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Mahishi's rage: Communitas and protest at Sabarimala, Kerala
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In September 2018, the Supreme Court of India lifted the ban on females of menstrual age entering the sacred site to Lord Ayyappan at Sabarimala in the Indian state of Kerala. Violent protests, for and against, engulfed ... -
Making and breaking alliances: on valuation in hegemonic projects
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In public discourse, the polarizations that accompany the success of authoritarian populisms in recent years are often portrayed as the result of “culture wars” rooted in incompatible values. This article approaches the ... -
Making and managing femaleness, fertility and motherhood within an urban Gambian area
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The Making and Unmaking of Kuttanad : Development and Transformations Below Sea Level
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-09-18)The aim of my research is to explore the transformation of the physical and social landscapes in Kuttanad, which is closely related to the political and economic dynamisms in Keralam, India and the rest of the world. By ... -
Mama, I wont't go to school. Conflictual relations between education and fishing among the children of Anomabo in the central region of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2014-06-20)It is on records that the Central region along the coastal stretch of Ghana was the first to have received formal education during the colonial period as early as the 18th century. This is evident by the fact that the ... -
- Man må passe - Om kvinneidentitet i et mannsmiljø. En studie om kvinnene på Ekofisk
(Master thesis, 2004)Det er en del prosjekter eller virksomheter som setter større spor enn andre når det gjelder nasjonens økonomi og identitetsbygging. Er ”verdien” i disse virksomhetene stor, blir også fortellingene og mytene mange. Sjøfart ... -
Managing chosen life(spans) - Cryopreservation in Europe
(Master thesis, 2023-05-24)This thesis explores how technoscience is used to extend life and control death through human cryopreservation (cryonics). It is based on multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Berlin, Germany, the United Kingdom, ... -
Managing the threat of violence in Guatemala: Violence as part of women's everyday lives
(Master thesis, 2014-07-30)In this thesis I explore the prevalence of violence against women in Guatemala. Violence is considered a part of everyday life because it has become normalized. By normal" I refer to both the frequency of the act and its ... -
Maneuvering Contested Space and Community An Ethnographic Study of the Underground Electronic Music Scene in Itaewon
(Master thesis, 2023-06-14)This thesis examines the dynamics of the underground electronic music scene in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea, within the framework of contested space. Building upon the theories of Henri Lefebvre, Anthony Cohen, and Sarah ... -
"Mannen med moppen". Et studie av kjønnsroller og sosial diversitet på en multikulturell renholdsinstitusjon
(Master thesis, 2015-05-22)Mye tyder på at det virker som renholdsyrket mange steder i verden er assosiert med kvinner. Bransjen er også forbundet med en lav status. I Norge har det de siste årene vært en økning mannlige ansatte i renholdssektoren. ... -
Manoeuvring Restrictions and Social Status in the Old City Market of Al Khalil (Hebron)
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)This thesis investigates how it is to manoeuvre social and economic life in the tourism market in the Old City of Al Khalil, Palestine. The theme will be discussed in light of anthropology of security, Bourdieu’s theory ... -
The Meanings of Chronopolitics and Temporal Awareness in Feminist Ethnographic Research
(Chapter, 2023)In this chapter, the co-authors argue for the need to develop greater awareness of how feminist knowledge production is situated, not only in an uneven geopolitical terrain but also within a politics of time. Chronopolitics ... -
Med Grønland som lekeplass. Identitetsprosesser, håndtering og utforskning av grenser blant minoritetsungdom
(Master thesis, 2015-06-27)Jeg gjennomførte feltarbeid i Oslo på Grønland og Tøyen våren 2013. I denne perioden oppholdt jeg meg på to ulike ungdomstilbud, samt at jeg noen ganger ble med ut i gatene, enten om det var for å gå på butikken, for å ... -
Mellom barken og veden. En antropologisk studie av ansatte ved to norske asylmottak og deres håndtering av ulike rolleforventninger.
(Master thesis, 2008)Oppgaven handler om ansatte ved to norske asylmottaks håndtering av ulike forventninger til deres arbeid. Feltarbeidet ble utført blant personalgruppene ved to asylmottak innenfor en av UDIs regioner i perioden januar til ... -
Mellom einskap og ulikskap. Eit studium av unge politisk aktive eksiltibetanarar i India
(Master thesis, 2009-06-10)Denne avhandlinga handlar om unge politisk aktive eksiltibetanarar og er basert på eit feltarbeid i byen McLeod Ganj i Nord-India våren 2008. Avhandlinga tek for seg korleis dei unge tibetanarane handterer den sterke ... -
Mellom flyktige og faste forbindelser : etableringer, vedlikehold og endringer av sosiale relasjoner via Internet Relay Chat
(Master thesis, 2004)In this paper I attempt I to explore aspects of the interaction between participants who meet by the means of Internet Relay Chat (IRC). IRC are channels through the Internet, where participants interact synchronously by ... -
Middleman Minority Nation : Globalization and Social Democracy in Singapore
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-05-06)The Singaporean state is a social democracy with middleman minority characteristics. This thesis argues that it is the fusion of these two – the culture of the middleman minority, and the statist corporatism of social ... -
Miku's Mask: Fictional Encounters in Children's Costume Play
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-03)Children’s engagement with Japanese toys and fictional characters has taken on new significance in the age of YouTube. Drawing on ethnographic research on technology-mediated play among 8- and 9-year-olds in Norway, this ...