Cultural Anthropology - Social Anthropology - Directory of Online Resources

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African Centered Rites of Passage
Includes Definitions, Research Papers & Resources, Links
By the Mawasi Company

African Voices
 "African Voices is a permanent exhibition that examines the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africaís peoples and cultures over time in the realms of family, work, community, and the natural environment."
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian

Anthropology Tutorials
Includes 16 physical (biological) anthropology and 7 cultural (social) anthropology online tutorials.
Behavioral Sciences Dept., Palomar College

Arctic Circle
"For the purposes of this electronic circle, we have selected three themes that we feel are crucial to the future of the people, land, and waters of the Arctic and Subarctic region: natural resources, history and culture; social equity and environmental justice. In the following presentations you will find a broad range of textual materials, art, photographic exhibits, and in the future, sound and short video recordings."

AusAnthrop: Anthropology and Aboriginal Australia
"This site is dedicated to research and resources in anthropology, for academics as well as the layman. Special accent is on Aboriginal Australia, and more specifically on the Western Desert cultural bloc. However, other resources are, and future resources will be, of interest to a wider public, whether anthropologists or not."

  • Database on Tribes and Languages
    "...is an on-line database on Australian Aboriginal tribes, nations, languages, and dialectal groups. It is a reference database that should help to find a tribe or language from the many alternative names and spellings used in the literature. The database contains alternative names, some places of location, bibliogrpahic references, a links to archival files at the South Australian Museum, linguistic classifications such as those by the SIL (Summer Institute of Linguistics) and the AIATSIS (Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies), as well as the name given in EAA (Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia)."
  • Western Desert Project
    "...is a sub directory of the AusAnthrop web site. It describes the methods, means and results of an ongoing project on land tenure and kinship of the Aborigines of the Western Desert of Australia. The aim is to analyse contemporary social structure among these 40 and more dialectal groups, as well as to investigate historical transformations.
BuddhaNet
This well designed site includes their own Dhamma Data - Buddhist Dictionary, a large file library of documents and brief essays, sections on Buddhist studies, the Buddhist world, links to other sites and much more.
Affiliated with the Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc, Sydney.

Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink
 "The aims of the site are to promote an awareness of the existence of present day Caribbean Amerindian communities; to assist researchers and the general public in learning more about Caribbean Amerindian communities and organization by providing a central location where such information is listed and categorized; to facilitate communication between diverse Caribbean Amerindian groups; to assemble research available online and point visitors toward actual ongoing research projects, some of which invite people to join in...The site also features: Issues in Caribbean Amerindian Studies: occasional papers of the Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink, an Online Survey, a Mailing List of site news and issues, and a Boardroom for discussions concerning the problems and prospects of modern Caribbean Amerindians."

Cornell University Library - Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections

  • Vanished Worlds, Enduring People
    Cornell University Library's Native American Collection
    Companion website to the exhibition held October 2005 - June 2006.
    "...the first public exhibition of the collection at Cornell, highlights the great range and depth of the Native American Collection and reaffirms Cornellís commitment to dialogue and learning centered on native cultures."
    Sections include: Maya Ruins ; Illustrated Works ; A Transatlantic World ; Continuing Encounters ; European Encroachment, Native Resistance ; Language and Education ; The Written Word ; Anthropologists & Native Americans ; Northeast ; Slideshow to Powwow

Cultural Anthropology Course Resources
Web page for introductory anthropology course added by request of the professor.
By Prof. Howard Culbertson, Southern Nazarene University

Cyberanthropology.org
"...a non-commercial website dedicated to the study of cyberspace from an anthropological perspective. It includes many facilities such as: a virtual seminar section, a calendar of activities, a course finder section, a calendar of activity, an E-books section, online debates, comics, book reviews and more."
By Lev Weinstock

Ethnographics Gallery
"...contains information on research at CSAC, reference resources of special use to anthropologists, and a range of resources useful in the teaching and learning of anthropology."
The Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing, University of Kent at Canterbury

Ethnologie
 French language database of over 7500 ethnologically important objects representing 10 French museums.
"L'ensemble de cette base regroupe des objets , ainsi que des documents iconographiques (peintures, dessins, estampes,cartes postales, tirages photographiques, plaques de verre...) axÈs sur l'Ethnologie (mais aussi, ‡ plus long terme, sur les sciences et techniques). Ce catalogue s'enrichit rÈguliËtemernt gr‚ce aux informations (notices et images) fournies par les musÈes."

Fieldwork: The Anthropologist in the Field - (dead link)
She gives a lot of practical advice
Laura Tamakoshi, Anthropology Dept., Truman State University

Human Relations Area Files
Cultural Information for Education & Research
"an internationally recognized organization in the field of cultural anthropology. Founded in 1949, HRAF is now a non-profit consortium of universities, colleges, and research agencies in more than 30 countries. The HRAF Collection currently contains nearly one million pages of information on the cultures of the world--past and present

Jay Ruby's Home Page - (dead link)
Includes an extensive online collection of his publications.
Professor of Anthropology, Director of Anthropology and Visual Communication graduate program - (dead link), Temple University.

!Kung San Family Level Foragers - (dead link)

Kwakuitl Recipies - Roasted Salmon
"This is George Hunt's translation of the Kwakuitl version of a Kwakuitl Indian recipe, told in the Kwakuitl language by his wife, Elie Hunt, circa 1914."

The Linkages Project
"...an effort to assemble a large database of kinship datasets and genealogies from around the world, as recorded by anthropologists. This database, along with its programs for visualization and analysis, has led to new insights into the nature and organization of kinship, and human social processes in general."

Mullahs on the Mainframe:
Islam and Modernity among the Daudi Bohras.
[Excerpt and Interview with the author]
By anthropologist Jonah Blank, University of Chicago Press; 2001.

Palissy :base de donnÈes sur le patrimoine mobilier
 Database of French folk, religious, and scientific history objects.
"La base Palissy recense le patrimoine mobilier franÁais dans toute sa diversitÈ :objets religieux, domestiques, scientifiques et industriels. Elle contient environ 200 000 notices; sous la tutelle du MinistËre de la culture et de la communication."

Paul Stirling's Ethnographic Data Archives
45 years in the Turkish Village
The Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing, University of Kent at Canterbury

PBS - American Experience - Daughter from Danang (April 2003)
Web companion to the TV broadcast.
American Award Nominee - Best Documentary.
"A Vietnamese mother and her Amerasian daughter are reunited after years apart...cuts between mother and daughter as the two recall the pain of their separation, and retraces Hiep's journey from Vietnam to Pulaski, Tennessee, where she is adopted by a single woman and renamed Heidi."
Sections include: Transcript ; Primary Sources ; Further Readings

PBS - Independent Lens - A Wedding in Ramallah (November 2003)
Companion PBS website to the independent film by Sherine Salama.
"This documentary puts a human face on the Middle East conflict by chronicling the story of Bassam, a Palestinian American telephone repairman from Cleveland who returns home for an arranged marriage with a 'home-made bride.' On the West Bank, everyday domestic duties and squabbles are carried out against a backdrop of shelling and violence. Once in America, however, his bride discovers that life in exile is not necessarily an easier alternative."

  • Learn More
    Sections include: Muslim Marriage ; Arab American Immigration ; Publications.

PBS - NOVA - Lost Tribes of Israel
"Welcome to the companion Web site to 'Lost Tribes of Israel,' originally broadcast on February 22, 2000. The program follows anthropologist Tudor Parfitt's riveting journey to find both the lost city of the Lemba and the truth behind their claim to an ancient Jewish heritage."
Sections include: Where are the Ten Lost Tribes? ; Tudor Parfitt's Remarkable Journey ; Mystery of Great Zimbabwe ; Build a Family Tree ; Resources ; Transcript.

Peoples and Cultures of Africa (Anthropology 267)
"This Web page has been an ongoing semester project for Franklin and Marshall Anthropology/Africana Studies 267 class. The goal of this project is to create an informative web site that will provide insight into many of the wonderful aesthetics, beliefs, and histories of West African cultures. All articles on this site have been written by students..."

Prelude to the Study of a Totem Pole - (dead link) "This Website, designed by a graduate student in anthropology and supported by the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology, focuses on the history and meaning of a Thunderbird totem pole carved in the mid- to late-1800s by a member of the Gitanyow tribe from the upper Skeena river area in British Columbia. The innovative Website has three components. The In the Village section offers a history of the tribe, the carver, the commissioner (Chief Wixha), and the village in which it was erected. Betwixt and Between explores the time when "the Thunderbird totem pole was in storage or transit between its original home in the village of Gitanyow and its present home in the Museum of Anthropology." Finally, In the Museum discusses the pole's cultural and spiritual significances as determined by scholars. The result is a site not only well-linked and highly informative about the totem poles and culture of this area, but one that examines the processes by which "native" meanings are inevitably recontextualized by institutional involvement. A CD-ROM based on this site is due out this year. [DC]"
From The Scout Report for Social Sciences [04/04/00], Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2000. htt

Programme for Traditional Resources Rights (PTRR) - (dead link)
"...dedicated to furthering the rights of all 'indigenous and local communities embodying traditional lifestyles' (as identified in the Preamble to the Convention on Biological Diversity). By acting as a base for information, research and publicity the Programme aims to extend to Indigenous peoples and local communities knowledge of appropriate mechanisms for protecting the integrity of their knowledge and resources."


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Research Resources for Jewish-American History and Anthropology - (dead link)
An Incomplete and Subject Guide
"This website presents a collection of sites which I have found useful in my research, as well as more general information on Jewish language, culture, and history, immigration, ethnic studies, anthropology, and contemporary Jewish life."
By Justin M. Wax

The Ricksha Arts of Bangladesh
"This website is dedicated to celebrating one of Bangladesh's unique popular arts, the paintings and decorations on the three-wheeled cycle ricksha...This site is based on my anthropological field visits to Bangladesh between 1975 and 1998, when I traveled about, took photos, and interviewed people. Ricksha arts cannot be assigned to any static "genre". They are popular as opposed to "fine" arts. They appropriate multiple forms which include folklore, classical art elements, and commercial forms. They also reflect the economic globalization process, which is occurring all over the world today, in their fascination with movie stars and narratives, with US disco during the seventies, with foreign travel scenes and fancy red sports cars."
By Joanna Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., Cultural and Social Anthropology

Salmon: Spirit of the Land and Sea
"Join the One World Journeys team along with nature photographer Natalie Fobes, author Susan Zwinger, conservationists Ian and Karen McAllister aboard the Explorer as we travel the coastal waters of Alaska and British Columbia."
Sections include: Live Journey ; Saga of the Salmon ; Eco-Gallery ; People of the Salmon ; Learn and Explore.
Presented by One World Journeys

The Silicon Valley Cultures Project
"...is a fifteen year ethnographic study of the cultures living and working in the hi-tech communities of Silicon Valley. Beginning in 1991, Drs. Charles Darrah and J. A. English-Lueck, professors at San Jose State University, California, developed a collaborative research project that is attempting to understand Silicon Valley as a culture area. This region is a laboratory for research into high technology communities due to its robust and varied industrial base, the use of information technologies, organizational innovations, and its broad cultural diversity."

Sipapu--Chetro Ketl Great Kiva
"This site presents a three-dimensional reconstruction of a Great Kiva, an architectural feature found in many prehistoric Anasazi communities in the Southwestern United States."

Symbolic Anthropology - Life History Narratives
"Yutaka Yamada (Anthropology Ph.D.) has explored life history narratives or autobiographies of members of Japanese New Religions in which dreams and healing experiences are significant units of episodic symbols."

Tending the Commons: Folklife and Landscape in Southern West Virginia
"...incorporates 679 excerpts from original sound recordings and 1,256 photographs from the American Folklife Center's Coal River Folklife Project (1992-99) documenting traditional uses of the mountains in Southern West Virginia's Big Coal River Valley...The online collection includes extensive interviews on native forest species and the seasonal round of traditional harvesting...and documents community cultural events such as storytelling, baptisms in the river, cemetery customs, and the spring "ramp" feasts using the wild leek native to the region. Interpretive texts outline the social, historical, economic, environmental, and cultural contexts of community life, while a series of maps and a diagram depicting the seasonal round of community activities provide special access to collection materials
- American Memory, Library of Congress

[UCLA] Daily Bruin

The Virtual Institute of Mambila Studies
"...seeks to collate and connect the different research and researchers with an interest in the Mambila people of the Nigeria - Cameroon borderland and their neighbours; their languages and the area in which they live."

The Web of Culture
"...seeks to educate the World Wide Web community on the topic of effective

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