gaeres, exhbtons, art bennas, artsts' groups
and crces, nsttutons of art crtc, pubc reatons, and dstrbuton are part of urban structures. Ther
members can become mportant dscursve partners of anthropoogca research.
Both anthropoogy and art are forms of ganng knowedge and of ntersub|ectve presentaton. Art and
anthropoogy need more than drect nteracton wth peope. They need memores, somethng whch s
wrtten down or made vsuay accessbe. Wth such documents, creators of art and anthropoogy pace
themseves ""between ther audences and the word" (Schneder/Wrght 2006:16). The "potcs of
representaton" are a common topc for them: transaton, understandabty, accessbty whe keepng
the depth of experence, whch s nterwoven wth ngustc and bographc approaches. Innovatve
representatona practces deveop, and aternatve strateges of research, (re)creatng, and exhbtng
are deveoped.
The round-tabe pane I want to suggest to you s meant to address a these topcs and more from the
common ground that anthropoogy and contemporary art nhbt. Anayses of works, of approaches,
theoretca consderatons, ethnographes of art scenes, ntervews wth artsts, and comments on current
cooperatons of anthropoogsts and contemporary artsts are wecome.
WMW04: Anthropology of emotions and senses in religious performances
Convenor(s): Bhat Krishna Hillemane, ]ayarajan V
Short Abstract
Regous performances provde the patform for peope to express ther emotona feengs and senses n
a subte way. Worshp, dance, sacrfce, ncantaton etc are dfferent forms of regous actvtes whch
aow humans to communcate ther feengs to feow humans
Long Abstract
Regon s one of the odest nsttutons of socety. Regous performances vary from cuture to cuture.
Regon s practced at ndvdua eve as we as at group eve. Regous performances ke worshp,
dance, torturng sef, sacrfce of anmas, ncentvzed etc provde an occason to express one's feengs.
These are aso ways of communcatng certan messages n subte ways.
_ Masked dances are very common not ony n tradtona socetes but aso n some of the modern
socetes. Emotons expressed through such performance have to be nterpreted wthn specfc cutura
contexts. Sorrow, happness, anger, ove, sensuaty etc are expressed n regous performances. In a
mut-ethnc, mut-regous countres ke Inda. Regous performances are used to communcate deas
and feengs across the ethnc groups. In a stratfed socety, drect communcaton may be mpossbe
among members beongng to hgher and ower strata, whereas communcaton may be carred out
though masked performers. The contrbutors of papers to ths pane are requested to submt ther papers
n wrtten texts supported by vsua mages.
WMW05: lntangible cultural heritage, memory and self-hood (lUAES
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Commission on lntangible Cultural Heritage)
Convenor(s): Lourdes Arizpe
Short Abstract
Intangbe cutura hertage s an optma ste to aow researchers and practtoners to examne the roe
of memory and aesthetcs n fosterng both ndvdua sef-hood as we as unty n a coectve commons;
and the contrasts of dversty and choce that foster nnovaton.
Long Abstract
Gven the changes n the fronters of the human experence due to genetcs, neuroogca and
technoogca advances, n the comng years, peope w conduct an nfnte number of experments n
ways of beng human and, at the same tme, "vng together" to create a sustanabe word.
Anthropoogy must be centra n partcpatng and fosterng a new understandng of such experments by
nkng deas and practces about the past wth cutura practces n the present eadng to the future.
Intangbe cutura hertage s an optma ste for engagng n ths endeavour by aowng researchers and
practtoners to examne the roe of memory and aesthetcs n fosterng both ndvdua sef-hood as we
as unty n a coectve commons; and the contrasts of dversty and choce that foster nnovaton
WMW08: Cultures of ignorance
Convenor(s): ]ennifer Diggins, ]onathan Mair
Short Abstract
Ths pane w contrbute to a growng dscusson whch ams to take gnorance serousy - not smpy as
the absence of knowedge, but as an ethnographc ob|ect n ts own rght.
Long Abstract
It s nothng new for anthropoogsts to be curous about thngs that for us, as outsders, are hdden from
vew. In Meanesa and West Afrca, where conceaed rtua practces are centra n customary potcs,
"secrecy" has ong been an ethnographc preoccupaton. Wth eaborate systems of esoterc knowedge,
these regons have proved partcuary ferte ground for western schoars wth a poetc preference for
the other-wordy. However anthropoogsts have rarey pad attenton to an ndspensabe condton of
secret knowedge: the experence of gnorance.
When faced wth cuturay produced forms of not-knowng, the assumpton has often been that we
shoud set out to perce that gnorance. Accordng to ths ogc, t s ony "by peerng behnd the facade
that we see thngs as an nsder rather than as outsders and thereby dscover the truth" (Gabe 1997:
215). But does uncoverng 'hdden truth' rsk dstortng the way n whch our nterocutors experence
(not)knowng n ther day ves?
Ths pane nvtes contrbutons whch expore the queston of gnorance from exacty the opposte
drecton; begnnng wth the recognton that ethnographers are often far from beng the ony peope on
the "wrong" sde of ths knowedge faade. The dscusson w contrbute to a sma but growng body
of work (revews n Mar, Key and Hgh 2012; McGoey 2012) that ams to take gnorance serousy - not
smpy as the absence of knowedge, but as an ethnographc ob|ect n ts own rght.
WMW10: Listening landscapes, speaking memories
Convenor(s): Safet HadziMuhamedovic
Short Abstract
What are the partcuar exampes of stenng and speakng andscapes and what do ther memores
convey? Ths pane nvtes ethnographc contrbutons to the research of andscapes as cutura processes
mportant to the refexve and shftng 'ves of memory'.
Long Abstract
Can andscapes sten? Can andscapes speak? What s ther reatonshp wth memory? Argung for an
'Actor-Network Theory', Bruno Latour proposes that 'non-humans' may have an actve roe, and not be
'smpy the hapess bearers of symboc pro|ecton' (2005: 10). Are andscapes merey heurstc devces n
processes of memory or ther nextrcabe parts wth certan eves of autonomy n human experence?
Budng prmary upon Crukshank's (2005) exporatons on Athapaskan and Tngt 'stenng' gacers,
as we as the buk of research n anthropoogca studes of space, pace and andscape, ths pane
nvtes ethnographc contrbutons to understandng of non-human agency as t pertans to human ves.
What are the partcuar exampes of stenng and speakng andscapes and what do ther memores
convey? Whe they manage to transmt and reassert vaues, the dea of 'unchangng andscapes' has
been successfuy dspeed, not east by anthropoogsts. We are now abe to understand them as a
'cutura process' (Hrsch 1995: 23). Are 'andscaped' hstores better suted to answer contemporary oca
and goba chaenges and what are the subte methods needed to recognse such knowedge?
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Contrbutons on the roes of andscape and ts abty to both accommodate new reates and preserve
memory coud engage wth sacra geographes, post-war and war, urban, endangered, shared, ost and
magned andscapes, as we as a range of other ethnographcay nformed dscussons.
WMW11: Fieldwork in mind and mind in fieldwork: fostering an
ethnography-oriented cognitive anthropology
Convenor(s): Denis Regnier, Rita Astuti
Short Abstract
The vaue of cogntve scence for ethnography s not obvous to many anthropoogsts, nor s the vaue of
ethnography to many cogntve scentsts. The pane w dscuss how partcpant observaton-based
ethnography can beneft from cogntve scence and how cogntve scence can beneft from t.
Long Abstract
Ths pane addresses the queston of the ntegraton between anthropoogy and cogntve scence, by
ookng n partcuar at how best to ntegrate cogntve-psychoogca nvestgatons wth partcpant
observaton-based ethnography and vce-versa. Snce the nterest that anthropoogsts take n cogntve
scence s often sparked by puzzng questons they encounter durng ther fedwork, and snce the
nterest that cogntve scentsts take n anthropoogy often comes from ther readng of ethnographes,
we suggest that there shoud be a pace for a cogntve anthropoogy whch s grounded n ethnographc
practce and whch, whe engagng wth the unversastc cams of cogntve scence about the human
mnd, remans orented to the goa of descrbng and understandng the ves of partcuar peope n
partcuar paces. The am of ths pane s to resst cogntve anthropoogy's tendency to move further and
further away from partcpant observaton fedwork and ethnography. We seek papers that can
demonstrate that a strong engagement wth cogntve scence can enrch ethnographc research and/or
that the practce and the fndngs of ethnography can enrch cogntve scence.
WMW12: Surfaces: contesting boundaries between materials, mind and body
Convenor(s): Cristin Simonetti, Mike Anusas
Short Abstract
Lfe s conveyed by, and carres on through, surfaces such as those of the mnd, body, materas and
envronment. Ths pane nvtes refectons on the meanng and quates of surfaces, and to expore how
these refectons mght nform understandngs of the word and mnd.
Long Abstract
Lfe s conveyed by, and carres on through, surfaces. Soca fe s conducted through body and matera
surfaces and aong the surfaces of ground, sea and ar. We deve nto the ntrcaces of soca fe n
movng through surfaces to denstes of mnd and matter.
The hstory of the earth, fe and humanty es deep beyond the surface of the atmosphere and beow the
surface of the earth and the sea. The surfaces of matera thngs enshroud the technoogca
entangements that sustan everyday fe. Soca fe s encountered through the surfaces of the body
whch bnds the mcro-word of the mnd wth the macro-word of the envronment. Accordngy, anguage
and dscourse has been conceved as operatng n a doube regster; communcaton can be superfca or
convey profound meanngs.
These estabshed dchotomes whch confate superfcaty wth 'surface understandngs' and knowedge
of the nsde as an 'n-depth' serousy mt the deveopment of a crtca understandng of surfaces. It
becomes dffcut to brdge nterorty wth the word around, when surfaces are consdered as
mpermeabe boundares of encosure. Understandngs of evouton, hstory, knowedge, creatvty,
anguage and memory are fraught wth tensons between the nterna and externa.
The proposed pane s thus an nvtaton to crtcay examne our current understandngs of surfaces and
expore how surfaces mght hep us rethnk soca processes and reatonshps between the word and
mnd. We encourage submssons from dverse dscpnary backgrounds and those that draw on
fedwork and creatve practce.
WMW13: The extended self: relations between material and immaterial worlds
Convenor(s): Fiona Bowie, Emily Pierini, ]ack Hunter
Short Abstract
The noton of human personhood n most cutures extends beyond the ndvdua and ther matera
exstence. Ths pane w expore ethnographc approaches to reatons between ndvdua personhood,
matera and mmatera forms of exstence.
Long Abstract
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The tendency to see the ndvdua as a matera bounded entty wth dscrete boundares, ncudng the
boundares of a physca fespan that defnes a person as an ndvdua, s argey a recent Western
construct. We wsh to nvte proposas that expore the varous ways peope n many cutures, ncudng
Western ones, have expanded the noton of the ndvdua, and of personhood to ncude reatons wth
non-matera enttes and a fe that goes beyond the boundares of a snge fespan.
The topcs addressed can ncude reatons wth non-matera enttes; the nature of non-matera words;
forms of communcaton, ncudng medumshp, carvoyance, shamanc |ourneyng, medtaton, out of
body experence, sprt possesson and heang. We nvte approaches that are ethnographc and
experenta Papers mght ncude dscusson of approprate methodooges, ethca ssues and ontooges.
They mght aso tacke questons concernng personhood, conscousness, the mnd and body, and ther
reaton to materaty.
WMW14: Emotions and suffering; emotions of suffering
Convenor(s): ]ustyna Straczuk, Malgorzata Rajtar
Short Abstract
The pane w expore dfferent reatons of sufferng and emotons as they are experenced and
expressed by both the sufferng sub|ects and ther observers.
Long Abstract
Studyng both our own emotons and those of others has been an mportant topc of anthropoogca
schoarshp n the ast decades. Nonetheess, comparatve research on varous experences and
expressons of sufferng as emotons and ther reaton to emotons remans yet underdeveoped. The
pane wecomes emprcay and ethnographcay based papers that address a wde range of
entangements and consteatons of sufferng and/as emoton(s) n current socetes wordwde. In ths
respect ts am s to umnate the nterpay between ndvdua experences and cutura
schemes/norms/scrpts; the body and cutura expresson; the unversa and the ndvdua and/or
cuturay constructed. In partcuar, the pane s nterested n anayzng emotons of a sufferng sub|ect
and/vs. emotons of observers n reaton to two mportant phenomena: medcazaton and/or meda
appropraton/sezure of sufferng. By utzng ratona-technca anguage n dagnosng and handng
sufferng, the former erases t from soca fe. By manpuatng and drectng certan forms of sufferng n
meda coverage, the atter erodes or dsabes empathy for the sufferer.
WMW15: Dance, sociality and the transmission of embodied knowledge
Convenor(s): Georgiana Gore, Andree Grau
Short Abstract
Ths pane expores how the specfctes of dance, n whch the corporea s saent, make t necessary to
conceptuase transmsson as a speca knd of socaty n whch expermentng modes of nteracton s
ntrnsc whether for creaton or preservaton.
Long Abstract
We take as axomatc that the arts, ncudng dance and the other performng arts, are both refectve of
socety and generatve of new ways of beng. They memorase the past for present or future usage and
nvent new possbtes. Wth such potenta what knd of cutura contnuty do they offer? Is t suffcent
to thnk of the transmsson of artstc knowedge, n terms of technque and savor-fare, or n the case of
the performng arts of contnuous regeneraton, through the re-creaton of "works" at each performance?
Do the specfctes of the performng arts n whch the corporea s a feature, make t necessary to
conceptuase these processes as a speca knd of socaty and reatonaty n whch expermentng
modes of nteracton s ntrnsc whether for creaton or preservaton? What happens when the
reatonshp s not |ust between dancers, but between dancers and sprt beng, or between dancers and
andscape? What conceptons of knowedge shoud we mobse n order to understand these processes
better? May the safeguardng of ntangbe hertage (cf. UNESCO's 2003 Conventon) ever be other than a
refcaton and nstrumentasaton of cuture by the state or parastata nsttutons, a potcay motvated
form of cutura surveance assurng contnuty wthn the bounds of the normatve? Ths pane
wecomes contrbutons whch queston any of these ssues and respond n the form of theoretcay
orented or ethnographcay based propostons to hep us nvent dance words to come.
WMW16: Material traces: questioning authenticity in cultural heritage
Convenor(s): ]ennifer Clarke, Roger Sansi
Short Abstract
Presentng dverse case studes from around the word, ths pane crtcay engages wth cutura hertage
and the constructon of authentcty n connecton wth dfferent dscpnes, from art, archtecture,
ethno-hstory and matera cuture.
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Long Abstract
Brngng together anthropoogca perspectves on hertage and matera cuture from around the word,
ths pane w focus on matera traces n varety of forms, to examne questons of authentcty.
Presentng dverse case studes from Asa, Europe and Latn Amerca, n connecton wth dfferent
dscpnes, from art, archtecture, ethno-hstory to matera cuture, the ob|ectve of the pane s to
crtcay engage wth the ongong processes of reconceptuasaton and transformaton of cutura
hertage and the constructon of authentcty.
WMW17: Language, linguistics, and culture
Convenor(s): ]onathan Roper
Short Abstract
Some of the most common thngs that human bengs do are speakng, stenng, readng and wrtng. Ths
pane examnes varous forms of engagement wth anguage wordwde.
Long Abstract
Language n a varety of forms (stereotypes, dentty, speech pay, power, ora cuture) and n a varety of
settngs (Bakan, Basque, Canadan, F|an, Indan, amongst others) s the focus of ths pane.
WMW18: Space, Culture and Society
Convenor(s): Patrick Laviolette, ]onathan Miles-Watson
Short Abstract
Ths pane paces vared, detaed, ethnographc accounts nto daogue wth each other. The dea s to
expore emergng soco-spata trends n terms of such anthropoogca themes as mgraton and dentty.
Long Abstract
These two sessons sha pace detaed ethnographc accounts n daogue wth each other to expore the
trends that emerge at the nexus of space, mgraton and dentty. In partcuar the sessons focus on the
power dynamc at pay n the generaton of dentty at both the group and ndvdua eve. Through
detaed exporaton of specfc case studes from Europe, Asa and the Amercas the pane maps the
varous ways that concepts of cuture and hertage are empoyed to generate cutura andscapes. By
questonng estabshed theores of the reatonshp between soca change and spata change, the
papers presented n these sessons coectvey examne the manner n whch dscontnuty (of any sort)
transates nto spata changes, varousy understood as matera, soca, potca, symboc or psychc.